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 AJ420
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 HPS lights and cacti 
#1108517 - 12/04/02 12:35 AM (19 years, 2 days ago) |
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since my pedros would go dormant if i left them outside this winter, would they grow allright indoors under HPS lighting?
and would HID lighting work well for peyote as well?
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Bilge
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 Re: HPS lights and cacti [Re: AJ420]
#1109372 - 12/04/02 10:03 AM (19 years, 1 day ago) |
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yes, they love it.
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 neuro
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Re: HPS lights and cacti [Re: AJ420]
#1109406 - 12/04/02 10:18 AM (19 years, 1 day ago) |
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they will still cycle into a dormancy period even under HPS lights perhaps not at the start of winter, and maybe even not a long dormancy period, but a dormancy period will happen. You still should get growth from the lights though during the winter. Just don't expect it to grow through the winter like it did in summer.
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Bilge
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Re: HPS lights and cacti [Re: neuro]
#1109416 - 12/04/02 10:22 AM (19 years, 1 day ago) |
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my cacti under lights never appear to go into dormancy. they have rapid growth year-round. my understanding is that dormancy is triggered by decrease in photoperiod and that if photoperiod remains constantly long they will no go dormant.
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Re: HPS lights and cacti [Re: Bilge]
#1109423 - 12/04/02 10:25 AM (19 years, 1 day ago) |
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It's untrue. A cactus will cycle into a dormancy period on its own without a decrease in the photoperiod. It is true a dormancy period can be triggered by a decrease in the amount of light per day, but a cactus will even cycle into dormancy, perhaps not long, but it will even in ideal conditions. Cactii in mexico will cycle into dormancy periods. It's a natural cycle, all plants have a natrual cycle that is unaffected by environment.
See the bottom few posts of http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Garden&Number=1076299&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 for further discussion plus another link within to where Murple states the same thing.
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Re: HPS lights and cacti [Re: neuro]
#1109487 - 12/04/02 10:57 AM (19 years, 1 day ago) |
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thanks for the info! now i know more than i did before! 
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Re: HPS lights and cacti [Re: neuro]
#1111548 - 12/04/02 10:37 PM (19 years, 1 day ago) |
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Thank you very much, my good man.
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