# What am I doing wrong other than too much water? **URL:** \ **Category:** Seedling\ **Created:** [January 19, 2017, 8:37am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-other-than-too-much-water/8640 "2017-01-19T08:37:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Paranorman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/paranorman/32/35387_2.png) [@Paranorman](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Paranorman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-other-than-too-much-water/8640/7 "2017-01-19T19:47:39Z")
@Niala Maybe you should check a little deeper into the subject because photos don’t need one either in fact it slows them down If you’d like to discuss this somewhere else maybe start a thread but I don’t feel this is an appropriate discussion in the middle of this posters question, …perhaps this link will help you better understand this topic ? > [@My first ever grow](http://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-ever-grow/5724/26): > > Yes, nothing really wrong with lights on 24/7 from seed to until ready to induce flowering with a schedule like 12 on and 12 off, because cannabis is a C3 plant and can’t uptake CO2 without light. And actually the scholars, experts, and studies have shown that all C3 plants, including cannabis, do not need a dark period during the vegetative growing cycle and will benefit from increased growth under 24 hours of light, to a certain extent. In short, cannabis does not need a dark period, except … --- _[View the full topic](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-other-than-too-much-water/8640)._