12/12 Light Cycle From Seed

[birdd69]

Well I am currently experimenting with 12/12 from seed.
Reason being simplicity and space. I do agree, a proper vegg cycle seems to premote more node sites. But downsizing to one cab, I need a 12/12 from seed setup.

My only issue with this grow is that you need a seccond light source to limit seedling stretch because the other plants are all 2 ft tall, and their light is up there to compensate.

I like the idea as a whole. Most people who are looking at this method aren't for profit growers and done need highest possible yeilds. Personal weed, for less effort is the primary and common goal I see when researching this method.

I compensate the lower yeild by rotating in a new seed every week, SOG style. you end up with 8 plants in various cycles of seedling to drying. This is my first time doing this and harvesting females, first batch of seeds yeilded all males. 10 seeds, 5 males, 5 dead.. Should see final results of the first inductees by late november.

[cKShatter]

I also started a 12/12 grow and put my seedlings in with my females (just starting to change pistil colors) within a month the Super ATF seedlings are probably 1 1/2 times the size of my females which started off as clones and overcame alot of heat stress. i put the females into flowering after only two weeks of 18/6 veg and they still hadn't grown at all. leave it to a first full grow. the guy i bought the 400w hps from said they run cool which ended up being a whole 130 degrees cool. and the whole veg for 2 weeks and 5 weeks of flowering (2 sheba sativas, 6 weeks of flowering for the 70% indica space queens).. 2 weeks vegging a clone...total? i wouldn't recommend it. now i'm stuck with 4 8-9 inch tall females that'll probably only have about 15-20 grams of bud tops and it cost me more than $150 ($45 for the clones and more than $110 for running the lights/fans). i really want to throw the little ATF's (alaskan thunderf*%#) back into veg for a while because they haven't been sexed yet i'm wondering if i could do that without risking hermies. all in all though, if i turn out with at least 4 females they should produce alot more than the females i got in there now. the really weird thing is that it was $320 for an oz of the Super ATF (sativa) in which i found 12 seeds. the leaves on these guys are 3 times the width of my 70% indicas which makes me wonder if the buds got pollinated by an indica. has anyone ever heard of a broad-leafed sativa?

[yankeeplace]

QUOTE=Opie Yutts;1790717]Crap. Struck down.

Well not really, I saw some side by side studies that showed fastest growth was with 4 or 5 hours dark I think.

My mother room right now is 24 hour lighting just to see if I can notice any kind of difference. It's been that way for about 5 months. This and everything in my experience has shown me not much difference either way. But that's just me.

I sure hope my mothers don't grow 3" per day. Nice going PC.[/QUOTE]


I tried testing it as well with my sprouts. Same lights. Left two on 24 and put the other on 18/6. the one on 18/6 actualy formed its first set of true leaves about a day prior. I would of had two on 18/6 incase of a fluke but I droped the peat pellet on my trip down the stairs. Nothing concrete but who cares. Im comfortable with 18/6 so ill keep it there. We all grow different. Who cares right. My method- I never top or fim contraire to what people belive. i think a little tieing the tip down n bud sites out get the same result without harming the plant or slowing the growth. Beliefs are belifes. I got my babies vegging for six weeks now. Just bent them. Im going to start flowering at 8 weeks. Those new sprouts will be a month than ones heading to the grow room. And a few days prior im going to crack a new sprout. Ive read a lot about flowering at different times but without trying it ill never know the weight vs time frame. Everyones argueing- not you opie, nice pic btw- why not just try it out. Not like you dont have time. Sure half if not more of everyones home life is spent in there grow room. Oh incase theres narks im medicinal and only grow for my personal use so.... yea