6pm-10pm vs 6pm-6am Light dep method
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I always was confused by this. It would seem from a mold perspective it would be better to just cover until the sun fully went down and then remove the tarp and let things breathe more. What does the benefit of full darkness add? Quicker flowering time, or increased yields? Both?
Its hard to say, I think tho it adds more stability. Like last year my folks did the 6-10 and they had some hermi issues, but our 6-6 was hermi free, but theres a lot of other factors that could have contributed to this.
I used a dehumidifier ran the whole time from tarp on to off with the 12 hours and they were good.
I used a dehumidifier ran the whole time from tarp on to off with the 12 hours and they were good.
What about 6-6 and saying fuck it when you want to sleep longer and only uncover them by 8 or 9 or so? It was my belief that extra dark hours won't stress a plant... It's interrupting the dark period that causes trouble. If done frequently they could finish a bit faster though.
Gonna try 6-10 this year. Instead of 6-6 I usually see folks do 8-8 or 9-9 cus they don't get direct sunlight til then anyways in the morning.
We alway use to go 5:30 pm to dark which is like 9:30. BUt we do 3 runs per season, just harvested the first run. At 7 pm to 7am, we have a solex greenhouse when its covered we run a dehumidier if not then there would be all kinds of dew on the inside pannels. We don't run any out take fans when covered just the dehu. cause there is only so much power we can run outside
Noonin are you liking the 7-7 better than when you were running 5:30 to dark?
Heres a link to sun hours close to where im at in norcal, if i go 12-12 it'll prolly be 7-7 just because i get more afternoon than morning light on me spot...
http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/citrus-heights?month=6&year=2015
Nah ive seen a few people try less light in indoor setups and it = way less yield.
Heres a link to sun hours close to where im at in norcal, if i go 12-12 it'll prolly be 7-7 just because i get more afternoon than morning light on me spot...
http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/citrus-heights?month=6&year=2015
Nah ive seen a few people try less light in indoor setups and it = way less yield.
Thanks for the response, good to know. Not trying to deraik ur thread, but how big was the dehumidifier, and how big was the greenhouse?
Indoor sure, light intensity is constant. Outdoors, light intensity peaks at noon, starts of very low in the morning and evening, plus most likely during the first and last 2 hours of the day your plants are in the shade anyway...
You say you're lazy, I'm so lazy I wouldn't even consider doing a dep grow
Yep, we are liking it better. there are a few street lights around the neighborhood that kind of lit up the gh a bit at night. So we decided to go 7 to 7. Also had a few light leaks but they still flowered out
Rainmaker
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I've done both. Currently I'm pulling @ 6pm...and off after sundown..which is 9:30ish. This is at a location that's deep...up on the mountain. If there's any threat of light pollution...I wouldn't be pulling back at night. Timing the pulling of tarp needs to be consistent with sunrise at your location. I can say that pulling back after sunset almost totally eliminates the condensation build-up on the tarps...this is also with running 2 Dri-Eaz 3500's per bay
one is for veg the other for bud ...you decide
I'm currently 3AM- 9AM I like to keep it close to natural rhythm as possible
as the real question is :::: Do roots detect tidel movements, like the sea shore tide up and down every 6 hours?
thats a real question ...lol
I'm currently 3AM- 9AM I like to keep it close to natural rhythm as possible
as the real question is :::: Do roots detect tidel movements, like the sea shore tide up and down every 6 hours?
thats a real question ...lol
HorseMouth
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Hello Fellow Light Deppers,
I'm on 7:30am to 7:30pm.
I really think all OD growers should have at least one of two Light Deps going. Even in smaller raised beds framed up. For me, it lets me test grow out a strain in a more controlled environment, and decide if it makes the cut for next years OD.
God Bless Tarp Pullers
Is there a Golden Tarp award going on at the Mateel this year? I haven't seen anything about it.
Peace
I'm on 7:30am to 7:30pm.
I really think all OD growers should have at least one of two Light Deps going. Even in smaller raised beds framed up. For me, it lets me test grow out a strain in a more controlled environment, and decide if it makes the cut for next years OD.
God Bless Tarp Pullers
Is there a Golden Tarp award going on at the Mateel this year? I haven't seen anything about it.
Peace
Id love to show off my flowers i just had 2 females out of a 10 pack and of the 2 they were total opposite pheno's. They were outside and started flowering early so we dragged them in the light dep g.h. and been covering daily from 7 am to 7 pm. The one looks like the best top shelf indoor i have seen in sometime. If anyone can help me figure out how to post pics from a phone that would be awesome.
This is what i went with. both have light just touching the tips when I pull this time.
I do what my time allows, honestly...if I don't get home till after dark, or its hella hot, Sac valley, I'll cover them up at night and uncover at 9:30-10am. I get afternoon sun so I'm not missing much light then anyhow. If I'm home, and I have work before 10 the next morning, I'll cover at 6pm and pull them back out at night to rise with the sun. I just make sure they get 12 hrs each night, even if I have to cut their day short a tad sometimes. Fwiw, I've found OD plants to be more forgiving when it comes to light schedule interruptions...ime you'd have to really mess with them for a while to hurt them...fwiw.
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