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Tomorrow will be decision day. It’s day 42, end of week 6. When the lights go off I’ll either have them on a 5 day week... or not.
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So if not a 12 day of light what will it be? Shorter day?Day 42 will be the last 12 hour day for at least 1 week, potentially 2. Should be interesting!
Longer. I’m going to break the week into 5 days only. Day light hours will last 21 hrs and 36 min. im trying to make them grow faster while maturing slower. It might add a couple of days to the total flower time, but that’s okay.So if not a 12 day of light what will it be? Shorter day?
Playing god for fatter nuggets.Messing with Mother Nature.
Some thing I have been wondering is outside the day light hours change slowly but when we flip we do it all at once. Wouldn't be better to change the time slowly instead of changing for 18/6 or 16/8 to 12 hours all at once. Has anyone tried changing the time slowly over the whole grow and why don't we do it that way to imitate what mother nature does
because it adds days to the transition... the opposite as to what I wanted to happen. I have found benefit at the end to ramp down the lights a bit though.Some thing I have been wondering is outside the day light hours change slowly but when we flip we do it all at once. Wouldn't be better to change the time slowly instead of changing for 18/6 or 16/8 to 12 hours all at once. Has anyone tried changing the time slowly over the whole grow and why don't we do it that way to imitate what mother nature does
This is part of the reason I’m not too worried about doing my 21hr days. I just removed one of the panels, so a lot of the extra light they’re getting is just making up for the other panel being gone.because it adds days to the transition... the opposite as to what I wanted to happen. I have found benefit at the end to ramp down the lights a bit though.
Yeah, as indoor growers we end up just vegging our plants to exactly the size we want them to flower. So for us, it’s better that the transition period be initiated as quickly as possible. It’s harder to gage how big your plants will stretch if you give them a gradual change to 12/12.I guess if it makes no difference it is easier to just switch them all at once and be done with messing with timers and I guess it would save on the electric bill too
Sorry that I didn't reply earlier. I just don't understand enough about light shift to get fatter flowers. I know that BID suggested firmly before he died to play with light schedules but I didn't understand all of his concepts either. Best of luck. Watch closely for the nanners.Before I finish up here and do the family shot, I’d like to address the light experiment we’ve been discussing... I’ve decided that I will be moving forward with the experiment. Day 42 will be the last 12 hour day for at least 1 week, potentially 2. Should be interesting!
Alright everybody,
I need to hear you all’s opinions on something. We were having a discussion over in @PCaddict ’s thread about this article I found. The article talks about doing a modified photoperiod during week 6 or 7 of flower. I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not I want to give it a try.. so I’m asking everyone who’s keeping an eye on my thread to weigh in here.
here’s the article:
Modified photoperiod
when you’ve got the time, I’d like for you all to read that and voice whether you’d like to see me try it, or not. @Old Salt @beez0404 @MagicJim @Pennywise @780grow @ilikemsticky @stoneotter @carcass @MrSauga @Emilya @DrCannaCanadian @GreenGenez
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Hey Jim,Sorry that I didn't reply earlier. I just don't understand enough about light shift to get fatter flowers. I know that BID suggested firmly before he died to play with light schedules but I didn't understand all of his concepts either. Best of luck. Watch closely for the nanners.