# Powers out and plants will lose 4 hours of light today! What do I do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Cycle\ **Created:** [July 22, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892 "2020-07-22T09:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CitrusCircus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/citruscircus/32/408112_2.png) [@CitrusCircus](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CitrusCircus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/1 "2020-07-22T09:57:29Z")
My power went out unexpectedly and the plants are going to lose 4 hours of light assuming the power company can get their stuff together that quick. Is there anything I can do? I can’t move them outside but should I put them on 4 extra hours of light tacked on to the end of the normal schedule to compensate? They are way to young to flower now and I don’t want them to hermie or something. ---
**Author:** ![Zee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zee/32/324068_2.png) [@Zee](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zee)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/2 "2020-07-22T12:25:14Z")
What is their current light schedule? ---
**Author:** ![CitrusCircus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/citruscircus/32/408112_2.png) [@CitrusCircus](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CitrusCircus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/3 "2020-07-22T12:31:55Z")
18/6. Power was restored early with only about 1.5 hrs missed. ---
**Author:** ![Zee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zee/32/324068_2.png) [@Zee](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zee)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/4 "2020-07-22T12:39:14Z")
Nothing to worry about. Long as they got more than 12 hours. ---
**Author:** ![CitrusCircus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/citruscircus/32/408112_2.png) [@CitrusCircus](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CitrusCircus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/5 "2020-07-22T12:43:39Z")
Thank you. Normally the power company takes forever to restore outages from downed lines. I got lucky this time. ---
**Author:** ![FrostyBuds](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/frostybuds/32/285220_2.png) [@FrostyBuds](https://ilgmforum.com/u/FrostyBuds)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/6 "2020-07-22T18:08:35Z")
I wouldn’t worry, it is just like a cloudy day to the plant. ---
**Author:** ![BobbyDigital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bobbydigital/32/1220557_2.png) [@BobbyDigital](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BobbyDigital)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/7 "2020-07-22T18:11:33Z")
You’re good. I run 6on, 2off in veg. So 2hr nap every 6hrs. Yours just got an extra long nap. ---
**Author:** ![CitrusCircus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/citruscircus/32/408112_2.png) [@CitrusCircus](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CitrusCircus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/8 "2020-07-22T18:38:18Z")
Really? May I ask why you run that light schedule? What kind of effect does it have? ---
**Author:** ![BobbyDigital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bobbydigital/32/1220557_2.png) [@BobbyDigital](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BobbyDigital)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/9 "2020-07-22T18:42:18Z")
The plants never get that worn out, droopy look like they do after 18 straight hours of light. It also helps regulate heat by cooling off for a couple hours every 6hrs. ---
**Author:** ![CitrusCircus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/citruscircus/32/408112_2.png) [@CitrusCircus](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CitrusCircus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/10 "2020-07-22T20:07:53Z")
I just read one of your grow journals. You do some good work my friend. Thank you for the tip! ---
**Author:** ![Cannabian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/cannabian/32/385139_2.png) [@Cannabian](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Cannabian)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/powers-out-and-plants-will-lose-4-hours-of-light-today-what-do-i-do/49892/11 "2020-07-22T21:09:07Z")
nope! Dont change a thing, stay on schedule! Piwer goes out in our neck of the woods 7 or 8 times a winter and a few times a summer when drunks take out a pole. I hook up a genset, but before I could afford one we just rolled with it. No issues.