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Originally Posted by The Fool So, other than the fact the HID lights can't be run 24/0 (without serious damage to bulb or self), why doesn't everyone use 24/0; why is there still an arguement? |
Well.....I don't know that HID's cant be run 24/0.....I mean I know that people DO run MH's for 24 hours...and they are HIDs. I've never heard of damage to bulb or anything, but I'm sure its a possibility.
But actually it's just a matter of preference. Alot of growers run high-wattage lights, so turning them off for 6 hours (1/4 of the day) saves them that much on electricity. Plus it gives the room time to cool off some (as well as bulb and ballast). Since there isn't a
need to run the lights 24/7, alot just opt not to.
Myself personally, I do run my lights 24/7 for the whole veg. cycle. Just makes it easier (IMO) without the hassle of timers (and possible malfunctions of said timers) and whatnot. Also, having a dark period takes away from time I can potentially spend with my ladies.
So, it's not an "argument".....just a matter of preference.
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Originally Posted by the fool P.S. I read my botany material from an older book. It uses the term "terminal bud" for what you call the "apical meristem". I've just been accustomed to calling it that.  |
Ah! Understood.
In that case, the auxins don't need to "travel" from the
terminal bud to the roots, because the root tips
are 'terminal buds', or meristems.
Meristems (terminal buds) are simply places where mitosis (and thus new growth) occurs.