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Turbo Flowering: 6.5/12

Discussion in 'Theories & Speculation' started by Criard, May 31, 2011.

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    Criard

    Hi all!

    Random question, I was wondering if anyone had done or heard of further experimenting with flowering under 6.5/12 light timing? When I journaled my grow a few years ago I flowered with this method, but I have no idea where I got the concept from and can't find myself mentioning it anywhere in my journal. The search function isn't being cooperative either :p
    Criard, May 31, 2011
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    hashblaster

    so what do you do with the other 5.5 hours in the day?

    or would it be 6.5 hours of light and 17.5 hours of dark?
    hashblaster, May 31, 2011
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    Swapmeet Senior Moderator

    I think he means that the light cycle is circular. Once the dark period is over, the lights come back on for 6.5 hours. This can get very tricky with a cheap timer, so you should probably get a digi, or a watch that has several alarms on it.....:afro:
    Swapmeet, May 31, 2011
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    hashblaster

    hahaha that would require one to never be far from home ever!
    hashblaster, May 31, 2011
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    Swapmeet Senior Moderator

    no one ever said that there were no sacrifices that growers must make!...:afro:

    :lol:
    Swapmeet, May 31, 2011
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    Indica_fatbud

    no kidding ive been without timers for over a year now lol
    Indica_fatbud, May 31, 2011
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    Criard

    Hahaha! Yeah I remember when I started the grow I had bought the cheapest light timer which just had little pins to push up or down for on and off.

    When I realized it wouldnt work with what I wanted to do I had to go and by the 7-day programmable digi timer for $20. If I can ever find my projected lighting schedule again I'll post it up here for giggles, it was rather confusing hahaha.


    And yes, it is cyclical. 6.5 on/ 12 off/ 6.5 on/ 12 off....etc


    Edit: Took a bit of backtracking, but I found the thread I got the idea from. http://www.gardenscure.com/420/theories-speculation/103013-will-shortening-light-period-12-12-a.html

    I believe the conclusion was that you would end up harvesting sooner, but would get less dense buds and less yield. I don't think potency was affected though.
    Criard, May 31, 2011
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    Swapmeet Senior Moderator

    With the exception of a couple digis, all my timers are this kind. they work well, just not fancy.

    Stay thirsty my friends
    Swapmeet, May 31, 2011
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    Criard

    I agree! It would have worked fine for me and it was initially what I had bought for my grow. The store had that one for $10 and the digi one for $20 I believe so obviously I wanted to use the cheaper of the two. However I needed a timer settable to the minute for this technique.
    Criard, May 31, 2011
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