24 or 48 Hours of Dark before Flower?

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GreenTrend2013

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Nov 21, 2014

• #1

This is my second grow and i forgot how much time of darkness my plant needs before i switch to 12/12. Thanks

 

dy0nz

Active Member

Nov 21, 2014

• #2

just do 12 hours of darkness then turn the light on and put it on a 12 hour timer.

 

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churchhaze

Well-Known Member

Nov 21, 2014

• #3

12

then 12 on... then 12 off...

 

Hot Diggity Sog

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Nov 21, 2014

• #4

You don't need to *trick* or *fool* them by giving them a whole bunch of darkness before 12/12 starts. The plant slowly builds hormone levels to trigger flowering. Doesnt 48 hours of straight darkness seem a little unnatural to you?

 

Dloomis514

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Nov 21, 2014

• #5

dy0nz said:

just do 12 hours of darkness then turn the light on and put it on a 12 hour timer.

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I ALWAYS start with twelve hours of light then switch too dark.

 

dy0nz

Active Member

Nov 21, 2014

• #6

Dloomis514 said:

I ALWAYS start with twelve hours of light then switch too dark.

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i leave my plants vegging for 24/0 so i just take the plants that i want to start flowering and throw them in the flower room when the lights go off because the darkness is actually when the cycle starts