24 hour lighting?

abouels

abouels

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I had some questions about the veg cycle and the proper amount of light. I am currently running the 18/6 but was thinking about the full 24 hours to promote strong, healthier plants. Any comments
 
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HURLEY

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18hrs of light a day is good for veg.. you could run 24/7 but its good to turn the lights off for atleast an hour let them rest/cool off.
 
Resinator420

Resinator420

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Dont do it man, the 6 hours of "COMPLETE" Darkness is what makes the plant ready for flowering, premoting BIG budz! yes with the 24 hours of light the plant will grow faster and it will be healthy, but it will lack its nessesary needs for producing a large yield.

The "nighttime" matures the plant as it gets older preparing it for a BIG CROP.

The 24 hours will just make it grow fast and then when you do want to flower it, the plant will be shocked by the drastic change in its light environment!!!!!!!

Wish you good luck, send me a reply of what you think!
 
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DannyGreenEyes

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I'm on my first grow and have them on a 24/0 so I can't give you a comparison.

However the humidity here is 20% (30% to 40% with humidifier). My leafs got dry and I can't do anything about it because I cant mist the leaves. Also you can feed folliage if you can mist and get your girls a little more nutes that way (a very tiny ammount, but still an advantage).

Also, I got thrips and had to use an oil to get rid of them so I had to turn the lights off for 8 hours, and I'm still not sure what that's going to do to my girls.

I'd suggest staying right where you are unless you have plenty of humidity and no chance of bugs.
 
Resinator420

Resinator420

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DannyGreenEyes said:
I'm on my first grow and have them on a 24/0 so I can't give you a comparison.

However the humidity here is 20% (30% to 40% with humidifier). My leafs got dry and I can't do anything about it because I cant mist the leaves. Also you can feed folliage if you can mist and get your girls a little more nutes that way (a very tiny ammount, but still an advantage).

Also, I got thrips and had to use an oil to get rid of them so I had to turn the lights off for 8 hours, and I'm still not sure what that's going to do to my girls.

I'd suggest staying right where you are unless you have plenty of humidity and no chance of bugs.
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YEA THEILL BE FINE BUT FOR REAL GET YOUR OWN THREAD BRO, THIS OTHER GUYS TRYIN TO GET SOME INPUT AND YOU JUST COMPLETELY FUDGD UP HIS SHIT MAN.......NOT COOL...NOT COOL.:evil:
 
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bobman

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they argue all over the internet on this question. do not want to start one here but from the research i have done 24/7 is the best. marijuana is a type of plant that either does not need rest or rests when it needs it even with the lights on. i can not remember the exact details. people report different results from the tests they say they do. but the science says 24/7 is the best for marijuana.
 
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DannyGreenEyes

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Resinator420 said:
YEA THEILL BE FINE BUT FOR REAL GET YOUR OWN THREAD BRO, THIS OTHER GUYS TRYIN TO GET SOME INPUT AND YOU JUST COMPLETELY FUDGD UP HIS SHIT MAN.......NOT COOL...NOT COOL.:evil:
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He asked about 24/0 and since I'm growing with 24/0 I gave him some insight as far as the down side. That's how threads usually work, someone askes a question and if you have info you try to answer it.

I don't see how you think I "fudgd up his shit", then again I don't know what theill is either. So if you have nothing to contribute, have a nice big glass of stfu.
 
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xtensity

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Resinator420 said:
YEA THEILL BE FINE BUT FOR REAL GET YOUR OWN THREAD BRO, THIS OTHER GUYS TRYIN TO GET SOME INPUT AND YOU JUST COMPLETELY FUDGD UP HIS SHIT MAN.......NOT COOL...NOT COOL.:evil:
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You're fuckin high aren't you? If you read the dudes post you would have seen that he was giving the dude advice pertaining to the thread.

quit smoking so much and pay attention!
 
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DannyGreenEyes

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bobman said:
go see what al b. fuct and heath robinson do they are the real gurus.
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bobman said:
also read the first couple of pages of that thread. they go over it there.
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I don't know who they are or what thread you're talking about. So I think I'll stick with the advice that they guy with his own thread papercliped in the Advanced Marijuana Cultivation threads gives.

You can take who evers advice that you want though.
 
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DannyGreenEyes

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Makepeace said:
does seven or eight hour of dark help more
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According to Uncle Ben's thread, it would depend on your situation. He suggests using a 20/4 but he goes on to say that the light can reach a point of saturation and start to work against you by bleaching out the lifeblood of the plant - chlorophyll. This is when the leaves start to get light green I beleive.

So if I understand everything correctly, you can give her as much light as you can up until the point of light saturation.

He also says that Plants do better (produce more carbos) with less light over a longer period of time than alot of light for a shorter period of time.

So when I put those 2 things together I'd stick with a 20/4 and use as much light as I can without bleaching the leaves during the light period.

Of course if you have another situation, like a heat problem, then it might be better to give them a longer period of dark during the hot hours to help alleviate that problem.

Hope that helps, and I hope I understood his post correctly. You should check it out in case I misunderstood something though.
 
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bobman

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jesus fucking christ if u dont know who al b fuct or heath robinson r u should not be giving any advice.
 
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bobman

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go search them, they both have multiple threads in the advanced section. just search there user names here or u can google them. read page 2 of ur own link.
 
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