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title: "I started with 3 (almost dead) plant rescues on Jan 1. Now I have 27…"
description: "I started with 3 (almost dead) plant rescues on Jan 1. Now I have 27 various health plants. I’m worried about winter. All my plants are indoors, most with grow…"
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author: "NotSoBlackThumb"
published: "2024-09-17T11:02:57.163903Z"
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# I started with 3 (almost dead) plant rescues on Jan 1. Now I have 27…

_Posted by NotSoBlackThumb on 2024-09-17_

I started with 3 (almost dead) plant rescues on Jan 1. Now I have 27 various health plants. I’m worried about winter. All my plants are indoors, most with grow lights, and we keep a pretty constant temperature year-round. Can I just adjust the length of time with the grow lights as an indication of winter? I leave my grow lights on from sunrise to sundown so maybe where we get less sun in the winter time they’ll know that it’s winter?

## 5 comments

### Kades commented on 2024-09-17

You can definitely alter the length of light! I do that with all my plants, just give them 2 hours less (because of my timers presets)

#### Kades replied on 2024-09-17

Oh just to add I don’t change my house temps much but I’m sure at night it does get a bit colder

#### Plant Dad replied on 2024-09-17

Stupid question-Do you notice a big change in growth rate with less light and does it get much cooler where you are? I have been debating on adjusting their grow light times as well bur it doesn't get "cold" where I live so I'm not sure how that would affect them?

#### Kades replied on 2024-09-17

I do notice that growth rate slows down, I change my lights mostly for my holiday cactus so they bloom.

It does get pretty cold where I live but most of my plants don’t seem to care too much since the house stays 60-70 degrees at the coolest. The only ones I move are the ones right in a windowsill because our windows leak.

### Hayley commented on 2024-09-18

I adjust my grow light timers around the spring and fall equinoxes. 12 hours in spring-summer and 8 or 10 (depending on timer presets) in fall-winter. I also stop fertilizing when I shorten the light time

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