PHIL PERRY Staff Writer Those in attendance at the Lincoln Cultural Center on Tuesday night for the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce candidates forum were likely left feeling they know their candidates for the general election for Lincolnton city government a little bit better.
Although some plants in your vegetable garden, like basil, prefer as much sun as possible, most vegetable gardens require about 6 hours of sunlight per day. Keywords: vegetable garden, hours of sunlight, how many hours. Megan Smith has been a freelance writer and editor since 2006. She writes about health, fitness, travel, beauty and grooming topics for various print and Internet publications. Smith earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in writing from New York University.
To maintain vegetative growth, use 18-24 hours of light; six hours of darkness or less. To promote flowering, alternate 12 hours of light with 12 hours of darkness. When switching light cycles from vegetative to flowering, first give plants 36 hours of darkness. To harvest outdoor plants early, cut the time light reaches the plants to 12 hours each day.