IS ALL LOST?

[newgroweroldsmoker]

GUYS I REALLY NEED ADVICE......WOKE UP THIS MORNING ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TIMER DID NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD......NORMALLY IT SHOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AT 9AM.....I WOKE UP AT 1:30 PM.....I FINALLY MANAGED TO TURN OFF LIGHTS AT 2PM....THIS MEANS THAT THE LADIES GOT 5 HRS MORE LIGHT THAN THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO.....WHAT SHOULD I DO? IN TWO HRS TIME THE LIGHTS WILL BE UP AGAIN. THEY WILL HAVE GOT ONLY A 7 HRS DARK PERIOD....WILL THAT TURN THEM INTO HERMIES? I FEEL VERY STUPID AS I FEEL THAT I WAS CARELESS....IN TWO DAYS I FINISH WEEK 2 OF FLOWERING.....SHOULD I WORRY OR NOT?

newgroweroldsmoker Reviewed by newgroweroldsmoker on 02-25-2005. IS ALL LOST? GUYS I REALLY NEED ADVICE......WOKE UP THIS MORNING ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TIMER DID NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD......NORMALLY IT SHOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AT 9AM.....I WOKE UP AT 1:30 PM.....I FINALLY MANAGED TO TURN OFF LIGHTS AT 2PM....THIS MEANS THAT THE LADIES GOT 5 HRS MORE LIGHT THAN THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO.....WHAT SHOULD I DO? IN TWO HRS TIME THE LIGHTS WILL BE UP AGAIN. THEY WILL HAVE GOT ONLY A 7 HRS DARK PERIOD....WILL THAT TURN THEM INTO HERMIES? I FEEL VERY STUPID AS I FEEL Rating: 5

[dylan]

it may cause some minor problems in bud development, but as long as the problem is fixed and the timer works from now on you should be fine.

[newgroweroldsmoker]

all i care right now is that they don't turn into hermies....when you say that there may be problems in bud development what do you mean?

[lordsoth666]

I have done that once as well, and I got no hermies. It would be bad if the light came on after more than 1 hour of dark, but in your case the light was just extended. I think that you will be ok.



L0rdsOth

[del...]

you'll be fine...

it happens to us all once in a while (actually i can't recall any grows where there wasn't a timer or light prob of some sort) and i've yet to have probs later either.

[dylan]

i don't think you have to worry about any hermies. by "minor problems in bud development" i ment maybe a stunt in their growth at most, due to confusing the plant's prossess. you should be fine.

[newgroweroldsmoker]

oh guys, am i glad that i read those replies above? after the incident i had yesterday with the timer, i feel much more relieved right now....i've read this thread started by Marimbas link : http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=13333 and somehow now i can understand what i've read from Dutch Passion a few months ago, an article about feminised seeds and a test they have made here's the link : http://www.dutch-passion.nl/engels/female.html Check paragraph numbered 1....it all makes sense to me right now......thank you all for replying to my question....i checked the ladies 30 mins ago and they seem fine.....looking good healthy & strong......two of them are approaching 3 ft tall...the rest are minimum 1 foot and maximum 2-2 1/2 ft tall....all females.....can't wait for the flowers


thanx again people

[the happy chappie]

hi newgrower, what timing device are you using, is it a plugin type, if so mate you got to get a more powerfull one, those plugin types just hang on, there not designed to take the surge of a ballest as it lights up,i had the same prob, i now use the same one that deals with my central heating,not sure of its name right now but there easily available at all plumbers or electricle shops, there not to expensive but priceless if you need to be away from your girls and cant be there to turn em off, relax bro, im sure those ladys will be fine, at worst it may just slow them for a day or two, i am not sure how to get pics on here or i will show ya what i meen, happy growing mate

[newgroweroldsmoker]

the timing device i'm using is an analog timer that can handle up to 3500w......i fixed the problem however.....it seems (still can't figure it out, how it happened) that the button that was in the side of the timer was set to continuous power on, thus, bypassing the timer....now it is working properly.....thank god....i check them everyday that lights go on and off properly , just in case......

[the happy chappie]

i tink i know the type your using, i am still not sure if its the correct type, you can bypass the timer so that it dont take the surge and simply swiches the neutral, just be care full mate, i have seen those things cook, just when you think everything looks ok the bastards hang on and dont turn off or on when there suposed to, i think there prob ok for florrys cos they dont pull to much power,are you running a balest, what light system are you using, be luckey