Left light on for last 24 hours, 3 weeks into flowering
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Stevieb2163
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^^^ Dude! Do you not realize how many of us this thread has helped?! This dude should be a legend!
Now, to take the torch, I lowered my California lightworks 3 or 4 days ago to snug them in on week 3 of flower and, just now, realized that the cat5 cable came out that controls the lights and they may or may not have been on for the entire time.
I'll definitely keep this thread alive to post my results lol. I immediately unplugged them, even though it would have technically been the "lights on" time, I feel like giving them 24 hours of dark will help speed up the damage reversal.
Every freakin grow starts off with me saying "Dude! This is the best grow so far!" and every freakin grow has some sort of problem whether pests, mildew, mold, or lighting.
Now, to take the torch, I lowered my California lightworks 3 or 4 days ago to snug them in on week 3 of flower and, just now, realized that the cat5 cable came out that controls the lights and they may or may not have been on for the entire time.
I'll definitely keep this thread alive to post my results lol. I immediately unplugged them, even though it would have technically been the "lights on" time, I feel like giving them 24 hours of dark will help speed up the damage reversal.
Every freakin grow starts off with me saying "Dude! This is the best grow so far!" and every freakin grow has some sort of problem whether pests, mildew, mold, or lighting.
Doug Dawson
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Please tell us, how many?
Brettman
Well-Known Member
Just run the light until your next normal dark period, then turn the lights off for 12 hours, then continue on with the normal 12/12!Make that 449I just accidentally left my lights on for 60 hours on week 7 of flowering (I know.
) Have we decided if 24h of dark helps? TIA
Gingerbread Jesus
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@piratebug I just left them on 24 hours after accidently switching timer to on not auto. Day 14 of flower, should I kill it for 12 hours and adjust my schedule to 12 hours later than normal? Or Kill for 24 hours and keep the same as before?
Stevieb2163
Member
Mine turned out just fine! Not a single thing happened. I did give them 24 hours of dark just to be certain they knew it was time to flower. Honestly one of my best harvests ever.
Stevieb2163
Member
Lmao. Now...one week definitely takes the torch . I'm only laughing because I'm glad I'm not alone. It's funny too, because all of these "accidents" have been after trying to help the plants one way or another!
Mcsketcher
Active Member
450 at least... Yup, left my light on too...Make that 449
KronikSmoker
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Love that this post stays alive but it needs some resolution.
All genetics and situations are different. Depending on where you are in flower, how bad you fucked up, and what the genetics are, anything could happen.
Sometimes you will just get a few herms. This is not the end of the world. Watch for them and remove them immediately. You may get a couple seeds but the harvest will usually be fine.
In more serious situations the plant will return to veg. You can see new stem and leaf grow at this point. If your plant starts growing new leaves and stems in flower(except during stretch), you have a serious problem and you need to start over.
Most of the time, if you only had 1 night or a few hours where the light was left on, you WILL still make it to harvest.
Never try to compensate for the lost dark time. The last thing you want to do after a stressful situation is add more stress. Get your lights back on schedule and wait.
All genetics and situations are different. Depending on where you are in flower, how bad you fucked up, and what the genetics are, anything could happen.
Sometimes you will just get a few herms. This is not the end of the world. Watch for them and remove them immediately. You may get a couple seeds but the harvest will usually be fine.
In more serious situations the plant will return to veg. You can see new stem and leaf grow at this point. If your plant starts growing new leaves and stems in flower(except during stretch), you have a serious problem and you need to start over.
Most of the time, if you only had 1 night or a few hours where the light was left on, you WILL still make it to harvest.
Never try to compensate for the lost dark time. The last thing you want to do after a stressful situation is add more stress. Get your lights back on schedule and wait.
leucadiafire
New Member
PASS ME THE TORCH.
Week 9 of flower. Left it on for a full 24 hr! Giving them 24 hrs of darkness then back to 11/13 to ripen them up.
Week 9 of flower. Left it on for a full 24 hr! Giving them 24 hrs of darkness then back to 11/13 to ripen them up.
nxsov180db
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24 hours of darkness aint gonna do anything for ya man, just keep on going with your regular light schedule until harvest..
leucadiafire
New Member
Well I discovered it at exactly 24 hrs of light. I guess I could have let it go to 36 hrs and then back to dark but I didn't want to stress them more. If I went straight to dark I would have had to switch to light during the day which gets too hot in my garage. Best course of action for me was to turn off until back to my regular schedule.
nxsov180db
Well-Known Member
I see, than that is the best thing to do, I thought you were giving them 24 hours of darkness on purpose as a means to correct the 24 hours of uninterrupted light light, carry on.
Indica hunter
Member
Yeah I agree with this it all depends on what genetics your working with
Indica hunter
Member
I’m savaging some plants right now in an attempt to learn for myself. I’m hoping for some hermies because if I don’t get any I will have learned nothing apart from that I am still learning and that will be a bummer