12/12 Light Cycle and Growing From Seed

Mr. Bigglesworth · #1 04-06-2008, 05:29 AM

Hi,
Nice to be part of this website

. New here, but not a newbie by any stretch of the imagination.....but always learning!!!!

My question is, what is anyone's experience in growing at a 12/12 cycle from day one. I usually use 18/6 then switch to 12/12, but being handicapped.....running 2 diff light cycles, with one grow room is not working out as I slowly lose use of the right side of my body.
If I grow 12/12 all of the way through, what are the up's, the down's, things that I should keep an eye out for, that I might not have to if I was doing it 18/6 to 12/12. Any input, info ect... that anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much

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Peace, Love and Tie Dye,
Mr. Bigglesworth

Manny Ramirez · #2 04-06-2008, 05:54 AM

Welcome to Rollitup Mr. Bigglesworth.............

sens1 · #3 04-06-2008, 06:32 AM

welcome...............your plants will start the flowering process from day 1 and if your seedlings have enough power to grow at all while trying to bud, you're going to have tiny tiny sickly buds I would say. I wouldn't even bother to try personally.

can't you just change your light timer later once you've vegged, and do it in the same room...? you don't HAVE to have 2 rooms.

Mr. Bigglesworth · #4 04-06-2008, 06:41 AM

My issue is that I am going to have a bunch of other plants that are flowering in the same room, when these should be vegging, that is why I am in this position.......any advice

? I mean, weed grows in many countries around the equator, and they naturally get 12/12, 365 days per year? What is the diff, if it is done inside like that??? Any advice would be appreciated.

Peace, Love and Tie Dye,

Mr. Bigglesworth

sens1 · #5 04-06-2008, 10:01 AM

setup another grow space or wait until you harvest the plants you are flowering now and THEN germ new ones; veg, flower, harvest, germ, rinse, repeat

Mr. Bigglesworth · #6 04-06-2008, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sens1

setup another grow space or wait until you harvest the plants you are flowering now and THEN germ new ones; veg, flower, harvest, germ, rinse, repeat

As much as I would like to do that, I am a MM Patient, and had no choice but to overlap...the process is already underway

. Due to financial reasons, I had no choice but to do it that way.....so at this point, I'm looking for some guidance as to walk my way through this process that I screwed up..oops!!
I know that the way "sens1" said to do it is the most advisable way, but I had no choice..

Peace, Love and Tie Dye,
Mr. Bigglesworth

Woomeister · #7 04-06-2008, 10:17 AM

Am I right in thinking you haven't started a grow yet? If you have started a grow already and you are about to germ more seeds and are worried what to do concerning lighting then forget the seeds and clone from the plants already in flower. I grow a non veg operation and I know a few other guys on here do. Just take some clones and keep them at 12/12 then clone again and again, but I wouldn't clone more than 2 weeks into flower personally.

sens1 · #8 04-06-2008, 10:18 AM

no special advice Biggles, raise them the same as you did your other plants I guess.
good luck and let us know how it goes.

Woomeister · #9 04-06-2008, 10:20 AM

If you haven't started yet then of course veg the seeds for however long you can, height restrictions taken into account etc. then go 12/12 3 weeks into 12/12 take cutting and put them straight into 12/12 and so on and so forth.This way you will have lesser yieds but more often so it evens itself out-and on the plus side for you, you don't need two areas.Good luck!

surfnsk8er · #10 04-06-2008, 10:50 AM

i currently have 1 female from 12/12 str8 from seed did 2 out of batch and 1 turned male. looking great so far got to 8 inches and now there are preflowers everywhere with side branches about 3 nodes deep. ive heard you can get up to an ounce this way but i use hps dunno what u are using. i expect to get ATLEAST a half o of fire off it. gl man