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Gradually prepare for the "SWITCH"
Fayah_Burnstarted grow question 4y ago
Hello all!
What is your way to prepare plants for the switch in terms of light?
Do you reduce hours of light slowly until the day of the "switch"? Do you gradually push up the power of the lamp?
At this time i am giving my ladies 24 hours of light, lamp at about 25% of power.
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gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 4y ago
No. Don't do that, yes you can play with the power. But the switch is something you should do instantly espically with fems/regs autos are more forgiving and don't mind light changes and different times if u get me. But just switch from 18/6 straight to 12/12 Don't come down you'll only confuse the process of fem she won't know when to flower or veg.
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Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 4y ago
Yes, you reduce the lights to 12/12 and you'll notice them starting to flower within the next 7 days.
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Fayah_Burnanswered grow question 4y ago
Some growers match DLI (Daily Light Integral), for example:
450 Ī¼mol/mĀ²/s during 12 hours (veg)
900 Ī¼mol/mĀ²/s during 24 hours (flowering)
Has someone tried that?
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