what are some good flowering cycles?

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Lethidox

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this will be my 2nd grow; 1st indoor grow and 1st grow i can control lighting. i am a bit confused on what a good cycle is for flowering. most seem to run 12/12 which im doing for now but i've been reading up on other cycles as well such as 10/14 which my friend is currently trying however i read that basically tricks it to think winter is coming sooner so it pushes flowering somewhat faster but supposedly reduces yield. then i believe i read lower cycles as well such as 6/18.

should i just stick to 12/12 the entire flowering or should i slowly lower it? if so to what and around what weeks?

also i read something about leaving the plants in total darkness for the last 2 days of harvest. what do this do?
 
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aquadel said:
Stick to 12/12 I reckon , I don’t want my flowers getting less then 12hours light
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12/12 the entire grow? do you know about the 10/14? i read on an old thread on here i think it was that someone recommended doing 10/14 during the last week or 2 but i don't want to lessen my yield or potency if possible.

I also have another question i forgot to ask. How high should i keep my LED's from the plant during flowering i am running King LED 2000watt. actual draw is like 392 per stated by the company at least saw online some claimed 375 and 385. also when should i move them? i just flipped today
 
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CoB_nUt said:
I've run 10/14 for the last 4+ years. No issues, no weight nor potentcy loss from switching from 12/12. SOME of my strains finish quicker under 10/14 than 12/12. Cheaper light bill too boot.
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Agree. Electricity is sky high here (Interior Alaska where a hamburger is $15). Some well known dude posted he did with no loss in yield or potency. I switched. Those 2 hours less helps the bill but my strains produced like always. Uses less water.

Right now 5 Nacho monstercroppers in 10/14. Happy girls. Leaves looking up at the light.
 
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CoB_nUt

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hotrodharley said:
Agree. Electricity is sky high here (Interior Alaska where a hamburger is $15). Some well known dude posted he did with no loss in yield or potency. I switched. Those 2 hours less helps the bill but my strains produced like always. Uses less water.

Right now 5 Nacho monstercroppers in 10/14. Happy girls. Leaves looking up at the light.
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I have family in Alaska,unfortunately I can't get them to send me any beans. They are military.
 
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Lethidox

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nice plant yea im trying 10/14 tonight i mean idc for potency tbh like i rather have lower potency then anything.
 
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Lethidox

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torontoke said:
Light cycle has zero to do with potency.
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idk tbh that is just what i have been reading/heard from videos about flowering. they said 12/12 grows bigger buds then 10/14. have even read a thread from a user on here that tested it with the same strain 1 plant each and got the buds tested one came in with 18% thc under 12/12 the other 10/14 got 10% THC. think he was talking about how it wasn't like idk how to say it but it wasn't a long testing thing where you grow X amount of plants and test them to make sure it was the light cycle that was causing the THC drop. i mean it makes sense that i would take it with a grain of salt which i did.

im still confused on what exactly the difference is because a lot that i read states just that. that it reduces your yields slightly and potency because your losing 2 hours but in return your plants flower quicker.
 
rob333

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Lethidox said:
this will be my 2nd grow; 1st indoor grow and 1st grow i can control lighting. i am a bit confused on what a good cycle is for flowering. most seem to run 12/12 which im doing for now but i've been reading up on other cycles as well such as 10/14 which my friend is currently trying however i read that basically tricks it to think winter is coming sooner so it pushes flowering somewhat faster but supposedly reduces yield. then i believe i read lower cycles as well such as 6/18.

should i just stick to 12/12 the entire flowering or should i slowly lower it? if so to what and around what weeks?

also i read something about leaving the plants in total darkness for the last 2 days of harvest. what do this do?
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look up gas lantern method
 
torontoke

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Lethidox said:
idk tbh that is just what i have been reading/heard from videos about flowering. they said 12/12 grows bigger buds then 10/14. have even read a thread from a user on here that tested it with the same strain 1 plant each and got the buds tested one came in with 18% thc under 12/12 the other 10/14 got 10% THC. think he was talking about how it wasn't like idk how to say it but it wasn't a long testing thing where you grow X amount of plants and test them to make sure it was the light cycle that was causing the THC drop. i mean it makes sense that i would take it with a grain of salt which i did.

