How close does a 12/12 cycle need to be? The numbers on this vacation timer that I have don't exactly line up consistently with the printed times. So then I thought "hey, the printed times are in two-hour intervals, so maybe each button is 2-hours." That didn't quite work out, so apparently 6 tabs does not equal 12 hours. Who designed this thing?!

It actually works out that if the light and dark periods are each 7 tabs, I have 14 groups to account for the week (2 * 7 = 14), but two of those groups only have 6 tabs. The rest have 7. I'm estimating that those two groups will have ~1.5 - 1.75 hours of less time.

I hope this makes sense. Basically I should have 7 groups of light periods and 7 groups of dark periods. Each period has 7 tabs on the timer associated with it, except for 2 periods which only have 6 tabs, which means less time with the power on or off (depending on if I assign them to be during the light or dark times).

Should I make those shorter periods light or dark if I want plants to flower?


Also, I don't have a lot of time for these plants to bud. Is there any way to speed up the flowering process? I know that it'll probably sacrifice a good portion of the harvest, but I don't really have a choice.
meatw4d Reviewed by meatw4d on . A Perfect 12/12? How close does a 12/12 cycle need to be? The numbers on this vacation timer that I have don't exactly line up consistently with the printed times. So then I thought "hey, the printed times are in two-hour intervals, so maybe each button is 2-hours." That didn't quite work out, so apparently 6 tabs does not equal 12 hours. Who designed this thing?! It actually works out that if the light and dark periods are each 7 tabs, I have 14 groups to account for the week (2 * 7 = 14), but two of Rating: 5