light cycle ?s

im looking for opinions on 24/0 vs. 20/4 vs. 18/6 light cycles for veg...ne input wld b grt

any opinions

Hey bro. Personally 18/6 is the best choice in my opinion because it gives your plant a little rest and lets the roots and plant grow a little bit more and it cuts down on the electricity bill. 20/4 is typically best for autoflowering plants. 24/0 is not needed and is just a waste of electricity and probably keeps the growth down a little bit. With darkness in your grow, your buds excrete more resin production and swells up more. Especially in the last couple days of growth where people put their plants in dark for 24-72 hours.

the xtra resins would be for the flowering part though right...im probably gona go with the 18/6 to save on electric and i heard its less stressfull for the 12/12 switch

nature is 18/6 or damn close to it, stick with nature

24/0 works great for me....

i c well thanx for the input 420 and jesus

depends, with cfls 24/0, keeps the plants short and compact and they dont do as much *stretch* growing that they do in the dark. For an hps i prefer 18/6, saves electricity and the extra height and *stretch* growth is actually desireable since youve got a stronger light source that can handle bigger plants like that.

I recommend 18/6 for veg. I usually do 24/0 for seedlings and clones until they root. After that it goes to 18/6. The dark period is important for plants. Then again it all depends on what strains you're growing. Some do well under 24/0 and some don't. I guess it's all trial and error. I still would go for 18/6 to save electricity.