Whew. Been testing samples and this enhanced THC thing is starting to feel like work, so Rauber told me to take a breather after a weeks testing. I hate to say it, but I'm kinda relieved to be able to take a break.

Dog, initially a few of the other Beta's preferred 12/12 to start flowering, which is not surprising considering the drastic slow down demonstrated by some of the introductory experiences, as Mother's posts show.

Glad to hear things are developing nicely for you Dog. Gotta love those Trich's.

But (take heart Mother), refinements to the process have helped take the shock out of this early flower technique, by providing a limited amount of growth for the sake of the observers nerves and the ability to observe the progression of flowering developement.

Mother, don't get too worred about multiple cycle schedules for early flower schedules, two cycles (one Day, one Night) are plenty if they are dialed right. Rauber wondered why I was discussing using four cycles, and the truth is I was just trying to distinguish between removable pin timers and push/pull pin timers (the removable pin timers seize/jam at durations under 45 minutes).

One of the main functions that we manipulate, for the initial flowering Day duration turn down, is to reduce the total number of gene clock ticks per complete Day cycle in order to reduce overall stem elongation. Everything else being equal, stem elongation is directly proportional to metabolism or number of gene clock ticks (gene time).

We also limit photosynthetic activity to slow elongation at this turn down stage. The difference is that we limit photosynthetic input with a higher utilization of input energy, as opposed to what you've just observed, which is primarily limited by low utilization of a higher input energy.

Break time's over. -Back to stone mines. (Ever notice that it's difficult to maintain objectivity when you're higher than a kite!)

Take care, Sal.