dimebagdevin
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Been on 24 hour light for about 9 days
How much longer until you can tell the sex?
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Mr.Goodtimes
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A month or two
dimebagdevin
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Thanks.
Talkenlate04
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24 hr light is good and pointless. There is no plant that gets 24/7 light. Plants benefit from a rest period imo. 18/6.
bgmike8
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Lol. Oh shit
They show sex after u switch to 12 12
Do you know of any studies or is this just ancedotal from your experience?
Do you understand photoperiod?
They show sex after u switch to 12 12
I did 24 .0 and mine had fast growth and did fine. I've never tried 18.6 though.
Do you know of any studies or is this just ancedotal from your experience?
Mr.Goodtimes
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I done it both ways (24/0 and 18/6). I see that the plant grows better (imo) on 18/6. Structure wise and less stress. Like said before no plant in nature gets 24/0 light cycle. But really the difference to me came down to the light bill...
I see not that much of a difference between the schedules, and think 18/6 is better, so why pay the extra 6hrs of electricity.
I see not that much of a difference between the schedules, and think 18/6 is better, so why pay the extra 6hrs of electricity.
bgmike8
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I could use the energy savings but will it slow growth?
And you say structure. Do you mean it has better structure, more bud sites? Because that would make it worth it alone
dimebagdevin
Member
I plan on mainlining this one so that's why I had it running 24/7 so I could get to the 5 or 6 stems quicker, I'm going to slowly introduce my plant to the darkness since it's already been a week of straight light.
Mr.Goodtimes
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No it won't slow growth. Plants use the dark period to convert starches and... Well... grow lol. I get better growth from what I've seen. Structure I meant More stable stems, not necessarily more bud sites or anything.
But still, the difference was barely. It's about the same, both work. They do droop before the light goes out and they're bigger in the 'morning' on 18/6 so I know they want 'sleep' lol.
I did 24/0 my first few years and then it just didn't seem worth it at a certain point
Cyrus420
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Pre-Flowers can show up as early as three weeks into veg. http://www.growweedeasy.com/preflowers
Unless you have a very short veg time most growers can find pre-flowers on their plants during the vegetative stage.
Viperlock
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If you use CFL's, they don't achieve enough light saturation and quite a few articles are saying it's better just to leave them on 24. I'm not sure how much merit can be placed on the sources, however I can say that with CFL's 18/6 took 2 weeks longer to get to the same point I am now when I Veg'd for 24.
bgmike8
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I stand corrected.
Cyrus420
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Even better we all learned something really cool.
dimebagdevin
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Just want to point out, I love your profile picture.
Cyrus420
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Thanks, I get that often.
bgmike8
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What the hell is it?Thanks, I get that often.
Cyrus420
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It's Dick Butt!
bgmike8
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That's not my gf
dimebagdevin
Member
You Sir, have won the war.