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I really cant tell you exactly where I get all of my info from, but I read about one person using a 6/2 for automatic nuggets. Their explanation is that there is evidence(which I cannot present to you). Their suggested evidence was stating that after 6 hours, a plant may reduce or seize photosynthesis. Only other thing I could find on the topic suggested that plants actually begin protecting themselves after 6 hours of light.
What I want to know. Does this mean that a plant only needs 6 hours of light? I’m talking about a regular female, not autoflowering, cannabis plant.
does this mean that a plant will photosynthesize 6 hours and the rest of the day the plant makes resins?
I know that this is probably the wrong EDIT (right) place to seek answers to such questions, but my serious interest is the idea of having a modern controller and setting up a cycle of 6/12. That would provide you with 63 nights in 48 days. So with a photoperiod strain would you get the same quality bud but lower yield in 48 days, that’s about half the energy cost for your lighting? Would you the same yield in 63 days with 25 percent reduction in energy cost?
I am aware that people have done the pull back a half hour a week and stop at 9 hours to finish and they don’t EDIT (some do) like the result. Maybe EDIT (those that don’t prefer the results) their results have had more to do with night extension rather than the reduction in day time.
I am also aware of claims that someone back in the 2000s was like 24 hours on 12 hours and actually having increase yields in the same number of weeks as they would use 12/12. I would not try this because it would actually cost more more for the experiment.
I find it strange not to find anyone’s study on this procedure on the web. 75% of lighting for 75% of the days would be exactly 56.25%. So that would be a 43.75% minimum cost benefit and light saving. Then that gives you 7 rounds a year plus 4 days for turn around between each round.
Is there anybody here who knows of any existing evidence for 6/12 6 on 12 off lighting for photoperiod plants?
I know there’s a lot of breeders here, it would make way too much sense for breeders if this worked. It would speed up your breeding times by 25%.
Edit: P.S.; somebody gotta know somebody that did this thing. If not, do I gotta be somebody who somebody knows who did this thing.
What I want to know. Does this mean that a plant only needs 6 hours of light? I’m talking about a regular female, not autoflowering, cannabis plant.
does this mean that a plant will photosynthesize 6 hours and the rest of the day the plant makes resins?
I know that this is probably the wrong EDIT (right) place to seek answers to such questions, but my serious interest is the idea of having a modern controller and setting up a cycle of 6/12. That would provide you with 63 nights in 48 days. So with a photoperiod strain would you get the same quality bud but lower yield in 48 days, that’s about half the energy cost for your lighting? Would you the same yield in 63 days with 25 percent reduction in energy cost?
I am aware that people have done the pull back a half hour a week and stop at 9 hours to finish and they don’t EDIT (some do) like the result. Maybe EDIT (those that don’t prefer the results) their results have had more to do with night extension rather than the reduction in day time.
I am also aware of claims that someone back in the 2000s was like 24 hours on 12 hours and actually having increase yields in the same number of weeks as they would use 12/12. I would not try this because it would actually cost more more for the experiment.
I find it strange not to find anyone’s study on this procedure on the web. 75% of lighting for 75% of the days would be exactly 56.25%. So that would be a 43.75% minimum cost benefit and light saving. Then that gives you 7 rounds a year plus 4 days for turn around between each round.
Is there anybody here who knows of any existing evidence for 6/12 6 on 12 off lighting for photoperiod plants?
I know there’s a lot of breeders here, it would make way too much sense for breeders if this worked. It would speed up your breeding times by 25%.
Edit: P.S.; somebody gotta know somebody that did this thing. If not, do I gotta be somebody who somebody knows who did this thing.
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Pretty impressive.
