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24 hours of light or 24 hours of darkness?
- Thread starter Adwarrior
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If you typically have hermie problems go with darkness to stay on the safe side.
I would go with light for 24. My current cuts require a lot of abuse before they spit out male parts. A LOT of abuse. I've had timers fail and gone for 24 hours many a time without a problem.
I would go with light for 24. My current cuts require a lot of abuse before they spit out male parts. A LOT of abuse. I've had timers fail and gone for 24 hours many a time without a problem.
i believe darkness determines flowering.
therefore, darkness.
light will revert to veg, dark will just be dark...
therefore, darkness.
light will revert to veg, dark will just be dark...
whitecloud99
Member
definitely DEFINITELY...go with darkness!!!
i have the Doc Gvz Cookei Wreck in flowering, and while she can take some serious abuse, you never ever want to interrupt their flowering cycle hours, in mid flower...esp if you arent going to completely reveg them. if you take a 3 weeks flowering female, and then put her in 24hrs of light for say 1 week, then after that 1 week, you go back to flower....you can expect a few hermie bananas.
you made the correct decision, definitely go with the dark
(could also potentially bring her full on flowering, quicker. i use 3 days of total darkness, then 12/12. it helps the plants "flip" into flowering much faster)
i have the Doc Gvz Cookei Wreck in flowering, and while she can take some serious abuse, you never ever want to interrupt their flowering cycle hours, in mid flower...esp if you arent going to completely reveg them. if you take a 3 weeks flowering female, and then put her in 24hrs of light for say 1 week, then after that 1 week, you go back to flower....you can expect a few hermie bananas.
you made the correct decision, definitely go with the dark
(could also potentially bring her full on flowering, quicker. i use 3 days of total darkness, then 12/12. it helps the plants "flip" into flowering much faster)
If you give a plant 168 hours of light of course it will reveg. 24 hours one time is fine. Better than 24 hours without growing.
And putting plants in dark for 3 days for no reason is wacky. Since most people seem to do a terrible job of growing anyways, it would just be 3 days of head start for the diseases. And take 3 days longer to get done. lol
And putting plants in dark for 3 days for no reason is wacky. Since most people seem to do a terrible job of growing anyways, it would just be 3 days of head start for the diseases. And take 3 days longer to get done. lol
whitecloud99
Member
actually, if you take a look in my albums, youll see why i do 3 days of darkness. ive never had any of those issues, that you guys are discussing....so i invite you all to check out my "Elite Album"
whitecloud99
Member
South Florida OG Kush-3 days darkness
South Florida OG Kush-3 days darkness
i commented in the new grower section to help newer growers.
but heres just 1 of about 20 Elite strains, that i give 3 days darkness to before flowering. this plant is a 9.5 week plant, and this is week 6. she will be completely done by 8 weeks, because i feed with a nutrient that kicks in the the P-K coupled with 3 days darkness, speed flowering.
plants adjust to flowering, by a change in the light schedule, NOT by any means of simple hormones. to create those hormones, the plant needs 1-2 weeks of 12/12 lights, to make the flip to flowering. by keeping it in total darkness (fans running. i dont get diseases, my grow is squeaky clean) you activate the plants natural cycle so that instead of 2 weeks to transfer to flowering, it now only takes 7 days flat. coupled with a high P middle ground K nutrient. the plant can successfully make the flip, without taking forever to do it.
im saying this, to inform the OP that if you research more into the flowering, youll see exactly what im saying is completely true, without any added opinions.
(edit: heres Alaskan Alien (M.V.T.F. clone x Chem D clone x Alien Kush) thats 14 days flowering. kept 3 days in the dark. she should just now be beginning to shoot out pistils, showing sex. instead, shes full blown in flower and will only go another 6 weeks and its a 9 week strain)
South Florida OG Kush-3 days darkness
i commented in the new grower section to help newer growers.
but heres just 1 of about 20 Elite strains, that i give 3 days darkness to before flowering. this plant is a 9.5 week plant, and this is week 6. she will be completely done by 8 weeks, because i feed with a nutrient that kicks in the the P-K coupled with 3 days darkness, speed flowering.
plants adjust to flowering, by a change in the light schedule, NOT by any means of simple hormones. to create those hormones, the plant needs 1-2 weeks of 12/12 lights, to make the flip to flowering. by keeping it in total darkness (fans running. i dont get diseases, my grow is squeaky clean) you activate the plants natural cycle so that instead of 2 weeks to transfer to flowering, it now only takes 7 days flat. coupled with a high P middle ground K nutrient. the plant can successfully make the flip, without taking forever to do it.
im saying this, to inform the OP that if you research more into the flowering, youll see exactly what im saying is completely true, without any added opinions.
(edit: heres Alaskan Alien (M.V.T.F. clone x Chem D clone x Alien Kush) thats 14 days flowering. kept 3 days in the dark. she should just now be beginning to shoot out pistils, showing sex. instead, shes full blown in flower and will only go another 6 weeks and its a 9 week strain)
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