Inconsistant vegetative cycle

Keighan

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Oct 9, 2015

• #1

Does anyone have any experience with an inconsistant vegatative light cycle. Like 24 hours one day 18/6 a different day, etc. Would it matter as long as its over 12 hours?..

 

Keighan

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Oct 10, 2015

• #2

Noone?

 

Lo Budget

Well-Known Member

Oct 10, 2015

• #3

There's the gas lamp routine, https://www.rollitup.org/t/gas-lantern-routine.442509/ but that's a consistent cycle even though it's split.
Why are you interested in varying lighting cycles?

 

hotrodharley

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Oct 11, 2015

• #4

Keighan said:

Does anyone have any experience with an inconsistant vegatative light cycle. Like 24 hours one day 18/6 a different day, etc. Would it matter as long as its over 12 hours?..

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I have and I am. As long as the dark period is nowhere near 12 hours you SHOULD be good. I do it to avoid timers and smart meters.

 

Joe Buddens

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Oct 11, 2015

• #5

Do you think it's worth the risk to stress out your plants and diminish yield potential to save some $$ on electricity? I would say no. Pick either 18/6 or 24/0. I mean I can't prove that it will stress the plants out, but the more consistent you are the happier they will be.

 

Joe Buddens

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Oct 11, 2015

• #6

If you went 24/0 one week then 18/6 another, so on and so forth, that would definitely have some ill effects.

 

Lo Budget

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Oct 12, 2015

• #7

Yes, consistency is a good thing. I wouldn't randomize my lighting schedule unless I was forced to. However, I'd be very careful randomizing the total dark period, as hotrodharley says. Try it, if you have the time and want to know for sure.

 

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dirtpower

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Oct 12, 2015

• #8

Why stress the plant needlessly ?