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title: "what’s a good amount of hours to keep grow lights on during winter?"
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# what’s a good amount of hours to keep grow lights on during winter?

_Posted by Planta member on 2024-12-31_

what’s a good amount of hours to keep grow lights on during winter?

## 9 comments

### Gray commented on 2024-12-31

Grow lights and humidity can be used to trick your plant (to an extent) that it’s not winter time. Some plant parents keep their plants on a year round 10-12hr grow light schedule, and some dial it back to around 8-10hrs during winter. It all depends on your in-home plant environment and what results you’re looking for :)

#### Planta member replied on 2024-12-31

ooh this is interesting, ill look into that whole tricking thing. Thanks!

#### Gray replied on 2024-12-31

It would be good if you also scheduled time that your plants are sitting in the dark. About 8 hours or so. Darkness is when your plant puts to use all the energy it gathers while there’s light

### Soup commented on 2024-12-31

Mine are on for 14hrs

### Two Green Thumbs commented on 2024-12-31

I do 12 hrs :)

### Lisa\_starch\_bishop commented on 2024-12-31

I have mine programmed to mimic sunrise and sunset.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-31

12-16 here. If you're upping the amount you keep yours on, do it gradually to harden them off to more light, so they don't scorch

### Tiff commented on 2025-01-01

12hrs

### Tee commented on 2025-01-29

Wow, thanks for the advice everyone 😊

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