I try not to look to deep into the reasons why certain elements work the way they do, i just think if you like to experiment and it works for you then thats the way you should do things..
nope, sorry. plants don't grow in the dark. for a plant to grow, it must photosynthesize which requires light. the plant is actually stretching upwards because the light source is generally above the plant. it is a response mechanism because the plant thinks it is dying because of lack of light.
Theres many growers who have tried longer dark periods with success, you only have to look around the Internet to find debates between growers who have done it with success and those who dont agree but whatever the reasons it does work for some,and these arguments that its not natrual and it wouldnt happen in nature!!! i say indoor growing isnt natrual, plants dont usually see 18 hours of light, and they definitely dont see 24 hours of light yet these methods are common practice, maybe read about it abit, personally ive only ever done 12/12 with the 36 hours darkness but shortening my 12/12 by a couple of hours over weeks is something that i would try, and make a decision based on my own findings. Maybe it'll work for me maybe it wont, the only thing i do know is that im willing to try alomst anything once, you'll never know unless you try it for yourself.
The big ones a beauty mother??? As for the other ones, how long have they been in veg?
The most popular strains were i live is jacks, berrys, cheese, were flooded with it, and still there 3 of my favorite strains..
Everything in UK is Cheese Cheese Cheese... I love it but this is a change for me and I look forward to it maturing!
yep, 24/0 is the way to go. any dark time during veg is wasted time in my opinion.
Could you imagine the growth after 10 days of dark! Holy shit!!!
exactly! lol. why the fuck did i spend all this money on grow lights? haha.
They turn yellow where the new growth is at 36 hours, and green up within a day and take off. Draws the sex hormones up. They flower harder, show sooner. It didn't backfire. If you had no issues and healthy plants going in, it didn't backfire.
It had a cellular metabolism increase. You call it what appeals to ya.
I used to but into that 1000%. But now, I just don't believe it. I started measuring plants when the lights went off. It can be tough with night droop, but the things gain size in the dark unless you use Bushmaster or similar hormones.
Very clever. You have a degree in botany from where? Photosynthesis through the day stores energy. It releases at night, thus plants grow at night. As far as a preflowering dark period goes, it 'jump starts' flowering... raises hormone levels.