Why I use 12/1 lighting

[Cloud]

Hey guys just wanted to show off how fast my plants flower with 12/1 lighting. Flipped to flower on 3-18! Only two weeks into flower and looks like beginning week 3 lol.

My only problem with 12/1 is it makes cloning take longer but it's possible. Let's just say I'm glad I took 24 clones even though I only needed 12.

Pic of whole tent won't upload. 2 skunk#1 and a gelato. pic is of a skunk#1. In a 4x4 tent with a 640 true watts quantum board. Fox farms ocean Forest soil and earth dust dry amendments.

[Smokesteve]

What is 12/1 lighting?

[Cloud]

12/1 is 12 hours on, 5.5 hours off, 1 hour on, and 5.5 hours off. Through your entire veg period. I don't do it on seedlings.

[Cloud]

https://www.growweedeasy.com/12-1-li...0hour%20period.

[JeffInCanada]

Beauty eh! I love this part- flower power! Good luck!

[Cloud]

[TOKABIGONE]

Sorry Cloud , I'm a little slow this am; how do you use 12/1? Are these Auto? I'm running an experiment now on photos with progressive reduction of light time every two weeks. This Saturday at end week 6 I will drop 1 one more hour to 9/15. I don't have a control plant going this time so I don't have a real comparison to 12/12 but I don't see any faster fattening than I would have expected at this point so I'm not sure yet if this theory is valid. In a later grow I may continue this just to verify as I've seen a couple other posts confirming my current results. 12/12 is obviously time tested (no pun) for good results but experimentation is fun anyway. Ya never know until you try, right? Someday I might invent a better wheel, lol!

[Cloud]

I don't always get the fat colas with this method in flower but quality is always on point. I mostly like the veg part of 12/1. I'm probably gonna keep my lights at 11 on 13 off this grow.

Also these are photos not autos. Autos I do the recommended 18/6 or 20/4.

[Cloud]

My last two grows reducing lights to 8/16 kinds like you didn't have fat colas but got nice dense nugs coated in trichomes. Most dense weed I've ever grown.

[SoOrbudgal]

Did ya TOKEABIGONE LOL

[Cloud]

My last harvest in February. These are 3 run Homer using 12/1. In flower I started at 12/12 and took away 30 min of lighting every week until I got to 8/16.

[SoOrbudgal]

Hiya Cloud i have some 3 run Homer also not planted any yet thinking of outdoor this summer. How was the smoke?

[Cloud]

Really good and smells great. A lot like grand daddy purple.

[Cloud]

7 seeds and every one expressed different phenotype lol

[MagicMike66]

So why do you do it? Sounds like a nightmare trying to keep on top of that schedule to me.
‘Only two weeks into flower and looks like beginning week 3 lol.’ Not really much a difference between a week of growth

[Cloud]

Not really a nightmare to adjust the timer it takes 2 seconds on a Friday. Saves a few bucks in electric, less stretch after the flip, and a week may not save much time but it's still saving time. In veg I get just as good growth or better. These plants only vegged for 4 weeks. Had to flip because running low on weed. Winter grows are small and I may have smoked to much.

[SoOrbudgal]

Right there with ya Cloud still they do look great. Doing short veg on some photos now in the bloom tent. Running all fall and winter trying to get enough before the heat starts and outdoor begins.

[Cloud]

Haha yup I'm doing same thing. Just started some seeds of green Crack, wedding cake, more 3 run homer and I took a bunch of clones.

[YYCannabis]

I’m extremely skeptical of this light schedule. Are you doing it to save money or avoid the police?

[Cloud]

I'm doing it in part to save money. Legal medical grow amd state just legalized rec last year. I mostly do it because I like how my plants grow using it.

[Ckbrew]

Interesting topic, never heard 12/1 lighting before. I'm intrigued. Anyone care to say what a transition schedule would look like going from 18/6 to 12/1?

[Cloud]

Week or 2

[Cloud]

Start of week 3 flower so thought I would give an update. Decided to only use the veg part of 12/1 this round.. Moved the plants out to my shed early. Getting 80f during the day. Still a bit cold at night so have to run several heaters. Had to take off the scrog net and didn't put it back. Kinda pleased how it spread out the plant with no lst but I did tie a few branches down after the move. Budlets developed quite a bit in 10 days.

[Cloud]

Skunk#1 in the front and back right side of tent. Gelato in the back left corner.

[Cloud]

This pic was 2 days ago before they got moved.

[CochiseChronic]

Looks great bro. Gas Lantern method is what it is called. I use it as well because my grow is solar and I can save my battery bank. Tight node spacing as well. In flower I reduce 30min every 2 weeks

[SoOrbudgal]

Man this is so interesting.

[Cloud]

This is not gas lantern. Look up 12/1 through link above. Gas lantern is for stopping flower. 12/1 is designed to save money on electric and keeps plants in a semi state of veg and flower for faster growth. When plant is switched to flower it transitions faster as well.

[TOKABIGONE]

Thank you! @CochiseClassic now my work begins on a couple months research before my next attempt. Lighting for plants Is a passionate subject but I've barely beginning. Great info, Welcpme to the Forum! Looking forward to a lot of exchange with you !
SoOrbudgal, I believe this guy is a valuable addition to the forum family, hey? New blood with knowledge! Very Ineresting indeed!

[CochiseChronic]

Not here to argue bit it is GLR gas lantern routine. Look up Reinhard Delp. Nothing new going on here. But it does look great.

[Cloud]

Day 41 flower and things are looking good. One skunk plant ran into a bad calcium deficiency but got it under control. For some reason forgot to Amend with oyster shell when I Flipped to flower. Other skunk started showing small signs but got it before any major damage. Gelato went from worst looking to the best with nice spear colas.