lighting schedule - base hours?

This might be a stupid question, but I've searched and can't find anything..
Looking to get into growing, and just have a thought. Is it possible to accelerate the plant days by doing a 22 or 20 base hour schedule, as opposed to 24? For example, veg at 15/5 and flower at 10/10?
Has anyone tried this, or am I just retarded for thinking it?

No not retarded thinking I have always stayed with 18/6 and 12/12 just search on the forums there is lots of information about possible lighting schedules that may help you happy growing and good luck!

Kinda retarded lol since it's 24 hours in a day and you run the risk of herming your plants.If you really want fast just get a 60 day strain,but if you can't
Then instead of 15/5 or some other silly number use 15/9 and 10/14 same time just uninterrupted with random hours of light and darkness.

I am also curious about this, I know that some people use 12/6 for flowering asserting get bigger buds.
However, it is quite difficult to check this variable and there isnt enough report or research about it, probably, because it is illegal in many countries

Only assholes use the word "retarded."

There is a lot of information regarding this. You can speed up your harvest by switching your light cycle, but it will lower your yield.

Okay, here was my thinking.. If we were to shorten the "days" of the plants, maybe it would kick up their metabolism, and result in heartier pot? It came to me while reading an article on CNN about man visiting mars, and the resulting "day" we would have.

FIFA bong said:

This might be a stupid question, but I've searched and can't find anything..
Looking to get into growing, and just have a thought. Is it possible to accelerate the plant days by doing a 22 or 20 base hour schedule, as opposed to 24? For example, veg at 15/5 and flower at 10/10?
Has anyone tried this, or am I just retarded for thinking it?

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I believe if you read up you will learn the plant needs a certain number of hours of darkness for chemical processes to occur. This time can be shortened slightly using brilliant blue light for a period just before total darkness nightly. Your question has been asked here before and as an Alaska resident I often wonder how our outdoor plants (not this year or last!) flower when we don't reach 12/12 until just before the snow flies.