13/11 Flowering

Has anyone else done this before. I am doing 13 light, 11 dark. I have been flowering for 3 weeks and already have some foot long colas. If you are looking for a good experiment give it a shot.

Stop trying to reinvent the wheel!!

J/K... Nothing that I've ever heard of. I would expect though, that with all of the research, literature and whatnot you would be able to find something regarding this and/or why a 12/12 schedule is more suitable for the plants we all hold so dearly.

sorry i am new to all of this, but doesnt that stress it or is it if you keep switching it up?

but he did just say that he has big colas on top...... Isnt that what were going for, and has anyone in this forum ever tryed this before... Any pros and cons with people that tried this, sorry I havent as of yet but would like to hear more,, did you start out like that from the start of flowering, and stay or did you try dif. times until you got to 13/11, and what strain is it...peace..

I could be wrong but i don't think an extra hour is going to make a huge difference. Regardless lets see the pics of the 3 week old foot colas.

pics... pics.... pics.... pics....

yeh, could you show us a pic of your cola, i have only used 12/12. would like to see the difference/


................peace

I will post a pic tonight.

The strain is of some shit going around here in Texas called popcorn. It is really good kind of a woody taste. My buddy grew some last year outside and it was really good. The problem with getting it from a dealer is that it has been vacuum sealed and not handled in a very respectful manner. So by the time I get some all the trichomes are already knocked off of it.

Yes I started out like this. They have been in 13/11 the whole time.

Endoe said:

I will post a pic tonight.

The strain is of some shit going around here in Texas called popcorn. It is really good kind of a woody taste. My buddy grew some last year outside and it was really good. The problem with getting it from a dealer is that it has been vacuum sealed and not handled in a very respectful manner. So by the time I get some all the trichomes are already knocked off of it.

Yes I started out like this. They have been in 13/11 the whole time.

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I though cannabis was dioecious?

natmoon said:

I though cannabis was dioecious?

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I dont know what that means?

And sorry no pics yet guys. I had a friend from my home town die in a car wreck. so I've been out of town. But I will try and upload some pics tonight.

Sorry to hear about your friend that really sucks.

Well, were still waiting for the pics! Its been another week so now the colas should be about two feet long right?

Very sorry about your friend, but I would be interested in some pics as well when you find some time.

Cannabis is dioecious,which means among other things that it requires 12/12 to flower properly.
If hes really lucky he will have small buds,if hes a bit lucky he will have a hermie and if hes unlucky he will have a plant that just never develops properly,all depends on what strain hes growing as some strains auto flower anyway

That's assuming that the plants have an internal clock set to exactly 24 hours. It seems natural to assume, but I know for a fact that many animals in controlled environments trend towards longer or shorter days. Studies have shown that human's internal clocks are geared much more naturally for 26-30 hour days.

I still wouldn't try it with my plants, but I'm interested to see how this turns out. In a completely light tight environment, 13 on 12 off might be interesting as well.

bmxdog said:

sorry i am new to all of this, but doesnt that stress it or is it if you keep switching it up?

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PHIL ANSELMO IS THE FUCKIN MAN!!!!

i always thought it was more important during flowering for the plant to get the 12 hours of darkness rather than the 12 hours of light...we need some clarification!

I read somewhere on the internet about someone putting plants on a flowering schedule where they had 5-12 hour dark cycles a week. He had his lights set to where he would have the light on for over 21 hours, and then go 12 hours of darkness. I thought it sounded a little bit crazy, but he said his buds swelled up a lot with the extra light, and had an insatiable appetite for nutes. I am sorry that I can't give the source, and this is definately unconfirmed second-hand knowledge, but could be worth looking into.

I have a friend that does use this in away. But he uses it how the sun would be in the summer to the fall. He starts out in 18-6 for 3 days 16-8 for 2 days 14-10 2 days 13-11 for 2 days then 12-12 . And i must say that i have never done this but i have seen a couple yeilds and its always been great . So i say go nuts if its working for great !!!! ps. He also starts with mh bulbs and midway he has 1 mh and 1 hps bulb then in the end ( 12-12 ) he uses 2 hps bulbs, alot of switching of the bulbs if you ask me but like i said it seems to work good for him.

pics dude, please.
peace......

I would love to send you guys pics but!!!!!!!! Read the post titled "Disaster" that will tell you why I cant.