Should I switch my light cycle to 12/12??? Have pics

Hey guys, I have 4 plants that have been in 18/6 light cycle under a 400 watt HPS for almost 3 weeks now. I was wondering when I should switch to 12/12. this is my fist grow and I'm not to sure. I was also wondering if i should trim some of the leaves and how I do so. Thanks for the help Happy growing!!!

no trimming leaves and its up to you on if u wanna flower it, its ready when you are. lol

If you want the them to stay at somewhat of a short height and yield less bud quicker, you can start flowering them now. If space isn't a factor and you want a bigger yield then id veg them for a little longer

I would leave it a week or 2 but it depends on the size of your growing area. Instead of trimming- make a few holes in the pot get some string and feed it through the hole and round the lower branches, pulling them down carefully this will increase the surface area of the plant and light available to the lower bits, then watch them bush out. Nice one

Space is not really an issue, I have about 7 feet to work with. So if I let them veg for longer the yield should be larger?

first, you should know that there is no use for an 18/6 veg time (or at least not that I know of). MJ is the type of plant that does photosynthesis (and thus, grows) as long as the light is shining on it. You could have put those 6 hrs of every night towards making your plant bigger. just a heads up for next time

Its all up to you when it comes to flowering. you could have even set it to flowering right from the get-go with no veg time at all. I let my bach of plants growing right now grow for a full 3 weeks, and on the beginning of the 4th wk, switched it to flowering. my plants are a pretty good size now in their 3rd wk of flowering. Let your plants veg according to how big of a yield you are looking for. The longer, the better. What i suggest you do is let 2 of the 4 start flowering now and keep the other 2 in veg for a lot longer. That way, you will have some quick smoke in a couple months and an even larger amount in the following months.

Before you switch to flowering, make sure you have an automatic timer. This is going to be one of your best friends until the plant is ready to harvest. Turning off the lights at different times every day can result in a hermaphrodite (as I'm told) and it will have an effect on the buds.

Don't trim off any of the leaves. How would you like it if you were a pro athlete and I cut off one of your lungs as your mile times dropped? Exactly. PWND.

+rep?

yes,thats correct. bigger plant =bigger yield lol (

darkdestruction420 said:

yes,thats correct. bigger plant =bigger yield lol (

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lol. putting that ganja status to good use, i see.

veg veg veg, veg atleast 1 month, i prefer 2 big is always better

Thanks guys, think I will let them veg for another 2 weeks then switch to 12/12.