Illicithunter
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So I heard about doing a 2-3 day blackout period on plants before you switch to Flower from VEG. Anyone know about it??
Blackout between VEG and Flower?
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Illicithunter
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Guy that told me said it makes the plant start budding quicker...but Ive never heard of this. Guy that told me is kinda unreliable...Still I had to check
AfgooCBD
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I guess you could do a side-by-side comparison and see. I think it depends more on the strain. I had Chemdog that didn't show flowers until the 3rd week, and Blue Dream showed in 2 days.
Illicithunter
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I'm too new of a grower to be running variables. I'm just gonna focus on the OG methods. Thanks
crazyhazey
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sounds iffy, this would definitely cause stress which would possibly lead to stunting, could cause it to stress hermie(depending on stability of the strain too), dont think they would produce flowers quicker if they arent photosynthesizing for those few days. however it may be a response to thinking it doesnt have a lot of time to flower, might sacrifice quality and yield though since their goal is to reproduce as quickly as possible.
Illicithunter
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Yea I too heard interupted light cycles during 12/12 period can cause hermie plants. But I kinda had forgotten about this.
crazyhazey
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yup, theyd be switching between light cycle though so idk, it may help speed up flower, i understand the reasoning behind this method but it comes down to results in the end so it may be worth a try if you have extra plants to experiment on, id just keep an eye on those buds for pollen sacks.
this probably has been tried before though, id look into it. ive heard of dark periods with low temps for the last 2-3 days of flower for increased resin output because of the stress, its an interesting mechanism for sure. if it can make them hermie to carry on the species, why couldnt it cause them to flower quicker to avoid perishing before reproduction.
Illicithunter
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Do you guys think the SOB was trying to hermie my plants...like sabotage??!! Or maybe I'm just paranoid
crazyhazey
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idk was this guy an asshole? lol
Illicithunter
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He's the only connect for buds I have right now and I told him I was launching my own grow and was putting all my money into my new tent(and wouldn't have any cash for his over dried weed that he grows himself). Then he told me that....I am a good customer so I might have pissed him off.. Too weird. There's no way in hell I'm gonna try it now after everyone's input, no way!
Not uninterrupted darkness. The problem with comes from INTERRUPTED darkness. Amongst many other things that can cause a plant to hermie.
Daggy
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Man I wouldnt worry about it. That blackout shit sounds stupid. I will tell you something about before you flip tho. Dont change the time the plants go to sleep, just extend their sleeping time. If you change the sleeping time your plants will be confused week1 of flower. So if your lights turn off at 1pm and turn on at 7pm (assuming you veg in 18/6) just make sure to only extend the sleep cycle so its 1pm to 1am. If i make sense lol.
crazyhazey
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shit that may have been a bad move to tell him about it if he gets butthurt like that, i dont think id take his advice either. id say just stick to the conventional methods, it seems you have a lot of money invested in this so you probably want to make all that back, taking shortcuts usually isnt the best way to go about things like this either. this may be something to try if youre really feelin curious and you have extra plants to spare, but if this is your first grows theres probably gonna be a lot of variables youre gonna have to deal with and get used to in the first place, probably better not to complicate things.
Illicithunter
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Yea I totally agree. It's not my first grow ever, but I've never had a successful one. So all that extra equipment hopefully is the missing link between lots of error and a nice harvest. I'd still rather have my money in a solid setup rather than just a quarter pound to sell..
Along with real-life long-time growers I have as friends, I'll stick to common methods that work.
These small gimmicks and tricks that have people say will produce better results are just that; gimmicks. Unless they have scientific data to back up their claims consistently, I'm sticking with what I (and many others) have proven time and time again to work.
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These small gimmicks and tricks that have people say will produce better results are just that; gimmicks. Unless they have scientific data to back up their claims consistently, I'm sticking with what I (and many others) have proven time and time again to work.
-spek
crazyhazey
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a good setup is definitely a must, just remember theres plenty of ways to overdo it, and go overboard, im talkin nutes, genetics, hydro systems, lighting, just about anything involved with growing can be expensive if you buy from people who know youre using it for growin weed.