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a week agoGrow Talk Howdy, new here. I was just listening to the podcast with chad westport and they were talking about non 24 hour days and how to time your lights. I would think with an ac infinity controller you could run your lights on a cycle instead of a shedule. It could get wierd trying to time your plant care when the lights are at different times daily.
grambo and sasquatch7144 Comments-
I’ve done this with cycle timers creating 18 hour days. 7 on, 11 off cycles. I’ve also done 6 on, 12 off cycles with even less yield. More light (DLI), more yield. You can save weeks of time at the cost of yield. Doing the math over a year is a wash. Not worth it under normal circumstances. Only real reason to do it would be if you’re moving and need a quick harvest before you gotta go.
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@jmystro how about a 36 hour day? 24 on 12 off
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@Marizema No, that wouldn’t work. Photoperiod cannabis plants flower based on hormone ratios. Cytokinin to auxin ratios determine whether a plant stays in veg or flowers. Auxins form in the shoots and are sent to the roots while cytokinins form in the roots and are sent to the shoots. During the light cycle, auxin formation is dominant. During the dark cycle, cytokinin formation is dominant. Cytokinin levels need to be higher than auxin levels to transition to flower. Together they equal 100%. So if one is 51% the other will be 49%. 50/50 still keeps them in veg.
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@jmystro gotcha Thanks
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