How much dark time is ok for plants in flower stage

**BudToker420** · 17-10-20, 12:05 AM

I have my budding plants on a 14/10 cycle. 14 dark and 10 light. Is this ok? Will they produce more bud with more dark hours?

**Lowrollerbean** · 17-10-20, 12:21 AM

I think this is less bud and shorter flower time, don't take my word for this jmo, sure someone will pop by any second and clarify though

**Shreder** · 17-10-20, 01:58 AM

the complete opposite
a plant needs photosynthesis to grow
this happens when lights on...

it justs need darktime to enter flower mode (and stay there)
and our cannabis will do that in a 12 hours dark period, sometimes a bit less, so you could try 13 hours on, 11 off, if that's what youd like

**Kurdt** · 17-10-20, 09:32 AM

Are they auto or photo?

**Farmer Geddon** · 17-10-20, 01:12 PM

When flowering photos, less hours of light per day means a quicker finish and a lower yield.

Apart from yield, autos seem to be the opposite. My autos on 12/12 are taking almost as long as photos to go from seed to finish.

**SyRaX** · 17-10-20, 01:20 PM

Photoperiod 12 hours dark 12 hours light
Autos 20/4 18/6 or 24/0

**BudToker420** · 19-10-20, 11:10 PM

They are photo. I started budding a couple months ago. About 50 days now. I went from 12/12 the first few weeks then been on 14/10 since. Buds are getting fat fast now