I go straight from 18/6 to 12/12. I have no problem with mimicking nature, but I'll be damned if I'm going to have an anal schedule that requires me to remove 3 minutes a day from day length, and takes 6 months to flower.

I'm not at all convinced that 24 hours of darkness is going to do anything except lose photosynthesis for a day. (sorry FC-C) Mature plants (ones with pre flowers) catch on real quick once you change the lighting, nutrients and schedule. Immature plants will decide when they are ready to actually start flowering. I've put immature plants in flower, and waited 2-3 weeks before they'd even show calyxs and pistils.

Keep it simple. (it's easier that way) :jointsmile:
Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on . Gradual light change rather than abrupt 12/12? Is there any benefit to doing a gradual change from 18/6 to 12/12? I have been wondering about these things lately. It seems like if you wanted to imitate nature a graded light switch would be more natural and possibly stress the plant less. Also maybe it would elongate flowering sites before flower set lending to larger buds overall? I know it would probably set harvest back but I wonder bout the overall potency and yield differences. Has anyone tried this? I was thinking about how a Rating: 5