flowering/ light question

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

OK I was told today that I should not have complete darkness during my lights out time. I have been trying to flip my light cycle from on in the day to on at night. so I have been running a 26 hour day 12on/14off. I didn't want to go lights out for 24 hours so this is what I decided to do. made sense to me anyways. and while explaining this a guy told me that it shouldnt be totally dark is there any merit to this or should I change what I am doing........

Ringsixty · Jun 20, 2012

12/12light cycle in a 24 hour period
No light leak is preferred. A tiny bit of light leak won't hurt

Cheifin420 · Jun 20, 2012

pretty sure they need 12 hrs complete darkness to produce buds. Photosynthesis and shit..hehe

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

that is what I thought too. today is 3 weeks into my first grow she seem to like the complete darkness.

WattSaver · Jun 20, 2012

If you want to flip your light cycle just do it in one shot, but lengthen the dark period to do it. I've found it better just to do that than stagger like you're talking about. Kinda like pulling off a bandage.

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

in flower that is ^

Cheifin420 · Jun 20, 2012

smokekeeper said:
that is what I thought too. today is 3 weeks into my first grow she seem to like the complete darkness.View attachment 2221502

3 weeks? From seed? Gotta be 3 weeks into flower right? Looks real nice

Cheifin420 · Jun 20, 2012

haha. I was posting that at same time I guess

209 Cali closet grower · Jun 20, 2012

Ringsixty said:
12/12light cycle in a 24 hour period
No light leak is preferred. A tiny bit of light leak won't hurt

This is true.

Outside, last year the moon was hitting my plants, and they came out great, same for my street light, but that was 150' away

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

i have no light leaks he said that I needed to have some kind of light in there. i always thought complete darkness. I think he was wrong

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

WattSaver said:
If you want to flip your light cycle just do it in one shot, but lengthen the dark period to do it. I've found it better just to do that than stagger like you're talking about. Kinda like pulling off a bandage.

I was wondering about that. I thought I would stagger till it was at least half way though the flip then I would go dark the rest of the way all at once. so it wouldn't be so long in the dark.
right now I have to turn my lights out at midnight and back on at noon. my desired time for lights on is on at 10pm and off at 10 am. so the extra 10 hours of dark tomorrow would be ok?

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

209 Cali closet grower said:
This is true.

Outside, last year the moon was hitting my plants, and they came out great, same for my street light, but that was 150' away

i'm thinking the oposite of this, dude said no light at all is bad

209 Cali closet grower · Jun 20, 2012

smokekeeper said:
i have no light leaks he said that I needed to have some kind of light in there. i always thought complete darkness. I think he was wrong

for veg you're fine.Light won't hurt it, but for flower, no light is best.If you can.

I got some light leak in my flower room, and buds are nice.

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

Cheifin420 said:
3 weeks? From seed? Gotta be 3 weeks into flower right? Looks real nice

yeah 3 week in flower. if this was 3 weeks from seed I would be a growing GOD!!!!!! :fire:

Jimmyjonestoo · Jun 20, 2012

smokekeeper said:
i have no light leaks he said that I needed to have some kind of light in there. i always thought complete darkness. I think he was wrong

Haha some sort of light? Your buddy is wrong man. Complete dark is best whenever possible.

smokekeeper · Jun 20, 2012

not my buddy, just some guy posting shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

mighty g · Jun 21, 2012

i was told that even the light from a nearby TV would screw up flowering.

smokekeeper · Jun 21, 2012

mighty g said:
i was told that even the light from a nearby TV would screw up flowering.

it could, I really don't know. i like to keep my shit light and air tight.

jpockets420 · Jun 21, 2012

never let any light in during the dark cycle..NEVER! It will screw up flowering and possibly cause your plants to hermie. Whoever told you that doesn't know jack about growing mary j.

mighty g · Jun 21, 2012

jpockets420 said:
never let any light in during the dark cycle..NEVER! It will screw up flowering and possibly cause your plants to hermie. Whoever told you that doesn't know jack about growing mary j.

which post are you refering to?

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