12.1 Anyone try the 12 hours light 5 hours off 1 hour on 5 hours off for veg

jin420

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Still though thats crazy thats literally a flowering photoperiod with 2 one hour interruptions. You could control heat by turning the hids off and using cfs during cooldown periods. With a 24/0 you could do that at random times so no set schedule shows up
 
jin420

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My light proof flowering cabinet is in a room that has cfls on 24/0 i avoid 12/12 patterns by opening the door every 12hrs and switching the hps on at random times. Though that may be excessive lol.
 
jin420

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Think about it dude its a 12/12 with 2 one hour interruptions during the dark phase how can that be good? Sounds confusing as hell to me if i was a plant.
 
ttystikk

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chrondidily said:
Ive tried looking for a thread but couldn't find one. If there is one Id like to see it!

I was wondering if anyone uses or has heard of the 12.1 Light cycle for veg. I know a couple people that swear by it and their product is unbelievable.

12 hours lights on, 5 hours off, 1 hour on, 5 hours off then repeat

My question have they recorded plusses and minus? If its so great then why doesn't everyone do it? Electricity and heat would be cut in half for veg time. I will post a picture in a bit of some of the finished product.
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My veg plants basically stopped growing, so I quit doing it. I'm just one data point, so I'm not suggesting my results are typical.
 
jin420

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Wouldn't expect so like i said earlier cannabis only needs dark to reproduce since its a c3 plant and 12.1 sounds like a funky flowering period youd use to purposedly induce hermies. Some do that to make fem seeds
 
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Braggin lol while i can at least this is my last vape session then i have a nug for thanksgiving, 3 for xmas and 2 for the new years all big enough to fill my extreme qs bowl. After that im goin off into a desert for 3 months like jesus:cry:
 
BobCajun

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chrondidily said:
Ive tried looking for a thread but couldn't find one. If there is one Id like to see it!

I was wondering if anyone uses or has heard of the 12.1 Light cycle for veg. I know a couple people that swear by it and their product is unbelievable.

12 hours lights on, 5 hours off, 1 hour on, 5 hours off then repeat

My question have they recorded plusses and minus? If its so great then why doesn't everyone do it? Electricity and heat would be cut in half for veg time. I will post a picture in a bit of some of the finished product.
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Simpler and more consistent to just use a repeating 6/6 cycle. I've read that Cannabis slows down photosynthesis after about 6 hours so it seems to make sense to only give them 6 at a time. I guess you could also use a repeating 6/2 cycle with three cycles each day. 6/6 would save on power though and may in fact produce as much growth as 18/6 or 24/0 due to "resetting" the photosynthesis cycle after 6 hours. It's just conjecture at the moment. I have used 6/6 but not in a side by side comparison with 18 or 24. Never did try 6/2 though. Might work better than 18/6 at the same power usage. Regarding hermies, idk. It's possible.
 
HiloReign

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Been vegging this way for almost a year now... Handful of different varieties. Only one hiccup so far in the way of a plant flowering under this cycle. Preflowers are very common, not full-blown flowering though. Saves me electricity in a place where it's expensive.
 
chrondidily

chrondidily

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Yea I'm going to pass on it for now. Pre flowers sound like it's being stressed out and wants to get life over with lol. I'm going to stick to my 18/6. Some good info from both sides tho. Thanks all!
 
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