First attempt at a 24-hour "Martian Method"

[Dogznova]

The lower amount of Blue in the spectrum and subcanopy effects will let you get away with certain things more than others. We don't rely specifically on these effects, but they all count in the final clock tunes.

Ya I told my uncle (you try that 6 on 6 off then 6 back on stuff) with a new MH light and chances are that plant probably won't flower that well if at all. Bag seed, not a chance IMO. That 250 hps is about 15 years old. It came out of the rookie closet. It probably has 5% blue left in it. LOL

We still think the long night convention holds (at least for the blue durations and lack thereof). But, hey, If you come up with something better than what we have, we'll retire and you can be king weirdo (the pay stinks, here take the funny hat, TAKE IT!). imp: :thumbsup:

I got to show him this post. His eyes are bad so I'm going to have to print this out for him.. You should see the funny hat he wears NOW. OMG lol lol
You can guarantee he won't come up with something better then you and your partner have..

Blue intensity and duration are factors, but above 10 Watts/foot, Blue should be fully triggering "day" for the plant, unless genetics are of the autoflowering or ultra early nature.

I'm taking note on this...."Blue (intensity) and (duration) are factors"
just like outside.

ultra early nature.... This is the type we are working with..Borderline autoflowering/early.

I would test samples for potency and morphology, I'm revegged some big fluffy looking buds, that had no potency, but still looked coverred in trichomes (full of low potency resins).

Not sure the light is going to last long enough with this abuse to test any of it. I wouild expect it to be junk anyway the light is 15 years old. JMO

If this is the same plant that was flowering under 23 hours 2K a day, genes
could be a factor.

This we need to talk about soon...

I think a normal flower type Cannabis plant would reveg under that spectrum.

I think we are right on the edge now.

Either way the results will be interesting. (If 6/6 flowers well, you can have Earth, we'll stay on Mars.)

No way, I'm going to Mars also !!!! Earth, well you know.

It will be interesting to see as well. But he was just trying too see if it would work. It had something to do with an article he read a long time ago in a HT magazine about the plant using all 24 hours of the light then possessing it for the next day. Way to much for me to explain lol. Like you said looks can be deceiving.. But so far It looks ok. The t5's do look like the plant is starting to morph or something.

Also we've done a lot of testing with HID, and HPS is less sensitive than MH, but it still wares out the bulbs faster to run more than one start-up per day (bulb lifespan is defined in regards to number of start-ups predicted).

Yes I would think it's not very economical to turn on and off HID lights that many times a month. I bet that bulb he is doing that to might not even last the whole 10 weeks lol.

Also we've leaned away from multiple Blue durations and intervals for vegging and flowering due to Hermie considerations, but I still beat mine up plenty while testing potential moms and dads for breeding stock.

This is funny. I said that to him.. "I bet this plant turns into a hermie"....He called me a rookie...He hates Hermie's