Dark period before flower?

[Eharmony420]

I have heard evidence of i beleive a dark period before going into flower. Something like 24 or 48? I am coming up on 12 hours dark before i put the hps in.

I would not mind waiting this out if gives me more and better bud. hehe. I am finally at the stage of discovering patience for the plants. After all a blub change on a sealed hood and a res change are not all that fun after work. Forget it's friday, the girls need me.

So 6 weeks veg and they coming up on 12 hours dark. They were under 24/0 for the last few week of their veg. Should i give them another 12 the go.

I foget where i read this dark period is beneficial.

ty for your responsesl.

 

[FLoJo]

i put mine in the dark for about 36 hours before flower.

supposedly it resets the plants internal clock and helps the transition from flower.

they get a really long night so start to think that they need to bud, then the 12/12 comes and they know they need to bud... i have found it takes a couple days off of the total time, and i start to see flowers earlier.. i wouldnt say it adds onto the yield tho

 

[MrHowardMarks]

+1, 24 hours dark then 12/12 is what I do... Lets them really know it's time for flowering.

I noticed a little faster setting by week 2, no real yield increase.

 

[JohnnyPotSeed1969]

Based upon experience, I too can vouch for the effectiveness of 24 hours of continuous darkness before 12/12.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

That's a sick avitar, you got almost no rep... Here's some for ya.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

How about that, I gave you your second bar...

 

[FLoJo]

aww man dont i have a cool avatar? its home made LOL

 

[MrHowardMarks]

Yeah, that's a nice stadium, but it's not animated... Or shall I say claymated?

Spreading the +rep

 

[Eharmony420]

thanks guys. Sadly I was talking with this other guy and he told me that nah, just to flower. I checked he had a lotta informative looking posts.

But I did give them a 8 hour flower period first, they about to go lights on now for their first full 12 hour day. So they got a short day, their first time out. I wanted to keeep the flowering to the night for heats sake.

Ty, reps, congrats on the second bar.

 

[JohnnyPotSeed1969]

That's a sick avitar, you got almost no rep... Here's some for ya.

lol, thanks!

I figured it was time for a new one and this made me chuckle

Stoners, easily amused

 

[MrHowardMarks]

That's how Adult Swim stays in buisness...

 

[Boneman]

I just switch the bulbs shortly after the MH cools. I dont know about any 24 hr dark period before flowering....shit they will be in flowering for a few months so what does a short dark period do several months earlier?

 

[MrHowardMarks]

It's more of a direct shock that tells them to start flowering, 24 hours darkness, then 12/12. I also cut back to 10/14 in the final week.

 

[AnonGrower420]

on this grow i did 24 hours of darkness then 12/12. today is the 7th day of 12/12 and they both have hairs

 

[Nicklas26Bendtner]

i went straight to 12.12 and had pistils the next day.. but my plants were very mature.

 

[xxtoadxx]

hey mr howard.... im taking ur tips on my upcoming harvest and was wandering as well after the 10/14 for the last week do u leave it 0/24 for 2 days straight before the chop? or just chop em after the last week. =) thanks!

 

[MrHowardMarks]

I just chop them down when they're ready, no darkness on the last day. The shorter cycle should be enough to squeeze out a little more resin.

 

[xxtoadxx]

thanks +rep please feel free to come visit my grow and comment... first time around, so all help needed. pics in a few hours when the sis comes over with the camera =) 29th day flower today.... lookin beautiful as ever!

 

[dazed76]

i do 18 6 veg 24 hrs straight for the last week of veg then 24 hrs of darkness then 12 12 for 6 weeks then i go down 15 mins a day till the end

 

[dazed76]

if i want to finish in 6 weeks for any reason i give 48 hr darkness 3 times thru the 6 week cycle