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bloodturtle

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Random thought, has anybody tried doing a 6 hours of light 6 hours of dark repeat light cycle. It would still be 12 hours of light and dark per day, though I was thinking maybe it would trick the plant into flower faster thinking that it would think two days pass in the time it takes one to pass.

I was just curious if anybody had tried it, or knew if it would cause more stress than it was worth. Or even simply not work.

Peace & Love.
 
Evil Buddies

Evil Buddies

Ganja King
people hear a lot of things but unless u've witnessed it for urself is just hear say. It works well as 12/12 unless u got a good reason to go 6/6 i say y take the risk and maybe get ur plants to hermie.

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bloodturtle

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Yea I wasn't planning on trying it out, I don't have a lot of plants going I was just curious if anyone had tried it... and as far as 6-18 for flowering.... that would significantly reduce yield, the plants need light to bud properly and only 6 hours of light per 24 hour period is insufficient. The plants would be epicly tall and have very little flower and plant matter other than stalks; if they survived.
 
Quickee

Quickee

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actually thats a good idea..i have some scrap seeds i might try this with..to gain someknowledge so i can shard with yall
 
Relaxed

Relaxed

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You know it alls might want to check out the most up and coming seedbank Elite Seeds and ask him about 6 hrs. light/ 18 dark.
 
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bloodturtle

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Relaxed, I'm just talking about getting the highest yield of sensimilla bud, to my knowledge growing seeds and growing herb is a completely different thing... and Quickee, do it upp and post back here what you see for results... another thought I had after looking through a bunch of light cycle threads, what about trying like 14+ hours of light with still having the 12 hours dark. It would require daily timer adjustments probably, but from what I read, more light = more energy = more herb, as long as you maintain 12 hours of dark to sustain flowering. Just a thought, if you try any of this out let me know how it goes so maybe I can try it and experiment in my next grow.
 
Evil Buddies

Evil Buddies

Ganja King
bloodturtle said:
Relaxed, I'm just talking about getting the highest yield of sensimilla bud, to my knowledge growing seeds and growing herb is a completely different thing... and Quickee, do it upp and post back here what you see for results... another thought I had after looking through a bunch of light cycle threads, what about trying like 14+ hours of light with still having the 12 hours dark. It would require daily timer adjustments probably, but from what I read, more light = more energy = more herb, as long as you maintain 12 hours of dark to sustain flowering. Just a thought, if you try any of this out let me know how it goes so maybe I can try it and experiment in my next grow.
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Now that sounds like a better idea but i aint gonna try it 12/12 all the way for me.

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turtleblood

turtleblood

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that extended day idea you have, bloodturtle, is interesting. I think all of these light patterns could work for their designation, but only if the plants were trained on the same circuit.
for example, for a 6/6 day in flowering, they light pattern for veg stage should be something like 9/3 - so essentially the plants learn how long a complete "day" is, for a pair of one light time and one dark time.

anyway, this is all just opinion and is not supported by anecdotes, research, or even heresay. actually, it is (kind of) supported by studies done on the "natural biorhythm of humans." trying to find link, so high and so easily distracted. remind me tomorrow it's pretty cool stuff. anyway i think living things all have specific natural biorhythms at which our bodies will perform optimally, including sleep cycles, that the earth does not provide naturally. i'm trying to say a lot with only a little words, and i am afraid i might not be making sense anymore, but i hope i am because it's something i read about sober a long time ago, not something i came up with while high. that would be amazing though. wtf i'm rambling lol. i'll talk about the biorhythm stuff tomorrow.

peace \m/
 
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bloodturtle

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turtleblood said:
that extended day idea you have, bloodturtle, is interesting. I think all of these light patterns could work for their designation, but only if the plants were trained on the same circuit.
for example, for a 6/6 day in flowering, they light pattern for veg stage should be something like 9/3 - so essentially the plants learn how long a complete "day" is, for a pair of one light time and one dark time.

anyway, this is all just opinion and is not supported by anecdotes, research, or even heresay. actually, it is (kind of) supported by studies done on the "natural biorhythm of humans." trying to find link, so high and so easily distracted. remind me tomorrow it's pretty cool stuff. anyway i think living things all have specific natural biorhythms at which our bodies will perform optimally, including sleep cycles, that the earth does not provide naturally. i'm trying to say a lot with only a little words, and i am afraid i might not be making sense anymore, but i hope i am because it's something i read about sober a long time ago, not something i came up with while high. that would be amazing though. wtf i'm rambling lol. i'll talk about the biorhythm stuff tomorrow.

peace \m/
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That sounds sick, def post a link if you can find it sounds like my kind of reading. I'm trying the 14/12 right now and my plants seem to be doing good growth-wise. We will see how it turns out in the end though haha.
 
indianaman

indianaman

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does the sun rise and set at 6/6 at full strength? that would freak your plants out and before you know it they're growing 1 finger leaves, and balls.
 
Hairy Bob

Hairy Bob

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The plants need 12 hours of darkness to induce flowering, it's caused by an enzyme that builds up in the plant's tissues during darkness, and is used during the day. If they only get 6 hours of dark at a time the enzyme will not build up to the levels required to produce flowers.
I've heard of people doing the extended day thing, you can work it with a 7 day timer as long as the cycle you want adds up to the same amount of hours over a week, if you see what I mean. I've never seen a conclusion reached as to whether it makes a difference for better or worse, and never been inclined to experiment myself.
The way I see it, this plant has been adapting to the conditions provided by nature for millions of years, and the best thing we can do in this case is to replicate the light cycles as best we can. I know in nature the sun doesn't just go from 18/6 to 12/12 overnight, but at least we generally keep the day length constant.
 
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bloodturtle

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indianaman said:
does the sun rise and set at 6/6 at full strength? that would freak your plants out and before you know it they're growing 1 finger leaves, and balls.
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No, but that's why you would start them off at 9/3 or some such ratio so that the plants get used to the short daylight from seed. If the cycle is always like that, they don't know any better. They are not people they don't get 'freaked out' hormones just cause herm if the plant is threatened. That only happens if there is a drastic change or sporadic light where the plant needs to seed as quickly as possible. I'm not saying that this would definitely work, but your post is kind of douchey, dismissive, and not based on anything. If you are going to comment at least give me something worth reading.
 
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Nocturn3

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Hairy Bob said:
The plants need 12 hours of darkness to induce flowering, it's caused by an enzyme that builds up in the plant's tissues during darkness, and is used during the day. If they only get 6 hours of dark at a time the enzyme will not build up to the levels required to produce flowers.
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Listen to this guy. 6/6 is a veg cycle, since the plant detects the amount of darkness, and 6 hours isn't enough to initiate flowering. All 6/6 will give you is stretched, vegging plants.
 
torontoke

torontoke

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It's the 12 plus hours of dark that give the plant time to process what it takes in from the light.
These guys are right a 6/6 would be in a perpetual stage of veg.
If the idea your after is saving energy usage then look into the 12:1 method by joe pietri.
It's similar to the glr in veg but uses 6/18 to flower.
There will be a loss in yield no doubt so weigh out the importance of the energy savings.
Cash cropping stick with 12/12
 
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