switching lights from day to night 3 weeks into flower??

smokinpauly

smokinpauly

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sup guys, I have a question I hope can be answered. I want to switch my room from day to run at night (heat issues and I want to be home when its on) but im 3 weeks into flower with a known herm strain bbww. do you think the switch will create major problems? its 7am-7pm now. but I want to go to 11pm-11am. thanks for the help
 
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Rentaldog

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If its a plant know by you to hermie, idk if id take the chance :( It might be best to just finish out as you are if possible, then run the light schedule how you want it on future grows. That, or if she hasnt shown sex just take a clone or two and roll the dice ;)
 
bf80255

bf80255

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how bad of a hermie is she? a few nanners from bouncing the cycle around bad? or a whole branch of balls under near perfect conditions? either way if you switch i forsee balls in your future, and if not the heat will make your indoor doo doo, if it were me id switch and keep an eye out for like 2 weeks and be ready to clip some male parts just my take on it
 
AllenHaze

AllenHaze

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To make the switch with as little stress as possible, leave your lights off all day instead of turning them on. Then, turn them back on at your new time (old night period). It will be much less stressfull giving the plants 24 hours of dark then it would be giving them 24 hours of light. Good luck :peace:
 
Blackhawk149

Blackhawk149

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I had to do this on a grow last year and i did exactly what AlienHaze has mentioned. Did not face any problems.
 
smokinpauly

smokinpauly

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bf80255 said:
how bad of a hermie is she? a few nanners from bouncing the cycle around bad? or a whole branch of balls under near perfect conditions? either way if you switch i forsee balls in your future, and if not the heat will make your indoor doo doo, if it were me id switch and keep an eye out for like 2 weeks and be ready to clip some male parts just my take on it
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thanks bro. that's kinda what im leaning towards right now.. only good thing is i have hippy killer and apple jack in there too. if crossed with bbww I think if would be a crazy hard hitting yeilding bonanza :shock:
 
smokinpauly

smokinpauly

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AllenHaze said:
To make the switch with as little stress as possible, leave your lights off all day instead of turning them on. Then, turn them back on at your new time (old night period). It will be much less stressfull giving the plants 24 hours of dark then it would be giving them 24 hours of light. Good luck :peace:
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I was thinking about that and felt that was the best option. thanks bro that what im gonna do
 
BubbaGumpHemp

BubbaGumpHemp

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yes i concur give them darkness for the extra time u need to switch. i have had my light go off due to a blown fuse for 2 days it didn't slow down or harm the flowering time whatsoever. however my timer got bumped another time and the light stayed on for about 31 hours and that resulted in the flowering being set back about a week - 10 days
 
GreenLogician

GreenLogician

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My research pointed the other way, I've consistently found it said that night length is more important and potentially confusing than day length.
I leave my lights on for an extra long day to change my schedule like that.
 
Gaz29

Gaz29

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I've changed light cycle many times in past.. Best to keep lights off till new light time then carry on as usual, works well for me..!
Gaz
 
GreenLogician

GreenLogician

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I've only done it a few times, but with lights on for a longer period. It seems to work well for me - when you did it this way, did you have problems you attributed to it?
Or did it work well both ways for you?
 
Gaz29

Gaz29

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probably both the same, but keeping lights on (in my opinion) may stall plants a few days as plants (strain dependent) maybe confused with the extra light.. Whereas extra darkness will confirm winters coming ! Both should be fine though.. Happy growing
Gaz
 
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