24 hours light for vegging then total darkness 24-36 hours, then 13 flowering?

Some strains resist flowering till photo period starts at less than 12 hours light per day.
I go from 18/6 straight to 12/12. Have never messed-around with extended dark period in between the two. Guess I don't feel the extra stress is worth a day of quicker sexual expression.

Going from a veg light that's constantly on, to a flowering spectrum on a 12/12 schedule is usually enough of a signal to the plant that it's time to strut her stuff.

Have heard the fairy tale of bigger buds grown on a schedule of less than 12 hrs light a day, but have never seen proof. Kinda hard to wrap my head around the premise, that 7 hours of extra darkness will provide more energy to help her grow. Matter of fact, wouldn't it make her stretch more...?
Especially as the lady fills-in, I would think the plant would respond more vigorously with the 'extra' energy. (light)

You can give an extra hour of dark (11day/13night)to speed up flower time at the expense of yield. I think this would be appropriate in the case of a long-flowering tropical sativa. Many problems in late flower are caused by extended stays in the same stale pot of salted up soil.

you can do anything you want with your plant, but my suggestion, as always, is 'imitate nature' ... :jointsmile: