Barney12 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Hi all An embarressing question. What is the likely result from running a 24 hour light cycle for a week 3 weeks into flower? Non auto's. I have tried to look it up around the net with inconsistent answers. Anyone with answers from personal experience would be great (I cant be the only numnut to have done it) Edited January 13, 2013 by Barney12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loylty gets u nothing Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 umwell cannabis requires 12 hours of darkness to produce the hormone that makes it flowerpersonally i wou;ldnt fuck with itmany things can happen from hermies to slow flowering confused plantsid keep em on a timer and maintain a solid 12 hours of darknessall the bestbil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 yeah that was the plan, accidentally had timer on 'on' instead of auto so lights stayed on but didnt notice because I dont go in there in the dark period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Gato Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 It will slow them so expect flowering to be a few weeks longer than normal, and also expect hermies. If it doesnt your lucky and the worst thing is only the extra time it will take to mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 thanks. Have had hermies before from breaking the dark cycle midway so that is a big concern. i will run for an extra couple of weeks and keep my fingers crossed. will report the result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syb3 rm3nt41_%20 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) . Trick question..... most growers will realise that leaving the lights on for 24hours wont affect the plant at all, simply keep it in vegetative period .... cheers, *EDIT - , at week 3 my bad. Scanned over that post to quickly ...* Edited January 21, 2013 by ind00rcultiv8r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hash Nibbler Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 . Trick question..... most growers will realise that leaving the lights on for 24hours wont affect the plant at all, simply keep it in vegetative period .... cheers,Not really a trick question when he says they been in flower for 3 weeks................ ........... ........ I agree with the others, just gonna have to ride it out and hope for the best........ Peace. Nibbler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonevereal Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yeah man you want to change that straight away to only 12 on 12 off. As far as the plant's speaking, it thinks it's going into Autumn and Winter, which is when it flowers, and in the wild, germinate and release seeds. Of course, this isn't the only way it knows when to flower (humidity, temperature, even CO2 levels) but light cycles effect it the most. But it would be nice to see the results of 24 hour flowers Good luck -None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOSTOK Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 yeah that was the plan, accidentally had timer on 'on' instead of auto so lights stayed on but didnt notice because I dont go in there in the dark period Yet another good reason to have a small incandescent GREEN bulb 25w-40w, in the ceiling of your grow room, as the green bulb is not supposed to affect the plants in anyway, though there is some dispute with this, but not from me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzo Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Should get Hermie's if the Gentics are OK...Depending on how long the Timer was on 24 hours.You really need the light cycle to be all over the place to stress the plant enough for Hermies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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