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deciding on hours to flower

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xNoahx

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I cant decided, I am up from noon to midnight, I cant decide which 12 hours to pick, possibly 1am to 1pm or maybe something like 9pm to 9am i dont know
 
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xNoahx

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i wish i could do 7am to 7pm , but i think i will choose 7pm to 7am, just means that ill have to tend to them in the evening
 
jondamon

jondamon

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xNoahx said:
i wish i could do 7am to 7pm , but i think i will choose 7pm to 7am, just means that ill have to tend to them in the evening
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This is my timing too.

It fits in around me. I work 8-5, my son goes to bed at 7, I mix my nutes at 730 and I feed at 9.

Still got the rest of the evening to chill out.

I check my garden for 5 mins every day and when I feed it takes 30 mins.

I feed roughly every 3-4 days at present.



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MYOB

MYOB

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Run them during the night. This will keep the heat & cost down as well as keep you out.

7-7 is what I do now. Gives me time to feed/check them before bed and keeps me from "checking on them" every hour.
 
Dannysayo

Dannysayo

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Ok I have a question. What do u recommend I do. I currently do 11am to 11pm lights on but I want to switch it over to 11pm to 11am because of heat issues. Should I keep my lights off until tomorrow night? That'll be a rough 22hrs from now. That change shouldn't cause no problems should it?
 
jondamon

jondamon

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Dannysayo said:
Ok I have a question. What do u recommend I do. I currently do 11am to 11pm lights on but I want to switch it over to 11pm to 11am because of heat issues. Should I keep my lights off until tomorrow night? That'll be a rough 22hrs from now. That change shouldn't cause no problems should it?
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You can either do an extended dark period to get to where you want or adjust an hour each day until you reach your target time.



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NWGrower7

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powers cheaper in the middle of the night when less people are on the grid. plus temps are cooler at night... and if u have and led green light who care. i have to work in my garden at night vertical is just to bright for me even with glassses.
 
Novicehomegrower

Novicehomegrower

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i have mine on 10 till 10 at night other wise its annoying mixing up nutes etc late at night if a plant gets dry. but if heat is a real issue just set it to 9 at night to 9 in the morning.
 
Lo Budget

Lo Budget

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NWGrower7 said:
powers cheaper in the middle of the night when less people are on the grid. plus temps are cooler at night... and if u have and led green light who care. i have to work in my garden at night vertical is just to bright for me even with glassses.
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Absolutely agree. Power is cheaper at night in the summer & temps are cooler, both important factors.
 
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NWGrower7

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Yupp. But also agree that its a pain in the ass to mix and water late at night.. Or even a better a friday or saturday and your tryin to go out and rushing to do everything.. hahaa. My solution is a 44 gal res with a 520gph pump and my handy dandy wond when im not fiddling with rdwc. I love hand water for the simple fact it forces you to interact with your plants more.
 
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xNoahx

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ok im on day 2 of flowering and i want to switch my schedule, im on 7 to 7 and i want to switch to 830-830? should i make them miss 1 and half hours tonight and them keep them on 12-12
 
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spek9

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jondamon said:
This is my timing too.

It fits in around me. I work 8-5, my son goes to bed at 7, I mix my nutes at 730 and I feed at 9.

Still got the rest of the evening to chill out.

I check my garden for 5 mins every day and when I feed it takes 30 mins.

I feed roughly every 3-4 days at present.



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Although I don't have a son, the rest of this sounds almost identical to what I do.

I'm on 6pm to 6am... I'm up in the morning getting ready for work right at lights-off. I close the door to the storage area my tent is in at lights-off, and open it at lights on, just for better airflow when the light is on to keep temps down (temps at lights-on are 75).

I generally have a quick peek at the plants to make sure nothing is too close to the lamp, then do my work between 7-8. Five minutes on non-feed days, 30 mins for feeding.

-spek
 
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