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Changing Lighting Schedule
EJBudzstarted grow question 2 years ago
The days on the plants are since planting, so i was going to keep the vegetative light schedule until 5 weeks since planting, then start moving towards a 12/12.
Is it even optimal for an autoflower to have a traditional 12/12 lighting schedule during flowering?
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LottaBudsanswered grow question 2 years ago
Only photoperiods need 12/12 to flower, the whole point of autoflower is that they will just flower without you doing anything - therefore you cannot plan how long you want to veg them, they will just flip when they decide so, usually after 4-5 weeks.
Ideally you should just stick to 18/6 or 20/4 for the whole grow. Using 12/12 has no benefit to it with autos, instead you are just depriving them from light and therefore growth, and your yields decrease as their life cycle is pre-determined.
Growladyeastmidlandsanswered grow question 2 years ago
Autos need more lights so I wouldn't ever try 12/12 the yealds will be affected
Is there any reason why you cannot keep 18/6 ?
Good luck growing but Autos will flower in 18hours anyway so inless it's impossible to give 18hours then stick with it
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Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 2 years ago
It seems that the best light schedule for autos is 18/6 since they flower on their own there really is no need to change the light schedule. The only time I would recommend running a 12/12 with autos is if the plant just won't flower it's own which can happen sometimes with autos.
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Youthmananswered grow question 2 years ago
Ciao! Diciamo che, pur crescendo, la differenza riguardo il peso finale è evidente, io stesso ho provato un paio di volte (avendo fotoperiodiche nella stessa grow box) e posso affermare che la perdita è di almeno il 15-20%. La miglior scheda di illuminazione per le auto è 18/6 oppure 20/4 :)
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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
It's not optimal - but autoflowers will grow under 12/12... they're just not going to reach their full potential... the more light an auto gets during flower, the larger the buds and the heavier the yield...
Good luck!
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