People have the right to believe what they want to. Im not saying it cant be done, but just because a plant is green and grows does not mean its healthy and has a strong immune system. Plants live off the exact same nutrients, vitamins, and compounds humans do. I person can live off fruits and vegetables alone but they will not be healthy. People that eat nothing but fruit and veggies and dont eat atleast fish and eggs are some of the unhealthiest people alive. Same with plants, they will live without a lot of what they need but it wont last long. With cannabis they generally have a short life, they grow a few weeks then they are killed. Try keeping a plant alive long term without it getting what it needs to be healthy. Take any kind of tree temperate or tropical and give it 24/0 all the time long term and see what happens. It will exhaust itself and die. Same as putting a maple in a greenhouse year round without it getting at least 50 days winter rest. Plants that are grown 24/0 are not truely healthy, they make it because they are grown one cycle and killed. Well 2 cycles I should say. Watch what happens to one of these plants that suffer a pest attack or heat extremes. The key to not getting pests is health and immune system. Pests attack weakened unhealthy plants. Strong healthy plants they will leave alone.
I DO understand your point.
I agree to a point.
I disagree (strongly) to another point.
I see constantly (through a little growers "club") other particular growers, who have "forever" vegged at 24/0 for extended periods, say around 4 weeks till they begin with a lights out period. They have for almost as long as I've known them, to be trouble free and have some very healthy and well vegged plants.....
I have gone on and on with them about the why's and hows of Cannabis and it's reactions to light and the plants physical reactions to it and darkness - Right on down to the cellular peptide level......
I can only conclude that the plants during veg have an innate ability to "carry on", even under high Umol/lumin (whatever) conditions and still be able to produce great results....Keep in mind these are well above average growers and have adjusted their methods over years.
There are those on here that run a 24/0 veg and are beyond well versed and educated on the growing of Cannabis. I respect them and yes, I still make the choice not to.....
I believe that you can run 24/0 "safely". I will agree that that's not a "stress free" situation....I do not see anyone (with the "skills"), here or at home. Having any increased problems with bugs or infestations of any kind...
You have a general idea, based in actual science, on your mind. You have formed a conclusion based on that. I'm interested to know if you actually know why (the science) your against 24/0? You see, even though I do have that knowledge.....I still see things in life that contradict that exact knowledge....Therefore, I must conclude that it is "ok" to practice something I "feel" is wrong.
Trust me on this! A Dutch Master - schooled me on it, when I made your style of statement! ( AND I still say "Light saturation point in C-3 Plants"
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PEACE
