Timer Failures Cost Crops
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2026 2:33 pm
Mechanical timers stick, and when one fails during flower the CBD plants either get twenty four hour light and reveg or sit in the dark and stall. Both outcomes are worse than most pests. A digital timer with battery backup, plus a second cheap one on the same strip as a check, is the setup described on https://calmcbdseeds.com after a grower lost a whole run to a jammed dial. Glancing at the tent at lights on time every morning is the free version of that insurance.