“alternative” Lighting Cycles

dan1989 · May 16, 2018

RooR5mm said:
Knows the difference of what? The lights coming on immediately? If that is your question, of course the plant does. Same as it knows it is 15 degrees outside even though it is in a 76 degree grow room.

Of course it knows the difference, it's probably thinking 'cool, extra light'. 12/12 you're giving it maximum potential growth time.

RooR5mm · May 16, 2018

MW7945 said:
Think they can help me pick the winner of the world series to bet on?

dan1989 said:
Of course it knows the difference, it's probably thinking 'cool, extra light'. 12/12 you're giving it maximum potential growth time.

Obviously plant phytochrome is over your head. You have nothing to offer to this thread.

dan1989 · May 16, 2018

RooR5mm said:
Obviously plant phytochrome is over your head. You have nothing to offer to this thread.

Lol so if you're such an expert, why are you even asking the question? :D

7 hours light a day in flowering? Yeah sounds like a great idea.

Do it, I'm happy to be proven wrong. Please post a thread as I'm genuinely interested to see the outcome. Although you've not actually outlined what you hope to achieve with these schedules...

dan1989 · May 16, 2018

Oh and if you read the whole thread you'll see my attitude was far from shitty. Why you responded with such a shitty attitude is beyond me. It's a public forum and you're getting emotional when people write their opinions.

You won't last long on this site :)

MW7945 · May 16, 2018

dan1989 said:
Lol so if you're such an expert, why are you even asking the question? :D

7 hours light a day in flowering? Yeah sounds like a great idea.

Do it, I'm happy to be proven wrong. Please post a thread as I'm genuinely interested to see the outcome. Although you've not actually outlined what you hope to achieve with these schedules...

Seems to be the case a lot "hey I have a question but I'm already an expert"

dan1989 · May 16, 2018

MW7945 said:
Seems to be the case a lot "hey I have a question but I'm already an expert"

He's right it's way over my head because I've never researched it, I can't ever recall seeing it used on a grow other than experimental. Shit maybe he's onto something but I don't see what giving them less light overall is going to achieve other than reduced yield...

kansabis · May 16, 2018

The arguement here is being shadowed by everyone's opinions and emotions,sure less hours of light equals less energy to grow,however it isn't a direct comparison to outside anyways as even with lights on 24/7 inside doesn't compare to the sun,and outside cycles are way different anyways,where im at,the sun is never 12/12 or 18/6 for that matter and the amount changes gradually day by day and season by season,closer to the equator it changes even less and is way more intense,as is uv Ray's in higher altitudes,I see nothing wrong with trying to replicate natural cycles and stuff but their is a line somewhere that must be drawn in recognition that indoor and outdoor lighting and environments are different,the reason for the indoor light cycles is to get as much growth as quick as possible in veg and then get the plant to switch to flower as soon as possible and finish as fast as possible. Flowering times are typically a bit longer outdoors as far as the plant transitioning,it's stretched out longer,either way the plant will grow and do what it can with what it has and what it is given,none of us can change that.

kansabis · May 16, 2018

It is the same in a way as domesticating animals,they are being taken out of their normal environment and put into an artificial one,in some ways it's better,in some ways it's worse,just depends on the point of view.

Thejoeybrown · May 16, 2018

MW7945 said:
Do you truly believe a plant knows the difference?

Although I agree with most of what you’re saying I do believe the lights going from zero to 100% instantly can be slightly stressful. Not much I’m sure. The gavita controller has a sunrise/sunset function where when my lights turn on they start at 50% and go up to 100% over a 30 min period. The plants seem to like it. Like I said tho, minimal. Haha

scubascrog · May 24, 2018

RooR5mm said:
Knows the difference of what? The lights coming on immediately? If that is your question, of course the plant does. Same as it knows it is 15 degrees outside even though it is in a 76 degree grow room.

IT DOES NOT KNOW THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE LOL

gradually adjusting your plants from 18-6 to 12-12 over 2 weeks will start the stretch early.

.....so if you are too short and you want to explode upwards and space out some node sites....

start going to bed earlier and you'll get taller.....

scubascrog · May 24, 2018

Plants need time to wake up before they start drinking. any coco schedule will tell you to wait at least an hour after lights on. plants can only process so much in one day before they need to sleep. blasting them with light first thing in the morning is like setting an alarm clock that dumps a bucket of water on your head. not v nice.

hillbil · May 24, 2018

10/14 for a year and all is well and no negatives I can see! I know it can't be true but is!

Vic1992 · Jul 24, 2018

12/12 = weeks 1-2 of flower
13/11 = weeks 3-6 (if plant finishes with in 8 weeks)
11/13 = week 7
9/15 = week 8 finish
results on this page: https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/11-on-and-13-off.86654/#post-1850331

Thejoeybrown · Jul 24, 2018

Vic1992 said:
12/12 = weeks 1-2 of flower
13/11 = weeks 3-6 (if plant finishes with in 8 weeks)
11/13 = week 7
9/15 = week 8 finish
results on this page: https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/11-on-and-13-off.86654/#post-1850331

I don’t see any “results” on that link. Definitely not for the schedule you described.
I also don’t see you or any pics from you in that link...
Just bored talkin?

Vic1992 · Jul 25, 2018

nope not bored talking. im going to try this on this grow that im doing along with manifolding as well...stay tune...lets see what happens with that light cycle during flower. ill do a side by side comparison as well...if it theres a difference well know...it never hurts to try things out11

kansabis · Jul 25, 2018

It never hurts to use common sense either.

Vic1992 said:
nope not bored talking. im going to try this on this grow that im doing along with manifolding as well...stay tune...lets see what happens with that light cycle during flower. ill do a side by side comparison as well...if it theres a difference well know...it never hurts to try things out11

Vic1992 · Jul 25, 2018

so just because I want to use that light cycle I dont have common sense??

kansabis · Jul 25, 2018

Vic1992 said:
so just because I want to use that light cycle I dont have common sense??

Don't take it personally but on that matter I'd have to say no,what kind of reasoning so you have for changing the lights around that's nowhere close to natural or established practice????

Vic1992 · Jul 25, 2018

I get it...just fallow my thread for the results its only been a week since I planted the seedlings...but lets see the results im vegging for 2 months possibly 3 ...so when I start flowering im going to start that new light cycle...there doesn't have to be a natural or established practice for me to experiment...its just experiment to see what happens why would I need reason for that?? as an indoor grower you have the freedom to experiment as much as you want...join my thread and lets see what happens!! @kansabis

hillbil · Jul 25, 2018

I consider growing anything an adventure and as such nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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