Quote Originally Posted by oldmac
I appologize again to you Jim, you did not deserve the cheap shot I delivered. I do hope tho that you and others here that do have a curiosity about the plant we all love will spend some time learning about it's biology. By understanding what it normally does, and how it does it, will allow you to exploit it to it's full potential.:thumbsup:
No need..
as I said every opinion counts no matter how its delivered.. cheers :thumbsup:
However, what I dont understand is how a cycle can be shortened but not lengthened?
"Now there have been experiments with using a shortened circadian rhythm and it is possible to shorten the flowering times of mj but the vegative growth duration is the same, since you can veg 24/0 there is no gains to be had.
Using a 20 hr "grow day" you can flower at say 12/8 (border line dark, would need to use 24-36 hr dark during the switch over to induce flowering). Now for every 6 grow days you pick up 1 calender day. In other words a plant that needs 8 1/2 weeks or 60 days to flower could be finished in 51-52 calendar days."

If the internal rythym is as set as you say it is.. then why then can it be shortened but not vice versa?
You ARE right.. I need to read a lot more but I've done OK so far I would think
as I said.. everything counts.. cheers for taking the time to bother to reply in any case ostgood: