Quote Originally Posted by LIP
14/10?

Your better off with 18/6.

14/10 is a variation of the 12/12 flowering time.

You'll find they grow quicker wtih 18/6, and the plant needs the extra light in veg.

The reason the light times are reduced is the plant measures the un-interuppted light cycle which releases flowering hormones.

I thank you for the input, but I have been growing for some years and I have found that a naturaul light cycle of like 15/9, 14/10 for veg work just fine. I also found that the shorter ligh cycle tends to produce (for me anyways) less males and more females. If I wanted maximum veg growth then I would possibly put them on 18/6, but 1) i am using HPS all the way through, I think, so thats not optimal and 2) I am flowering them right away, so I am more concerned with time and space rather than optimal veg growth.

FYI, one theory thrown out over the years is that when you shorten the light cycle from a seedling, it possibly stimulates the plants into thinking that time is short, therefore inducing rapid growth from juvenile veg => adult veg. This was stated in relation to a 12/12 cycle from the getgo. This is so the plant can flower as fast as possible since inpending doom is near. Some also say that this possibly induces stress which causes some strains to go hermi on us. As far as any of my grows have went in the past I have had no issues with my lighting method. Since I have not grown in this particular medium I wanted to know about the consumption of nutrients from the organic breakdown. Thanks again.


BTW...I don't know of any suitable strains that change from veg to flower on a 14/10 cycle. I could be wrong so please inform if I am incorrect as I have been out of growing for a significant time now.