that's funny becuase i've read that cannabis plants that grow under 24/0 grow anywhere from 25-33% faster. yet everyone that i have "talked" to says that that doesn't seem so accuate.

from wikipedia:

"Plants usually convert light into chemical energy with a photosynthetic efficiency of 3-6%. Actual plant's photosynthetic efficiency varies with the frequency of the light being converted, light intensity, temperature and proportion of CO2 in atmosphere, and can vary from 0.1% to 8%. By comparison, solar panels convert light into electric energy at a photosynthetic efficiency of approximately 6-20% for mass produced panels, and up to 41% in a research laboratory."

so it appears that there is a lot more that goes into it than just how much light is available. if your enviromental factors, assuming we have the same light, only allow you to hit a 3% efficiency than you can hit your plants with 24/0 and it wouldn't be as good as if you had better environmental factors and ran your lights 18/6.

you can't put shit in and get gold out.

also from wikipedia:

"The light-independent reactions are sometimes referred to as the dark reactions, though that term may be misleading as they do not actually require darkness to proceed. The term "light-independent" is used to emphasize that the reactions occur regardless of the amount of light present as long as the proper substrate compounds are available. Even this term can be criticized, however, as the availability of substrates in plants depends on photosynthesis, so the reactions cannot be said to be entirely "light-independent.""

so what that says is your plants don't REQUIRE a dark period. although this term is sligthly skiewed as it implies.

i'm not taking either side, because there is obviously more that goes into getting amazing plants than just hours of light that they receive.

there is a lot we don't know about cannabis plants, that will contiue to unfold as support for this wonderful herb continues to grow.

i love the passion though! you guys both rock!


-shake