Cutting down flowering hours to reduce stretch?

N

NewI

Well-Known Member
You should take in consideration that flowering timmings may have different effects on your plant. Idk if it's a fact, I read it on a rm3 post i think. Less then 12h of light will bring out more of the sativa profile in a hybrid.
I think it was DJ Short who wrote this.
 
rene112388

rene112388

Well-Known Member
NewI said:
You should take in consideration that flowering timmings may have different effects on your plant. Idk if it's a fact, I read it on a rm3 post i think. Less then 12h of light will bring out more of the sativa profile in a hybrid.
I think it was DJ Short who wrote this.
Click to expand...
Who is this RM3? Lol must be pretty good seen the name a few times tonight..interesting concept but to me it sounds like it would spindily
 
moondance

moondance

Well-Known Member
NewI said:
You should take in consideration that flowering timmings may have different effects on your plant. Idk if it's a fact, I read it on a rm3 post i think. Less then 12h of light will bring out more of the sativa profile in a hybrid.
I think it was DJ Short who wrote this.
Click to expand...
O yeah it was DJ Short, good guy there I have been told. 11/13 does cool things to cannabis strains, I run that schedule when I have new strains to try. Brings the coolest shit out in them.
MD
 
GardenGnome83

GardenGnome83

Well-Known Member
rene112388 said:
Who is this RM3? Lol must be pretty good seen the name a few times tonight..interesting concept but to me it sounds like it would spindily
Click to expand...
Lol, all my shit is grown under 11/13, and my buds can break a window. The closest the daylight time gets to 12/12 on earth, is at the equator. And THAT is 12:07. If you want to be scientific, look into where your strains originated, their average light timings, etc... you can get real specific in your attempts to mimic their natural environment. You will also see it's likely less than 12 hours daylight during flowering there.
Science is great, if it ain't "bro - science".
 
Last edited:
W

Woodfella

Member
NewI said:
You should take in consideration that flowering timmings may have different effects on your plant. Idk if it's a fact, I read it on a rm3 post i think. Less then 12h of light will bring out more of the sativa profile in a hybrid.
I think it was DJ Short who wrote this.
Click to expand...
Could one assume the adverse is true as well?
 
Jimdamick

Jimdamick

Well-Known Member
I don't think that light cycle will have much to do with your stretch issue, as I have run 12/12 and 11/13 (I use that now. Placement of fixture, strain of plant and pot size has more of an effect in my opinion. If your running Sativa dominant, then the plant will grow taller of course, and your kind of fucked if you want short plants. Next time get female seeds so you don't have to go through the sexing BS, as it will save you a lot of time. Good luck
 
Olive Drab Green

Olive Drab Green

Well-Known Member
torontoke said:
I'm not sure I completely understand what exactly your goals are with this.
I've never really considered any correlation between light cycle and stretch or growth.
Stretch and growth could be easily manipulated with light distances and pot sizes tho.
Click to expand...
There is a direct correlation. Hence the stretching.
 
Olive Drab Green

Olive Drab Green

Well-Known Member
torontoke said:
I disagree 100%
But everyone is smarter then the next guy.
Cheers
Click to expand...
I respect you, but you are totally wrong. The hormone for that stretch is released at night, same as the flowering hormone (although also in the presence of inadequate light.) Try not giving a plant enough light. It will stretch toward it. Anyone here will tell you if you turn out the light, the plant will stretch toward the last point the light was. Look up auxins (they are a group of growth hormones.) I know what I'm talking about.
 
Last edited:
GardenGnome83

GardenGnome83

Well-Known Member
churchhaze said:
You will yield less by cutting DLI.
Click to expand...
You will less what?
Have you done it? Do you realize the smoke is better? Flower times are shortened, making up for any lost yields.
You guys can reject science all you want, I like having better bud than what people can find.
 
C

churchhaze

Well-Known Member
GardenGnome83 said:
You will less what?
Have you done it? Do you realize the smoke is better? Flower times are shortened, making up for any lost yields.
You guys can reject science all you want, I like having better bud than what people can find.
Click to expand...
You will yield less by cutting DLI.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top