the 10/10 theory

...okay, if you were to put plants on 10/10 for flowering to trick them into a 20 hour day...then every 6 days you would gain 1 day due to the extra 4 hours...so a 60 day flower can be done in 50 days??...


. .....or .....????

No, flowering will take longer. You're effectively slowing down the flowering time by reducing daylight hours. I believe subcool does a 10/14 for higher potency, but plants take 2 weeks longer to finish.

thats pretty neat idea, try it

Hmm... thinking about it again...

You are doing 10 hours light, 10 hours dark... hold on, let me pack a bowl first.

...I knew there was a downside...or everyone would grow this way...lol...just a few thoughts I had...I haven't actually did any research on it...the input I get here should be entertaining though...lol
Thanks for your info.........happy growing

rowlman said:

...I knew there was a downside...or everyone would grow this way...lol...just a few thoughts I had...I haven't actually did any research on it...the input I get here should be entertaining though...lol
Thanks for your info.........happy growing

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Mother Nature is pretty hard to trick!

...positive responses??...thanks guys...I really thought I would take a beating for this thread...now I may go back to plan A and try this

Ok, bowl is smoked. Lets Mythbust this

...i'm thinking too much...it's giving me a headache

Im thinking yield would suffer. Because, backing out and looking at the whole idea, you are giving your plant less light. As we know, more light = more yield. Thoughts?

Honestly the biggest issue i see with this is getting a timer that runs in 20 hour cycles, other than that def worth a try, have also heard of 12/6 where they only get 6 hours of dark a day, then full light to bloom under, cutting length in the night. Have never tried either, like a said finding a timer to do this is gonna be the hard part.

purplehazin said:

Im thinking yield would suffer. Because, backing out and looking at the whole idea, you are giving your plant less light. As we know, more light = more yield. Thoughts?

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I don't think the yeild would suffer to much...I think as long as the 10 hrs are full spectrum, good quality lights.

TruenoAE86coupe said:

Honestly the biggest issue i see with this is getting a timer that runs in 20 hour cycles, other than that def worth a try, have also heard of 12/6 where they only get 6 hours of dark a day, then full light to bloom under, cutting length in the night. Have never tried either, like a said finding a timer to do this is gonna be the hard part.

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...the only thing for now is to plug and unplug by hand , the old fashion way...with some kind of chart to log the time each day...or just move the little pegs on the timer every morning...lol...which is still manually!

Digital Timers

ahhh...I let that one slip by me...lol
one of those should only set me back about $80...I think they have 7 days...probable 30 days programable...
if this sounds like it might work...I'm going to start on a small flower room...I think I can be set-up by Jan.1st...idk...or maybe I should get a few more indoor grows under my belt before I start experimenting with shit...lol

I say go for it! Remember it'll take 3 months or so... I would get a head start

interesting concept, would wanna watch this one through, if you decide to tackle it.

okay,here we go...I really didn't think anyone would go for this, but since you all seem to be intrested then lets do it!...it will take me a few weeks to get things set-up...I grow in hydro so what I will do is make this a DWC grow, in 5 gal. buckets, under a 400w HID. I should get one of those new HPS bulbs with the higher blue spectrum...I've only seen them in1000w so far, at $220 a pop, expensive basterds!... my 1000w hoods are being used,but that would be the way to go huh...oh well
so it will take me a few weeks to set-up...I'll take cuttings from my Violator Kush mother, I'm familiar with this strain, and if I can time things right then I'll have VK going into a 12/12 flower at the same time...that will get the 10/10 and 12/12 rooms started on the same day...to make this a more controlled grow I guess...lol...except the 12/12 will be 1000w.
...I'm shootin for a Dec. 17th start date...I'll post here before I start a journal...and I'm open to any and all suggestions...did I forget anything?

Hortilux Super Eye is what you're after. I got mine for $75 at my hydro store (for my 400w HPS) but I was told they can be found for $40-50.

I use that bulb too, for both 400 and 1000...it's the Hortilux High Performance,Enhanced Spectrum, Super HPS....but they have a new one out...it is HPS with much more BLUE than the ones we're using...if you look at the graph on the back of the box you will see the blue is under 30% relative energy...the new one is slightly above 50%...but it is $220 instead of $120 for the 1000w...at my grow shop...I haven't priced on-line yet



so whats my goal here...to harvest a 9 wk plant in 7 1/2 wks...I guess it's worth the try...lol...whats the worst thing that could happen