thesmokering
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I just do that when i switch to 12/12, but no one really knows diff between 24/0 and 18/6, they are very similar.
Do you 12/12 from seed or 18/6 +rep for vote and post
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Clevelandblazn5
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24 hour lighting threw veg then 12/12
c5rftw
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I cant tell a difference. The only argument is that 18/6 is better because you save electricity
c5rftw
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I agree that they need a dark period, but how a plant determines how and when to disperse the energy gathered from photosynthesis under 24/0 i would very much like to know
Geozander
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i would like to know the same mate! Have looked into it. But cannot find the answer! Plants appear perfectly healthy under 24 hr light so dunno mate.
i8urbabi
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so if you do a day of 24/0 what would happen if you did a day of 0/24 after that? saying you have been on the 24/0 for awhile and it not being the switch for flower. I ask cuz i know the plants need the dark period. so i was wondering if you had given them all this energy with the 24/0, if the longer dark period might let more of it be released (kinda like stretching out its process to the max if that makes sense)? I dont know too much about plants, some of you are pretty well knowledged in this area so i ask if anyone thinks it might be sumthin to try or if it would just hurt the plant more. I would experiment but this isnt the grow to do it with lol.
Also ive had one plant (ppp) going for bout 1 1/2 weeks longer than another (SLH) but both using the same light sources, if i switch to 18/6 with them since im doing 24/0 now, what plant is going to benefit or suffer do u think?
thanks dudes!
Also ive had one plant (ppp) going for bout 1 1/2 weeks longer than another (SLH) but both using the same light sources, if i switch to 18/6 with them since im doing 24/0 now, what plant is going to benefit or suffer do u think?
thanks dudes!
thesmokering
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doing 0/24 will trigger flowering response, and if you keep doing 24/0-0/24 every day i think it just kills the plants. switching from 24/0 to 18/6 doesnt change anything, both will be fine.
GrizzlyAdams
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there is no difference between 18/6 and 24/0. The reason its debated so much is there is no clear benefit for the plants, if there was it wouldn't be up for debate. I know for myself, power is not free, so I 18/6 from seed until flowering.
Depends if your growing dwarfs or not. On regular plants do 24 hours on untill they are at least six inches high then switch 12/12 it will not cause photo shock and you will be able to have more harvests per year. On dwarfs do 24 hours on till they are about 2 inches high then 12/12 till harvest.
LUDACRIS
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Sure Shot
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completelly wrong.
LUDA.
I Agree.............
guitarzan420
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Newbie here. Heard 24/7 rooting from seed or clone then 18/6 veg, 12/12 flower.
LUDACRIS
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and this is why.............
VEGETATIVE GROWTH
Once sprouted, the plant starts vegetative growth. This means the plant will be photosynthesizing as much as possible to grow tall and start many grow tips at each pair of leaves. A grow tip is the part that can be cloned or propagated asexually. They are located at the top of the plant, and every major internode. If you "top" the plant, it then has two grow tips at the top. If you top each of these, you will have 4 grow tips at the top of the plant. (Since it takes time for the plant to heal and recover from the trauma of being pruned, it faster to grow 4 smaller plants and not top them at all. Or grow 2 plants, and "train" them to fill the same space. Most growers find)
All plants have a vegetative stage where they are growing as fast as possible after the plant first germinates from seed. It is possible to grow plants with no dark period, and increase the speed at which they grow by 15-30&. Plants can be grown vegetatively indefinitely. It is up to the gardener to decide when to force the plant to flower. A plant can grow from 12" to 12' before being forced to flower, so there is a lot of latitude here for each gardener to manage the garden based on goals and space available.
A solution of 20-20-20 with trace minerals is used for both hydroponic and soil gardening when growing continuously under lights. Miracle Grow Patio or RapidGrow plant food is good for this. A high P plant food such as Peter's 5-50-17 food is used for blooming and fruiting plants when beginning 12 hour days. Epsom salts (1tsp) should be used in the solution for magnesium and sulfur minerals. Trace minerals are needed too, if your food does not include them. Miracle Grow Patio includes these trace elements, and is highly recommended.
Keep lights on continuously for sprouts, since they require no darkness period like older plants. You will not need a timer unless you want to keep the lamps off during a certain time each day. Try to light the plants for 18 or more hours, or continuously at this point. Bend a young plant's stem back and forth to force it to be very thick and strong. Spindly stems can not support heavy flowering growth. An internal oscillating fan will reduce humidity on the leave's stomata and improve the stem strength as well. The importance of nternal air circulation can not be stressed enough. It will excersize the plants and make them grow stronger, while reducing many hazards that could ruin your crop.
LUDACRIS.
Straight up G
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What dyu think about 24/0 for auto's to get them through winter temps, otherwise wont I just have to buy a space heater and plug in thermo- same difference?
LUDACRIS
New Member
dont use your light to heat the room.
if its cold buy a cheap electric heater for the room.
i have an oil filled electric plug in radiator with a built in thermostat so it switches on and off automatically to maintain the same ambient temp in the room.
and 24/0 or 18/6 for vegging only.
LUDA.
Straight up G
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Safe, Ok, my space is a 2x4 closet so it wont be cold in there if I go 24/0, they are AF's so no veg I have heard 24/0 from start to finish is Ok?
*Would it damage my plants to do so?*
I heard another stoner on here said they used it and when it hits mid 70's duct fan runs on a thermo?
I would like to use the heat created by the lamp instead of making more heat/expense with a plug in heater and thermo..
"Man, FUCK YOU LUDA" 8p
*Would it damage my plants to do so?*
I heard another stoner on here said they used it and when it hits mid 70's duct fan runs on a thermo?
I would like to use the heat created by the lamp instead of making more heat/expense with a plug in heater and thermo..
"Man, FUCK YOU LUDA" 8p