Photoperiod: Veg @ 18/6, 20/4 or 24/0
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Originally Posted by privatepile
Just to get back on topic i am growing 2 white widow plants.Its a very basic set up.A cupboard with 3x20watt CFLs(100watt equiv)
At the moment they are 6 days old.I have them on a 18/6 light cycle..Could i switch over to a 24hour light cycle? and would it do any damage.
I will flower using 2x20watt CFls and 2x125watt envirolites.
No, it wouldn't do any "damage" so to speak.
What it WILL do however, is cause your environment to require more CO2, more abundant water in the soil and better nutrients in the soil.
Now will your plant die if you cannot compensate? Short answer is no.
Long answer is it would be completely pointless to switch to a 24hr light cycle if you're not going to utilize the extra light. The more light you have the faster the plant will want to grow. To utilize this properly you have to compensate.
Now given the fact that you're operating on a low wattage light setup you may not have to compensate at all for the extra light.
All in all longer light periods are generally beneficial for fuller growth. Just keep an eye on your basic elements and adjust accordingly. Usually the biggest thing is CO2 and water. If your plant/s start wilting, turning color, drooping or showing signs of stress in any way after changing the light cycle try adding water as your first resort. (check the soil of course)
If water isn't the issue then CO2 is your next bet. Chances are the extra light is actually choking your plant. Being in such a small area with unnatural air-flow and abnormal levels of CO2 this is a serious issue and is over looked a lot by new growers.
Goodluck with the 24hr cycle.
PS- I personally don't reccommend it.
Photoperiod: Veg @ 18/6, 20/4 or 24/0
Thanks for the help.I am going to stick with the 18/6 light cycle.Let nature take its course.
Plants have to sleep else well i suppose
Photoperiod: Veg @ 18/6, 20/4 or 24/0
I took some cuttings from a few plants and had them spend one night with 18/6 then the last 9 days with 24/0.
When the cuttings went in the new space they were quite wilted. Within 24hours of continuous light they were very erect. Also in the room are 3 potted clones that are now entering day 25/26 of veg since acquired. All plants show good signs of life having been under 24/0 for some 9 days.
Yesterday I thought I had achieved my week long propagation period of 24/0, so I added a timer inline with the light and commenced 18/6. One of the cubes has started to show numerous thick roots emerging from the cube. All the cuttings are showing good signs of health, but not all are showing their roots.
I've never delved into taking cuttings from my own mothers until now, so this is much to do with experimentation that perfection of current methods. I think 9 days is quite long for rooting time...
I will take some more cuttings once these ones are rooted and see if 48/0 then 18/6 give the cuttings such an abundance of energy that I can get my cuttings rooted in less that the present time its taking.
Photoperiod: Veg @ 18/6, 20/4 or 24/0
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Originally Posted by EXP13
What you're lookin for would be climatic adaptation.
This would take generations (shorter with clones) of the same strain to achieve.
With some strains it may not even be possible.
Who knows...
strains that might carry certain genetic traits of the Low Rider strain, which flowers as soon as it starts growing could be used to speed up the process of climatic adaptation?
Speeding up the growth process primarily to harness any genetic attributes that manifest total climatic resilience would be cool. Then once its harnessed it could then be crossed back in to well known strains. then maybe all strains could potentially loose their climate related growth characteristics/association.
Too much Big Bud in mi spliff mi thinks....
