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I have 4 mothers under a 1000 Mh and I have them in 18/6.. I reading earlier and ready that 24 hour lighting is best Forbes veg and to get clones faster . I also reaD it don't hurt them but I also read it harms them they need rest . Do any one have advice on the best light cycle for veg to get clones faster .
 
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Hillfruit77 said:
I have 4 mothers under a 1000 Mh and I have them in 18/6.. I reading earlier and ready that 24 hour lighting is best Forbes veg and to get clones faster . I also reaD it don't hurt them but I also read it harms them they need rest . Do any one have advice on the best light cycle for veg to get clones faster .
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I always do 18-6 unless it's in Autoflower. But that's just my opinion and I am learning more on this website every day so let's see what the pros say.
 
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When I vegged for 24 hrs I found that the plants were more easily stressed as their needs increase proportionally to the amount of time they are growing.

Also noticed that the transition period was more problematic with the more drastic light change I guess.

So I started doing 18/6 and plants were happier right away back then so I never tried it again.

But I know growers that do it very successfully.
 
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vegging 24/7 is fine especially if everything is in good swing and on point, i think half of us do, i always do it that way unless something is going amiss and i might give them a break. i notice that stressed plants benefit from rest, for sure. ive read in a few places that anything more than 20 hrs of light per "day" or cycle will not benefit in terms of faster growth, the plant simply cant do more than that, possibly is the explanation. ive also read that plants are very responsive to circadian rhythms and will benefit from having some rest period. it makes sense that in nature they would do certain things at night, like we do in our sleep.
 
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vegging 24/7 is fine especially if everything is in good swing and on point, i think half of us do, i always do it that way unless something is going amiss and i might give them a break. i notice that stressed plants benefit from rest, for sure. ive read in a few places that anything more than 20 hrs of light per "day" or cycle will not benefit in terms of faster growth, the plant simply cant do more than that, possibly is the explanation. ive also read that plants are very responsive to circadian rhythms and will benefit from having some rest period. it makes sense that in nature they would do certain things at night, like we do in our sleep.
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vegging 24/7 is fine especially if everything is in good swing and on point, i think half of us do, i always do it that way unless something is going amiss and i might give them a break. i notice that stressed plants benefit from rest, for sure. ive read in a few places that anything more than 20 hrs of light per "day" or cycle will not benefit in terms of faster growth, the plant simply cant do more than that, possibly is the explanation. ive also read that plants are very responsive to circadian rhythms and will benefit from having some rest period. it makes sense that in nature they would do certain things at night, like we do in our sleep.
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Anyone hear from Nevada? I heard a rumor they just legalized marijuana anybody know about this?
 
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yeah its rec now and $$$
 
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yeah its rec now and $$$
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Do you know if you can grow it though?
 
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Hillfruit77 said:
I have 4 mothers under a 1000 Mh and I have them in 18/6.. I reading earlier and ready that 24 hour lighting is best Forbes veg and to get clones faster . I also reaD it don't hurt them but I also read it harms them they need rest . Do any one have advice on the best light cycle for veg to get clones faster .
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Either 20 on and 4 off or 18 on 6 off
 
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vegging 24/7 is fine especially if everything is in good swing and on point, i think half of us do, i always do it that way unless something is going amiss and i might give them a break. i notice that stressed plants benefit from rest, for sure. ive read in a few places that anything more than 20 hrs of light per "day" or cycle will not benefit in terms of faster growth, the plant simply cant do more than that, possibly is the explanation. ive also read that plants are very responsive to circadian rhythms and will benefit from having some rest period. it makes sense that in nature they would do certain things at night, like we do in our sleep.
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No one told you that ladies need their beauty sleep?
 
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18/6 for the win. Also if you are on a limited budget you can switch your primary lighting source to a lower wattage to save on electrical cost. I have seen mothers well kept at 600 w hid or even some t-5 vho lamps.
 
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24/0 for reveg and the seedlings and mothers will just have to deal with it because I want to keep this sour diesel pheno, it's like greasy pineapple with a hint of grapefruit
 
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I always do 18-6 unless it's in Autoflower. But that's just my opinion and I am learning more on this website every day so let's see what the pros say.
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True lol still learning as well I think I'll stick with 18/6
 
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24/0 for reveg and the seedlings and mothers will just have to deal with it because I want to keep this sour diesel pheno, it's like greasy pineapple with a hint of grapefruit
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I have 4 moms in 5 gallon buckets that I'm trying to get a lot of clones on fast a short possible ! Any tips ?
 
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No one told you that ladies need their beauty sleep?
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True as well but I heard Long as they are well kept on nutes and air they will be fine and will process Photosynthesis
 
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Hillfruit77 said:
I have 4 moms in 5 gallon buckets that I'm trying to get a lot of clones on fast a short possible ! Any tips ?
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I have 4 moms in 5 gallon buckets that I'm trying to get a lot of clones on fast a short possible ! Any tips ?
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If you go with a 3 light rotation you won't have the kind of pressure to get all those clones going. I just sent this link to someone else it's pretty good and it doesn't have to be a huge three light rotation to get a lot of yield. As far as cloning just keep topping them and clone them.
 
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True as well but I heard Long as they are well kept on nutes and air they will be fine and will process Photosynthesis
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18/6 for the win. I've vegged 24/0 many many times, yes plants do grow quicker, but I've found at 18/6 my plants really enjoy the 6 hour rest period. In nature the sun isn't shinning 24/7. Just my 2 cents. Happy Growing
 
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Actually I keep most of my mother plants in low light. Half of my T-5 bank turned off.
 
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Hps are the way for me in veg
 
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Hps are the way for me in veg
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I meant flower
 
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