I deemed the little light from my kitchen window wasn't giving adequate lighting. So I got a twin 48" setup, a timer with 15 minute increments and two 90 CRI, 2200 Lumen lights. These plants are getting expensive...I'm going to need more plants to bring my cost per plant down.
I'm wondering how many hours of day of light is optimal? I'm considering using sunrise and sunset data from Wilimington to get a more natural lighting duration.
Weather.com Sunrise and Sunset Data
My question is, because my light setup is only say 90% that of sunlight, do I need a 11% longer duration to make up for it? Is nature's sunlight duration optimal or do the plants do better with 13-18 hour days? Anybody have any experience with this or can point me to an expert?
I'm wondering how many hours of day of light is optimal? I'm considering using sunrise and sunset data from Wilimington to get a more natural lighting duration.
Weather.com Sunrise and Sunset Data
My question is, because my light setup is only say 90% that of sunlight, do I need a 11% longer duration to make up for it? Is nature's sunlight duration optimal or do the plants do better with 13-18 hour days? Anybody have any experience with this or can point me to an expert?