Photoperiod

[dkm287]

Sooo been reading alot in photoperiod...without going into detail - long nights long days tell th plant winter is coming, forcing the plants to produce the buds and seeds

I've been using 12/12 lighting and understand most do the same

if I'm going 24 hour light for the veg, would it be possible to 24 on 24 off? I mean, were creating our own environment right? How is the plant to know?

Anyways, has any one tried this? Or have any insight on how it would work?

dkm287 Reviewed by dkm287 on 11-17-2010. Photoperiod Sooo been reading alot in photoperiod...without going into detail - long nights long days tell th plant winter is coming, forcing the plants to produce the buds and seeds I've been using 12/12 lighting and understand most do the same if I'm going 24 hour light for the veg, would it be possible to 24 on 24 off? I mean, were creating our own environment right? How is the plant to know? Anyways, has any one tried this? Or have any insight on how it would work? Rating: 5

[PhatJay]

long nights long days tell th plant winter is coming

err.. winter is long nights and short days.

As far as I understand it, sunlight breaks down the chemical that plants need to flower. So when you shorten the day and lengthen the night, the chemical that makes the plants flower builds up, making the plant bud. This is why some people do 48-72 hours darkness before switching to 12/12.


I don't think your idea is going to work, but it will be interesting to read other peoples opinions. I also fail to see what gain 24/24 would have.

[drudown11]

[quote=dkm287] I mean, were creating our own environment right? How is the plant to know?
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The idea is not to create your own environment, but to try to imitate the perfect and ideal growing environment for cannibis.

The Marijuana plant has evolved and adapted certain traits over many years. By screwing with the photoperiod like that during flowering you would likely develop some hermi flowers at some point or another.

ide stick to the normal 12/12

[GetThisOrDie]

I agree with dru.

How is the plant to know? lol... because the plant is inside your environment trying to grow.

The idea like dru said is to reproduce the ideal environment for our herbs.

[tinytoon]

hmmm last time I checked the sun came up in the morning and goes down at night and it doesn't take 24 hours for it to happen.

The plant knows and likes what mother nature has done so my thought would be Don't fuck with Mother Nature! :jawdropper:

[LOC NAR on probation]

the plant responds to photoperiod. The dark will work but not the light. Phtotoperiod over 14 hours and plants will not flower no matter how long the dark.

[dkm287]

I uderstand all your points, but I'm not saying I'm in favor of this idea just trying to get a little theory discussion

"don't fuk with mother nature" good point but I am mother nature as far as my plants are concerned...

I guess I'm saying time is time blah blah blah I'm not going to go into my thought on the time space continuum because I'm super baked hah

my point is that 12 hours can still be 12 hours even if it's 24 hours (try and stay with me)

So with that bein said can my plant (after beig exposed to 24 hour light prior to bloom) how is the plant to understand that there even is a certain length of day and night?

Making sense? Probably not hah

lst, sea of green, topping, all methods used as if we are mother mature

It is my understanding that the plant tells the difference by seasonal light and forces of nature that have always been, so my real point in this ramble is why wouldn't anyone think I can fuk with the psychology of the plant and tricking it Into 24 hour light 24 hour dark... I think this would potentially double everything a plant would if it were using 12/12

[dkm287]

And also, iv read people switching to 8/8, and actually shortening days and nights...any thoughts on that either? Whatdo you guys use and what hav you experimented with as well?

[PhatJay]

I uderstand all your points, but I'm not saying I'm in favor of this idea just trying to get a little theory discussion

"don't fuk with mother nature" good point but I am mother nature as far as my plants are concerned...

I guess I'm saying time is time blah blah blah I'm not going to go into my thought on the time space continuum because I'm super baked hah

my point is that 12 hours can still be 12 hours even if it's 24 hours (try and stay with me)

So with that bein said can my plant (after beig exposed to 24 hour light prior to bloom) how is the plant to understand that there even is a certain length of day and night?

Making sense? Probably not hah

lst, sea of green, topping, all methods used as if we are mother mature

It is my understanding that the plant tells the difference by seasonal light and forces of nature that have always been, so my real point in this ramble is why wouldn't anyone think I can fuk with the psychology of the plant and tricking it Into 24 hour light 24 hour dark... I think this would potentially double everything a plant would if it were using 12/12

:wtf:

[dkm287]

What don't you understand?

I'm trying to have a discussion...you didn't really contribute to our conversation?