You can veg them 24/0 just fine. 18/6 works and so does 16/8. It all comes down to personal preference. Vegging plants don't need darkness. Flowering plants do.
I know guys like Ed Rosenthal recommend a 24 hour light cycle in veg, but I swear my plants perform much better on 18/6.
It depends on the space and time frame you have available. If space or time is not a concern, I recommend vegging for 4-6 weeks for your first plant.
24hour light works fine. 18/6 or 16/8 will result in lower light bills. It's all about what works for you.
I veg mine 24 hrs because i feel like it keeps them short and bushy, I may be wrong, that's just what I have experienced. 18/6 is fine and saves a little on electricity, what type of lighting do you have?
Because people rep for other reasons than grow knowledge. Don't look at rep for indicator, look at join date and post count. Then look at what they said. Google what they said.
My assumption would be toke n talk
I take your profile name at face value, but I'm a perv.
At least the OP is in the Newb section and they were good questions.
Personally, I use 24h light when in veg because it helps me control the temperature of my room. It gets too cool at night and I'd rather not place a heater in the room.
Because little green rep boxes and post count don't mean anything, at all, whatsoever. There are people with 10,00 posts and lots of little green boxes that are clueless. On the other hand I've seen posts that were put up by brand new members with 5 posts that dead-on nailed a question.