im still confused on what exactly the difference is because a lot that i read states just that. that it reduces your yields slightly and potency because your losing 2 hours but in return your plants flower quicker.
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All of that is nonsense.
Most of the research supposedly done on the subject is 30+ years old and about as believable as the cops saying the weed from back then is 1/10th the potency of today’s hybreds yet every breeder and their brother is seeking out the old landrace stuff of yesteryear. Sort of conflicts the data doesn’t it?
 
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torontoke said:
All of that is nonsense.
Most of the research supposedly done on the subject is 30+ years old and about as believable as the cops saying the weed from back then is 1/10th the potency of today’s hybreds yet every breeder and their brother is seeking out the old landrace stuff of yesteryear. Sort of conflicts the data doesn’t it?
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no idea what you talking about tbh XD. i mean im new so i don't even expect high potency from my own grows cause of the lack of experience/knowledge i have. i just grow to get better and later focus more on potency and bigger yields. im just here to learn thats all i aint scared to try new shit either just for the hell of it. i have my own theory about light cycle and potency during flowering but it's just my own theory idk if it's true or not because i need to do a ton of research on photosynthesis and all that. lots of things to take into consideration imo to justify that 10/14 reduces potency and yield though like phenotypes. like people not all plants are the same regardless they are the same strain. such as twins. they look identical but doesn't mean they are exactly the same in every single way. one might like say sports other might hate sports same with plants.
 
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rob333 said:
look up gas lantern method
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i think i've seen that method before and last night as well on a video when i was trying to look up flowering stuff. i was planning to try it out but was like meh. seems people get good results from that as well though. idk if it is the same method but the video i was watching said it was more for experienced growers. idk why guess due to the hermie issue? he was talking about a 12-1 cycle. another cycle i was looking at had a ton of staggers something about a famous grower creating said cycle dont know what his name is though but something to do with 3-4 light cycles per day.
 
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Lethidox

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torontoke said:
All of that is nonsense.
Most of the research supposedly done on the subject is 30+ years old and about as believable as the cops saying the weed from back then is 1/10th the potency of today’s hybreds yet every breeder and their brother is seeking out the old landrace stuff of yesteryear. Sort of conflicts the data doesn’t it?
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wasn't trying to be rude; what i meant was i read what you say but i don't comprehend what your saying. probably too young to understand; young dumb and broke..
 
torontoke

torontoke

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What I’m saying is a lot of what others say is best taken with a grain of salt.
Some folks have a vested interest or simply agree with old wives tales but imo a bunch of people have chimed in telling you they use 10/14 and have for years so either they don’t know they are losing 50% potency or there’s really no loss.
Tbh I’ve argued this topic so much that I’m about over it completely.
My advice, it’s your grow and you should do with it what u wish and learn along the way what works for you.
Good luck
 
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Lethidox

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torontoke said:
What I’m saying is a lot of what others say is best taken with a grain of salt.
Some folks have a vested interest or simply agree with old wives tales but imo a bunch of people have chimed in telling you they use 10/14 and have for years so either they don’t know they are losing 50% potency or there’s really no loss.
Tbh I’ve argued this topic so much that I’m about over it completely.
My advice, it’s your grow and you should do with it what u wish and learn along the way what works for you.
Good luck
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thanks and yea i do take what i read with a grain of salt i do like other peoples opinions as well. my next grow im going to try 12/12 but then again it's a different strain. that is why i like others opinions and possibly proof of said opinions i do see a lot of growers just talking about stuff but they don't have much info to back it up such as the 24/0 vs 18/6. i recently read a lot about that and tried it out wasn't disappointed with the results i got for myself.
 
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