Plants inside with no lights???

Tomatovator · April 28, 2008

My plants have been in the garage for weeks either under fluorescent lights or in a south facing window. They are about 5" tall. The next couple or three days are going to be cold with highs in the 50's and lows in the 30's. Can I bring the plants inside for 2 or 3 days without bringing in the lights? I really don't have a good south facing window in the house but they would get ambient light from a east or west facing window while they were inside.

Worth1 · April 28, 2008

Why don't you just let the plants stay outside in the day time and bring them in at night?

There is no reason you cant let the plants be outside if it is above freezing.

My plants were as purple as a plum for many days and they are fine now.
I didn't have to harden them off or anything.

Now is the time to let them see some sunlight, even in PA warm weather is just around the corner.

If you don't let them see sunlight now it will mean that much more trouble later to harden them off as the sunlight gets stronger.

Ambient light will just make them stringy if they stay inside for more than a day or so.

Worth

organichris · April 28, 2008

Yeah, what Worth1 said.

TomatoDon · April 29, 2008

Yeah, what organichris said.

Don

April 28, 2008	#1
Tomatovator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Zone 6 Posts: 461	Plants inside with no lights??? My plants have been in the garage for weeks either under fluorescent lights or in a south facing window. They are about 5" tall. The next couple or three days are going to be cold with highs in the 50's and lows in the 30's. Can I bring the plants inside for 2 or 3 days without bringing in the lights? I really don't have a good south facing window in the house but they would get ambient light from a east or west facing window while they were inside.

April 29, 2008	#4
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	Yeah, what organichris said. Don __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

April 28, 2008	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Why don't you just let the plants stay outside in the day time and bring them in at night? There is no reason you cant let the plants be outside if it is above freezing. My plants were as purple as a plum for many days and they are fine now. I didn't have to harden them off or anything. Now is the time to let them see some sunlight, even in PA warm weather is just around the corner. If you don't let them see sunlight now it will mean that much more trouble later to harden them off as the sunlight gets stronger. Ambient light will just make them stringy if they stay inside for more than a day or so. Worth

April 28, 2008	#3
organichris Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 630	Yeah, what Worth1 said.