who is doing 11-13 lighting? instead of 1212
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maximum
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did you try playing around with the veg cycle too? I dont have the magazine infront of me but he was doing something like 12 on and then a bunch of on and off cycles for the next couple hours. Overall less light but not enough of a long dark period to trigger flowering. Ill check the exact numbers later but just wondering, did you ever change your veg lighting cycle too?
maximum
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ok here is the veg cycle they suggested in november skunk
The 12-1 lighting schedule is as follows 12 hours lights on, 5.5 lights off, 1-hour lights on, 5.5 lights off, and repeat schedule. The 1 hour on in between off period fools the plants that stay in vegetative growth state! Your immediate savings are 5 hours in energy costs daily, as well as your bulbs and equipment lasting longer. But how do the plants react to this lighting schedule?
The 12-1 lighting schedule is as follows 12 hours lights on, 5.5 lights off, 1-hour lights on, 5.5 lights off, and repeat schedule. The 1 hour on in between off period fools the plants that stay in vegetative growth state! Your immediate savings are 5 hours in energy costs daily, as well as your bulbs and equipment lasting longer. But how do the plants react to this lighting schedule?
ÒÒlegilizeitÒÒ
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i might try the flowering scedual maximum presented in the picture
thump easy
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Dam that looks great for some of us that been grown can u tell us strain u used n pounds per light what watts? N how many under light? So we can compair. N c if its worth changing thank u...... Nice by the way...
maximum
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Well Im already done veg and Im in flowering like 1 week and I just discovered the article today but yea I will share all info when its done for sure. I like comparing anyways. Its fun. When this harvest is cut I will start vegging with the light cycle above and also do flowering and post the stats.
Grumpy'
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No I did not. This was my first indoor grow as I prefer natural free sunlight and wanted to try one inside. I have heard about the 12/1 cycle but can't bring myself to do it. I have read alot on both sides of the fence on the procedure, but it all seems (yet again) inconclusive on results. Some say it's awesome, others say it's not. I like to experiment and try out new things, but this one just seems to eradic. I may give it a shot sometime on a bagseed, but I will not risk a good seed on it as alot of changes to light cycles can hermie a plant.
azman
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think this is the 3rd thread on this?
i use it works as do others.
threads in question:
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/446118-12-1-lighting-schedule-has.html
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/477105-10-14-light-final-3-a.html
ps if cant be bothered to read the article which is here:
http://cannabisni.com/growing-tips-...tter-saving-30-50-percent-on-your-energy-cost
then have a listen to the podcast here:
http://cannabistruth.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-09T16_48_39-07_00
bear with the pod cast as it starts about a minute in.
i use it works as do others.
threads in question:
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/446118-12-1-lighting-schedule-has.html
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/477105-10-14-light-final-3-a.html
ps if cant be bothered to read the article which is here:
http://cannabisni.com/growing-tips-...tter-saving-30-50-percent-on-your-energy-cost
then have a listen to the podcast here:
http://cannabistruth.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-09T16_48_39-07_00
bear with the pod cast as it starts about a minute in.
I think mines closer to 11-13. I have an analog timer rather than a digital one. Its split up by 15 minute intervals, and to make sure I'm not fucking up, I do it on the shorter side. You've gotta remember its not the actual 12/12 thats making your plants flower. I believe thats the maximum amount of light they can have and still understand "oh hey, I should be flowering".
IMO, more light probably = more production, so I don't know if I'd really bother staggering my flowering time like that. Yeah, its more natural for the plants and might even make them mature a bit quicker, but I think you'd be losing weight in the end. Remember - nature is natural, not optimal. Part of the reason for growing indoors is to provide (as close to) optimal conditions as possible.
IMO, more light probably = more production, so I don't know if I'd really bother staggering my flowering time like that. Yeah, its more natural for the plants and might even make them mature a bit quicker, but I think you'd be losing weight in the end. Remember - nature is natural, not optimal. Part of the reason for growing indoors is to provide (as close to) optimal conditions as possible.
Keefers26
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This all day
azman
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PeyoteReligion
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Totally agree with this. Too many people are like "do it like nature" and shit like that. I totally disagree. Growing indoors we play god to these plants. I can do better than nature when indoors. You don't see nature doing bubble pontics and dwc. We figured it out! Man is god!
maximum
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12-1 is supposed to not only mimic nature but the main point is saving energy cost and then the second point would be the higher production you get out of it. Supposedly. 12-1 is supposed to produce more than 12-12. From what I read. I dont speak from experience.
Here is another twist on 12-1 which Im going to try
1/2 hour on then 1/2 off. Repeated 12 times. So the plant is getting a total of 6 hours light up to this point.
Then 5.5 hours darkness.
Then 1 hour light bringing it to a total of 7 hours light.
Then 5.5 hours dark.
24hours over.
According to november skunk magazine, this will produce the same results as 12-1 and cut your power bill further. Im going to try it in about a month or so and post results. I figure why not.
Here is another twist on 12-1 which Im going to try
1/2 hour on then 1/2 off. Repeated 12 times. So the plant is getting a total of 6 hours light up to this point.
Then 5.5 hours darkness.
Then 1 hour light bringing it to a total of 7 hours light.
Then 5.5 hours dark.
24hours over.
According to november skunk magazine, this will produce the same results as 12-1 and cut your power bill further. Im going to try it in about a month or so and post results. I figure why not.
DrFever
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here this is what you want to do to try to mimic mother nature thats all thats to it vegging a plant i found best to run 18 /6 more less same thing in early summer months i guess you can gradually lower your hrs of light during this phase just like once summer is here beleive it nor not your lights slowly start to get less by a few mins per day
So were here thinking how can we flip our plants in the flower phase Quick answer is lowering your light hrs many growers will prob even shut there lights off for 24 hrs then flip to 12 /12 schedule even on cloudy days on Earth the sun still will emit around 80 thousand lumens no plants get 24 hrs of darkness outside
So was the dark period a waste
when you should of had 12 hrs of light to begin with
As we head into week 4 - 5 of flowering it is wise to lower your light hrs by the 11 / 13 schedule i do it with great sucsess and every week after that till harvest
So were here thinking how can we flip our plants in the flower phase Quick answer is lowering your light hrs many growers will prob even shut there lights off for 24 hrs then flip to 12 /12 schedule even on cloudy days on Earth the sun still will emit around 80 thousand lumens no plants get 24 hrs of darkness outside
So was the dark period a waste
when you should of had 12 hrs of light to begin with
As we head into week 4 - 5 of flowering it is wise to lower your light hrs by the 11 / 13 schedule i do it with great sucsess and every week after that till harvest
DrFever
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here find your latitude of where your from put it in this program and slide the thing over thats your summer and fall light hrs follow that and you will have amazing grows
http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/coordsmotion/daylighthoursexplorer.html
http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/coordsmotion/daylighthoursexplorer.html
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