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Skizor1337
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I have been growing for a couple years now.
How important is lighting when it comes to a 12hr schedule of light and darkness.
I have always grown in a closet with a light hung upside down that has a hanger attached to it.
Thinking about growing my monotubes in a completely open room and let natural sunlight work its magic.
I love alone and having anything exposed in the wide open is not a problem anymore. Thank god
Back in the day I have neglected my grows for a day or two with or without light and havnt been able to make a difference.
Does light play a big part?
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It's important but not nearly as much as fresh air exchange and high humidity. In my experience it mostly helps them orient them figure out which direction to grow
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At this point more people are calling them monotubes than the proper term, it's starting to look like a losing battle..
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Inocuole said: At this point more people are calling them monotubes than the proper term, it's starting to look like a losing battle..
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Monotubes? screw this forum section
Light is beneficial to mycelium at every stage of development. It is NOT a pinning trigger, change in FAE is. I did a grow without artificial light and just the small specs of light coming in through the window, the grow went absolutely fine.
I am actually thinking of eliminating artificla light from my grows as well. I think light is useful in situations where light can not enter in any other possible way, such as underground grows
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spacechildo
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do 1 grow in the dark and 1 grow with proper lighting and see the difference. it does matter.
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Since I used artificial lighting (CFL) I've noted markedly better performance. Could be the skill curve too but light ain't just a afterthought
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spacechildo
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artificial lights are way easier to control than that damn sun tho! angle,how close it is etc.
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Inocuole
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Trusted Cultivator said: Since I used artificial lighting (CFL) I've noted markedly better performance. Could be the skill curve too but light ain't just a afterthought

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spacechildo said: artificial lights are way easier to control than that damn sun tho! angle,how close it is etc.
And also 
They aren't exactly difficult or expensive to operate.
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I really don't mean to high jack your thread but the title made me curious and I now I'm wondering if it is ok that I leave my light on 24/7. It's just a compact fluorescent and I have been leaving it on all the time. Again if I was rude by posting on your thread please disregard my ignorance.
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Inocuole said: At this point more people are calling them monotubes than the proper term, it's starting to look like a losing battle..
Thank you I was starting thinking I had it wrong calling them mono tubs all this time
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Rosesarefree said: I really don't mean to high jack your thread but the title made me curious and I now I'm wondering if it is ok that I leave my light on 24/7. It's just a compact fluorescent and I have been leaving it on all the time. Again if I was rude by posting on your thread please disregard my ignorance.
Well, look at it this way. There's no rule you can't ask an irrelevant question in a person's thread. But there IS a rule against asking questions that have been asked a million times without looking it up yourself. http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/14960167
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spacechildo said: artificial lights are way easier to control than that damn sun tho! angle,how close it is etc.
 
Nonetheless I don't mind growing with the sun instead of artificial. It does take some planning tho on where to position them so they have direct sunlight as it sets, but it's awesome that the tubs generally get 1-3 hours of sunlight as the sun is setting.
 Like this
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Mines always in the conservatory in a nice little spot the trees stops direct light half the time and the rest of the day the house does I've got a shit tonne of CFLs in my grow tent 8 running ATM might remove one for the mushies
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Skizor1337
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mrmazdarx9 said:
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Inocuole said: At this point more people are calling them monotubes than the proper term, it's starting to look like a losing battle..
Thank you I was starting thinking I had it wrong calling them mono tubs all this time
It's a monotub haha
It's a monolithic substrate/cultivation (whatever you want to call it) grown in a plastic tub
Simple and plain
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Sunlight is better than artificial.
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spacechildo
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Mad Season said:
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spacechildo said: artificial lights are way easier to control than that damn sun tho! angle,how close it is etc.
 
Nonetheless I don't mind growing with the sun instead of artificial. It does take some planning tho on where to position them so they have direct sunlight as it sets, but it's awesome that the tubs generally get 1-3 hours of sunlight as the sun is setting.
 Like this
I have a big problem with overheating tubs tho. dunno if its because I'm so far north too but its impossible to get 12 hrs bright light using only the sun. Might have been easier was it not for neighboors tho.
either way you do it get some light on your mushrooms, you'll see a major difference especially on caps.
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spacechildo said: do 1 grow in the dark and 1 grow with proper lighting and see the difference. it does matter.
I didn't say no light at all, aka darkness, just that CFL may be not that a big deal of a requirement, that's all I meant. I've had successful grows with just normal sunlight, not direct sunlight but rather just light. I started my sentence with ''light is beneficial to mycelium during all stages'' 
Personally I would use CFL in underground grows, such as burried shipping containers/basements/cellars...etc The rest I use sunlight, it's cheaper and a lot better
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I was replying to the people saying lights didnt matter much, didnt mean to reply to you directly just happened that way
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No worries and thanks for the clarification
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