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Shortened Flowering Time - Tricking the planet? 6 hours 40 minutes light-on

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ezbake

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Hello, I read a post on the forum about tricking the planet into flowering faster by doing a special light cycle.

You'd need to do it manually or a complex digital timer.

But you do, 6 Hours and 40 Minutes light on, 12 hours light off, 6 Hours and 40 Minutes light on, 12 hours light off, etc.

There's no set hour to turn the light on or off, it changes everyday.

The person said that you receive less yield but that it can cut off 3-4 weeks, so for some people this might be a nice little trick.

Anyways, has anyone does this? Perhaps a grow diary/log so I can see pics etc?
Thanks
 
JJScorpio

JJScorpio

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I don't think I would buy into that one ezbake. Where did they pull the time of 6 hrs 40 min lights on, lol? I would think it would help your plant hermie if it had that in it's genetics though. When you switch to 12/12 you are essentially tricking the plant to flower. If you wanted to experiment, you could try 10 hrs light and 14 hours dark and see if that made a difference.........
 
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Believe it or not, I just finished up a grow as an experiment using that exact time schedule. The reason for 6hours 40 min's is so every 7 days the schedule resets. The basic concept is you get 9 days for every 7 real days. 60 day strain finishes in 45, 45 day strain finishes in about 30. It works and yields are somewhat affected, but I believe if you are dialed in with your grow,(I am still perfecting mine), I don't think there would be that much of a drop in yield.

I cut this one a bit early at day 30(real calendar days), could have used about 2 more weeks but it was still killer. Strain is Nirvana AK-48


Day 27(real calendar days) day 35 according to schedule.

It works pretty good and definately gives you a little bud faster.
 
JJScorpio

JJScorpio

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If I had 2 flowering rooms it would be fun to do that just to see the results. I would have guessed the plant would not get enough light to grow properly. It's kind of interesting.
 
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Under what kind of light wizard, because thats pretty fucking good if it is under a 400...also how long veg time?

I would try this but it would be real hard to get used to the lights going on and off at weird, random times each week....

I am also pretty sure it would not completeley induce hermies, but if they are not set on a VERY strict scheduale, they most like will be easier to hermie.
 
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ezbake

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yeah see i wasnt makin it up lol

its interesting stuff, i would like to see a comparison grow side by side but it doesnt seem like theres any yet
 
thedarkknight

thedarkknight

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why are people so interested in doing this? i've done it but not by choice. If there are no security problems than why bother?
 
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I havent a clue really,I've done 14 dark 10 light but 12/12 is just where its at,true co2 enrichment will speed things up without putting a plant through photoperiod confusion
 
NiteTiger

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This has been around for a while, and there've been a coupla shows using it.

The basic idea is that studies have shown that the plants metabolism only operates at its peak for 6 hours or so a day, and drops off rather quickly afterwards. The plant doesn't get photoperiod confused - it is still getting its 12 hours of dark, uninterrupted.

The reason for the 6h40m time is so that the cycles line up correctly without the need for a specialized timer (like the HarvestMaster, I believe it is).

The purpose of this style of growing is to shorten flower time, not anything regarding security.

I've got a post I started here on IC over a year ago, I'll see if I can find the link. The guy who did the grows is CosmicBadBoy, he's got a show on here, but his main forum is advanced nutrients medical.

Lemme see if I can dig up a link to the thread where we discussed it in more detail.
 
thedarkknight

thedarkknight

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The basic idea is that studies have shown that the plants metabolism only operates at its peak for 6 hours or so a day, and drops off rather quickly afterwards.
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does anyone have any links to these studies? i've heard this a few times in the past but have never read or heard anything irrefutable from credable sources... hard to do i know.

i've done the 6/12 before and would not recommend it other than finishing quickly due to security concerns. Its a sacrafice of yeild for time... and then you have to reset so why bother. I have posted a few paragraphs regarding this elsewhere, do a search.

Does CBB post here? that dude seemed to disappear for a while over yonder.
 
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ezbake

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Yeah man it's not about security... it's about speeding up the process so we can blaze a few days sooner! sheesh!
 
thedarkknight

thedarkknight

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ezbake Yeah man it's not about security... it's about speeding up the process so we can blaze a few days sooner! sheesh!
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sheesh yourself Smart Guy, try it out for yourself then act important. The main theory behind this scedule was to have a higher yearly yeild through increased productivity not get baked faster. If you need some weed that fast go buy some or cut early.
 
NiteTiger

NiteTiger

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Actually, the theory was to have shortened flower times giving more yield over time.

Only ones who claimed a yield increase per crop were the makers of the $800 timer :D
 
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thedarkknight said:
sheesh yourself Smart Guy, try it out for yourself then act important. The main theory behind this scedule was to have a higher yearly yeild through increased productivity not get baked faster. If you need some weed that fast go buy some or cut early.
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touchy touchy arent we

this is a based on the long known theory that in the wild MJ only needs 6 hours of light each day to flower properly. Any knowledgable outdoor grower can atest to this. I cant see why this same concept wouldnt work indoors too.

I have been wanting to try this head-to-head with a 12/12 grow for comparison.
 
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