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That's where I'm going next. The plants that I flipped @ 14/10 showed the growth surge. What brought my attention to my mistake, (ie 14/10 instead of 13/11 was the unusually slow finish of mature plants- 1 hermied- found two flowers hidden inside a bud. This leads me to believe that 13/11 might be the sweet spot for the indica dom strains I was/will be growing- giving away some time to gain size/structure in pre-early flower, kicking it into 12/12 to finish.Originally Posted by paulycali
I go from 24/0 veg and then flip the switch to 13/11 when i am ready to flower. During the last two weeks of flowering i drop it down to 12/12 for ripening. So that extra hour they get each day for sure increases yield and when i change to 12/12 i believe that increases resin production
If somebody has some scientific evidence that plants grow faster in veg at 24/0 than 20/4, I'd like to see it. Based on my experience I haven't noticed much of a difference and usually veg 24/7 in winter more so I won't have to run heat than the increased growth.
Autos- one mans trash is another mans income. Sorry I brought it up. Didn't mean to mix paints on ya, buddy. I took a hit, my growing schedule went to shit and, although I've never grown autos before, they seemed like a good solution to help get me get back up to speed for the short term. Jeezuz Christ! There's some other people here who have as much leather on them as you do, maybe more. If you're always this touchy, I'll remember to stay out of your threads. Shit!
That's where I'm going next. The plants that I flipped @ 14/10 showed the growth surge. What brought my attention to my mistake, (ie 14/10 instead of 13/11 was the unusually slow finish of mature plants- 1 hermied- found two flowers hidden inside a bud. This leads me to believe that 13/11 might be the sweet spot for the indica dom strains I was/will be growing- giving away some time to gain size/structure in pre-early flower, kicking it into 12/12 to finish.
Good one.I agree with this guy.........theres no diffrence between 24/7 and 18/6....NONE.........
prove it if there is a difference!
yeah your bill!
Autos- one mans trash is another mans income. Sorry I brought it up. Didn't mean to mix paints on ya, buddy. I took a hit, my growing schedule went to shit and, although I've never grown autos before, they seemed like a good solution to help get me get back up to speed for the short term. Jeezuz Christ! There's some other people here who have as much leather on them as you do, maybe more. If you're always this touchy, I'll remember to stay out of your threads. Shit!
That's where I'm going next. The plants that I flipped @ 14/10 showed the growth surge. What brought my attention to my mistake, (ie 14/10 instead of 13/11 was the unusually slow finish of mature plants- 1 hermied- found two flowers hidden inside a bud. This leads me to believe that 13/11 might be the sweet spot for the indica dom strains I was/will be growing- giving away some time to gain size/structure in pre-early flower, kicking it into 12/12 to finish.
I just got a tattoo today. Check it out! It says:
24 HOUR VEG 4 LIFE
LOL! :hi
I veg for 24/0 and flower 13/11 then down to 12/12. Plants grow faster in veg at 24/0 which allows for a quicker cycle. For ex. why veg for 1 month under 18/6 when you can veg for 2 weeks under 24/0?
20/4 works best for me.
Based on my own, non-scientific experiments, plants need some darkness. My plants grown under 18/6 have better roots than 24/0. But 18/6 also induces preflowers in some strains. So my choice has been 20/4.
I remember reading a side by side comparison on another site that showed 20/4 being slightly better than 24/0 and significantly better than 18/6 for growth. I cannot find it right now and am not sure I can link to it if I do. I will keep searching.
I went to "AskABiologist" to see if there was an answer available.D Squirrel mentioned the Krebs Cycle when referring to why plants need dark. Any biologists here?
^^This is some dense stuff but seems more promising than this sampling I picked up while googling non mmj gardening sites (not necessarily my opinions but true or false, could be of help):http://rpi.edu/dept/bcbp/molbiochem/MBWeb/mb2/part1/dark.htm
The Calvin Cycle, earlier designated the photosynthetic "dark reactions"carbon reactions pathway. In this pathway, the free energy of cleavage of ~P bonds of ATP, and reducing power of NADPH, are used to fix and reduce CO2 to form carbohydrate. Enzymes and intermediates of the Calvin Cycle are located in the chloroplast stroma, a compartment somewhat analogous to the pathway, is now referred to as the mitochondrial matrix.
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Wikipedia: Despite its name, (dark dependent reactions) this process occurs only when light is available. Plants do not carry out the Calvin cyclesucrose into the phloem from their starch by night. They, instead, release reserves. This process happens when light is available independent of the kind of photosynthesis
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