Indoor lighting schedule's, thinking outside the box.
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LeeGullEyes
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im confused. what is a 12-1 light schedule
Stomata
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For most people with a personal grow, electricity cost isn't much of a concern. Most places, electricity is cheap. Even if you're running a 1K HPS, the cost isn't all that much. Also, the author talks about typical 24/0 and 18-6 patterns "stressing" plants. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Marijuana is a C3 plant and needs no rest period. In fact, over 90 percent of the worlds plants are C3 as well. The only thing a light pattern less than 24/0 in veg will give you is plants with long internode length. Who wants that just to save a couple bucks? Not me. Besides, any money you save by turning of the lights in veg, you actually end up using anyway because you'll have to veg longer. That means by using a pattern other than 24/0 in veg, you spend the same but have to veg even longer and get lanky plants.
The author also says that 24/0 and 18/6 patterns are unnatural. Who cares? Just because a plant doesn't get that much sun in nature doesn't mean it can't use it and benefit from it. When growing inside, the name of the game is MOAR WEED FASTER PLZ. 24/0 in veg does just that.
The author also says that 24/0 and 18/6 patterns are unnatural. Who cares? Just because a plant doesn't get that much sun in nature doesn't mean it can't use it and benefit from it. When growing inside, the name of the game is MOAR WEED FASTER PLZ. 24/0 in veg does just that.
dnkfrmthasoilz7
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Cannabis needs only 13 hours to stay in the vegetative growth stage. The 18-6 lighting schedule in vegetation, actually stress your plants, that never get that much light in one-day outdoors. Cannabis is an outdoor plant. Growing indoors you should copy how it grows outdoors. No Cannabis growing in Afghanistan gets 18 hours of light in growth pattern. Most strains today have some part Indica in their genetic pool. Even equatorial strains don’t get 18 hours of sun a day.
The 12-1 lighting schedule is as follows 12 hours lights on, 5.5 lights off, 1-hour lights on, 5.5 lights off, and repeat schedule. The 1 hour on in between off period fools the plants that stay in vegetative growth state! Your immediate savings are 5 hours in energy costs daily, as well as your bulbs and equipment lasting longer.
The 12-1 lighting schedule is as follows 12 hours lights on, 5.5 lights off, 1-hour lights on, 5.5 lights off, and repeat schedule. The 1 hour on in between off period fools the plants that stay in vegetative growth state! Your immediate savings are 5 hours in energy costs daily, as well as your bulbs and equipment lasting longer.
dnkfrmthasoilz7
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Thank you for the input. I 100% agree with you and I use 24 hour veg with HPS not MH ( best fastest production IMO ). Anyone els have input on the article?