16/8 vs 18/6 Any Noticeable Difference, other than your power bill?
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ShawnSunshine
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What's a "Poly" hybrid?
Budz.Bunny
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Ime some strains will go into flower sooner than others just depends on the strain....some will flower at 14 hrs some at 16 and some at 12/12 it just depends... experiment that's how I've come to this conclusion
MICHI-CAN
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Artificial lights? Indoors?
ShawnSunshine
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Hmm, but don't cannabis plants need down time for cells? Like we do they need rest?
I've seen people growing at 24/7 , especially on autos but I'd feel weird with that.
I can't have my lights on 24/7 in here l lol...
ShawnSunshine
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So then you can't keep the plant on veg mode then huh, if it decides to flower early?
I mean, obviously 12/12 is to trigger flowering, but that's interesting.
Didn't know it could just decide to up and flower on you.
Maybe that's why people do 18/6
ShawnSunshine
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In Columbia it's 12:30 and 13 hours sunlight respectively, they are 272 miles north of the equator
MICHI-CAN
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I'm in MI and get that in really early spring. Equator would 13 hours in winter. Reread your sight or post it from a solar chart.
Budz.Bunny
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The plant starts to flower as soon as it realizes the days are getting shorter...12/12 is just the easiest way to initiate that..but like I said some will flower at flower at different times but all strains will flower when you flip to 12/12 so it's just become a common practice we all flip to 12/12
If you ever get bored and want to experiment and your growing multiple strains do a gradual change into flower shave 1 hr off every 2 weeks or so and you SHOULD see some flower at different times....atleast I did
I did a gradual change to save on electric but I won't ever do that again because I had different strains flower at different times lol didn't really like it but I guess it doesn't matter in the end anyway
But like @MICHI-CAN said he's been growing for 40 years and not seen it so I guess it all depends
MICHI-CAN
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I think I do a few more than most yearly. But you are who? And grow what?
Budz.Bunny
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? Chill out I never said you were wrong
All I said was when I did a gradual change I noticed different plants flower at different times
Are you saying I'm wrong?
Budz.Bunny
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And now that I think about it they started flowering at 14 hrs I Kno that for a fact because I have it logged in my journal but it could of been 16
MICHI-CAN
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Wrong in your tagging me. I'll keep keep my decades from you. Earn more than your 2 on the planet. And I'm chilled. You are naming and confronting with some nonsense to my crowd. Be you. Have fun.
Budz.Bunny
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I'm confused...you took it wrong I was stating my experience and was just repeating what u said
You took it wrong buddy but I'll be me no doubt stay humble...
MICHI-CAN
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Get seeds from known breeders. Not the net. I've seen freaks like never before. But your premature ejaculation plants are just poor genetics rushed to ripp noobs like you off. Oh boy. And You will thank me in thew end. I told you the naked truth.
Budz.Bunny
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I Kno what I seen with my own eyes and that was different plants flowering at different times and some were flowering at 14 hrs and possibly could of started flowering at 16 hrs...all that matters
Kassiopeija
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24/7 is best growth for seedlings but keep ppfd accordingly low
but it doesnt matter much with photoperiodics its your call when you flower them
how much u harvest is genetics + light/area + your expertise
tbh you don't have much room I'd put 12/12fs so they flower ASAP
which is between 4-6 weeks
b4 that photos are not mature and will just veg
if they flower too soon, u can easily reveg them and cash in on boost
I heard some strains dont like that but such a genetic just throw it into the trashcan
maybe look up what the breeder says about how much they stretch, young plants stretch usually excessively
but it doesnt matter much with photoperiodics its your call when you flower them
how much u harvest is genetics + light/area + your expertise
tbh you don't have much room I'd put 12/12fs so they flower ASAP
which is between 4-6 weeks
b4 that photos are not mature and will just veg
if they flower too soon, u can easily reveg them and cash in on boost
I heard some strains dont like that but such a genetic just throw it into the trashcan
maybe look up what the breeder says about how much they stretch, young plants stretch usually excessively
ShawnSunshine
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I smoked skittlz, it was good.
But not the best.
So far my favorite strain of all time I think was Ambrosia... But I tried smoking it again and didn't like it the second time.
I'm starting to make a list of my favorite strains that work best for me, but it's constantly changing.
Praying that Purple Haze will be good.
I've never smoked it.
They don't have it here in San Francisco to buy.
Budz.Bunny
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Kassiopeija
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yeah its true it's about if the "Pfr horomone" reaches a critical threshold
plus, cannabis seeds dont need a period of winter cold but during veg a phase of, at least, medium temps to cause "vernalization"