WutangFinancial
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Are my young ones going to be ok even if they get their 12 hours of light all at one time, but having the darkness period starting at different times each day?
12 Hours at different times
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krillianred
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if you had 12 hours of light, but an uneven amount of darkness in different intervals, im told the plants wont flower at all.
someone correct me if im wrong.
someone correct me if im wrong.
gardenandcats
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There best on a timer 12 hours of light then 12 hours of dark at the same time each day.Other wise they are stressed and might produce hermies.
Puffin Afatty
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the 12 or more hours of dark are needed to flower...the dark needs to be continuous...interrupting the dark for as little as a couple minutes can stress the plant...interrupting the light cycle is not so serious...
WutangFinancial
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Hah, ya sorry I was kind of retarded when I wrote that.
I meant if I give my plants the full 12 hours of darkness, uninterrupted, but start this period of darkness at different times each day, is this alright?
I meant if I give my plants the full 12 hours of darkness, uninterrupted, but start this period of darkness at different times each day, is this alright?
krillianred
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if you start different times, it wouldnt be 12 hours of darkness each time.
unless youre talking about uneven amounts of daylight.
unless youre talking about uneven amounts of daylight.
WutangFinancial
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Ya, just seeing if they grow right, and how they grow, in those crazy conditions of different amounts of day each time.
diesel mecanix
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hmmm I think that would cause stress. If I understand you right I believe that's how they make feminized seeds. Causing stress by messing up light cycles makes the plant thinks it's going to die....then produces seeds. Correct if wrong*
krillianred
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interesting
Ribbet29
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If what I think your talking about is correct, its the exact same thing as growing outdoors. Outdoor plants dont get exactly 12 hrs of sun and 12hrs of darkness (which many people think you must have to flower) and the sun rises and set's at different times every day all season long
email468
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ribbet29 is correct (unless you are on the equator and even then 12/12 is a limited time) BUT indoor growers have found that 12/12 consistently flowers current strains with minimal hermaphrodites (something the sun doesn't care about). Also note that while the darkness/lightness changes - the changes are consistent (days longer towards summer/shorter towards winter) and the darkness/light equal 24 hrs. So if you want you can start flowering with 12/12 then add a minute of darkness to both the end and the beginning of your dark period. So in a couple of months you'll be on a 14/10 cycle which is just fine (increases time to harvest but should increase yield).
If you are growing indoors and can afford to experiment - give your idea a try.
If you are growing indoors and can afford to experiment - give your idea a try.
jondog123
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Yeah, I have that too. haha.
May we ask why you would want to do this? I like my timer. It's pretty reliable and has a lifetime warranty.
WutangFinancial
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Just to try it and see what happens. I also have music on for my young ones while they sleep, they definitely enjoy it.
nowstopwhining
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dont forget to shake them around a bunch.....like they are dancing!
jondog123
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