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#192824 - 03/16/08 04:03 PM Supplementary light for Tomatoes.
Cliver_McGyver Cliver_McGyver Gardener Registered: 12/01/06 Posts: 111 Loc: Calgary	OK – I put together 3 -- 120 watt spot-gro bulbs from Sylvania mounted on a 2 x 4 and on chain a bulb every 16 inches. I have a timer with 3 on and off settings so I want to extend the light that I get in the April and may till I transplant that I am hoping is May 24th. Long weekend. Ok so when the seedlings break through the soil I should add the extended light for how many hours? I am at the 51st parallel by 151 at 34 to 38 hundred feet above sea level east of the Rockies in Calgary. If I add time in the morning 3 hours before sun up to 3 or four at the end of the day will that do it or keep the lights on. Should I run at an 18 hours of light turning off when the sun is direct? What would you do with these lights? _________________________ The infinitesimally small seed that produces the giant is the winner... Clive Webmaster of The Writers Voice http://www.writers-voice.com Stained Glass Tutorials. http://www.writers-voice.com/Photo
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#192827 - 03/16/08 04:06 PM Re: Supplementary light for Tomatoes. [Re: Cliver_McGyver]
emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Great Gardener Registered: 02/22/08 Posts: 942 Loc: Merced County,California	For my tomatoes,I used to keep my lights on for 16 hours a day.Now I keep them on after sunset and during daytime my seedlings are outside soaking up sunshine. _________________________ Growing a vegetable garden is worth it!
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#193926 - 03/19/08 04:46 PM Re: Supplementary light for Tomatoes. [Re: emdeGardener2]
Rosepetal Rosepetal Dream Gardener Registered: 01/18/04 Posts: 1561 Loc: Canada - zone 3b	My seedlings get 15 hours of light a day as soon as they come through. I have them in the house for about a month then transplanting time starts for me....by then I can use the green house. _________________________ Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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#194119 - 03/20/08 08:43 AM Re: Supplementary light for Tomatoes. [Re: Rosepetal]
Cliver_McGyver Cliver_McGyver Gardener Registered: 12/01/06 Posts: 111 Loc: Calgary	Planting here starts after the may long weekend or the end depending on the temp. I was wondering if aerating the water before it is applied to the seedlings would have a noticeable affect. and a foot note - I bought some seed chili pepper the demon red for 3.59 and when I opened the package it had 8 seeds in it so about 50 cents a seed, seemed kind of pricey but if they are good then it is good. Anyone grow the demon red pepper. _________________________ The infinitesimally small seed that produces the giant is the winner... Clive Webmaster of The Writers Voice http://www.writers-voice.com Stained Glass Tutorials. http://www.writers-voice.com/Photo
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