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title: "What type of routine should I do for my glow light I’ve just been…"
description: "What type of routine should I do for my glow light I’ve just been leaving it on 24h and my plants just dries up too fast I was thinking about 6-7 hours of…"
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author: "Blessin513Mfs"
published: "2023-05-05T05:46:46.05Z"
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# What type of routine should I do for my glow light I’ve just been…

_Posted by Blessin513Mfs on 2023-05-05_

What type of routine should I do for my glow light I’ve just been leaving it on 24h and my plants just dries up too fast I was thinking about 6-7 hours of light a day?and possibly water everyday

## 3 comments

### Lucyfern commented on 2023-05-05

It’s usually advised to leave them on for 10-14 h/day but it also depends a little on what plant it is and the intensity of the grow lights

### Iwetmyplants🌱 commented on 2023-05-05

Yeah I leave mine on for 12 hours at a time

### whhatt commented on 2023-05-05

I try to mimic the duration of natural daylight where the plant is native to — my tropicals have 12h timers from roughly 0900-2100 and are set to a medium intensity with adequate space between the bulbs and plant. Most of my plants with lights are either baby plants or plants that prefer bright indirect and can tolerate direct light for a few hours. Watering depends on the plants, size, pot, lighting.. a good rule that works for me is to only water when the soil is dry dry dry on top. Most plants can handle being under watered, but almost none (of mine) can deal with overwatering. Hope that helps!

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