different light scheduals

has anyone ever tried this? still give a plant there full time of light for a day but put them at like interval hours at a time..

ex. veg cycle:
12am-1am off
1am-4am on
4am-5am off
5am-8am on
8am-9am off
9am-12pm on
12pm-1pm off
1pm-4pm on
4pm-5pm off
5pm-8pm on
8pm-9pm off
9pm-12am on

Troglart said:

has anyone ever tried this? still give a plant there full time of light for a day but put them at like interval hours at a time..

ex. veg cycle:
12am-1am off
1am-4am on
4am-5am off
5am-8am on
8am-9am off
9am-12pm on
12pm-1pm off
1pm-4pm on
4pm-5pm off
5pm-8pm on
8pm-9pm off
9pm-12am on

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No and I wouldn't.
It will probably double your electric bill. It takes way more power to turn on lights than to leave them on.

i dont know about the power consumption personaly i dont think it would change shit. but at the core of this thread... what the is the fucking point of 3 hours on 1 hour off? i mean you cant expect the plant to consider 4 hour light cycles a full day cycle. i would expect some hermies to come out of this. but i have no idea. just my two cents. tell us how it goes.

I got another idea, what about a strobe light.. Why use 4 hr cycles when you can use 1/4 second cycles..

"Day 1 - Sunday, 6:00am til Monday, 3:36am
Day 2 - Monday, 3:36pm til Tuesday, 1:12pm
Day 3 - Wednesday, 1:12am til Wednesday, 10:48pm
Day 4 - Thursday, 10:48am til Friday 8:24am
Day 5 - Friday, 8:24pm til Saturday 6:00pm"

I was hoping someone had tried this (from the FAQ). It seems technical enough...... but does it work?

If you want your plant to turn hermaphrodite screw up the light schedule

Spazmoog, that one has proven to be fine, but there was a giant debate over benefit.. Also its a nuissance if you only own basic 24hr timers.. The reason its divided like that is because it does work with a 7 day timer to yield 5 effective days..

born2killspam said:

Spazmoog, that one has proven to be fine, but there was a giant debate over benefit.. Also its a nuissance if you only own basic 24hr timers.. The reason its divided like that is because it does work with a 7 day timer to yield 5 effective days..

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Thanks born2killspam..... I don't want the extra effort if the return isn't reflected.

On a one-time crop you'd see a small gain, but given the extra time needed, it isn't the best idea in a perpetual space..