some people like to put thier plants in 24hrs of dark just before introducing 12/12 light change... it's the 12/12 change that really causes the flowering process.
you put a gun to it and say "flower now!" then wait 8 weeks
As mentioned, the action of switching to 12/12 is what forces flowering, almost immediately. I can always tell by day 2 or 3, that they've reacted, so never saw the point of 24 hours of darkness. Would speeding it up one or two days,(doubtful, but for arguements sake) really be worth the added stress of confusing them with that darkness? IMO, it's not. Just switch them straight to 12/12, and if you have a 'normal' strain, in good health, you'll see preflowers within 10 days(usually less), and'll start to see them stretching, within the first couple days. That's pretty fast, if you ask me.![]()
yeah i've did this so called technique with 24 hours of darkness and 48 hours of darkness to force flower then 12/12. to me it just the same as just flipping the timer to run 12/12.
lets put it like this. if you were to force yourself to sleep for 2 days and then woke up. would you be energized to do stuff? I don't i feel like shit from sleeping so long. so why do you think your plant look like they r dragging when put into the dark for to long without light?