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Valleywestbuds
Valleywestbudsstarted grow question 3 years ago
Is there any problem with vegging outdoors then moving plants indoors and flipping lights to 12- 12 but keeping lights off during the day and on during the night? going from 6 to 6? This could help me with over heating.
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
if flipping to bloom the moment you move them into house.. now worries.. i'd rather get one more day of extra light than an uneccessarily extended dark period (* prolly an insignificant/inconceivable difference), but it really doesn't matter much -- 1 day earlier or not won't matter much as long as you have a consistent 12/12 after that point.
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
here is what matters on a biological level, very specifically -- length of uninterrupted dark period. As long as you don't give the plant 10 or more hours of uninterrupted darkness, the hormonal balance won't cause a shift from vegetative growth to flower gowth. So, if you want to turn the schedule on its head, go with a longe light period to start that new cycle. *if very intense light involved, may want to dim or otherwise reduce power as the plant can only handle so much per day. (or any other arbitrary increment) 12/12 is 'safe' ... don't think i've heard of anyone having a problem with 13/11. 10hours is a rough estimate of when these hormonal changes occur... there may be variety between species and even within a species, potentially. So, just make sure it doesn't get near 10 hours of uninterrupted darkness, and you won't confuse it.
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3 years ago
Plants don't know anything about our clocks... if it's dark, it's nighttime to them whether our clocks say it's noon or midnight... so yeah, go for it! I'm doing a "hybrid" indoor/outdoor grow myself with my blackberry moonrocks but I'm doing it in order to give them 24 hours of light... if this helps with heat control, I'd say your plan is brilliant! Just be aware you may be bringing in pests but you'd have to deal with them whether they are outside or inside... Good luck!
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Nickname11123
Nickname11123answered grow question 3 years ago
As long as there isn't any light leaks and it is completely dark then yeah it is fine.
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