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Ahhhhh . Thank you turtle.The postman.
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Ahhhhh . Thank you turtle.The postman.
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Originally Posted by turtle420
I've done some pretty wild experiments with other than 24-hour cycles. Basically I'd hold the light period and increase the dark. So I'd have like -- 18/6 - 18/10 - 18/12, etc. You can fill in your own favorite numbers. What I discovered is that it's hours darkness, not hours light or the ratio to light/dark that matter most in flowering (although finishing became an issue) -- at least for the strains I worked with. I also discovered that you can get a really bizarre combination of veg and bud going at the same time. I'd love it if someone else would try these exeriments to see if they're repeatable.
I am preparing to move my grow from closet to garage. I've been doing alot of experimenting lately in my garden with twisting leaves around stems for light and increased support to a melt in your mouth THC strip. (Inspired but still working on that one)
I was reading this thread and like a bulb flashing over my head it hit me. I really love the show mythbusters and we really need a weed version of the show. I"m willing to get some hydrohuts and do some light/music/medium and other experiments with clones if people are willing to toss ideas. I've been really wondering about the light myself. I think with an electronic controller and huts that are the same then a control. Say the control will be one at 24/0 and then have the huts run 18/6 another at 15/5 and others that may be out there.
I can also at the same time if I get enough clones going, try soil vs. coir vs soiless mix.
I can create a website and keep the data comming in if people are interested.
This is a long term project that will prob start at end of summer when I get the move and equipment going.
I'm willing to play mad professor but, I havn't been growing long enough to know what all the myths are associated with it.
So cheers and Let me know who would be interested in contributing ideas for light experiment and results.
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it would make my bookmarks for sure broQuote:
Originally Posted by Winks
good luck:stoned: :D
Ok I'm pretty baked right now but that is when I get most of my ideas.
So I was thinking of how many I would need to do.
One control which will be 24/7 9 plants. 3 in coir, 3 soiless mix and 3 in soil.
With having 3 in each medium I would be able to have an average to base line.
I can then tell if there is a difference between the mediums with no light change.
One hut would have 24/7 for two weeks then switch to 18/6 then to 12/12 for flower. Nine plants per hut same medium as above.
Maybe another one to test the 15/5 and 10/10 as well.
Second hut with a light cycle of 24/7 then slowly shortening days by 1 hour increments till it reaches the 12/12 cycle. Same # of plants and same medium as control.
With my state having a "nine plant rule" which isn't on the rule books but is the accepted amount by authorities, I have decided on the number of plants per hut will then be nine. I am going to be attending Hempfest this year and will be looking for local patients that are unable to grow their own medicine and each patient will then have a "hut". I will run the experiment and each patient will reep the harvest of the experiment, I won't be working outside the law, and will be able to upload data to benefit everyone.
I will have alot of supplies to gather before this, but I won't be able to find the patients I really want to grow for untill August. So if anyone can come up with discounts or huts on sale send me a link. I will also be needing to find fans, timers, and such. The kicker is they all have to be as identical as possible.
So I'm pitching my idea.
If anyone has another cycle they want me to test let me know.
Oh and I hope to be able to set up some small infrared cameras if I can find them without too much cost so the plants can be observed in the dark cycle.
Time lapse would kick ass but I'm not that electronic savy.
Let me know what you really want to see tested and I'll see if I can set up an experiment.
Cheers!
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Regarding your mythbusters idea, I read sometime ago in the marijuana growing section of the anarchist cookbook. Cutting the tips of the leaves throughout the entire life cycle like you would do when cloning. is supposed to create a extreme resin production as a natural defense against this "constant predator" that seems like a good myth to try out.
Nice! I like trying things like that. I think the first one will be light cycle and then I can try the leaf cutting on the next crop. I wonder what I can match up to that one for upping the resin development. I'm thinking another good one will be to test CO2 for the casual gardener. I'm hearing alot of mixed results on that one.
Any other method out there that I can test against the above cutting I'd be willing to jot down for the second crop experiments.
Thanks for the info.
Winks
http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=65192
I am doing the trimmed leaves on a hermie right now, the light is gonna stay at 12/12 however.
18-6 comon this is it. No more 24 hrs nonsense!