Quote Originally Posted by BobBong
I guess many people don't realize this but a plant will PRE FLOWER on a vegetative NORMAL cycle like 18/6. The plant will grow a few flowers but not actually progress with the hormones to continue flowering.. that is, until you switch to 12/12. Thus, you CAN determine the sex of a plant by vegetative growth pattern over time.
Females will be slow and steady with even node spacing.
Males will grow taller and more robust with more spacing between nodes and WILL preflower a full two weeks before a female plant of the same age.

I'm not sure what is so confusing about it. Light cycle is one of those things you don't want to mess with, so stick to what is tried , tested and true.

Question:
Where in the world do you get 24 hours of light a day and see fruiting and flowering plants grow?

Answer:
Nowhere.

Conclusion:
Don't use 24 hours of light as a vegetative cycle.

Reasoning:
The plant will stay in a vegetative state with more than 14 hours of light a day. The only reason to use 24 hours of light is when germinating seeds out of a medium. With the light always on there will be a source for the plant to grow towards once it actually breaks through the medium. Once you have all your seedlings sprouted and growing resume a light cycle that contains at least 4-6 hours of dark daily.
When the plant is not absorbing energy and no chlorophyll is being processed the plant will generate more roots, this is fact.

Any of this make sense now?

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Ok i should've been more specific.

Cannabis does not grow naturally where there is 24 hours of light a day. Isn't the idea behind an indoor Cannabis garden to provide the ideal conditions for that particular plant?