Joker i saw the conversation you had with lil Kush and i saw you said that you personally prefer your lights on 18/6. I Have had my lights on 24/0 since i got my clones 2 weeks ago. I read somewhere that the reason its better to have the lights 18/6 instead of 24/0 after the 1st week or so is becuz after a certain amount of time, wasn't clear on the time tho some guy suggested 20/4 was better but i guess i could say 19/5 just don't really know. but after that amount of time it losses the ability to put that energy into use for a couple hours and isn't used unless it's dark. is this the personal reason you choose to have your lights 18/6 or u tryna cut down on the electric bill haha. If so tho if you could tell me if you have seen a difference as opposed 2 24/0 it would help thanks.
Nevermind and Thank you i guess that second qoute answers my question quite well. Although I would like 2 cut back the lights 2 18/6 Ima wait a week and a half cuz i just planted some auto aks and want them 2 have a first week of 24/0 then i will prob switch 2 20/4. On another topic have you ever used supercropping techniques if so could you give me some tips for my clones.
The reason the plants need their rest is because during the dark period they work on other things like their roots and evening out nutrients and using certain built up salts and sugars. The metabolism of a plant is not much different than a person. When the plant is young it can run non stop on 24 hours of light but after a week or 2 the plant starts to get tired of working non stop and would appreciate the dark period so it doesn't stress on water or nutes.
Sorry I should have read the entire post. I just woke up and haven't had my wake and bake so please forgive me
As far as the SuperCropping I would have to refer you to "
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/320357-if-i-dont-know-answer-14.html#post4296016 " Just click the link and it will take you directly to videos on how to supercrop, lst, and top. You could check that out. I have only recently attempted anything fancy with my grows. Wanted to get all the basics down. I have done sog, scrog, lst, upside down plant, outdoor, indoor, in a tree, guerrilla, DWC, topping, cloning, grow room design, etc. I have a lot of experience in a lot of topics but there are just so many different ways that it's almost impossible to know everything about growing
You can check those videos out and let me know if you need anything further. I have just recently started dabbing around into supercropping.
Ok hears a dumb one,,,,im just finshing up my 1st grow,,,,im a week into curing,,I think I should cure for 3 weeks?? Well the smell kick in soon,,,Its Pineapple Express! thanks
Sorry Will the smell kick in soon,,,,,,,Smells ok but not great,,,,is it me? lol
The smell is mostly from the way it's cured but some other factors take part too. If you dry it for 2 weeks then cure for 2-6 weeks that bud will still smell "Homegrown" but you will taste a huge difference. Some strains are stinky and some aren't. If you cure properly then you will have smell
Good smell
It usually doesn't smell as good during the beginning of curing(smells kind of like hay at times)...but if cured long enough it will smell better than it ever has!
The "Hay smell" is actually the plant breaking down the sugars and placing them into the buds so the flavor is there (2 weeks hang dried is long enough for this process to complete) Once they have dried properly and are in a jar or bag for the next couple weeks, they will build up smell because the plant will be working those sugars into the Trichomes which will give off that sweet skunk smell. 4 weeks in the jars and I promise you will have top quality buds. The clubs usually dry for 2 weeks then cure for 6. Hope that helped.
