Can I switch to 6/2 light schedule when in 18/6 now?

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Trip_G

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I’ve been reading a lot about 6/2 and want to try it but I’m unsure if I can just switch it after the dark period of the current 18/6? or should I ease into it kinda? maybe 9/3 and then 6/2 after?
I can always just wait until the next grow to try it out also, just figured I’d ask before just doing it…take care tho RIU fam and hope all is well
 
twentyeight.threefive

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Trip_G said:
I’ve been reading a lot about 6/2 and want to try it but I’m unsure if I can just switch it after the dark period of the current 18/6? or should I ease into it kinda? maybe 9/3 and then 6/2 after?
I can always just wait until the next grow to try it out also, just figured I’d ask before just doing it…take care tho RIU fam and hope all is well
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What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
 
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Well I know I can, and that’s why I came here, to see if anyone has already…but I plan on it after they go dark for 6hrs at 12…I’ll lyk how they react
 
lokie

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Trip_G said:
I want to use 6/2 light schedule:..right now the girls are under 18/6 for Veg….can I just switch with no issues?
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In 10+ years of growing, this post is the first I have heard of a 6/2 schedule.

What is the impetus of your decisions. a.k.a WHY.

What do you gain from this unusual pattern. Where do natural occurrences of this light schedule occur in nature?
 
Trip_G

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lokie said:
In 10+ years of growing, this post is the first I have heard of a 6/2 schedule.

What is the impetus of your decisions. a.k.a WHY.

What do you gain from this unusual pattern. Where do natural occurrences of this light schedule occur in nature?
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i just recently saw people raving about it and I’m skeptic as hell so do think I believe in it yet or anything…I just thought I’d see if it’s ok to just swap over and try since some swear by it….then again some swear by a lot of things…j
Just thought I’d see everyone’s thoughts
 
lokie

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Trip_G said:
Maybe check it out?
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No.

My garden pleases me and there is no reason to experiment with new "just try it" experiments. .

You are not the first to grow weed and do not provide any data to support a 6/2 schedule.

With this type of input to the forums you will be a detriment to new growers trying for the first time.
 
twentyeight.threefive

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Sativa goes too straggly and not as dense…I use 24/0 for seedling/cuttlings but not Veg :/ they hate it for some reason
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Most likely too much light. They can only take in a certain amount, google DLI. If you wanted to max them out on 24/0 where they are getting too much light, raise lights or reduce output wattage.
 
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Trip_G said:
Mine hated 24/0 from the get go….never again for the super silver haze femz
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Plants need a sleep cycle. During that sleep cycle they consume O2. It takes time to switch from waking too sleeping. My guess is they will get inadequate time to switch over and this will result in less growth.

Where in the world do cannabis plants veg under 6/2, on this planet?
 
Trip_G

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twentyeight.threefive said:
Most likely too much light. They can only take in a certain amount, google DLI. If you wanted to max them out on 24/0 where they are getting too much light, raise lights or reduce output wattage.
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Most likely, and it’s not even 1k yet (600MH) but 18/6 fixes it when I have multiple staged plants in there (just at different heights to equal 16”away from a/c hood) it’ll go to 1k when they hit 8” or so and then I was thinking 6/2 would help with heat issues if they arise. (My fan is set on as low as it can go for the 600 so I’m not terribly worried)
 
Trip_G

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curious2garden said:
Plants need a sleep cycle. During that sleep cycle they consume O2. It takes time to switch from waking too sleeping. My guess is they will get inadequate time to switch over and this will result in less growth.

Where in the world do cannabis plants veg under 6/2, on this planet?
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Well apparently it’s the same as 18/6 overall in a day and it gets enough…it’s similar to the gas latern idea of growing
 
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