why 12/12?

[major crisis]

Hi, I am growing 3 plants for the first time but I'm doing it mostly for the fascination of taking care of plants, seeing them grow and develop, getting strong and beautiful etc. I've been playing music to them and talking, I've always heard that plants like this so I'm giving it a try.
Yesterday while I was thinking whether I should buy lights or not (I'm in Portugal and there is a place in my attic that is very warm and the sunlight hits the floor really perfectly, so I thought I won't need any extra lights besides that of the sun at least for the first 10 weeks). And then it crossed my mind why the 12/12 method if in normal natural circumstances the plants grow outdoors and there isn't this light programming. Anyone can help? I know this is not the typical kind of question but it's interesting. can this be because of latitude and geography?

thank you

major crisis Reviewed by major crisis on 04-14-2005. why 12/12? Hi, I am growing 3 plants for the first time but I'm doing it mostly for the fascination of taking care of plants, seeing them grow and develop, getting strong and beautiful etc. I've been playing music to them :p and talking, I've always heard that plants like this so I'm giving it a try. Yesterday while I was thinking whether I should buy lights or not (I'm in Portugal and there is a place in my attic that is very warm and the sunlight hits the floor really perfectly, so I thought I won't Rating: 5

[dylan]

the days get shorter in the fall and force the plant to flower. eventually the days will reach 12/12 or less.....at least in the USA.

[BobBong]

the days get shorter in the fall and force the plant to flower. eventually the days will reach 12/12 or less.....at least in the USA.

what he said

it makes the plant think that the days are getting shorter, by giving it more hours of dark.

to induce flowering it's suggested to have at least 12 hours of dark period, some people have been known to go 13 or 14 hours, different methods often result in different results.

[major crisis]

the days get shorter in the fall and force the plant to flower. eventually the days will reach 12/12 or less.....at least in the USA.

yes, this is also related to the seasons and geography is a factor.
thanks

[major crisis]

what he said

it makes the plant think that the days are getting shorter, by giving it more hours of dark.

to induce flowering it's suggested to have at least 12 hours of dark period, some people have been known to go 13 or 14 hours, different methods often result in different results.

right,
one must invent the conditions that favour the plant and recreate the circles of nature.
I dig it.

my plants are growing but very slowly, I am not giving them any extra light so I guess this will take its natural time. it's a indoor growing but a very simple one, I am not in a hurry. I even think I want to have a male plant as well, because thqat would be the best way to learn how to identify the sex.

thanks

[major crisis]

Hello everybody

listen, I have a few questions, simple stuff.

My 3 plants are growing okay but one of them it's still a sprout the fans leaves withered though the other leaves are very very green. Did this plant died? It's almost 4 weeks and it's still a sprout.
As for the other two plants all is fine but I would like to know something please; when a plant grows faster than the others and gets taller than the others does it mean that it will be a male or it's not necessarly so?

[dylan]

not nessesarily a male. and some pics would be helpfull to help you with the sprout.

[major crisis]

not nessesarily a male. and some pics would be helpfull to help you with the sprout.

Hi Dylan
Thanks for the tip,
You know, I'm in a crossroad here. One of my plants died the stem got broken, it was still a sprout. I kinda of tried to plant it again I know it won't do but I felt so heartbroken for my baby that I let the root there and buried the rest to see if it holds.
Now I am left with 2 and here's where I'm in a crossroad. I wanted to have at least one male so I would know how they look like only the problem is that if I'll have a male the other plant might be a male too
I'll show some photos when they are worth showing. well I hope at least one of them is worth showing.

[Da1KrayzieThug]

its 50/50 of getting males. I know how u feel about the one that died (i had the same exact situation...even with the leaving the roots there lol) but im germinating a lot of seeds right now and plant them all knowing some wont survive. But i think I got the hang of everything to the point of not messing up anymore.

[major crisis]

Hi there

well thanks man
I'm getting really wild about my plants.
but really wild.
I want them much
it's a great feeling
and I found out it's an excitement till I find out about their sex.
specially coz I have no fucking idea where these seeds come from.

ha! really crazy, but I guess it's just coz we instinctively don't deal well with death, yeah, even if it's a plant alright. it's just human we do that I find it curious we share that instinct.
yep, I planted about 6 seeds and this is all I'm left with but then the seeds have been in my drawer for about a year. I have no idea what these seeds are.
oh please, I'm getting wild about it. send me some good vibes wishing that at least one of them is a female