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Right when I was gonna offer up my cluster fuck of a grow to see if any negative effects... ill be watching. Still mind is going about the science behind it.... drives me nuts not knowing why this may work.
The only thing I can think of is the increased photosynthesis producing more energy for more growth. And because of DLI it only make sense to reduce the intensity
So I finally heard back from my friends in Denver........my specific questions to them were:
1. Have they heard of the 18/6 light schedule at the end of flowering
2. Have they ever done it and if so, what were the results (would they recommend it)
3. Anything else they wished to add to the conversation
First off, some background. The 2 guys I'm friends with were Xerox executives who quit and moved to Denver about 5-6 years ago to get involved in the blossoming pot scene, to grow, breed, consult, etc., etc. They have a lot of money behind them, partners, workers, etc. It's a multi-location operation, big time growers now.
So their take was...... it's kind of an "underground" application that is becoming more and more mainstream as the word gets out- people have been happy with the results with no issues being reported. They have done it and while not doing it for every crop, they continue to do it regularly. They basically mentioned what Rasta Jeff mentioned i.e., stop fertilizing, plants should be nearly done when starting it, be consistent with the time (straight 18/6 every day-no variation), maybe raise the LED's a few more inches, etc.
After they caught up and read the thread, they said it would be a smart idea since I'm disappointed with the yield so I'll step up and test it- I'm going to try it in week 9 and 10. I don't think I have much to loose. My concern was plant stress which leads to hermies- they said don't vary the 18/6 and do it for no more than 12 days and it shouldn't be a problem at all.
So I'll continue in week 7 and 8 at 12/12, then switch to 18/6 and see how it goes..... stay tuned.
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I still don't quite get where extra photosynthesis will provide any kind of additional weight anywhere but the leaves if the plant doesn't have adequate time to process what's been made and stored.I assume more light is good and the question is really why the plants don't revert to desperation for reproduction.
Which...
Idk.
Maybe to do with commercial strains just taking abuse and being bred not to revert to monocecious traits?
The devotion to the magic 18/6 ratio is strange. I mean, rosenthal etc have said repeatedly they were just throwing out that and 12/12 as being in the realm of optimal and not actually optimal necessarily.....if you are going to play around, why not 19/5 etc etc.
I’ll bump my down 10 to 97.I've calmed down, just taking a break from it all for a few days. But i wanted to change my contest number to 78........ you have til midnight if you want to follow my lead. I strongly am suggesting there are about 3 oz a plant in the room, and I added a few more because I tend to be conservative. Back on Tuesday at 7 weeks done in flowering.
SSHZ 78!!!!!!!!!!!!
MandoVol 90
BioMaster 93
Odiesel 96
Dr. Green55 97
Cracken 98
Tomatoes 99
AAyerRon 100
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