lighting question

[Blaze87]

i currently have my 5 week old plant on a 12/12 light table. since winter is just around the corner i plan to build a grow box. is it ok if i were to increase the light each day (lets say 18/6) would anything bad happen? or should i just keep with the 12/12?

Blaze87 Reviewed by Blaze87 on 10-07-2008. lighting question i currently have my 5 week old plant on a 12/12 light table. since winter is just around the corner i plan to build a grow box. is it ok if i were to increase the light each day (lets say 18/6) would anything bad happen? or should i just keep with the 12/12? Rating: 5

[Help_Needed]

I'm kind of confused as to why you want to go back to an 18/6 light cycle.

If your plant is five weeks old and has been on 12/12 for a while, it's probably just starting to get ready to flower. Depending on the strain, you could be harvesting in 8 weeks or so. If you switch back to 18/6 your plant will stop flowering and go back into veg mode, delaying your harvest.

Additionally, for an indoor grow five weeks of veg time is usually just about the most you want to give your plant. It will double or even triple in size as it flowers and then the colas grow on top of that. If you let it veg for much longer your plant may end up too big for your growing environment.

[Blaze87]

thanks alot for the info man, but now im facing another problem. i had a completely sober accident when i knocked over my plant allowing it to flip a good 160 degrees, bending the hell out of the stem. after some first aid im hoping to follow through with your advice.

[GoldenGraham84]

hey hey a good reason to LST!