Shorter 12/6 flower cycle

[thcreactor]

Okay, anyone have EXPERIENCE with the shorter 12/6 flower day? Noone seems to know about it.

thcreactor Reviewed by thcreactor on 11-04-2006. Shorter 12/6 flower cycle Okay, anyone have EXPERIENCE with the shorter 12/6 flower day? Noone seems to know about it. Rating: 5

[bejay]

6 hours of darkness is not enough to allow flowering the plant would remain in a veg state if you used a 12/6 cycle, which really wouldnt be any different than 18/6 as the light will still be on for 18 hours per 24 hrs

[thcreactor]

Okay let me break the theory down fo ya'll. OK cannabis needs 12 hours of light to flower And 16+ for good veg Now if you run your plants on an 18 hour day your plant will think each 18 hour cycle is a day and will flower 25% faster. The biggest obstacle would be the timer but with a couple timers and some math it can be done. Jorge cervantes makes mention of this in the indoor bible, And credits the dutch for this techniqe. But Does it work

[the image reaper]

I have doubts, and wonder if the unusual photoperiods would induce 'stress' and hermie production ... suggest you try it, keep a Grow Log, and show us how it works for you ... :smokin:

[bejay]

the plant needs a longer dark period to flower it has nothing to do with the light period other light periods have been used such as 6/6 just to keep a plant in veg mode and reduce its growth and to cut down on electriciy usage.

most all strains except the autoflowering strains need 10 -11 hours of dark period to induce flowering increasing the dark period more will speed up flowering wich is why 12/12 is used

[ridethefire]

In an edition of high times Jorge Cervantes explains a way to have an outdoor harvest in june or july. He said that after a few weeks 12/12 time (indoors) that the plants could be moved outdoors during the summer and not revert back to veg...

If you mess around with your times, I would wait until you had some pretty decent 'buddage' going on.

[bejay]

thats doesnt work for everyone just depends on how many dark hours the plant receives at your location which can vary greatly.

[Perp]

My understanding is that the lights are on for 6 hours and off for 12. Then you are right, the buds will finish quicker because the plant thinks each 18 hour period is one day. However, since the lights are only on for half the time you will get approx. half the amount of bud.

[Weedhound]

You bunch of little gods you!! Changing the day around! Is nothing sacred anymore?

[Shovelhandle]

I saw grow rooms with accelerated time (16 hour days or so). This was in 1973 using sodium and mercury lamps in each fixture. Hoods were water cooled and the ballasts were remote mounted.
I see that it grew bean vines rapidly but I can't remember the important details.

Shov