stressless transition

[punkrocktoker]

now this might not be a good idea that why i want your opinion.So here goes.
i have plant thats been vegging for 5 weeks on 18/6 light and im going to switch to 12/12 in a few weeks,my question is can i slowly reduce reduce the hours of light by 1 hour per day until ive reached 12/12 ?

i hope that makes sence, so let me know good idea-bad idea


thanx

[Enuff4All2Share]

Many people do this. I can't say that it's necessary, as I've not experienced any visable stress from changing light cycles, but if something makes a grower feel better about/more connected with his/her plants, it's probably a good thing.

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[Anony]

^Very well put.
15 minutes a day is what I prefer. I try to mimic nature as close as possible.

[punkrocktoker]

thanx for the help guys. im gonna give it a whirl 15min a day.
ill let you know how it works.

[CaliCoast]

Originally Posted by punkrocktoker

thanx for the help guys. im gonna give it a whirl 15min a day.
ill let you know how it works.

I don't think the extra 24 days it'll take you to get to 12/12 will make much of a difference in resin or bud production. If switching the photoperiod stressed out mj plants so much you would have heard about it by now and everybody would gradually reduce the photoperiod. Just flip the photoperiod and you'll be fine.

[motorheed]

do as calicoast says just flick the switch to 12/12 mate.

[Zeeb]

wow you guys are hardcore hah.

[montaze18]

a lot a people like to put the plants through a 24 hr dark period before they switch them to a 12/12

[ol'overgrower]

Why would you give them 24 hours of dark? Any evidence that this helps the plants?

[CaliCoast]

Originally Posted by ol'overgrower

Why would you give them 24 hours of dark? Any evidence that this helps the plants?

I still give my plants a period of darkness before I switch the photoperiod but Trichome Technologies of Oakland has done testing on this method and didn't find increases in yield or resin production. I trust TT but I still give them a dark period.

[Enuff4All2Share]

Is there anything related from TT you can show us, Cali? I've not heard of them and I'd love to see their findings.

Enuff

[CaliCoast]

Originally Posted by Enuff4All2Share

Is there anything related from TT you can show us, Cali? I've not heard of them and I'd love to see their findings.

Enuff

K from Trichome Tech is coming out with a book soon I think. I'll try and root up some old stuff if I can find it here.