[rocky]

How many hours of darkness do you guys do before turning the lights back on to start flowering. I have heard people like to leave there plants in 48 hours of dark to get them switched into flowering gear. What do you guys think? Yes ? No? 48 hours? 36 Hours? 24 Hours? or Just 12?

[Devilsharvest]

just 12 man.. I know people will say for the first few days 36 48..... but 12 or if you do 13 hours and they will be in flower longer with a bigger yield....take your time with it

[rocky]

cool, thx for the reply

[GDS StonerBoy]

Very very good thread topic rocky! I hope to see more give there opinion on this and hopefully we can get some interesting facts as well. This is something i always wondered but i normally just give them 24 hours dark them switch them to 12/12.

[julsbagell]

12 is best.

[rocky]

all you guys that are saying only 12, have you had any experience with 24 or 48 hours of darkness to debunk its theory of resetting the internal clock in the plants to shift into flower gear?

[Devilsharvest]

Ive done it... 48-36 24 and 12.... they will flower by a day or so faster but whats the hurry... I think it stresses the girl out and I find they freak out... doing it on 12 is what they need

[rocky]

gotcha! Makes sense what your saying, and i think your right about it stressing them out. They should make xanax for plants lol.

[tojocam]

12 hours i think it helps them from Streching to much.

[Indie]

I think slowly working down to 12/12 is the best way. Mother nature seems to think so also.