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Is it safe to tweak your light cycle times when you flip?

KingMickey
KingMickeystarted grow question 3 days ago
I'm getting ready to flip and was hoping to adjust the cycle time when I do. My light is currently on from midnight to 6pm, but would like to switch to 9am-9pm or 11am-11pm to better align with my schedule. Am I safe to adjust or should I keep it at 12am-12pm when I flip? Thanks!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 days ago
You can easily change, just give them an extra long night to align it to your new schedule. Do not give them an extra long day.
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001100010010011110answered grow question 2 days ago
The most important thing is to not cause a short dark cycle if you have already flipped to bloom light/dark cycle. Make sure it is at least 11 hours and uninterrupted, and you can alter your cycle as much as you want. if you are still in vege, i'd extend the light cycle, while reducing power in a proporitonal manner to extra hours applied to get to new cycle. you don't have to worry about confusing the plant in vege phase, so don't give it less light per day, since you can avoid it without repercussions. As long as you are in vege, simply turn the light on at 11pm (an hour early) and let it run to 5pm (or 11am if starting bloom immediately) if on a 18h light cycle, dim current power by 5% (not -5% ... e.g. if at 70% x 95% = 66.5%) --- **** this wouldn't only be necessary if you are really pushing your light to give max DLI (relative to your local environmental variables) and worried you'll give slightly too much light.
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Tmasm
Tmasmanswered grow question 2 days ago
Tudo bem amigo, quando quero fazer isso ou parecido, tento dar a elas mas escuridão que luz, quando esta mudar para flor. Se for para manter em vegetação tento fazer o inverso, dou mais luz que escuridão. Eu no seu caso, mudava sem problema, pois luz apagada 18h ao ligar às 9h são 15h de descanso na entrada da flor elas até gostam e dão um esticada. É minha visão não procurar pontos. Obrigado Abraço feliz crescimento
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MindFlowers68
MindFlowers68answered grow question 3 days ago
Yes you can adjust to suit your needs the best. I usually end with 18 hours of the dark when I flip mine from veg. I have mine set to On 4 am-10 pm in veg then 4pm to 4 am in Flower. Best to run the lights at night if you can to save a little on energy costs. I had to leave for work at 430am so that gave me time in the mornings to do stuff to my plants if I had to while not having to wait too long in the afternoon to be able to get Into the tents.
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