First Time grower!

[Rusty H. Shackleford]

I have 6 plants i got from random 20 a blunts. One has sprouted up and the others are fresh in the ground. I have them under a Plant light from around 6pm-12pm and window box 7am-6pm other times i have them under a black light. I heard that doesnt work but a fellow grower said it can. Any advice or Critique?

 

[blzbob]

Black lights really aren't grow lights

 

[HR1589]

they need 24 hour light for like 2 months
and know black lights wont work i have tried them myself

 

[blzbob]

18/6 is the way I grow and I let them get 1/2 the size I want them to end up at and then go to 12/12 as they will continue to grow in height during flowering so the veg time is up to you.

 

[Rusty H. Shackleford]

18/6 is the way I grow and I let them get 1/2 the size I want them to end up at and then go to 12/12 as they will continue to grow in height during flowering so the veg time is up to you.

Sorry what does 12/12 and 18/6 mean

 

[Lexluthor400]

Sorry what does 12/12 and 18/6 mean

The light cycles : ON/OFF

 

[blzbob]

18 hrs on 6 hrs off for vegging === 12 hrs on 12 hrs off for budding

 

[TeaTreeOil]

I do 20/4 for the first month or so during veg.

 

[Rusty H. Shackleford]

after i water i've been told turning the lights off helps the plant hydrate better.
truth?

 

[TeaTreeOil]

Pretty much, plants 'restfully' regenerate & suck up water/nutrient reserves during darkness. They also will grow in the dark to an extent.