Seamaiden
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I can't think of a better way to explain it, either. If the photoperiod is 12 hours or less (because we're usually only dealing with 24 hour days, right?) then that would automatically mean that he has exceeded what is commonly accepted at the minimum dark period for inducing the plant to flower. Right? The only reason why I see that as a problem is if he's got a very small plant that "wants" to flower when it's still very small/young, which would equal a very small yield at the very least.he asked what the problem was. you said the problem was that 12 hours is a minimum. that's how i'm reading it anyways.
Or have I got it completely backwards?
As for outdoor, I'm going to try to find a chart of light/dark progression so that I might be able to see how fast the shortening days can cause Mary to flower, because my first girl started back in the first week of August (and she looks to be at least 3 weeks to finishing, so I'm thinking she must be a Sativa dominant hybrid, she's a Bagseed Girl). Anyway, I believe that September in the northern latitudes is the month where we see the most drastic change in photoperiod, losing something like 90 minutes of daylight in the span of the month. I have to wonder if that progression has more to do with causing flowering than the actual numbers/hours of light and dark.