Question about traditional light schedule?

How's it going everyone, im new here and just had a question reguarding the traditional (18-6) light schedule. I was wondering if in the early stages of growth would it possibly be benificial to slowly progress the light schedule from say.. (14-10), then say 2 days later (16-8 ), 2 days later (18-6) and remain at 18-6 till flowering stages? I thought this would be benificial for the plant because in nature a plant would only have around 14-10 around here when sprouting naturally so im trying to mimic their regular life cycle as much as possible.

I know this may seem silly but i pondered the idea and thought id ask professionals before doing so.

Thanks in advanced

you would be better off doing the 18/6 for 3 weeks then maybe 14/10 for one week and then flip to 12/12 i do 24/0 for three weeks then flip to 12/12

Did you notice any change in results doing that? better flavor or yeild?

lol i am far from a professional but i highly doubt this will make any difference...i have thought about it myself before but the fact that cannabis can grow under 24/7 light without harm kind of makes me feel like the light changes don't have to be "natural".

i like 24/0 early for a week or so, then go to 18/6 for the rest of the veg. usually around 7 weeks.

the plant will stretch when the light is too far away and during the dark period. so having a longer dark period early on will give you stetch.

dont confuse stretch (growing of the stalk) and growing (growing of leaf nodes)

Thanks for the reply's guys : ). I'm going to be starting a CFL grow very soon, currently waiting for seedlings to germinate so any input before i start is greatly appriciated, I'm growing inside but want to mimic nature as much as possible so i felt gradually giving the plant more light from seedling would lessen my chances of having a stressed plant. I know it may not have any beneficial effects but It can't hurt to try it out this time. "smoke'n'coke" i may just do exactly that, seems a lot less complicated then the idea i had : p.

always remember.....k.i.s.s. its a weed, make it easy for you.

What are you talking about?...

dude just go from 24/0 to 12/12 it wont "shock them into being males lol" it will just show its sex faster man

he meant keep it simple, a weed is a weed so over thinking it isn't necessary. lol

exactly. put the bitches in 12/12 and tell them to like it. every improvement to my rooms or systems has been with the goal of what will make it easier on me.

superstoner1 said:

exactly. put the bitches in 12/12 and tell them to like it. every improvement to my rooms or systems has been with the goal of what will make it easier on me.

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Hahaha should i slap them around a little bit, let them know who's boss? I hear ya man ill just stick with whats easiest.

MadeOfWar said:

Did you notice any change in results doing that? better flavor or yeild?

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quality and quantity is more strain dependent under CFLs, but also how you grow the plant.

Of course you could always just start the grow at 12/12 right away and do the entire grow and save electrical cost altogether. That would make the K.I.S.S. system of growing very easy.