A stupid question (most likely)

[DanteXSangria]

I just started growing my first plant 4 days ago. It's 1 and a half inches tall

Anyway, my question is this. i didnt hear about the 12 hour light 12 hour dark rule, so i did what my brother told me to do. i left it under a heat lamp (but i made sure it wasnt burning the soil or plant) for 12 hours and a cool fluorescent lamp for the other 12 hours. my brother called it "forcing".

So, im a complete noob at this, what's gonna happen to my plant if i keep this up?

 

[hAShbeRRy]

lol thats only when yer flowering 12/12 12 hours on and 12 hours off

right now it needs 18 hours on , 6 hours off

 

[DanteXSangria]

lol thats only when yer flowering 12/12 12 hours on and 12 hours off

right now it needs 18 hours on , 6 hours off

what are the benefits of flowering them? is it still too late for me to do that?

 

[Mocha Rocha]

Why is 18/6 superior to 24/0 in veg?

 

[hAShbeRRy]

lol you'll get fat, budz. duhh, maybe you should do some reading!

and no its WAYYY to early for you to start doing that lol

its still a baby! you said its only 1 inch and half tall lol its still so young

 

[hAShbeRRy]

Why is 18/6 superior to 24/0 in veg?

lol im not sure it works better i guess?
the babies need rest, so thats what the 6 hours off is for.

 

[DanteXSangria]

lol you'll get fat, budz. duhh, maybe you should do some reading!

and no its WAYYY to early for you to start doing that lol

its still a baby! you said its only 1 inch and half tall lol its still so young

thanks a bunch, i thought i'd ruined my plant lol.
so when should i start the flowering process?
sorry, im way WAY new at this

 

[KittenKiller]

lol im not sure it works better i guess?
the babies need rest, so thats what the 6 hours off is for.

marijuana plants dont need any rest at all during veg. they will continue to grow and carry out photosynthesis as long as there is light, water, and food. they will grow throughout the night.

Dante, it is perfectly fine to do 12 hrs. dark and 12 hrs. light right from the start. you are skipping veg and putting them under flowering which starts the budding process. if you waited a while and let it go for veg, where light is on all day and night, the plant would get a chance to grow bushier meaning it could yield more. plants go through their biggest growspurt during flowering anyways.

 

[DanteXSangria]

marijuana plants dont need any rest at all during veg. they will continue to grow and carry out photosynthesis as long as there is light, water, and food. they will grow throughout the night.

Dante, it is perfectly fine to do 12 hrs. dark and 12 hrs. light right from the start. you are skipping veg and putting them under flowering which starts the budding process. if you waited a while and let it go for veg, where light is on all day and night, the plant would get a chance to grow bushier meaning it could yield more. plants go through their biggest growspurt during flowering anyways.

I have had the lights on for 24/0, so is that a good thing?

 

[KittenKiller]

I have had the lights on for 24/0, so is that a good thing?

yea, for how long?