Current experiment - 48 hour lighting cycles

ganjaluvr

ganjaluvr

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Yeah, I was smoking a fatty of 'Blue Dream' a while back.. and thought of this idea.


Well, I currently have two of my 'Ceres Skunk' ladies growing in a different spot. Both of the plants are females and are exactly 1.5 weeks old. I'm conducting my experiment (the idea that i thought of while stoned).. which basically all I'm doing is.. instead of the light cycle being the natural 24 hours... I thought I would try and use 48 hour lighting cycles.

48/48. Believe it or not.. well.. IT WORKS.

:D and as soon as I get my USB cable for my new camera I got for Christmas last year I'm doing a journal.. only its going to be a little different. :D You should see these plants.. they do grow bulkier...

thats all I can tell you.. as far as advantages go. Don't want to spoil the fun for the viewers ya dig? ;)


Peace...
 
greensister

greensister

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Oh dood!!! Please continue! I love experments like this.

Thats what i love about this forum. Its a huge research community where everyone shares results.
 
WusSupHoez420

WusSupHoez420

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go for it dude, sounds really interested specially when people say 24/0 is not good and should atleast have a dark cycle.

ill keep updated :)
 
FuZZyBUDz

FuZZyBUDz

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SICK SHIT. im in. give a list tho, nutes, lights, ect...

1 question tho how r u running a timer to this??:bigjoint:
 
GrowingfortheGold

GrowingfortheGold

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Grow 2 sets one on a normal 24 hour cycle and the other on a 48 hour cycle without any topping fimming or other techniques and measure daily growth. I don't believe that plants would grow better in otherworldly conditions.
 
ganjaluvr

ganjaluvr

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Well, I actually disagree with those who think that plants don't need any darkness to grow..

which.. I mean I guess they don't.. but if you don't give your plants any darkness.. doesn't that mean that they can't properly process the photosynthesis that they need???

I mean think about it..

whenever you have a seed germinating.. its in the dark right? and once you see her break open.. and see the tap root showing you go ahead and plant the seed into the soil right? (soil growers only)... then I personally like most other people.. will leave the pot with the newly planted seed in darkness until she breaks through the tops of the soil.. and is growing above the soil.

Now.. it may just be me.. but I have noticed that when giving my plants darkness.. I notice that.. that is when they do alot of their growing.. because they're using up all that light.. that the leafs have been storing up for energy. So... plants use more energy during darkness.. to get itself ready for the next day of sunlight. Otherwise.. if it didnt use up and get rid of what energy its leafs soaked up the day before.. it would be wasting energy right?

I could be wrong.. but my theory makes sense to me. Anyone else?
 
M

Medical MJ Cures Cancer

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hahaha makes sence id love to see how this works out i have done things like 36 hrs dark at the begaining of 12/12 to jumpstart budding but never heard of this. Are you in flowering or veging? sorry if i missed it... I wonder if 48 on and 24 off might be better if your talking veging but what do i know hahaha just a theroy.
 
GreenBully

GreenBully

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so really>>>? so you just plung the light in for 48 and then out for 48?? what kinda timer would you use or how would you set it?? how would you count the weeks??ever 4 days is 1 plant day??so 8- 10 weeks turns to 32 - 40 weeks??or is it the same amount of time and you just harvest when ripe??do they ripen on time?? sorry for all the ?? but this is a damn interestin experiment.......
 
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