Re: Xlr8's Hydroponic Adventures and Photos from the Garden - 2012
Great post on pruning X im already clicking the 5* button!
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Great post on pruning X im already clicking the 5* button!
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thinkerr said:you said you don't know if the clones are female which means you don't know if the parents are female or male right? so usually people throw the clones right into 12/12 after they root to get signs of sex asap. is this your plan ?
GodSpeed said:Great post on pruning X im already clicking the 5* button!
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shottafire said:+ rep xlr8!!!
I always love checking out what you got going on! I have the same tent too Just running 1 600 though.
Im subbed.. cheers
naphtali5725 said:Hey XL, subbed, glad you started a new thread
MattyTrips said:sub'd +reps...great non journal X
That's awesome to hear you jumping in the fields of cloning friend!
I think it's fantastic how you are trying new things!
Great post on the defoliating and pruning too!
It sucks I've rep'd you too much, cause I'd do it again...and again...and again
Cloning - Success!
Oh, and I was going to post some pics with this post, but had an issue posting photos - they seemed to disappear after uploading and never made it to the gallery...? Anyone know if this is a site issue?
any reason for the 11/13 over the 12/12 ? wouldn't the extra hour of light increase the size of the buds ? -- figure 9 week flowering -- 9 week x 7 days x 1 hour a day = 63 hours of light you take away from the plants. seems like a lot of growing time for buds.
Hey Xlr8!
Read all that info you posted on the pruning. Excellent excellent stuff!!! Mr. Smith is a knowledgable man indeed. I got drawn in to his journal and just kept reading because I just kept learning. Anything else I need to read? Whats my next assignment
Great question!
Well, I'm trying something a bit different. Sativa's sometimes struggle with staying in veg longer with a 12/12 light cycle, and it prolongs the flowering cycle greatly at times. A few better growers prefer 11/13 to 12/12, especially for Sativas, and I'm giving it a try. Everything I have in this round is Sativa dominant. Also, plants do a fair amount of growing and developing in the dark, too. They take the stored energy from the day, and convert it to production at night. The million dollar question, is this: Is longer light exposure better? or... is 11 hours enough light to provide optimal production/growth/quality?
A number of people here are using a technique called the "Gas Lantern Routine" or "12-1" technique for vegging (myself as well). They are reporting increased growth rates, with less light. Granted, this is during veg, but it gives one pause, as it seems counter-intuitive. By the way the 12-1 technique is 12 hours of light, 5.5 hours of dark, 1 hour of light, 5.5 hours of dark. Repeat, etc. Even though they get significantly less light vs. 18 or 24 hours, the veg rates are often better.
Having said that, I may decide this is a bust after trying it. I've spent a lot of time analyzing lighting cycles, and it's chock full of debate, myth, and controversy. Sometimes, and this is one of those times, the information available is so riddled with myths as to be nearly impossible to discern a best practice. I felt the need to try this for myself. The idea is certainly not new. I believe Twelve12 has started playing around with 11/13 also (ironically!).
Lastly, I'm intrigued by the theory (DJ Short mentions it below) that light cycles can influence phenotypic expression. In other words, in a hybrid, Sativa traits might express themselves more in an 11/13 schedule vs. a 12/12 schedule which in theory would lend itself to expressing more Indica traits.
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