18 or 24 hour 4 veg ?

spliffy777

Well-Known Member
ive been givving my plants 24 hour light . just 4 veg i thought this was ok till today when guy in grow shop said they needf some rest .im gonna trythe 18 6 thing .anyadvice u could all give would be most welcome;
 

tckfui

Well-Known Member
some people say 24 some people say 16 some say 18... whats best... I think people will be fast to say their method is best. but what really is... I dont know.
 

spliffy777

Well-Known Member
ty 4 replie tckfui im gonna try 18 and 6 i got another 600 hps today so i can put um both on andturn um off 4 6 .i got other light so it werent so much on the 1 light .but2 lights with a cooling off period sounds cool 2
 

000420

terpenophenolic
It's personal preference...what do you think is best?....the facts say that cannabis grows more vigorously under 24/0...some claim 18/6 for better root growth.....In Greg Greens Cannabis Grow Bible he claims the "Pros" use 24/0.......

experiment, find what you think works best and makes you happy...and most important, what you feel makes your plant/plants happy.....

but remember the fact....cannabis will grow more vigorously with a 24/0 photo period......cannabis does not need a down time, it is more than happy getting light 24 hours a day.....some will argue other points about having a night during veg, even myself., I didn't want to except it...Jorge Cervantes didn't except it for awhile either,he claimed diminishing returns from 24/0, but he was wrong and corrected himself in his newest book...it is a fact cannabis grows more vigorously under 24/0........

so your choice..

1. what you think is best

or

2. what has been proven to make cannabis grow more vigorously..it's a fact
 

tckfui

Well-Known Member
hahaha... I use 24 myself... but I know theres other people here that will get angry hehe
 

000420

terpenophenolic
http://www.softsecrets.nl/_public/SSUK2007-03.pdf

Check out this pdf please, this question is buggin the shit out of me now.

If you were to take the word of any grower in the world, who would you chose, how many would take Ed Rosenthal's word over most others?

Page 60-62 of the pdf is an ask Ed column please please please check it out.

thank you for that ngt ...more info, from the man him self Ed....cannabis grows faster under 24/0......
 

4ad

Active Member
It would have to be a pretty big difference to justify using all that extra elec...not sure the cost/benefit would be worth it.
 

natmoon

Well-Known Member
I think the best benefit of 24/0 is the extra bit of vegging time you get,but i am no longer growing with anything at all but 12/12 out of personal preference lol:eyesmoke:
 

bongo

Well-Known Member
I go 24hr all the way to flowering then straight to 12/12 till harvest,cant fault it
 

rednug

Active Member
:weed: i useD 24/7 ,with cfls . and my plants a beast!!!!! im perfectly happy with my results. lol:weed:

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this is all fake, only for education . lol
 
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