16-8 Light Cycle

[EzPz]

I have 3 tents, one bigger than the other.
1) is my seedling/germination box 2) is my med tent 3) is my veg tent which will also house my flowering ladies.

I had my seedling box on a 16-8 but box 2,3 on a 18-6.
i read that less light will encourage females. I also have a blue dominant spectrum light in my seedling box.

should I leave the 18-6 or keep the 16-8?

 

[Gjourney101]

Gender is written in the DNA. Light fluctuations will cause hermies, but the normal is 18 on and 6 off. 16 and 8 shouldn't hurt or encourage anything. In the vegatative state, more light ( eith restrictions such as heat and so forth) is required

 

[Rwise]

14/10s with certain temps and ferts at certain times is said to create more females, so I have read. I certainly cant prove it!

 

[9fingerleafs]

Couldn’t said it better

 

[Gingerbeard]

When you suggest you are trying to encourage females, I'm reading you're growing photoperiod seeds? Yes?

 

[vostok]

I have 3 tents, one bigger than the other.
1) is my seedling/germination box 2) is my med tent 3) is my veg tent which will also house my flowering ladies.

I had my seedling box on a 16-8 but box 2,3 on a 18-6.
i read that less light will encourage females. I also have a blue dominant spectrum light in my seedling box.

should I leave the 18-6 or keep the 16-8?

post the link so I too can get more females using the dark

cheers

 

[EzPz]

I’ll copy and paste the book text when I can. But it said the the 16-8 can encourage females when coupled with a dominant blue light spectrum. I’m using seeds. I have over 50 seeds so I will test the theory and give you my findings.

 

[Gjourney101]

Experiment around my friend. With that many seeds you should be test all your theories!