36 hours dark before flowering?

[saltypimp]

Hi -

is iit neccaaray to give your plants 36 hours of darkness before you initiate lfowering on them?

someone told me this....

Also, when do you lollypop your plants? (cut lower branches off)

(I plan on using these for clones, I mean , might as well)

thanks guys

saltypimp Reviewed by saltypimp on 03-29-2008. 36 hours dark before flowering? Hi - is iit neccaaray to give your plants 36 hours of darkness before you initiate lfowering on them? someone told me this.... Also, when do you lollypop your plants? (cut lower branches off) (I plan on using these for clones, I mean , might as well) Rating: 5

[denial102]

whoever told you that is full of crap

PS: pic in week 5 flower, note: didn't need any darkness before switching the time cycle.

Peace 2 you,
Denial

[psteve]

Hi -

is iit neccaaray to give your plants 36 hours of darkness before you initiate lfowering on them?

someone told me this....

Is it necessary? No.
Does it help? Absolutely, yes.
I use 48 hours of dark to force flower my plants.

[xrustedgaugex]

what they SAY is that it sends the plants into whirlwind speeds to start to sex and procreate asap, hoping light will eventually come back and they can continue their respective cycles;

I would say wait until the right time or else you may stress the plant, and if you have to go back to veg state it is delayed a steady pace almost by a week or two. Long time to make up for a mistake. . .

I'm going to do a 36 hour myself; during the dark-cycle of the marihuana plant is that it uses the energy it has stored and collected in the light-cycle to cause plant chemistry/biological formulation (growing, flowering, etc)

supposedly the 3 - sets of straight 12 hour periods of darkness cause the plants to use every bit of energy they have left into beginning the flowering stage, drying it up. Would be good to give an immediate boost for a bloom setup right before you turn on your lights again, so when the stomata's open up like @_@ OMG, there is nutrients to immediately start abosrbing.

:smokin:

[Acezx]

I did 24hours on mine and she's a beauty. :thumbsup:

[grey1223]

I personally have found no diff. in my plants from extra darkness. I think it's BS but some people swear by it.

[marksgotgreens]

yup, i too was woering about the lollipop deal..
-when?


now?

[JeffersonBud]

Might save a day on electricity.

[jchap]

how about 36hrs darkness prior to harvest :question:

[zoott]

so outside in nature what starts the flower phase ? Growth or light cycle?