Has anyone had any positive results using different light timings? I was wondering what would happen if you halved the usual times, for example 6hrs on and 6hrs off during the flowering stage. I know plants need time to do their stuff but wouldn't they adjust? If not how about 24hrs on and 24hrs off...
Experimental Light Timings
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Southerner
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To be frank, I have no clue what would happen. The idea is to mimic the natural light cycle as a plant would have it outside in its lifetime. I think it'd really screw with the circadian rhythm of the plants.
jswett1100
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well if you gonna test different cycles you must has well try 24 hours on and 24 hours off, I think that would be an interesting cycle haha 24 hours of a shit load of energy then a whole 24 hours in the dark to build roots
SnapsProvolone
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I have vegged with GLR but had problems with kushage and blue god flowering in veg. Other strsins fine.
Ran 16-8 and og kush flowers.
Ran 16-8 and og kush flowers.
AimAim
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Brokeoldbloke
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Honestly sounds like a waste of time but try it and post the results.
CaretakerDad
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Defoliate First!!!!!
JohnDee
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Toadgrow,
I remember reading a book years ago...about growing sativas. The guy (and I'm thinking it was Reeferman) messed around and developed timing cycles to optimise sativa grows. And it involved changing the cycle within a grow too.
But always within a 24 hour cycle.
JD
I remember reading a book years ago...about growing sativas. The guy (and I'm thinking it was Reeferman) messed around and developed timing cycles to optimise sativa grows. And it involved changing the cycle within a grow too.
But always within a 24 hour cycle.
JD
Gmz
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I heard shoving a nail through the main stem does wonders too
lol
CCCmints
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more like retarded content. i think the op is finshaggy's 2nd account.
harris hawk
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Yes there is a schedule you can use in flower stage which gives you 25% more light and the plant still flower and does not to back to veg stage. this schedule really works!!! let me know it you want it
Thecouchlock
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You sir ride the short bus
kinddiesel
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if your serious about the 6 on and 6 off in flower. why not do 1 hour on and 1 our off. and they could have light every other hour ? ( herm the fuck out of them ether way) if you don't have steady light. cant wake a plant up like that.
Can you post it? That sounds interesting. I've always wondered what 15-17hr light and 12hr dark schedule would do for the plants. More light hours but still getting 12 hrs sleep uninterrupted. It would need an damn intricate timer or I see it being a true pain in the ass to flip that schedule manually, and it would change daily because 15+12=27hr schedule. But if the result was explosive growth over about 8wks it would be worth it I guess.
shaggyballs
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not what you asked for but you may like it!
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=219764
12/1 lighting--Any truth or banana in the tail pipe?
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=219764
12/1 lighting--Any truth or banana in the tail pipe?
shaggyballs906326 said:
Thank you. I've often wondered what a more natural light cycle might do for my plants. I've always done the 18/6 to 24+ dark to 12/12 transitions. This most recent grow, I dropped an hour every day or two until I reached 12/12. I made too many other changes so unfortunately I wont know if the slower transition will play a roll.
Some opinions that I have seen state its a waste of time and just pushes forward your harvest date. But what if you start a -15 mins a day schedule the moment you see that taproot pop out of your cutting. For someone who vegges their clones for a few weeks before flower, this might work. Slowly reducing your light in veg into flower. . Hmm...idk it just a thought, like I said.
I'm gonna go have a brownie. Maybe I'll have another thought!