24 on 24 off flowering

invincipal

invincipal

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has anyone tried 24 on 24 off? for flowering? would that work? and if anyone has tried it, has it made anything different?
 
Blow4Life

Blow4Life

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I've never tried that before but I have tried 6 on and 6 off. It shorten my flowering cycle by half but the buds were way smaller so I think it would make your flowering cycle longer but bigger buds??? I'm not sure? Try it and keep us informed.
 
MrHowardMarks

MrHowardMarks

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Or you could do 6on 12off, I'd stick with 12/12, there's nothing better, that I know of. Never seen someone do 24/24.
 
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NoDrama

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invincipal said:
has anyone tried 24 on 24 off? for flowering? would that work? and if anyone has tried it, has it made anything different?
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It won't work. If the plant sees more than 14 hours of light in a 24 hour period the flowering hormones cease activity. 24 hours of dark is only enough to let them build up, only to be knocked back down. IMO it would just stress the plant out. Go 12/12, its proven.
 
invincipal

invincipal

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NoDrama said:
It won't work. If the plant sees more than 14 hours of light in a 24 hour period the flowering hormones cease activity. 24 hours of dark is only enough to let them build up, only to be knocked back down. IMO it would just stress the plant out. Go 12/12, its proven.
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so then....what about 12 on 24 off 12 on...?
 
invincipal

invincipal

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NoDrama said:
It won't work. If the plant sees more than 14 hours of light in a 24 hour period the flowering hormones cease activity. 24 hours of dark is only enough to let them build up, only to be knocked back down. IMO it would just stress the plant out. Go 12/12, its proven.
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"If the plant sees more than 14 hours of light in a 24 hour period the flowering hormones cease activity"

that schedule says...
9.5 on/12 off
9.5 on/12 off
21.5 on/12 off
21.5 on/ 12 off
21.5 on/ 12 off

dude said plant will stop growing flowers if it see's more than 14 hours of light
 
desertrat

desertrat

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if the author in growfaq is right, the plants need at least 10 hours of continuous dark, not no more than 14 of light. they are different things as the schedule shows.
 
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