extra hours of light during flowering...?

oAUSTiNo

Active Member
i went to go "medicate" and after i did i realized i didnt turn my lights off.

its was only 2hours but one of the plants started wilting/ weeping over. should i just give it 2 extra hours of darkness tmrw?
 

biffchicken

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I would say just leave your schedule the same, just make sure you don't make that mistake again. If you change your light schedule you may stress them even more. Go buy a timer rated for 15 amps at any store, and you won't have to worry about it anymore.
 

Weedoozie

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YES, extra darkness will help as its the uninterrupted dark period that the plant really needs in order to not be stress out too much
 

Weedoozie

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Oh also, I agree with getting a timer. They're not too expensive (about $10) and they really help with keeping a tight schedule :)
Good luck
 

LeeroySlim

Active Member
were u on 12/12 and then accidently went to 14/10 for 1 day. i doubt this would caz wilting, ive left my lights on for 24hours straight during flowering with no problem. once or twice duing the flowering wont harm them. after 1 month of flowering i increase the ilght to 13/11 with great results so im sure the 2 hours extra u left them on for is not to blame.
 

Vento

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The Wilting and leaning over will not be related to the light ... not just 2 hours ... I think you have another problem ... Is you plant well watered ?... over watered ?

Plants do tend to droop a little just befor lights off ...it's like they know its time for the light to go off so they shut down some of the processes to go into sleep mode to focus on other processes .

No need for extra time ... But as recomended above ... a decent timer will save you a lot of trouble :)
 
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