6/12 bud

[weedyoo]

i smell hermies but what the fuck do i know i say try it

Stressing your plant out by changing the light cycle daily will stress it out and (may) cause it to go herrmie' or any other types of stress....seacrest out!

hahah i dont know what happen to some people but i find it hard to make hermis. and have verry happy plants and am a avid gardener.

so the way i am lookin at it so far i got 3 weeks worth of groth in 2 weeks what will i get in the next weeks as the first few weeks are slow going if you ask me any way. so what will happen when i get to the last weeks where groth is speedy.

 

[born2killspam]

How much water does it drink under this regimen as opposed to standard?

 

[weedyoo]

i only water when dry right now its once a week but i have 3 gal pots any thing smaller 1 gal needs to be watered twice a week this didnt change my water cycle is the same wait till dry

i put 8 plants in 3gal bucket and then i fill up what ever room i got left with clones put in as soon as they root 1 4oo hps and 1 10.0 uvb temp 71

 

[born2killspam]

I'm more interested in a water consumption comparison of each light regime over a couple weeks or so..
What if I re-word the question.. Does your soil dry as quickly as you expect it would under 12/12??

 

[weedyoo]

I'm more interested in a water consumption comparison of each light regime over a couple weeks or so..
What if I re-word the question.. Does your soil dry as quickly as you expect it would under 12/12??

yes i would say i try to water less in flower any way

 

[born2killspam]

I'm not asking about your habits.. I'm asking about your plants 'requirements under 6/12 as compared to a 12/12 regimen..
I read once that a cannabis plant must process about 200kg of water to grow 1kg of dried plant material.. Following that logic you can estimate your yield by comparison if you keep track of the water requirements..

 

[weedyoo]

I'm not asking about your habits.. I'm asking about your plants 'requirements under 6/12 as compared to a 12/12 regimen..
I read once that a cannabis plant must process about 200kg of water to grow 1kg of dried plant material.. Following that logic you can estimate your yield by comparison if you keep track of the water requirements..

i see what you are saying i would say their useing the same amount as 12/12
i am still getting 12 hours of light in 24 hours

 

[born2killspam]

But your counting each 6hr period twice in that math when you expand to multiple days.. There is no denying you're only getting half the light time..

 

[earlymorninstonepeomp]

a plant will produce as much as 50% MORE trichs when given 12 as opposed to 10 hours of light. All these "light tricks" are a waste of time. 12/12 for flower.....period. Scientific fact.

 

[born2killspam]

Thats not quite right either.. Scientifically it would depend on the phytochrome activity cycle of an idividual plant.. DJ Short writes that he has adopted ideal secret light regimes for his strains.. (Sounds a little internet braggy I know, but hey its DJ Short..)
More light hours, more UVB, and more direct light in general though are all associated with higher quality..
On the other side of the coin though, light intensity can be too high to be sustained for too long, and that is what makes this interesting.. Maximum intensity can be upped by increasing CO2, and humidity, and reducing airborn O2 levels, but there is a maximum where if the light persists too long it can actually damage the chloroplasts.. Think of it like photosynthesis red-lined..
So if you are packing most everything the plant can accomplish into those 6hrs then it could definately be beneficial..
Personally though I found my plants used water steadily throughout the 12hrs (I had a pretty large hydro set up that drank up to 60L/day a while back)..

 

[fdd2blk]

well you still get the same amount of light in 24 hours just separated by 12 hours of night
so you have 6 light 12 night 6light

12 /12 just not the whole 12 at a time




now i read this here and on anther site but now i cant find it.

and then the next day you only get 6 hours of light. =/

 

[weedyoo]

and then the next day you only get 6 hours of light. =/

i thought their was 24 hours in a day last i checked

stop thinking days and think hours in 24 hours i get 6 day 12 night 6 day

everyday the math is their i am going to keep it up for the next 6 weeks at least

 

[fdd2blk]

i thought their was 24 hours in a day last i checked

stop thinking days and think hours in 24 hours i get 6 day 12 night 6 day

everyday the math is their i am going to keep it up for the next 6 weeks at least

you are losing 6 hours of light. why would you do that?

day 1- 6l/12d/6l = 24 hours

day 2- 12d/6l/6d = 24 hours


the math is NOT there. you are depleting your plants of 6 hours of light for every 24 hours of dark. they use light to grow. if anything give them 18/12. 18 being light hours

 

[cookin]

you are losing 6 hours of light. why would you do that?

day 1- 6/12/6 =24 hours

day 2- 12/6/6 = 24 hours


the math is NOT there. you are depleting your plants of 6 hours of light for every 12 hours f dark. they use light to grow. if anything give them 18/12. 18 being light hours

shit that could be cool, do plants flower because of extended darkness or shorter days? would they still flower like that???

 

[weedyoo]

you are losing 6 hours of light. why would you do that?

day 1- 6l/12d/6l = 24 hours

day 2- 12d/6l/6d = 24 hours


the math is NOT there. you are depleting your plants of 6 hours of light for every 24 hours of dark. they use light to grow. if anything give them 18/12. 18 being light hours

yes but 18/12 i dont think that will speed anything up.

the reason behind the theroy is more days and night or cycles less time to bud this is not my theroy i first read it here then a few of my friends were talking about it i am going to see what happens i will keep you posted

 

[cookin]

yeah 18/12 would take longer but i bet you'd get shit loads if it worked, yours will be quicker but have less

 

[fdd2blk]

why would it take longer? they are getting more light. it should be faster.

you all realize this was all tried 40 years ago? this is why we all are on 12/12. it's been proven.

 

[cookin]

why would it take longer? they are getting more light. it should be faster.

you all realize this was all tried 40 years ago? this is why we all are on 12/12. it's been proven.

thought it would be like when people put their lights to 14/10 ( with 14 being light) was under the impression they got more but it took longer. but yeah maybe having the 12 hours of darkness would mean it would be quicker than that one

 

[earlymorninstonepeomp]

why would it take longer? they are getting more light. it should be faster.

you all realize this was all tried 40 years ago? this is why we all are on 12/12. it's been proven.

Finally........thank you.

 

[weedyoo]

why would it take longer? they are getting more light. it should be faster.

you all realize this was all tried 40 years ago? this is why we all are on 12/12. it's been proven.

thanks man i got nothing better to do so i am going to give it a go and see what happens