using UV to put plants to sleep

GroErr

GroErr

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Dr. Who said:
The brief time as they shut down. They reproduce the deep red nm range over 690. It's this time when they get a taste of the 730nm..As with the plant getting even a short blast of light to stay in veg.....It gets a shot of that 730nm to initiate night change....longer exposures get it changed faster.....out to about 10-15 min is all it takes to cut the 2 hrs of lag time...

Doc
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I'm trying this but I'll be testing a few strains (from clones) I've run over a period of time before I decide whether there's any true benefit. I'm using 630/660nm for 10 min before lights-on (another theory that supposedly "wakes" them up faster), and 730nm for 10 minutes after lights-off. Will be trying a total of 13 hrs. on per cycle. It's not so much about yield but in the right combination, if in fact this works per theory, you could potentially shave off time to harvest. Indoor, with limited flowering space, I want the most harvests I can get per 365 day period. If I could shave off say 4-5 days per cycle I could run an extra cycle per year. imo that would be worth it.
 
testiclees

testiclees

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qwizoking said:
Im not gonna read a thread. Answer the question.. im well aware of how uv and red effects flowering
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youre mistaken, def not well aware.

"Answer the question." I did answer it bro. there is more to it than you know. Read the thread if you wanna know the scope of the topic. Otherwise you dont even know what it is that is under discussion.

Your know it all attitude coupled with cluelessness. uh uh...this isnt the place for idiots bro.
 
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qwizoking

qwizoking

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Your the only idiot. Ive more than proven my depth of knowledge on cannabis related topics. Ive never a learned a thing from an riu thread. So if you have something to add, do so. If not..reported for spam
 
testiclees

testiclees

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qwizoking said:
Your the only idiot. Ive more than proven my depth of knowledge on cannabis related topics. Ive never a learned a thing from an riu thread. So if you have something to add, do so. If not..reported for spam
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Worse than spam is the innacurate information that comes with your arrogant tone. You might benefit from reading up on the topic under discussion. At the RIU thread i linked many knowledgeable RIUers contributed good, relevant information. I think it would help you figure out what we are discussing.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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testiclees said:
Disappointed BB, after that brilliant tip i went to find more genius techniques at your grow journal but i havent got permission to view it. Why you keeping all of that to yourself baller?
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Wow , that's weird ... It's just a link . No permissions needed
Also don't read into some lighthearted postings . You will see the butt hurt posters come out. Just sit back and watch the drama .

LOL :twisted:
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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GroErr said:
I'm trying this but I'll be testing a few strains (from clones) I've run over a period of time before I decide whether there's any true benefit. I'm using 630/660nm for 10 min before lights-on (another theory that supposedly "wakes" them up faster), and 730nm for 10 minutes after lights-off. Will be trying a total of 13 hrs. on per cycle. It's not so much about yield but in the right combination, if in fact this works per theory, you could potentially shave off time to harvest. Indoor, with limited flowering space, I want the most harvests I can get per 365 day period. If I could shave off say 4-5 days per cycle I could run an extra cycle per year. imo that would be worth it.
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Good luck and go for it....I think you might be happier with less lights on time then the manipulation of light spectrum.

Give this a try.....8, 7 or even 6 hrs of lights on and the rest off.....If your running enough intensity in your lights foot print. The plant will receive enough lighting in those time parameters to really speed up bloom enough to reach the goals you seek....At 6 on, 18 off your reducing your electric bill by 50% too! The more actual lumins you have, the better it works......I run 1K's and have no trouble with loose or airy buds......I do run a Co2 generator but have seen others in our "collective" not gas and get the nice tight budding we all look for...

Doc

P.S. I forgot to say that I have found 12/12 and longer to give me more instability in my plants. ie; I get some herming from clones that have never done that before. If you look up things on this exact subject. I have found others who noticed the same things, including bug attacks that have been not a problem in the past. Once I reduced my bloom lighting time to less then 12/12,,,,These little hiccups - were gone again.......just saying.

Doc
 
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GroErr

GroErr

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Dr. Who said:
Good luck and go for it....I think you might be happier with less lights on time then the manipulation of light spectrum.

Give this a try.....8, 7 or even 6 hrs of lights on and the rest off.....If your running enough intensity in your lights foot print. The plant will receive enough lighting in those time parameters to really speed up bloom enough to reach the goals you seek....At 6 on, 18 off your reducing your electric bill by 50% too! The more actual lumins you have, the better it works......I run 1K's and have no trouble with loose or airy buds......I do run a Co2 generator but have seen others in our "collective" not gas and get the nice tight budding we all look for...

Doc

P.S. I forgot to say that I have found 12/12 and longer to give me more instability in my plants. ie; I get some herming from clones that have never done that before. If you look up things on this exact subject. I have found others who noticed the same things, including bug attacks that have been not a problem in the past. Once I reduced my bloom lighting time to less then 12/12,,,,These little hiccups - were gone again.......just saying.

Doc
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Yeah it'll be interesting to see the outcome, over time with known strains/clones for reference. Will keep an eye out for stuff like that, I have a few strains/phenos going, none have hermied. If I don't see much difference I may eventually try lower times. What I'm going for with this is to see if it can affect/shorten flowering time further than CMH did when I switched to it. I like testing new tech/methods and observing how they react to changes. Trick is to document everything and try to be subjective of the outcome, log or it didn't happen ;) Cheers...
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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It has no effect on flowering hormones.
Do yiu know what time of year the uv index is highest? Hint hint...now-summer-veg
The thought process is idiotic even with a minute understanding of biological responses


I wont flower less than 11hrs
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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qwizoking said:
It has no effect on flowering hormones.
Do yiu know what time of year the uv index is highest? Hint hint...now-summer-veg
The thought process is idiotic even with a minute understanding of biological responses


I wont flower less than 11hrs
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All I can say here (being respectful) quizo, is you should do some more research on that!

But, do what you like and what works for you!

Doc
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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I already have. That was the point

I dont ask questions i dont know the answers too..


Would you care to finally add something
 
testiclees

testiclees

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qwizoking said:
I already have. That was the point

I dont ask questions i dont know the answers too..


Would you care to finally add something
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The poster added something quite useful.

His point Is: you dont know that you dont know. Youre like a clown posing as an expert but unaware of the basic topic. You are a pathetic laugh.
 
testiclees

testiclees

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qwizoking said:
I see you stil havent posted anything relevant
A copy paste is fine..anything at all
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Its relevant for readers to note that you have been called out as an ignorant clown.

I posted a thread that is loaded with keenly relevant information that you are oblivious to.You proudly declared you wouldnt read it. You are boastful.and ignorant. You do not even grasp the topic that is being discussed. An other poster pointed out.the you are in the dark. Take a hint.

Try "educating" some of the posters in the far red or other led photosynthesis/photomorphogenesis threads You will be shredded and your bloated self importance ridiculed.
 
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