# App: Setting a Light Schedule

> June 21 2022 1252pm      Your Gardens LED Grow Lights are automatically set to run for 16 hours every day from the time that they are powered on for the first

Source: https://support.risegardens.com/en_us/how-to-set-your-grow-lights-schedule-without-wifi-S16B_QAi

Last updated: 2024-10-25T21:40:45.183Z

Once your Rise Garden is connected to Wi-Fi, you can easily set a custom light schedule to fit your lifestyle. Here's how:

For Personal Garden, Family Rise Garden, Rise Garden 2: 

1.  Tap Settings: Open the Rise Gardens app and tap the settings icon on your Garden's main page.
    
2.  Choose Light Schedule: Select "Lights Schedule" from the settings menu.
    
3.  Set Time: Tap "Start Time" to choose the start time, then tap "Duration" to set the light duration.
    
4.  Set Duration: Select the desired duration for your light cycle. We recommend 16 hours per day.
    

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Our Light Feature offers two modes:

*   Sunrise Mode: Gradually increases light intensity to mimic a natural sunrise, gently waking your plants.
    
*   Sunset Mode: Gradually decreases light intensity to simulate a natural sunset, preparing your plants for nighttime rest.
    

If your Garden fails to connect to Wi-Fi, you can manually set a light schedule. Simply plug your Garden back into power at the desired start time for your 16-hour light cycle. Doing this hard reset will train your Garden to turn on at that time moving forward.

  

For Rise Garden 3: 

To set a custom light schedule with specific start and end times for your Rise Garden 3, follow these steps:

1.  Tap Settings: Open the Rise Gardens app and tap the settings icon on your Garden's main page.
    
2.  Choose Light Schedule: Select "Lights Schedule" from the settings menu.
    
3.  Set Time: Tap "Start Time" to choose the start time, then tap "Duration" to set the light duration.
    
4.  Set Duration: Select the desired duration for your light cycle. We recommend 16 hours per day.
    

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Our Light Feature offers 1 mode:

*   Vacation Mode: Automatically reduces the daily light cycle to 8 hours.
    

Unlike our previous models, the Rise Garden 3 doesn't allow you to adjust light intensity. However, you can manually control the lights by turning them on or off with a simple tap.

Lastly, it's important to note that if the Rise Garden 3 is unable to connect to Wi-Fi, the lights will remain on 24/7. In this case, you'll need to manually unplug each light individually to turn them off.