light cycle

I'm currently in the 3rd week of veg using an 18/6 lighting schedule and I'm nowhere near being ready to change to 12/12 yet. BUT.... I just realized that in another few days I will not be here to turn the lights off after their being on for the 18 hours. (a timer won't work with my...

Friends have tried to tell me I should veg under 18/6 or Lantern method. I see no reason. I say 24 hours of light will save money, grow faster, stay shorter, and allow more grows per year, meaning more bud in less time. Plants DO stretch if you give them any darkness when vegging. I see NO...

Beans are germinating while I rigged this temp home for the seedlings. Using plastic hot dog trays from 7-11 and a turkey roaster pan for a light reflector (8 CFL) - the plan is to put seedlings in a cube of Rapid Rooter (2 per container) with a little water and get them started. no nutes at all...

I have plants in the flowering stage, my daughter comes home for the weekend. She has a night light on in the dark cycle. Now I want to know, if everything I have worked for is shot? Or is there still hope? You could say it would be like moon light, but these are plants they don't have this...

Hi, I would appreciate any help answering these questions i'm a complete newbie and have never grown before. I am not hugely bothered on how the first grow turns out as It was just a little bit of fun I wanted to see if I could harvest my own. 1. Is it possible to grow without the grow tent...

What is the best light cycle to use when plants are in the vegetative stage..? 24hrs LIGHTS-ON...? or 18hrs LIGHTS-ON & 6hrs LIGHTS-OFF...? I know some people say 24hrs on will just cost more and thats it, while others claim the growth is *MUCH* faster with a 24hr lights-on cycle. I...

This is my first grow and i appreciate the help in advanced. Many Thanks... As you already know this is my first grow and i think i am in a bit of a predicament. I have heard that plants can double in size or even triple during the flowering cycle! I am growing indoors and my grow room is...

here my journey begins. im sent to clean out a forclosed house and they have EVERYTHING needed for growing. or so i thought. in all reality all i got from the place was a bad ass grow spot. ive got a big wooden box basically. 5.5 ft high. 2 feet deep. 4 feet wide. nice place. i did my research...

Hello: i came home yesterday and my flouresent lights were out. I have a digital timer with a battey inside that i thought kept the programming when the power went out or another problem. I am not sure what happened but the lights were off and the programing erased. What is a good timer, i am...

Hi all, I've looked all over the internet trying to find when is the earliest time I can change the light cycle to begin flowering. I am trying to do the SOG method and have started from seeds. So far I have 4 plants transplanted in their final 6 inch containers in a 2.5 square feet...

Because the lights in any grow room are incredibly bright, i would prefer to avoid them altogether. I heard it is possible to use a light emitting only green of the color spectrum. and it won't interrupt your light cycle, since obviously it would be used when the bright ones are off. Is this...

hey everyone, i'm coming to that wonderful time, and i've just gota few generals to throw out there... white widow, 2 plants box grow 400watt hps cooled light sys soil i'm 8weeks and a couple days right now. friday will be the end of the 9th. i plan to harvest on friday or saturday...

I have 4 plants that are in their 4th/5th week under 12/12 lighting. Due to my schedule I need to shift the on/off times an hour. I want to shift the whole cycle to one hour earlier, so I have the options of cutting the daytime or night time one hour short one time. I'm guessing switch it after...