Testicleese
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so when my plant is ready to start the 12/12 cycle. is that what is stays on for the rest of its life? or is that only for budding? im quite confused on the whole thing. please help.
questions about light cycles...
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Testicleese
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so only when the plant is flowering? and then when its ready to harvest and stuff do i go back to 24 hours on?
Airwave
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Wow. You have so much research to do.
JeffersonBud
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When you harvest, the plant is dead. Its an annual not a perennial.
Testicleese
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wow. well could someone tell me where i can read up on this and do some research? i admit i am an uber noob at this, but i do want to learn and get better. so any help will greatly help.
Testicleese
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thank you!
JeffersonBud
Active Member
The Search function is your best friend! Just look up light cycles ect... or get a cannabis grow book that explains everything like this one here..
https://www.discountbooksale.com/p72589/Marijuana-Horticulture-The-Indoor-Outdoor-Medical-Growers-Bible.html
That book is by far the best there is.
The plants life focuses around the Sun, which depending on the time of the year, has longer and shorter hours of light. You are basically mimicking natures sun. In the spring, the light is longer and the plant focuses on growing larger. This period is called the vegetative state and requires a longer period of light. Hours are usually 18 hours of light-24 depending on which method you adopt indoors .The color, or Kelvin(K), of the bulb is also a different color to help the plant in its veg stage (6500k). When summer comes and goes the light in the day gets shorter and the plant knows its life cycle is coming to an end. This is known as the flowering stage. The plant is trying to make bud and produce trich's to catch the pollen and seed. It is reflected in the grow room as 12 hours of light and 12 of darkness. The color of the bulb is more amber (2700K) and reflects the autumn sun.
Since you are restricting the plant from catching pollen by not having a male present, the plant will keep producing bud. At harvest, the plant is cut down and you start all over again.
https://www.discountbooksale.com/p72589/Marijuana-Horticulture-The-Indoor-Outdoor-Medical-Growers-Bible.html
That book is by far the best there is.
The plants life focuses around the Sun, which depending on the time of the year, has longer and shorter hours of light. You are basically mimicking natures sun. In the spring, the light is longer and the plant focuses on growing larger. This period is called the vegetative state and requires a longer period of light. Hours are usually 18 hours of light-24 depending on which method you adopt indoors .The color, or Kelvin(K), of the bulb is also a different color to help the plant in its veg stage (6500k). When summer comes and goes the light in the day gets shorter and the plant knows its life cycle is coming to an end. This is known as the flowering stage. The plant is trying to make bud and produce trich's to catch the pollen and seed. It is reflected in the grow room as 12 hours of light and 12 of darkness. The color of the bulb is more amber (2700K) and reflects the autumn sun.
Since you are restricting the plant from catching pollen by not having a male present, the plant will keep producing bud. At harvest, the plant is cut down and you start all over again.