Anybody tried alternative lighting schedule?

[88moltov]

treat your roots well and they will grow fast. messing with lights is just fighting against millions of years of evolution.

let it do what it wants to do. that's what they like.

 

[88moltov]

Thought our ladies needed at least 10 hours of uninterrupted darkness?

i have had new rooted clones flower under constant, weak light. i think a short flower photoperiod would have the same low light requirement to work properly.

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

treat your roots well and they will grow fast. messing with lights is just fighting against millions of years of evolution.

let it do what it wants to do. that's what they like.

My roots grow fine... Just trying something new in the name of science.

 

[Lord Kanti]

I've read that red light triggers plants to jump into night mode, otherwise they gradually slip into it. Supposedly like the red light from sundown.

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

From what I understand, the spectrum changes during solstice, not during day/night transition. That's why it's blue for veg (spring/summer) and red for flower (fall/winter).

I mix red and blue spectrums but adjust for more during their respective cycles. I can't say it's made a huge difference, but it would appear that nodes are tighter under more blue and buds denser under more red. That's why I mix.

 

[bryan oconner]

what you can do to save major electric in veg only . run your high power hps or mh for 6 on and they turn off but your little 1 or 2 bulb t5 kick on to keep them from herm . so 6 mh / 18 baby bulb works very well if your not in a major rush or if your in a rush but cheap do a 12/12 12 mh then 12 t5 works well

 

[ttystikk]

From what I understand, the spectrum changes during solstice, not during day/night transition. That's why it's blue for veg (spring/summer) and red for flower (fall/winter).

I mix red and blue spectrums but adjust for more during their respective cycles. I can't say it's made a huge difference, but it would appear that nodes are tighter under more blue and buds denser under more red. That's why I mix.

Funny, I never see the sun shining at either 2200k OR 6500k.

 

[ttystikk]

i have had new rooted clones flower under constant, weak light. i think a short flower photoperiod would have the same low light requirement to work properly.

Weak light. Sure they weren't autos?

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

Funny, I never see the sun shining at either 2200k OR 6500k.

You have, you just didn't notice. The sun is more "white" during spring/summer and orange during fall/winter. It's not a crazy difference. That's what scientific research states anyway.

 

[Budley Doright]

I thought it was due to the sun being lower in the horizon and the light passing through pollution making it look red but that's just what I thought .

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

I thought it was due to the sun being lower in the horizon and the light passing through pollution making it look red but that's just what I thought .

Haha. Who the hell knows. They're always changing shit and making new shit up. I just know that a good mix works well for me.

 

[tripleD]

I didn't know about the 6 hr process, I was just guessing. Gives me more confidence in the theory anyway. Thanks for that tidbit.

I'm all for experimenting just for the sake of experimenting. Even if it fails, I'll just have buds with seeds or smaller buds. I'm running hybrid clones, so I won't have a definitive on if it helps/hinders dominant strains. Ought to be cool though.

I'll run 2 on that schedule and 2 on 18/6 and treat them the same way. Thanks again for the info.

Keep us all updated with pics etc....

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

Will do.

 

[KryptoBud]

treat your roots well and they will grow fast. messing with lights is just fighting against millions of years of evolution.

let it do what it wants to do. that's what they like.

Maybe, but so is topping, LSTing, lollipopping, scrog, and growing under artificial lighting.
Conn. Rex if you have the space and time I say go for it.

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

Maybe, but so is topping, LSTing, lollipopping, scrog, and growing under artificial lighting.
Conn. Rex if you have the space and time I say go for it.

Soon as these clones are done rooting I'll get to it.

Thanks.

 

[Budley Doright]

Haha. Who the hell knows. They're always changing shit and making new shit up. I just know that a good mix works well for me.

I run a 600 MH and a 600 HPS when flowering.

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

I run a 600 MH and a 600 HPS when flowering.

I wish. I use a 400 HPS and T5 (blue).

 

[Budley Doright]

I wish. I use a 400 HPS and T5 (blue).

That's what I started with and had some really good success.

 

[skunkwreck]

Weak light. Sure they weren't autos?

Can you even clone an auto. ?

 

[skunkwreck]

Funny, I never see the sun shining at either 2200k OR 6500k.

It's all in the tilt of the earth lol the sun at 2200k would look like some Mars shyt lmao I'm so high right now

 

[Connoisseurus Rex]

Can you even clone an auto. ?

Nope.

Technically, you may be able to, but it would be pointless.

 

[skunkwreck]

I didn't think so