ShecallshimThor
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Ok so here it is, up until recently I thought it didn't matter and was more to preference how you veg, recently I have seen many good arguments for 18/6 but noticed people here like 24/0 better. So I spent the last two days googling if plants need darkness and 8 out of 10 answers came from pot forums :hubba:
Then I hit up wiki and here is what they say
"Light can be natural (outdoor growing) or artificial (indoor growing).
Under artificial light, the plant typically remains under a regime of 1620 hours of light and 48 hours of darkness from the germination until flowering, although the plant can use a full 24 hours of light without harm. There is an ongoing debate over the importance of the "dark period". It has been shown that, when subjected to a regimen of constant light without a dark period, most types of flora, including Cannabis, will begin to show signs of decreased photosynthetic response, lack of vigor, and an overall decrease in vascular development. There is no defined flowering "stage", unless you are discussing an auto-flowering variety (Cannabis Ruderalis). Typically, flowering is induced by changing the light schedule to 12/12, or 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. Flowering in cannabis is triggered by a hormonal reaction within the plant that is initiated by an increase in its dark cycle, i.e. the plant needs sufficient prolonged darkness for calyx development (flowering) to begin. Some Indica varieties require as little as 8 hours of dark to begin flowering, whereas some Sativa varieties require up to 13 hours."
So basically I read this as its better to give some dark verses than no dark. I would like to hear from everyone on their thoughts of what wiki has to say.
I also think of it this way, plants are living "creatures" and as far as I know all living creatures need sleep. Kind of an over simplification but I think it applies.
Then I hit up wiki and here is what they say
"Light can be natural (outdoor growing) or artificial (indoor growing).
Under artificial light, the plant typically remains under a regime of 1620 hours of light and 48 hours of darkness from the germination until flowering, although the plant can use a full 24 hours of light without harm. There is an ongoing debate over the importance of the "dark period". It has been shown that, when subjected to a regimen of constant light without a dark period, most types of flora, including Cannabis, will begin to show signs of decreased photosynthetic response, lack of vigor, and an overall decrease in vascular development. There is no defined flowering "stage", unless you are discussing an auto-flowering variety (Cannabis Ruderalis). Typically, flowering is induced by changing the light schedule to 12/12, or 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. Flowering in cannabis is triggered by a hormonal reaction within the plant that is initiated by an increase in its dark cycle, i.e. the plant needs sufficient prolonged darkness for calyx development (flowering) to begin. Some Indica varieties require as little as 8 hours of dark to begin flowering, whereas some Sativa varieties require up to 13 hours."
So basically I read this as its better to give some dark verses than no dark. I would like to hear from everyone on their thoughts of what wiki has to say.
I also think of it this way, plants are living "creatures" and as far as I know all living creatures need sleep. Kind of an over simplification but I think it applies.
