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Skull
Skullstarted grow question 4 years ago
Do U have to reduce light hours on autoflower strains to induce flowering as with standard strains or will they flower regardless of light hours
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DoDrugs420
DoDrugs420answered grow question 4 years ago
They will flower regardless, you can even crank up the light hours, but its recomended you just choose a schedule and stick with it from seed to harvest, i personally go with 18/6 for the whole grow, gives the lights some rest and the plants too, both appreciate it deeply. But some strains will do best in 16/8 and some in 24/0 so pick whatever your plant enjoys the most, if she has the leaves down even before lights out, its because the plant wants less hours of light (if this is something that keeps happing daily). Best of luck in ur grow, and pls pick my answer, its for a contest of grow questions, will help me deeply. Thanks
Athos
Athosanswered grow question 4 years ago
No, they can enter flowering even with a light schedule of 24/0 (I'm using it right now with a few autos). Usually flower stage will begin during the 4th week, actually your plant seems to be in the preflower / stretch phase.
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The8thChevron
The8thChevronanswered grow question 4 years ago
You do not. The auto part comes from the genes of the cannabis ruderalis family. These plants are used to near 24 hours of light at times and so they dont depend on light schedules. That being said, ruderalis does not have the THC and cannabinoid content that we all love, so breeders walk a fine line of getting the auto genes while having as little ruderalis in the plant as possible. I've seen people buy auto seeds that actually turned out to be photos. The breeder accidentally bred out the auto part. If they arent flowering by week 7, go ahead and flip to 12/12 and see if that induces flowering. Cheers!
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Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey Growmie, With autoflowers they automatically start to flower no matter the light cycle. Hopefully I answered your question and remember Happy Growing and Free your mind one puff at a time.
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