Thank you
I’m going to give it a try
Thought this was his journal but I’m new only found this link in another thread.
Glad I did tho
My 8hr flowering experiment
- Thread starter torontoke
- Start date
I’m going to give it a try
Thought this was his journal but I’m new only found this link in another thread.
Glad I did tho
puffdatchronic
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Very interesting, i have often cut my light down to around 10 hour's for the last few weeks out of impatience. Interesting to see that 8 hours works. Might give it a whirl someday on some clones to see if there's any difference.
My only thought is that as we are taking nature inside , for the best results we should mimic nature as much as possible and in october plants are getting just shy of 12 hours , not getting 8 until mid nov. Imo the best cycle is 12 11 or 10
My only thought is that as we are taking nature inside , for the best results we should mimic nature as much as possible and in october plants are getting just shy of 12 hours , not getting 8 until mid nov. Imo the best cycle is 12 11 or 10
hillbill
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There are hollows or ravines here that are in deep shade for some time early and late from August on. When the sun comes over the mountains it is already very intense, same with sundown. Lots of weed came from places like this across Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas etc.
slacker140
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I just read this thread too and am about to start mine on 10/14 in a few weeks. Been vegging at 13/5/1/5 for a few weeks now.
led1k
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What's the story behind the 13/5/1/5?
slacker140
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This is my first time using glr. But from what I've read, most people abandon glr because they find some of their strains don't like it and have bad growth and some start to flower anyways. But I live in the desert and even just one less hour of lights on helps a lot with heat. I'm more concerned with heat than how fast they can veg. So I just figured I'd start with a slightly modified glr schedule to see if it works out and if not I'll try again but using something more like 13/4.5/2/4.5 next time as I have the midnight lights on with a separate timer using only 23 watts led. So mostly anecdotal but I figured its worth a shot to keep temps down. Arizona heat and my house sucks to deal with it. Same reason I'm going for 10/14 flower. If that works I'll probably try 9/15 as well to see if it works out cause like the op I'm not so concerned with yield.
ttystikk
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@torontoke I surely do miss our conversations, buddy. Hope all is well with you!
ttystikk
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For those who haven't seen the rest of his work, @torontoke was running strong lighting in bloom but cutting the length of day way down, at one point as low as 6 hours in 24. He said he got most of the yield of 12 on/12 off with only 8 hours per 24.
I haven't seen too many people trying to follow in his footsteps as yet, but as prices become more competitive and power bills take up a larger percentage of total costs, I expect to see more.
I haven't seen too many people trying to follow in his footsteps as yet, but as prices become more competitive and power bills take up a larger percentage of total costs, I expect to see more.
torontoke
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Someone gave me a heads up that this thread has been bumped so I decided to check it out.
Thanks everyone for the kind words and interest,
I’m definitely still alive and kicking for now.
I no longer journal or post anywhere regularly but I’m still chugging along at my own pace.
Hope everyone stays happy and positive through these trying times.
Cheers
Thanks everyone for the kind words and interest,
I’m definitely still alive and kicking for now.
I no longer journal or post anywhere regularly but I’m still chugging along at my own pace.
Hope everyone stays happy and positive through these trying times.
Cheers
led1k
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That suckss... Why no journal or regular posts?
torontoke
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Fair question
I had to really think about how to answer this.
Really wish there was more to it but the last few years have been hectic and full of change.
At a certain time I felt like I was maximizing a 6sq ft grow and felt confident to share the entire thing with everyone.
Now I have a much lower self esteem and have really struggled. Add the stress of doing renos on a 115 year old house by myself with a disability and one could say I’ve turned into a bit of an asshole/curmudgeon
Never know what the future holds tho
hillbill
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This thread changed my light schedule for years now, 10 1/2 on 13 1/2 off and happy as well as productive.
Live long and prosper!
led1k
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Hang in there man! Be proud af of what you've done.
Especially w/ renos and disability ffs.
anomalii
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ttystikk
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Good to hear from you, brother! Renovating an ancient house while feeling with disabilities is nothing short of heroic in my book!
Stay in touch! I'd love to catch up sometime.