Thanks for the Feedback Sea I appreciate it.
I hope I dont seem stupid:rolleyes: and indecisive
But
I have to go for it...what ever it takes... I can figure a way to lie dep em.
I have done several successful lite dep harvests..... It a pain though
Let's say, I turn the sup lites out on Feb. 15th.....they will be getting 13 hours dark
By March 15th they will be gettting 12/12...
Lets say I start lite depping in March...
what time do I cover them? :confused:
they are only getting 12 hours light o_O
If it were a normal light dep...I would cover them 12 hours after sun up..
I guess I will figure some thing out..
You don't seem dumb. I can't remember if these are clones (already sexed) or seed starts, but whether or not you include photoperiod interruption in the scheme (that means lighting them up, there are a couple of ways to handle this) at this point depends on whether or not they're clones or seed starts.
I think that, yes, if they're clones, the slow increase in daylight phase will cause them to go back into vegetative phase. I can't remember right now if they're starting to flower, either, and again that makes a difference because if they are, I would want to stop it or control it. If they are, then no supplemental light, no extension of the daylight phase, or interruption of the dark phase.
With me so far? Remember, you're switching phytochromes off and on here, the plant keeps track, so you have to, too.
IF they're seed starts and have NOT begun to flower, then I would EITHER interrupt the dark phase, or extend the daylight phase. Both methods will keep the plant in its vegetative growth phase.
Still with me?
So, to sum up... or, can I do a flow or yes/no chart? Let's see if I can conceptualize it in my head well enough to put it into the electronic ethersphere.....
SEED?
YES ---> Let mature naturally, the natural shortening of the dark phase of the photoperiod will not cause flowering to begin.
NO ---> Must manipulate photoperiod in order to manipulate growth phases (known as vegetative and regenerative, or in the common nomenclature "flowering").
You can use one of two methods: Interruption of dark phase; that means lighting them up for a sufficiently long period to interrupt the dark phase (I use two 2hr interruptions during the dark phase, with the daylight matched to the day I plan to put them out. All you need to know here is that interrupting the dark phase
works to keep them in vegetative growth),
OR, you can extend the daylight phase by lighting up at sunrise and/or sunset.
Beyond that point, use the light deprivation method that you've used successfully in the past. This is how I would manipulate the growth phases using
both light deprivation and supplementation techniques.
