flowering on 18/6?????

Hi everyone.... Got a question..... I'm on my second indoor hydro ebb and flow grow. First grow was with bagseed, turned out pretty good.... I got 7 out of 10 girls! Well this time, figuring I now sort of think I know a little bit... LOL got seeds from amster.... so they are 9 weeks into veg. I have a 600 hps lamp, use a hydro mix ph around 5.9-6.5 and ppm is around 975 I have them on 18/6 and today all of a sudden, I find 4 friggin boys in my tray!!!!!! WTF?!!!!!!!! How could they have shown sex already if they are on 18/6? Should I go ahead and turn them to 12/12 and flower all the way on the rest of them? I'm so confused! LOL

hey man got pics?

Preflowers maybe.

It happens. When thye're ready, they're ready. Remmeber that males will show flowers before females, even on a 12/12 schedule. I don't think you need to change your light cyle. It's all in the genetics. It has nothing to do with you nutes, light etc.

yup MrIntricate nailed it!

Reeffermadness, you're too kind!

Yea, now that I think about, what you said IS right on. I'm going to just let them do their thing.... I'm going to be away from my girls for a week, and the person taking care of them really won't do much but check ph once in a while. and maybe the ppm.... so I'm gonna let them be for a week, then switch them over to 12/12 and to bloom nutes. I think maybe if I had paid better atttention to them, I would have forced flowering a week or so ago when they seemed to be really releasing some good smell. Oh well, each grow is a different learning experience huh?

Thanks so much for the replies!

they are just telling you they are mature and can be flowerd, soe strains will flower even on a 18 6 light cycle like rudaralis for example, but thats not whats happening here, simply adults is what you have, happy flowering friend

check out the daylight cycle on "planet ito", I found this article on overgrow.com 3-4 yrs ago was too scared to try it for the longest time, did it once last year and was sold, the question I have is ...how much light energy can be usefully stored or at what point is the extra light time pointless? enjoy
The only photoperiod manipulation from years of experiments that offered discernible improvements was this adjustment made for 1 or 2 calendar weeks at the point of maximum flowering rate: Daylength of 21 hours, 36 minutes with a dark period of 12 hours. To accomplish this, you need a 7 day, 24 hour digital timer. During a 7 day calendar week on Earth, the "sun" only cycles 5 times. This permits easily switching back to the regular 12/12 at your discretion. You may want to only alter during peak flower production to stimulate the plant's metabolism. Using this photoperiod throughout the flowering cycle will cause this:

A variety that takes 49 days of 12/12 to mature, won't see 49 - 12 hour dark periods under 21:36/12 until almost 10 calendar weeks have passed.

The total increase in light energy is almost 80%, which will produce larger yields, if all of your other enviromental conditions are kept optimal.

The total increase in flowering period is only 40%, half the potential room for improvement. This means you don't have to be perfect to win out.

Selective application of the 21:36/12 photperiod for only 1 or 2 weeks extends the wait only 2 to 4 Earth days, which makes up the missing 2 complete day and night cycles each week on Planet Ito. This permits the additional light energy to be provided without purchasing additional equipment or overloading existing circuits, which maximizes the existing system's capabilities. The main advantage is that matched with co2 and optimal nutrition, the plants metabolism will increase dramatically. I have only successfully tested this photoperiod for two weeks. The potential for a net increase of 40% over the entire cycle (80% increase in light energy vs. 40% longer wait) is worthwhile. Don't be afraid!

Day 1 - Sunday, 6:00am til Monday, 3:36am
Day 2 - Monday, 3:36pm til Tuesday, 1:12pm
Day 3 - Wednesday, 1:12am til Wednesday, 10:48pm
Day 4 - Thursday, 10:48am til Friday 8:24am
Day 5 - Friday, 8:24pm til Saturday 6:00pm
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I'ver read what boba wrote as well. Never tried it though. Sounds interesting.

not much guess work at all with this one ey?

bobaganuuush@707 said:

check out the daylight cycle on "planet ito", I found this article on overgrow.com 3-4 yrs ago was too scared to try it for the longest time, did it once last year and was sold, the question I have is ...how much light energy can be usefully stored or at what point is the extra light time pointless? enjoy
The only photoperiod.....
Day 1 - Sunday, 6:00am til Monday, 3:36am
Day 2 - Monday, 3:36pm til Tuesday, 1:12pm
Day 3 - Wednesday, 1:12am til Wednesday, 10:48pm
Day 4 - Thursday, 10:48am til Friday 8:24am
Day 5 - Friday, 8:24pm til Saturday 6:00pm
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I'm attempting this now. It's been a couple of days, but my chili plants are lookin gooood.