Lighting Why not 24 hrs?

[Groff]

This is really interesting to read, as when I started with auto's I did a LOT of diary reading, and the general consensus was that 24/0 actually hindered development. Only one way to find out I guess.

 

[pop22]

That sounds interesting POP. Do you have a book on Cannabis Biology or are you reading it on the net. I would like to take a look at that. I have said to myself if was to adopt a lights out it would be no more than a half hour. That is when i will be growing 4 plants then and see for my self if any difference. The terp production is wild the taste of the auto extreme is beautiful and that was quick dried bud and I am smashed off of it what a creeper

Not an in depth book but onew that give explaination to things using science. a pretty good book in my opinion. some pepl won't like it because its the first one I've read that shows why things like flushing plants at the end is a waste of time, etc. And thats exactly what he says. No beating arund the bush so to speak...lol!

The book is: Marijuana Cultivation Reconsidered by Read Spear

 

[Grey Bear]

Part of the problem pop, is cannabis has been so well prohibited that very little peer-reviewed scientific study has been done.
Without peer-review a lot of the "studies" available to most of us should be considered just a little bit better than our own observations, if at all.
I read as much as I can, I will definitely take a look at Spear's book.

 

[pop22]

This is really interesting to read, as when I started with auto's I did a LOT of diary reading, and the general consensus was that 24/0 actually hindered development. Only one way to find out I guess.

There is no definitive studies on this. The best you can deduce from the available information is, you can do 24/0 without ( we think ) harming your plants. I suspect that plants that get even a minimal rest will tend to be healthier, but I've nothing to support that.

 

[pop22]

Part of the problem pop, is cannabis has been so well prohibited that very little peer-reviewed scientific study has been done.
Without peer-review a lot of the "studies" available to most of us should be considered just a little bit better than our own observations, if at all.
I read as much as I can, I will definitely take a look at Spear's book.

I agree completely. However, people tend to ignore general plant biology in favor of believing craziness and myths like feed your lemon haze some Country Time Lemonade mix to enhance the "lemon" flavor...

 

[Dr Fluff]

Thanks for supplying the book name pop,a decent amount of the book is available to Look Inside on Amazon, although they always omit chunks of the book contents.

Are their any chapters which you could direct us to? I can then go see if I can read it in Look Inside for free, having said that the book cost less than £8 but I got so many things on my to buy list this book is quite a fair way down the ranks right now.

 

[eggmansky]

I agree completely. However, people tend to ignore general plant biology in favor of believing craziness and myths like feed your lemon haze some Country Time Lemonade mix to enhance the "lemon" flavor...

Honestly? I can almost understand pissing in the rez, but Country Time? BwaaaHaaa...

 

[JAYAR]

This is really interesting to read, as when I started with auto's I did a LOT of diary reading, and the general consensus was that 24/0 actually hindered development. Only one way to find out I guess.

I have a Cheese Candy around day 44 that ive had 24/0 and she stayed very short, just over a foot tall. What ive read is that the dark period helps to promote stretching which in turn lets more light get down into the lower sites, so you could get a bigger plant, not necessarily a bigger yield but sometimes thats the case. Someone probably already mentioned it, just my 2 cents.

I like 24/0 since i have one plant flowering and another vegging right next to each other, it helps that they stay short and the canopy even. I still have to use planks to prop up the smaller one, but at least one plant isnt 30" while the other one is 6".. just makes it easier overall to run.

 

[Johnny AwesomeSeeds]

Not an in depth book but onew that give explaination to things using science. a pretty good book in my opinion. some pepl won't like it because its the first one I've read that shows why things like flushing plants at the end is a waste of time, etc. And thats exactly what he says. No beating arund the bush so to speak...lol!

The book is: Marijuana Cultivation Reconsidered by Read Spear

thanks pop, I'm gonna reAd that.

everyone, this is a great thread, thanks to all!

 

[eggmansky]

I have a Cheese Candy around day 44 that ive had 24/0 and she stayed very short, just over a foot tall. What ive read is that the dark period helps to promote stretching which in turn lets more light get down into the lower sites, so you could get a bigger plant, not necessarily a bigger yield but sometimes thats the case. Someone probably already mentioned it, just my 2 cents.

I like 24/0 since i have one plant flowering and another vegging right next to each other, it helps that they stay short and the canopy even. I still have to use planks to prop up the smaller one, but at least one plant isnt 30" while the other one is 6".. just makes it easier overall to run.

J, at day 24 both of my Jocks are less than 9" but bushy as hell on a 24 hour light regimen. Raised the lights 3 times to induce stretching but they won't bite.