12 hours of light or 12 of hours dark, first.

[PhatJay]

I dont know anything about 36 hours of darkness at the start of flowering, maybe its good, again I dont know, but I have heard of and tried whats called "shock treatment" in the latest issue of High Times, which is 3 days or so of darkness just prior to harvest. Supposedly makes the plants get an extra boost in resin, which did seem to take place for me

I too have read about this "shock treatment" or as some call it "Shock Ripening" and I am planning on trying this out. I have one question about it though. Do you wait till the buds are ready for harvest and then do the shock ripening? Or do you start the shock ripening 3-5 days before you think the buds are ready?

Sorry for the belated reply, I forgot to subscribe to my own thread. :i feel stupid:

PhatJay Reviewed by PhatJay on 02-04-2010. 12 hours of light or 12 of hours dark, first. My 1st grow has finished vegging and is ready to switch to the 12/12 light cycle for flowering. Do I start with 12 hours of light or 12 hours of dark? Does it matter? Rating: 5