My 8hr flowering experiment
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torontoke
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I wouldn't go back to 6 again.
I seriously think that's pushing it a little bit to far. 8 seems to be happy number. I was at a friends the other day and he is now at week 8 of 8/16 and those buds are rock solid and as big or bigger than what he was growing prior using 12/12. Some of his improvement is probably genetic because I've been feeding him good cuttings but the lighting doesn't show any negative effects. Actually he complained they seem to be requiring more food n water than he's used to
skunkwreck
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Your beans getting real funky smelling bro...frosty also
especially the Apollo 13 cross...can't get pics right now tho 
MrStickyScissors
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Cool thread. But just by looking at the pics you can tell you are not getting full potential when it comes to yield. The pic you posted that said day 36 of flower early frost, I have those size flowers by around the 18th day.
MrStickyScissors
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I start at 12/12 and go to 10/14, that works for me. Now I wish you could do an exper. on if 10/14 yields the same as 12/12 from flower
LetsGetCritical
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it says the plant wont flower until the days are shorter than the night?
torontoke
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I look forward to seeing some pics of them. Hope they turn out twice as good as ur expecting.Your beans getting real funky smelling bro...frosty also
torontoke
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I completely agree with you.
As noted in here the temps in that small cabinet became a real problem even with the 8 hr light on.
In bigger areas the light cycle seems to work a lot better.
The temps eventually caused me to move the plants somewhere else that's cooler.
testiclees
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How long do you go 12/12 before you drop?
torontoke
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Even going 10/14 is an improvement over 12/12 when it comes to energy savings and when you calculate 2 hrs a day over 7-8 weeks. An extra flower cycle worth of savings for the year.
10/14 probably doesn't cut into your yield that much. I'm just glad to see more and more people using other cycles than 12/12.
torontoke
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That isn't really unusual even in nature or in a standard 12/12 run.
The shorter day period does seem to force the plants into flowering quicker and finishing sooner.
MrStickyScissors
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The last 3 or 4 weeks.
I would have to agree with the skunkdoc. What is the use of trying to learn all these different technics, if you're not going to put anything to practice. I'm new to riu this year but so far I have tried the 8 on 16 off flowering method, Uncle Ben's topping technics, and flowering from seed.(Which I probably won't do again). These two things alone have both increased my yield and cut my electric bill, not to mention quickened my flowering times. Keep smoking friends!!!
tokalotapot
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to an extent if you use 740nm light it is much different it can be lights on for 14 hours and off for 10 and wow big difference
tokalotapot
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honest opinion about light cycles is the more light you give them and the more they are sleeping is the best way to do it. dont cut the light back to 10 hours,instead bring it to 13 hours on. with added red light for 15 minutes and the( pfr-fr plant processing the light to energy) i cant say enough about this underutilized technology. i had a buddy last night stop by with his legal grow of chemdawg.lets just say he was jealous and couldnt believe mine was done before his. even though i was 3 weeks later of my flip 14on/10off and it was better buy leaps and pounds.
ttystikk
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How much of what kind of light?
tokalotapot
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for a pro grow y way
this is a very dialed in detail oriented 6x6 tent but here we go.
start with the the light 1000watt hortilux eye hps cooltube (if you can get away from it and use an umbrella hood it will be better but i cant )
4 uvb reptile 2.0 26 watts each
146 watts 740nm fr RED
nutes advanced the whole line. grand daddy ect
ebb N flow
co2 1400ppm
now the collaboration of all this works like hps on 14 hours for the whole cycle of flower(veg 24hr)
use the 740nm lights for 15 minutes after hps is off everynight(instant pfr-fr light to food switch)
last 4 weeks uvb every hour for 30 minutes
and ebb N flow flooding based on my nutes rising up i water less and at the same time helps control humidity
12 buckets equal distance on plant in each bucket
torontoke
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Well the tides have changed in my life folks and I'm pumped...
Just acquired a fucking awesome piece of land. Start building my forever home next spring. Monster playroom for a basement. A lot of good things will be coming over the next year.
I have to provide meds for 4 patients and I want to get serious about breeding and helping people.
Keep paying it forward, karma does seem to come around after all.
Just acquired a fucking awesome piece of land. Start building my forever home next spring. Monster playroom for a basement. A lot of good things will be coming over the next year.
I have to provide meds for 4 patients and I want to get serious about breeding and helping people.
Keep paying it forward, karma does seem to come around after all.
skunkwreck
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Awesome news bro...congratulations !