questions for veg cycle and water pump timing

[beeegbuwds]

Well I broke down and got a Canada grow box, fits 10 plants, has a 400 watt bulb.....anyway I just made sure all ppms, ph and temp of water was correct as well as the nutrients.....but I have my clones in 2 in rockwool cubes surrounded by clay balls with a drip stick to the side of the rockwool....the guy I bought it from said I should keep it in veg.cycle (18/6) for 8 weeks and then harvest....not to put it flower mode (12/12) at all. is that correct?....also in veg cycle with the lights on for 18 hours and then off for 6 hours...do I want the drip sticks/water pump to be on continous...even with the 6 hours of lights off or do I want the water pump shut off for the same time the lighting is off?...just affraid the rockwool will dry up in that 6 hours of darkness. any help would be much appreciated. thanx

 

[bigsteve]

The shift to 12/12 light cycle is what kicks the plants into flowering mode. Unless you are running with some exotic self-flowering strain you need at least 5-6 weeks of 12/12 to maximize yield.

BigSteve

 

[beeegbuwds]

koo...thanx bro..so about 1-2 weeks in vege cycle then 5-8 wks in flowering cycle. I got so much fukkn stuff to learn...lol

 

[89SoFine]

Well I broke down and got a Canada grow box, fits 10 plants, has a 400 watt bulb.....anyway I just made sure all ppms, ph and temp of water was correct as well as the nutrients.....but I have my clones in 2 in rockwool cubes surrounded by clay balls with a drip stick to the side of the rockwool....the guy I bought it from said I should keep it in veg.cycle (18/6) for 8 weeks and then harvest....not to put it flower mode (12/12) at all. is that correct?....also in veg cycle with the lights on for 18 hours and then off for 6 hours...do I want the drip sticks/water pump to be on continous...even with the 6 hours of lights off or do I want the water pump shut off for the same time the lighting is off?...just affraid the rockwool will dry up in that 6 hours of darkness. any help would be much appreciated. thanx

You'll want to run 18/6 (I run 20/4 personally) until the plants are as big as you want them to be. Then going into 12/12 for up to 8-10 weeks (depending on the strain). You'll know when it's ready by the hair's changing color and the trichome development (magnifying glass). Your plants will be fine for 6 hours without water. I have an ebb & flow system for both flower and veg. By not watering them for those 6 hours (or 12 in flower) your are encouraging stronger & deeper root penetration. Stronger roots = more nutrient uptake = awesome smoke.

 

[beeegbuwds]

right on bro....thats the info I wuz lukn for...ima set my tymers now to 20/4, then when they are big enough I will start the flowering cycle 12/12. thank you very much...i just got my flowring system...feel lyk a kid in a candy store ...but with no directions.....lol....i just bought the hydroponic bible...so i hopefully wont be askn so many stuipid questions....lol. again thanx for the info....it answered my question perfectly. keep flyn bro!

 

[89SoFine]

right on bro....thats the info I wuz lukn for...ima set my tymers now to 20/4, then when they are big enough I will start the flowering cycle 12/12. thank you very much...i just got my flowring system...feel lyk a kid in a candy store ...but with no directions.....lol....i just bought the hydroponic bible...so i hopefully wont be askn so many stuipid questions....lol. again thanx for the info....it answered my question perfectly. keep flyn bro!

no problem. you will learn a lot, fast. the learning curve is very steep, especially with a site like this. good luck.