Lighting question?

TownsFM

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So, these various greens are not growing as fast as I'd like. I know most plants can't thrive under 24/7 lighting, like cannabis can, but I cna't find any info on other plants that can. Surely cannabis is not the only plant that does not need a dark cycle, unless they are to flower, auto flowers not included.

This being said, could I give these guys 24/7 lighting to speed up their growth, so I can put them outside sooner, or would it be detrimental to their health?

Thanks!
 

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Several years ago, I started 250 Red-Yellow-Orange Bell Pepper Plants, and 5 different kinds of Tomato plants, 300 Tomato plants altogether, under 24/7 with a 1000w Hortilux HPS, and had ZERO negative consequences. Medium, was Promix BX. And 18oz Solo Cups. Uline 32oz Deli Containers, are even better, as they support a much larger root ball. And when I set them out, they grew like hell. I also set them out, when it was overcast, and was expected to be overcast, for 3-4 days. Some plants cant take going straight from Lights, to full sun. It will often fry them. You can also put them in a shaded area for several days, slowly increasing direct sun exposure time.
Many plants mature by age, and not photo period.
 
So, these various greens are not growing as fast as I'd like. I know most plants can't thrive under 24/7 lighting, like cannabis can, but I cna't find any info on other plants that can. Surely cannabis is not the only plant that does not need a dark cycle, unless they are to flower, auto flowers not included.

This being said, could I give these guys 24/7 lighting to speed up their growth, so I can put them outside sooner, or would it be detrimental to their health?

Thanks!
I think any stated benefits of running with no dark period are debatable. Even autos I would run with at least a 4 hours of lights off.

One good reason someone might run 24/7 lights on is if they struggle to keep temps up.

Otherwise, save the electricity for a couple hours each day.
 
Ok, to give my lights a break, I'll give em 20/4. I just wanted to speed them up so they could go outside shortly. These are just greens, and it's very cloudy and rainy here constantly.

That being said, I don't think the sun frying them will be a major problem, haha!

That is good to know about the 24 hour peppers and tomato's though. That, I will do in a about a month!

Thanks guys, you all rock!
 
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