questions regarding lighting schedule

[dnny748]

Hey all,
I am a rookie, who is wondering about how long do you usually leave the lights on continusiouly before switching to a 12/12. Also any experts who made mistakes as newbies if they could pass that on I would be entirely grateful.

thanks.
420 yall

dnny748 Reviewed by dnny748 on 11-30-2004. questions regarding lighting schedule Hey all, I am a rookie, who is wondering about how long do you usually leave the lights on continusiouly before switching to a 12/12. Also any experts who made mistakes as newbies if they could pass that on I would be entirely grateful. thanks. 420 yall Rating: 5

[DojaDave]

I waited till my plant got about 18" tall before I switched to 12/12, I heard 12" is a good size.

[The Student]

Hello,

A 24/0 and an 18/6 (Light on/light off), light schedule are the two most commonly used for the veg. stage.

Most people that I talk to have said that they find little or no noticable differance in plant growth when using the 24/0 schedule, and using the 18/6 also helps to save on your electric bill.

I am not an expert, but I think that some of the best information that any one online can give you is, to use cultivation related forums like this. They are full of information covering almost any subject you can think of. I have been reading online for about two years now, growing for just a bit longer, and if I would not have found cultivation forums I would still be trying to grow out mexican bag seed. LOL.

I hope this helps. Good luck on all your grows.

Heres to homegrown smiles.

Peace

[blue bong]

well how long you let them veg for usually depends on how big you want them,and sometimes on what strain your growing(avoid mexican bag seed lol),i'd have to agree with doja dave,12" is a great size to flower at.i myself usually flower my ladies at that height.you see once the plants go into flowering they generally grow another foot to a foot and a half total until they're ripe and ready.also about that 24 hr VS 18/6 schedule,i've noticed about 20-30% increase in growth rate,and only a small noticeable difference in potency.so if your pressed for time and want em to grow a lil faster,use the 24 hr cycle.if not then 18/6 tends to be better as it's more natural and the girls seem to prefer it.about your question on what kinda mistakes we made as newbies,all i can tell ya is i made plenty of em at first,like everyone else.i suggest you get yourself an EC (electrical conductivity)Pen or a TDS(total dissolved solids) pen.they only cost about 50-60$ and save alot on headaches and hassles with leaf/root burn.post your questions on here and i'll be glad to help out

keep it green