yeah the genetics of a plant are 24 hours a day, with in the 24 hours u can do anythng, but just like having cold temps more then 24 hours is just not what a plant is genetically encoded to destiguish, it will probably be fine and grow but you will most likely run into a hermie or somethin. Im at 18/6 and it seems to be perfect, i find that anything more then 20 hours on is a waste of electricity, the roots grow on the dark periods the most.
JackdaWack Reviewed by JackdaWack on . Plants flowering on 18/6 - any ideas? Hey there experts! For some reason unknown to me the kids have started to flower even though they are still on 18/6. The setup is a bubbler system with 4' fluorescent lights and cfl lights. The plants are two months old and for some reason they just decided this week to flower. In the same room there are also tomato and pepper plants growing (soil and hydro) and they too have started to flower. Now, the lighting cycle has never been changed from the 18/6 in the two months that the Rating: 5