Have a friend who is growing(Satori and Hashberry). Plants look healthy and good..10-12" tall. Sprouted 5 weeks ago. Just discovered that he has been using a 12/12 light cycle instead of 16/8. How should this problem be corrected? Should he simply switch to 16/8? or continue on the 12/12 and see it through? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Help: with lighting mistake
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email468
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honestly, i don't know but my guess would be the 12/12 is shocking and stunting to the plant right now.
this will not hurt the plant, although you may notice slight stunting for acouple days... i went through this a month ago with some hand me down clones. my buddy started flowering them earlier than i woulda liked. i simply switched em back to 24 hours of light. i did notice they did not grow for 3-4 days, but followed with a big growth spurt. now there full of bud and very healthy
switch over to a 24 hour light period. Plants can be switched from Veg to flower and vice versa. I just read about this in one of my books, The Marijuana Growers Bible, or Marijuana New School Growers Guide. It will take a lot longer to be ready to flower but it is possible according to the book
BigGuyinRI
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If you're worried about shocking the plants then adjust the light cycle gradually to 16/8. Switching cycles is easy. I have actually put my plants into a flowering cycle and waited for flowers. Once they began flowering I could pick out the males and replace them with females from a different room thus maximizing efficiency.
Switched back to veg cycle for 6-7 more weeks and back to flowering for good. Its a long boring process but its possible.
Switched back to veg cycle for 6-7 more weeks and back to flowering for good. Its a long boring process but its possible.
