My 8hr flowering experiment

torontoke

torontoke

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Sassafras¥ said:
I see. Reason I asked is some where I recalled reading that you had some of the same growing at a buddies house? Could be wrong. Just thought you'd be able to tell the difference between the two separate grows on weight. Not bad for a 8 hr light cycle though!! Not at all. Not to mention just 180 watt's to boot.!! Hell yeah :clap:
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Yeah in the beginning before I switched to led I had a few rooms going in comparison.
6hrs wasn't enough the yield loss was over 20-30%
8hrs was giving me 80-90% of 12/12 but that was when I never looked back.
Been getting decent results with 8 and I have converted a few friends and family.
If I'm losing anything at all now it couldn't be much.
I could be considered biased tho
 
Sassafras¥

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torontoke said:
Yeah in the beginning before I switched to led I had a few rooms going in comparison.
6hrs wasn't enough the yield loss was over 20-30%
8hrs was giving me 80-90% of 12/12 but that was when I never looked back.
Been getting decent results with 8 and I have converted a few friends and family.
If I'm losing anything at all now it couldn't be much.
I could be considered biased tho
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Well hell yeah.. I like the outcome. I do believe I'm goin try it with my gals on my next go round. I have a shit load of strains in baby stages right now myself. Nightcap x Stardawg x Lemon Alien Dawg. Purple Voodoo x Stardawg x Lemon Alien Dawg. Purple Voodoo. Dr. Grinspoon. Sour Livers. White Master Kush. Velvet Pie. And a few more. Got to get my grow space cleaned up and figure out something about what I plan to do this round. I plan on a few organic and a few in dwc buckets. Maybe split the room. (:
 
torontoke

torontoke

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Sassafras¥ said:
Well hell yeah.. I like the outcome. I do believe I'm goin try it with my gals on my next go round. I have a shit load of strains in baby stages right now myself. Nightcap x Stardawg x Lemon Alien Dawg. Purple Voodoo x Stardawg x Lemon Alien Dawg. Purple Voodoo. Dr. Grinspoon. Sour Livers. White Master Kush. Velvet Pie. And a few more. Got to get my grow space cleaned up and figure out something about what I plan to do this round. I plan on a few organic and a few in dwc buckets. Maybe split the room. (:
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Sound like you've got a lot of fire to run and I usually recommend everyone start with reducing cycles in smaller steps.
I've kind of taken it to the extreme of bare necessities and think that giving more light then the plants can use is the first step.
Once at the point of over saturation you can slowly dial it back to find the amount of lights on hours that suit your needs perfectly.
Might be 11.5, 11,10.5,10,9.5,9,8.5, or even 8
 
Sassafras¥

Sassafras¥

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torontoke said:
Sound like you've got a lot of fire to run and I usually recommend everyone start with reducing cycles in smaller steps.
I've kind of taken it to the extreme of bare necessities and think that giving more light then the plants can use is the first step.
Once at the point of over saturation you can slowly dial it back to find the amount of lights on hours that suit your needs perfectly.
Might be 11.5, 11,10.5,10,9.5,9,8.5, or even 8
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Yeah, planning on trying to cross a few of the ones I mentioned. Then working with those. Sounds like a plan.
 
torontoke

torontoke

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Sassafras¥ said:
Yeah, planning on trying to cross a few of the ones I mentioned. Then working with those. Sounds like a plan.
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Planning a couple crosses myself and some f2's then I'll decide on some keepers and work it back.
Most people are nervous to switch to anything other then 12/12 but even 11/13 or 10/14 is savings and I'd say the difference in yield wouldn't even be noticeable.
Good luck on your project either way
 
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torontoke said:
Planning a couple crosses myself and some f2's then I'll decide on some keepers and work it back.
Most people are nervous to switch to anything other then 12/12 but even 11/13 or 10/14 is savings and I'd say the difference in yield wouldn't even be noticeable.
Good luck on your project either way
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I hear that.. thanks, you to. I'm hoping to locate some Star Destroyer and or something that has the "Cube" in it. (:
 
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j.t.1986

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torontoke said:
No worries
I know what it's like walking into such a long thread sometimes.
The pics posted the last few pages are plants all still being grown with only 8hrs of light.
I'm using 180watts in a 6 sq foot cabinet and I'm hoping to pull a solid lb after 50days
Not sure if I'm losing out on any yield tbh
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damn that would be a great yield for those dimensions, and on reduced light to boot! was thinking of a 2x3 or a 2x4 cab as my next upgrade. but if youre doing that well with those watts i might go with 2x3, as i have a 4 cob set up capable of about 200w so i wont need additional lighting.

awesome thread btw:bigjoint: and its nice to be somehwere that makes me feel i dont smoke excessively lol.
 
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j.t.1986 said:
damn that would be a great yield for those dimensions, and on reduced light to boot! was thinking of a 2x3 or a 2x4 cab as my next upgrade. but if youre doing that well with those watts i might go with 2x3, as i have a 4 cob set up capable of about 200w so i wont need additional lighting.

awesome thread btw:bigjoint: and its nice to be somehwere that makes me feel i dont smoke excessively lol.
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Thanks a lot for the kind words.
No smoke n mirrors are being used.
The cab in the photos is 35" wide 23" deep and 56" tall. There's 2 pcb led boards in it on a meanwell 240 at 70%.
Last run was 6 plants and this time I ran 8
In 2.5-3gal Pails.
I'll post up the yields at the end as usual.
Again thanks for stopping by.
 
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Chopped more cowbell and one elfinstone last night.
More cowbell isn't gonna be much weight but it's nice smoke.
The space monkey is amazing but again not a huge yielder. I only took a small sample nug but it's a nice trippy high.
The rest will be chopped over the weekend and I'll post weights once dry next week.

Going to clean up the cabinet and make a few minor tweaks and then she'll be refilled with the next round for a seed run.
 
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On to the next episode.
Had to go to the hydroponics store yesterday and get more p and v
Pretty surprised when the guy says that'll be 93.47 lol
Won't need to buy anymore for the next few years.
40 and 50 lb bags is all they sell like wtf who shops there only Remo and Jorge Cervantes.

Managed to finish transplanting the entire next run
 
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Elfinstone still kickingIMG_1161.JPG
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Got 2 elfinstone 1 dream beaver still going.
Leaving for a few days so they will get chopped when I get home.
Moved 2 gmt 2rku 1landos stash into flower.
 
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More cowbell
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Tiger mountain
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Some outdoor karma seeming to be on the upswing.
Got a dozen of these going this year.
I'd post them in the bodhi thread but my patience has peaked.
I'll Keep my amateur ass in my own journal til my last indoor crop is dry.
 
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