Its cloudy 60% of the day in bogota on avg. So it must be peak sun hours....so overcast would still kind of be considered part of the dark period wouldn't it? Kind of like when a plant gets too tall and the apex grows above the lights. Ive seen them flower in only that part of the plant....lol the rest was in veg..funny. so overcast shouldnt be counted as daylight hours when comparing and outdoor grow situation to indoors. I would say start at 11 on and get to 8.5 or less by the end of the flowering cycle...ill bet dimming the lights from hour 6.5 to 8.5 would show better results. Then shutting them off as usual at the 11 to 8.5 hours per day...
So say your lights on 11 hours in the begining of the flower cycle. Maybe start dimming after 7.5 hours till 11 is reached then lights out. Gradually decreasing these numbers as flowering proceeds...just an idea.
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Is a sunburn on a cloudy day the result of not applying sunscreen? Or could the sun’s rays actually be more intense on cloudy days?
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