Quote Originally Posted by oldmac
Hey gypski,

Here's an idea that some grower's use that might tickle your fancy.
Adopt a "20hr day" for your plants and use 10/10. For every 6 calender days you have 7 "20hr days"; so for a plant that has say an 8 week (56 calendar days) flower time you can cut that down to 7 weeks (abt 48- 49 calender days).

The "20 hr day" could be even 12/8 or 11/9, since most strains won't fall outta flower @ 8hrs of dark, tho you may want to use 36-48 hrs of darkness between veg and flower to kick start the induction phase of flowering.

Yo bigsby,

That leads me into this, 48 hrs of dark at the end of the flower period, IMHO, does not add anything to the plant. It won't help with trichome finish or bud growth. I think this myth got started by someone not understanding the use of 36-48 hours of a dark period between vegative and flowering. This btw does have an effect on how fast a plant makes that transition.

Hope this helps and is maybe some food for thought. :thumbsup:
OM
OM sounds interesting, but I agree with bigsby on arranging for the twenty hour day. What's a few days longer waiting, I'm not in it for the money per se. When I hit a place I know I will be staying for a period of time, I'll try some of that tweaking. :thumbsup:
gypski Reviewed by gypski on . 10/14 I was looking at the photo-period graph in Marijuana Botany, and according to the graph, maximum THC production occurs with about 10 hours of day light. Doesn't that seem logical that when you are flowering, you should reduce the light period to 10 hours during the last 3-4 weeks for maximum effect? :D Rating: 5