Question about lights out before flip

[Squeeze]

If anyone would care to shed some light on me I will appreciate it.

I have been told that cutting the lights 72 hours between veg & bloom will shock plants into quicker & more vigorous, resinous bloom. Is this fact or fiction? Another farmer I know said 24 hours is good. Still another friend says that is black magic, don't bother, it does nothing.

So I came to the farm to ask the experts! Any advise on the subject would be very helpful.

Thanks,

-Squeeze

 

[UCMENOW]

It's the equivilent of letting the car rest in neutral before shifting from drive into reverse. The pause lends to the plants being given a more difinitive trigger that something has changed enviromentally....IMO

Though I'd say no more than a 36 hour dark cycle to avoid any unnecessary shock.

One vote here for pre-bloom light deprevation.

 

[Squeeze]

Thanks UC. The info came from a Jorge Cervantes book that I did not read.

 

[chillsmoker]

I've heard good things as well, the 36 hr dark period helps the plants go, okay now its time to bloom, and they change their focus from veg to bloom quicker

 

[strictlyOG]

hmm.. i never seemed to need any amount of dark period that was not needed.my plants were tremendous w/out dark period. i would recommend some Advance Nutrients bloom enhancers for what you are trying to achieve.