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Lighting for feminized and auto flowering

Flowerfoolbramlett
Flowerfoolbramlettstarted grow question 3 years ago
First time ever growing Canabis from seed. I have a grow tent with an 1000 watt led that has vegetative and flowering switch. Growing both auto flowering and feminized plants. How big should plant be before I switch light to flowering and do I keep it on 12 hours and off 12?
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Growladyeastmidlands
Growladyeastmidlandsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Your going to have to leave lights on 19 hours till the autos have finished inless you have 2 Area's to grow but cabt do autos with less than 18hours lights and the photos won't flower till 12/12 so hope I have helped
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GrowCN
GrowCNanswered grow question 3 years ago
Your light is probably nowhere near 1'000 watts. That is likely the artificial advertising crap. You need to look at the actual power consumption. I would leave both veg and flower switches "ON" for all phases of growth. I would only turn off one if you are trying to force your plant to stretch during veg. If growing autoflower I would leave the light on for 18-20 hours a day for every stage of growth. If growing photoperiod the size of the plant totally depends on how big you want based on things like the size of the pot, growing room, how long you want to wait... Many people will veg many plants in small pots for 3 or 4 weeks while others will grow fewer plants in larger pots and will veg for longer (sometimes much longer) to get bigger plants.
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BraveheartGenetics
BraveheartGeneticsanswered grow question 3 years ago
I would leave both veg and bloom lights on, giving her the best spectrum for growing. Auto are automatic and do not need a light change to invoke flowering. Therefore they can be grown in a 18/6 or 20/4 lighting schedule, similar to veg stage. Growing an auto at 12/12 will give you a very small plant with about one doobie on it once dried...don't do that to yourself. I hope this helps, good luck
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psuperman
psupermananswered grow question 3 years ago
No need to switch to 12/12 for autos as they will go into flower when they are ready regardless. Happy growing!
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CanarianGrow92
CanarianGrow92answered grow question 3 years ago
Hey, for feminized veg its 18H on and 6 off, until you want to start flowering, this all depends on how big you want your plants, but lets say 4-5 weeks more or less and then you swich light to 12/12 for auto just leave it always on 20 on and 4 off for example, they will flower by themselves anyway so more light better
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