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10-10-2005, 12:44 PM #1OPJunior Member
12/12 All the way??
What do you think the results would be if I grow plants (Sativa Dominant example. Haze/Durban Poison) under 12/12 photoperiod? I mean from seedling to finish. I think it would grow normally under this photoperiod because in the tropics that is the way the sun works. Has anyone tried this?
yokotiyoshi Reviewed by yokotiyoshi on . 12/12 All the way?? What do you think the results would be if I grow plants (Sativa Dominant example. Haze/Durban Poison) under 12/12 photoperiod? I mean from seedling to finish. I think it would grow normally under this photoperiod because in the tropics that is the way the sun works. Has anyone tried this? :confused: Rating: 5
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10-10-2005, 12:59 PM #2Senior Member
12/12 All the way??
Might work but it would take a lot longer than 24/0 veg and then 12/12 flower.
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10-10-2005, 01:08 PM #3Senior Member
12/12 All the way??
it will work. of course it will work. the only thing is like Marc said, it will take longer. The plant will automatically flower.. and the size... will not be garuntee'd in anyway.
The whole point of vegging and then forcing a flowering stage is that you can control the size of plant that you want, especially indoors.
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10-10-2005, 01:09 PM #4Senior Member
12/12 All the way??
Originally Posted by yokotiyoshi
Are you saying,that at any given time,that there's never more than 12 hours of daylight in the tropics ? There should be more daylight hours in the tropics-not less..during the summer,here in Texas,the sun rises at 6 am or so and doesn't set until dang near 9:30 pm..that's 15 1/2 hours of daylight. Please correct me if I'm wrong,also..there's an article under advanced techniques forum,that you may be interesed in,that deals with photo-periods in regards to growing marijuana. I believe that the article points out that it may be more beneficial to increase the standard photo-period for flowering,in the case of tropical-zone sativa strains.
Have a good one ....
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10-11-2005, 09:24 AM #5OPJunior Member
12/12 All the way??
Marc and Bob; I thought it would take less time to finish, in the tropics crops are planted and harvested in 3months + or - 2weeks. Maybe my source is wrong.
Torog: Yes everyday in the tropics (the caribbean) to be specific, the sun shines for only 12hours, maybe a few minutes off during the months of may - sept, but it's always 12/12 there.
SOLUTION:
There's one way to find out for sure right? Well I'm goin to try it with the Haze Strain i bought from Nirvana. We'll see what happens, huh.
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10-11-2005, 09:51 AM #6Member
12/12 All the way??
dude if you start at 12/ 12 you are gonna end up with about a 6" plant with a spliff on it thats if it will grow properly at all .
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10-11-2005, 10:58 AM #7OPJunior Member
12/12 All the way??
clembob but they are sativa dominant?
anyways, check it out
Strain: Haze (Nirvana)
Photoperiod: 12/12
Lights: 1000W MH
These are about 1 day old.
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10-11-2005, 11:28 AM #8Senior Member
12/12 All the way??
Originally Posted by yokotiyoshi
Well daggum...learn something new everyday..lol.
Say...have ya got a fan blowing air around ? It looks like yer wee darlins,are stretching a bit..are ya starting out with a 1kwatt mh ? If it ain't ventilated,I can understand that you have to put the light up pretty high from yer plants. You may need to find the lowest point you can have the light,so they don't stretch,without gittin too much heat on them. That's what I had to do..and the seedlings were as short and stout,as any I've seen,a 1kwatt mh,is great for doing such,in my experience..it seemed as though one could grow short,stout seedlings all day long,if one were in the biz of growing such and for clones too,in my opinion.
I wish you all the best !
Have a good one !
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10-11-2005, 07:31 PM #9Senior Member
12/12 All the way??
If you are getting specific seeds get them feminized, that way you can leave the lights on 24/0 till you decide to flower without chancing a hermi.
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10-11-2005, 08:02 PM #10Senior Member
12/12 All the way??
It will work..go for it, post and then everyone won't have to guess...
I am doing my next grow 16/8 decreasing equally every 2-3 weeks to 10/14...