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Grow Questions24hr of light for autos

24hr of light for autos

Gettingreadystarted grow question 4 years ago

Hi all, plants have been on 24hrs for about 3days now. Question is, is it to early for 24hr light cycle?

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The8thChevronanswered grow question 4 years ago

Yep, you don't really have to wait for a 24 hour cycle. I prefer 18/6 though. I believe the plant having time to rest is beneficial although there's very little science regarding this.

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Justa_Retardanswered grow question 4 years ago

I do 24 hours light, from day 1 as a seedling.. So I wouldn't say it's too early. Others might disagree with me on it tho.

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Made_with_Tegridyanswered grow question 4 years ago

I have tried 24/0 20/4 and 18/6 plants seem to thrive at 18/6 and slowdown above 20/4

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DoDrugs420answered grow question 4 years ago

I tried 24h on auto's but found to get better results with 20/4 or 18/6. At the end of the day they can take morr light and use the night time to perk right back up.

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