What does everyone think about "Power Flowering"?

TinyGrow

Active Member
I heard of a method called "Power Flowering". Its apparently a process where your light cycle over a period of 2 weeks changes from the veg 18/6 down to 16/8 then 14/10 then 12/12, then 10/14.

I am not really a professional on this, but I dont know that darkness/night time is when the plant will bud. It seems like it is a very good idea but I am just wondering mainly if anybody has heard of or done this method and has anything to say about it!

Seems smart, but also seems akward, sorta not natural.
 

grannybonger

Active Member
I've just started the run down and am a naturalist so makes perfect sence to me. 24/0-21/3-18/6-15/9 and 12/12-9/15-6/18-3/21-0/24.
 

TinyGrow

Active Member
Okay so lets pop a question here to the educated on the subject:

What would happen if you did 12 on 24 off? ( I know thats more than a full day lol...)
 

darkdestruction420

Well-Known Member
It is not always best to emulate nature. nature is not perfect, yet we fine tune our setups to always be as good as possible. in nature their are plenty of days when conditions suck, but we dont emulate that, do we? nor do we allow males to survive and pollinate our female plants like in nature.

I dont see how this would quicken flowering or something like that, the hormone that triggers flowering is destroyed by light so when the dark period is long enough for the level to trigger flowering giving additional dark time just robs your plant of time it could of been under the lighting making energy to flower. i'd stay 18/6 right till the flip, think of how many hours the plant could of been making energy you lose by slowly lowering it over 2 weeks compared to just flipping to 12/12 in 2 weeks.
 

darkdestruction420

Well-Known Member
so if its goals and agendas are different, like i said before, why did you say
"Anytime we can emulate nature, it's a good thing. " ?
just wondering.
 

darkdestruction420

Well-Known Member
no im not. i was just pointing out how what you said seemed to contradict what you said earlier. I've always treated you and everyone on the site with the utmost respect, how can you accuse me of trolling you? im insulted and wounded by that but i can forgive you. so relax.
 

lifesgood

Active Member
i wouldnt call that power flowering if anything that is weakk flowering!!!!!!!!!!!!...... if u want to kick your girls into flower give them a light feed with only bloom and u can do a light only bloom foliar spray then turn the lights off for 24hours and begin 12/12 >>>> AND THATS WHAT I CALL A POWER FLOWERING!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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