Do Plants really need dark hours during veg - Cannabis Growing Questions - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

hoki2test · 03-02-2018, 10:30 PM

At the moment I'm vegging my plants under 24 hrs of continuous light,My question is do Plants really need any dark hours during veg?....Would they benefit from some dark time or should I just leave them as is...anyone notice any advantages or faster growth vice versa?

tleaf jr. · 03-02-2018, 10:33 PM

They dont need it but it helps them and your pocket

Easy7 · 03-02-2018, 10:55 PM

There are processes that take place in the dark. So yes!

Ask yourself where in the world plants veg under 24 hours light? They evolved with dark periods. Same as people, we ned dark periods.

Natural high · 03-02-2018, 11:16 PM

They don't need a dark period but there are often advantages in having one. It lets your room cool down if it's hot and may save money if your electricity is metered at different rates at peak times. Inter-node length will be shorter under 24 hrs than 18 hrs as branches stretch in the dark. There are plenty of physiological processes which occur in the dark but they occur 24/7, day or night.

tleaf jr. · 03-02-2018, 11:36 PM

Also read that roots do shit in the medium in the dark bot gonna get all scientific but i always see happier plants with 18-6 instead of 24 hours.

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Easy7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,575	There are processes that take place in the dark. So yes! Ask yourself where in the world plants veg under 24 hours light? They evolved with dark periods. Same as people, we ned dark periods. __________________ This is username Easy7, NOT username EasyGoing. They say geniuses pick green
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Natural high Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 523	They don't need a dark period but there are often advantages in having one. It lets your room cool down if it's hot and may save money if your electricity is metered at different rates at peak times. Inter-node length will be shorter under 24 hrs than 18 hrs as branches stretch in the dark. There are plenty of physiological processes which occur in the dark but they occur 24/7, day or night.
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tleaf jr. Came up off 75w Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 313 Posts: 2,127	Also read that roots do shit in the medium in the dark bot gonna get all scientific but i always see happier plants with 18-6 instead of 24 hours. __________________ TLEAF JOINS IN
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