How important is it to turn the light off/on during flower??

[pftek]

Like if I'm a few hours late as long as it gets 12 hours or more of night it's okay for flowering? I leave the lights on between 12-15 hours a day and manually shut it off there after...

I know I should get a timer but just saying how important is it to keep a strict schedule? do people do other light schedules?

 

[connorbrown]

Atleast 12 hours of darkness. You could do 11/13 or something of that nature.

 

[Rusty Crutch]

Its pretty important to have a timer. Even small changes in light cycles cause hormonal changes in the plant.

 

[herbose]

Atleast 12 hours of darkness. You could do 11/13 or something of that nature.

Yes, If you have to err, err on the side of extra dark, not extra light.

 

[CLOSETGROWTH]

Like if I'm a few hours late as long as it gets 12 hours or more of night it's okay for flowering? I leave the lights on between 12-15 hours a day and manually shut it off there after...

I know I should get a timer but just saying how important is it to keep a strict schedule? do people do other light schedules?

Dont be so ignorant..

Buy a timer!!

 

[Drunkinop420]

I would have to agree...why risk a hermi b/c you dont want to buy a $15 timer....j.k bro As long as it gte 12 hours of COMPLETE darkness you will be ok...but its just to easy to have it hooked up to a timer! good luck bro!

 

[WvMade]

look at it this way if you get a timer not only will it be on time you never gotta do it again so if you gotta be somewhere boom solved



damn the amount of time it took to type that....

 

[pftek]

I didn't want to create a new thread:

How do I totally REVERSE the light schedule?

Now: Lights on during the day from 12:30 pm to 12:30 am how do I switch it so it's on at NIGHT from 12:30am to 12:30 pm??

 

[WvMade]

I didn't want to create a new thread:

How do I totally REVERSE the light schedule?

Now: Lights on during the day from 12:30 pm to 12:30 am how do I switch it so it's on at NIGHT from 12:30am to 12:30 pm??

what kind of timer is it? does it have a on slide and an off slide? and one to set the time that it actually is?

 

[connorbrown]

Honestly, I have no idea. I have never had to try to switch them completely.

 

[Rusty Crutch]

You need to watch out for using lots of off peak power (at night). I've heard its a good way to get busted in some areas. I only use a small amount of off peak power (water heater etc.) like most people, but households that suddenly start using an extra 1000w over night kinda stand out of the crowd.

 

[CLOSETGROWTH]

I didn't want to create a new thread:

How do I totally REVERSE the light schedule?

Now: Lights on during the day from 12:30 pm to 12:30 am how do I switch it so it's on at NIGHT from 12:30am to 12:30 pm??

Ya dont, You have to leave it the way it is..

You'll really freakem out if you play with the hours too much.

Why do you make growing weed so hard? I dont get it man.

Good luck

 

[herbose]

I didn't want to create a new thread:

How do I totally REVERSE the light schedule?

Now: Lights on during the day from 12:30 pm to 12:30 am how do I switch it so it's on at NIGHT from 12:30am to 12:30 pm??

Leave lights off for an extra 12 hours. Simple.

 

[pftek]

Ya dont, You have to leave it the way it is..

You'll really freakem out if you play with the hours too much.

Why do you make growing weed so hard? I dont get it man.

Good luck

dude, there are things I didn't know before i started.

i didn't realize how much power i'm consuming during the day. now i can't use my microwave, hair dryer, anything really. it'll blow my fuse. so i want the light to be on when i'm alseep.

so how would you go about it? gradually or just keep it off for an extra 12 hours?

 

[pftek]

You need to watch out for using lots of off peak power (at night). I've heard its a good way to get busted in some areas. I only use a small amount of off peak power (water heater etc.) like most people, but households that suddenly start using an extra 1000w over night kinda stand out of the crowd.

really?

i thought the electrical company cant tell when I use the power only that I used it sometime that month?

 

[doctorD]

Most cant. They just read the meter outside and it usually has no time function. I say usually because I dont know about the new digital ones. If you need to change the light do it an hour at a time till your on the other end of the day.