Plant Growth at Night

AlittleSalt · August 25, 2015

I've noticed that tomato plants grow a lot more overnight this year. I haven't read-up on this yet, but I started noticing that the tomato plants still in their seed cells grew much faster overnight when the lights were out. I noticed this happening even more when the tomato plants were transplanted into their solo cups. I could understand this easier if it were due to moon cycles or something like that, but there's no moon inside our house where the seed trays and solo cups were located.

Then there is what I've noticed after I planted them in-ground. It seems the tomato plants stay the same size during the day, but when I go out to check them the next morning - the plant has grown. It's easy to track their growth while growing in cages. I've also noticed that pepper plants grow more overnight as well.

I would like to know your thoughts and opinions about this.

August 25, 2015	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Plant Growth at Night I've noticed that tomato plants grow a lot more overnight this year. I haven't read-up on this yet, but I started noticing that the tomato plants still in their seed cells grew much faster overnight when the lights were out. I noticed this happening even more when the tomato plants were transplanted into their solo cups. I could understand this easier if it were due to moon cycles or something like that, but there's no moon inside our house where the seed trays and solo cups were located. Then there is what I've noticed after I planted them in-ground. It seems the tomato plants stay the same size during the day, but when I go out to check them the next morning - the plant has grown. It's easy to track their growth while growing in cages. I've also noticed that pepper plants grow more overnight as well. I would like to know your thoughts and opinions about this.