Flowering light cycle during fall back season.

[RitaBonita420]

Okay so fall back is coming to our area soon which means our clocks go back 1 hour. My question is, is it safe for me to let the light cycle go an extra hour off, so that way we could keep the 630-630 cycle? That would help so I don't have to lose an extra hour of sleep and change to 530-530. Will it cause my girls glue strains to go wonky?
Help!!!!

 

[RitaBonita420]

Okay so technically it would have an extra hour of light and an extra hour of dark for one day.

 

[Amarok]

You should only gain one hour if you put your timer back an hour, not two.

Just make sure the extra hour is during the dark period and all should be fine.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Yup, as long as you just extend the dark hours to make up for the time difference you should be golden. Do it all the time. Well, twice a year anyways...

 

[Jewels]

My last grow was very chaotic. Between the impending baby and random shift work schedule, I could on follow 2 rules.
-Always lights off by 11am.
-Never more than 12 hours on.

Some nights I wouldnt get home until after 3 am to turn them on.
Some nights I was there at 11 pm to turn them on.

Total random lights on time.
Always 11am lights off.
Some days they got 8 hours , some days they got 12.

Perhaps more crucial at flip, however, that random cycle served me fine. They need to follow a schedule that works for you. As long as they get their full twelve hours of beauty sleep, they seem do do fine.

 

[WillieP]

My last grow was very chaotic. Between the impending baby and random shift work schedule, I could on follow 2 rules.
-Always lights off by 11am.
-Never more than 12 hours on.

Some nights I wouldnt get home until after 3 am to turn them on.
Some nights I was there at 11 pm to turn them on.

Total random lights on time.
Always 11am lights off.
Some days they got 8 hours , some days they got 12.

Perhaps more crucial at flip, however, that random cycle served me fine. They need to follow a schedule that works for you. As long as they get their full twelve hours of beauty sleep, they seem do do fine.

I knew that the plants do not change into flowering from shortening days, but instead from an increased duration of night hours.
I did not however know that the 12 hours of darkness did not need to be on a routine schedule.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Jewels.
Cheers,
WillieP

 

[RitaBonita420]

You should only gain one hour if you put your timer back an hour, not two.

Just make sure the extra hour is during the dark period and all should be fine.

No timers here, do it all by my hands.

 

[RitaBonita420]

My last grow was very chaotic. Between the impending baby and random shift work schedule, I could on follow 2 rules.
-Always lights off by 11am.
-Never more than 12 hours on.

Some nights I wouldnt get home until after 3 am to turn them on.
Some nights I was there at 11 pm to turn them on.

Total random lights on time.
Always 11am lights off.
Some days they got 8 hours , some days they got 12.

Perhaps more crucial at flip, however, that random cycle served me fine. They need to follow a schedule that works for you. As long as they get their full twelve hours of beauty sleep, they seem do do fine.

Thank you for your knowledge.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

No timers here, do it all by my hands.

What?? Get a timer fam! Just a simple mechanical one. You'll be happy you did

 

[Jewels]

darkness did not need to be on a routine schedule.

Although it sometimes would stay dark for more than 12 hours, I always began dark at the same time .

Way I see it,,,
Sun may be behind cloud, all randomy and such.

Sun-set is sched'd in stone.

No timers here.

Same. ??
One I could handle,, however- with multiple fixtures, electric heaters, intake and extraction fans,,, I would struggle to maintain a synchronous orbit with all them moving parts.