The moon and flowering outdoor??

rocksteady6

rocksteady6

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Hey all. Just curious about something. Just went outside for a durrie and we have a complete full moon. I hear a lot of harping on here about not letting your plants have any light, and i mean any, during the flowering process or you are going to stress the plants and maybe cause hems. Outside here is very bright to the extent i dont need any lights on because it all lit up from the moon. Any ideas on this? I cant believe that a small amount of light when not expected during flowering can effect a plant so much as is indicated in so many threads....
 
Indoor crops and outdoor crops are two very different things when it comes to light. As far as exposure to it during the dark cycle and what week of flowering the plant is in.
 
Johnnyorganic said:
First of all, right now the moon is 30% brighter that usual.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100129-biggest-full-moon-2010-mars/

And one of the earliest things I learned when I began growing indoors was, "Allow no more light leakage into your dark flowering area more intense than moonlight." This follows common sense and has served me well.

Don't ask me where I read it because I do not recall.
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JohnnyO that is some crazy stuff. My Mrs just got home from her night out and babled to me for so long its taken me a while to respond. The moon was some crazy clolours tonight. Anyone else notice it??
 
rocksteady6 said:
JohnnyO that is some crazy stuff. My Mrs just got home from her night out and babled to me for so long its taken me a while to respond. The moon was some crazy clolours tonight. Anyone else notice it??
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Sorry i meant to add, purely because i want to flower soon that even flash from a camera can cause harm. This sounds rediculous to me. Would love to hear otherwise.
 
rocksteady6 said:
Sorry i meant to add, purely because i want to flower soon that even flash from a camera can cause harm. This sounds rediculous to me. Would love to hear otherwise.
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I can't say what if any damage might occur by a camera flash, but what would be the point?

I guess I simply do not understand what you are trying to get across.

There's no good reason to interrupt the light cycle with a flash during the dark period when you can take all the photos you desire when the lights are on.
 
Johnnyorganic said:
I can't say what if any damage might occur by a camera flash, but what would be the point?

I guess I simply do not understand what you are trying to get across.

There's no good reason to interrupt the light cycle with a flash during the dark period when you can take all the photos you desire when the lights are on.
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My point is that my mrs just came home with a girlfriend who is now staying the night. My lights are on 24/7 in MY GUEST ROOM, as i believe they need all the time they can get(cos they are puny). My worry is that if this happened durinng flower and she turned the light on briefly would it trouble them? I dont care about taking photos i just would rather try and avoid hems.
 
rocksteady6 said:
My point is that my mrs just came home with a girlfriend who is now staying the night. My lights are on 24/7 in MY GUEST ROOM, as i believe they need all the time they can get(cos they are puny). My worry is that if this happened durinng flower and she turned the light on briefly would it trouble them? I dont care about taking photos i just would rather try and avoid hems.
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During the dark periods you will want to avoid interruptions in the cycle.

I don't know what that means for the wife's friends staying the might. But you will need to figure out a way to protect your flowering ladies from unnecessary disruptions to their light/dark cycles.

Keep in mind that rule I learned early on about allowing no more light leakage than the light of the moon.
 
rocksteady6 said:
My point is that my mrs just came home with a girlfriend who is now staying the night. My lights are on 24/7 in MY GUEST ROOM, as i believe they need all the time they can get(cos they are puny). My worry is that if this happened durinng flower and she turned the light on briefly would it trouble them? I dont care about taking photos i just would rather try and avoid hems.
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Can't she just share your bed! ;)
 
Johnnyorganic said:
During the dark periods you will want to avoid interruptions in the cycle.

I don't know what that means for the wife's friends staying the might. But you will need to figure out a way to protect your flowering ladies from unnecessary disruptions to their light/dark cycles.

Keep in mind that rule I learned early on about allowing no more light leakage than the light of the moon.
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Well 2 sets of news. 1st my mrs friend, Michelle i now know, is now asleep with my plants in their cupboard beside her bed. I told her to off the lights if she wants. I am pretty sure she has seen them but seems cool but i may have to kill her in the morning... lol. Thank you for your reply regarding light cycles and tonights moon cycle and i now think peoples reactions may be a little paranioia coming through.... I have read tooo many times about miniscule (spelling?) amounts of light affecting it.
 
Please excuse my dementia. I have had way too many beers and now JD's for one night. Trying to keep track of the EPM(English Pre League) for those not interested in football is tough.
I have a cupboard that is mine. What do people think about putting a key lock on it even though my future mother in law will be staying in that room very soon??
 
theoretically im thinking the moon is a bluish light ive read on here once that a blue light in a grow room wont affect flowering but id be curious to know if it improves the plant siginicantly it allows the photythesis to contine during the night process allowing more growth than possible i believe ed rosenthal was the source of this info
 
GreenQz. Its a fair slap of the salami that you say. Unfortunately not at all what i am interested in. Wanted to know about the moon and how it effects growing. Sadly good fisherman now a fair bit more about moon cycles that growers dont.
 
oh ok well in that case the moon's influence is in the different phases increasing and waning " The decreasing or waning phases are when the moon "shrinks" from the full moon down to the new moon (darkness). As the moon wanes during the 3rd and 4th quarters, this is a good time to prune plants, as the water table is diminishing and so less sap will flow out of the cut ends. The plants are said to orient themselves toward their roots, making this a favorable time for planting, transplanting and harvesting root crops in general"
 
rocksteady6 said:
GreenQz. Its a fair slap of the salami that you say. Unfortunately not at all what i am interested in. Wanted to know about the moon and how it effects growing. Sadly good fisherman now a fair bit more about moon cycles that growers dont.
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This thread started out about moon light, but now it is about moon phase gardening?

It is a fascinating subject, to be sure. I must have misunderstood the OP.
 
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