question on 12/ 12 schedule

its my first grow and i went with a 12/12 from sprout in a dbl. door storage cabinet 18"x30"x5'tall. Im growing them sideways to utilize my space. Question is, I have some new sprouts that i want to add to my cabinet, since the light schedule is never gonna change can i have plants in different stages at the same time in the same cabinet

Well, i'm new to the whole growing thing, but from what I've learned, you can't give new sprouts only 12 hours of light. They need no less than 18 hours. 20 hours is best, with 4 hours of darkness. During the vegging stage, I suppose you'll have to find a temporary place for your others. Just until they reach their flowering stage.

ilovekasey17 said:

Well, i'm new to the whole growing thing, but from what I've learned, you can't give new sprouts only 12 hours of light. They need no less than 18 hours. 20 hours is best, with 4 hours of darkness. During the vegging stage, I suppose you'll have to find a temporary place for your others. Just until they reach their flowering stage.

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I think you misunderstood me in your thread. It's not that you can't go 12/12 straight away, it's just that you will have very small plants if you do. My main point in your thread is that the 12 hour period must be consistent, not 12 one day, 10 the next etc. If you go 12/12 straight away, the plant will grow a minimum amount to support itself, then flower whilst small. People do this deliberately when they are running small micro grows, like this one. I was just highlighting the difference between vegging and flowering times, and the importance of timers.

To the thread starter: Yes, you will be fine putting the plants in at different times, for staggered harvests. I had a system runing a while back with new plants in every week, to replace ones that were ready for harvest. It worked well, but got to be a bit of a pain in the ass to keep track of. Just be sure to elevate your newer plants so they are still close to the light, or the big ones may overshadow them, stunting their growth.

thanks nocturn3, my next question is that since they are all gonna be small do you think there would be enough room for 2 in each 10" pot

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BubbaBlaze said:

thanks nocturn3, my next question is that since they are all gonna be small do you think there would be enough room for 2 in each 10" pot

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IMHHO in separate but say 1 gallon pots if 12/12 from seed...Hope it helps

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1 per container. You'll only end up stunting their growth even worse and getting less product than if you just did 1 plant a pot of the same size. I've tried it many times experimenting and their sisters always far far far outgrow them.

I think I would try to put a shelf 12-18" off the bottom. Simple screws would hold it and some good caulking o thick tape(Gorilla Tape is AWESOME, imho) would light-proof. Then you could have a small clone table and 1 small mother. More investment for ventilation and preferably HO T5 for veg and I would think your off and running. Troubleshoot please? I kinda like the idea.

12/12 is fine yeh... it's only going to effect the size (quantity) of your plant... but the quality will still be there no problem!! Last year I used a 14/10 and found it to be a nice little ratio... helped because i was growing in a pretty boxed in wardrobe at the time