Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:31:13 -0700 (PDT) From: David Falk <dave@sparrowarts.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2627$foo@default> Subject: Re: TOO MUCH LIGHT!
On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Matt Stetson wrote:
> and before bed time. Here's something I've noticed that you might find
> interesting. All (5) of my CP's are on a stand day/night time scale for
> Florida all on real sunlight. At sundown I'll check on them and see how
> they've done in the sun and I'll bring them away from the lawn sprinklers at
> bed time. In the morning when I set them out for their daily sunbath (as
> some lucky souls get to do in Florida), I'll often notice growth. Yes,
> actual growth throughout the night. So, it seems to me that if you do away
> with a proper night cycle you actually do away with part of your poor plants
> growth cycle (poor stunted little fellows). I'm not sure if this info
> helps but there it is. My species are unknown right now, but they are 2
> sundew and 3 Neps
That is not unusual. Plants normally do the majority of their growth
during dark periods. To convert light to sugars the plant must
consume energy and transport materials. If the plant gets an excess
amount of light, then it has little need to expand and thus will
reduce its growth. Afterall, why go out of your way to grow if
all your needs are met? I keep my Neps in a south facing window.
They get about 8 hours of full sun a day, and darkness the rest of the
time. I'm getting good growth out of them, and I'm even getting pitchers.
Like many things, light versus dark periods is a balance. Robustness
versus growth. The choice of which you lean towards depends on you
and your plant.
Dave.
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