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.
Leave the lights on for most of the day. Tomato plants outside can survive on six to 10 hours of sunlight. GrowYourTomatoes.com recommends 12 to 16 hours of light a day under grow lights to maximize the number of tomatoes for harvesting. Healthy tomato plants under grow lights are capable of producing fruit in as little as four to five hours under consistent light.