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Jinxed
Jinxedstarted grow question a year ago
So I planted 4 seeds and they all started at different times. One is actually 4 weeks in as the other is still germinating. I have the light schedule on 18/6, was going to change 12/12 for vegetation but now I don’t want to do that. Can I keep the 18/6 all the way?
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Polyphemus
Polyphemusanswered grow question a year ago
12/12 is to initiate flower / bloom phase in a photoperiod plant. If you have autoflowers, you can stick to 18/6. Outside of a photoperiod, hours of light is not the point you shoudl be focusing on.. Daily Light Integral (DLI) is what you want to focus on. Whether 12 horus or 18hours, 35-40 DLI is going to max out your yield in ambient CO2 environments. It doesn't matter if you give it over 12 hours, 16 hours or 18 hours, the same yield will result, ceteris paribus. You can only contineu to use 18/6 if they are autoflower plants, but you should be estimating DLI provided from your light specs and referencing a DLI table. From there you can adjust based on what the plant tells you... Each garden has its own local variables that will impact the maximum DLI you can give. DLI is an apples to apples comparison. 35 dli for you is the same as 35 dli for me, but whether the plants can handle it relative to temps, rh, vpd etc is another layer to the onion.
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nonick123
nonick123answered grow question a year ago
Si es por el diario que tienes abierto donde todas son plantas automáticas, manténlo todo en tiempo a 18/6 Si tienes fotoperiódicas y automática mezcladas en el mismo armario (lo cual NO es buena idea) mantén el 18/6 hasta que la planta que acaba de germinar tenga como mínimo 3 semanas de vida, y pasa a 12/12
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ojetepelon
ojetepelonanswered grow question a year ago
as @organoman said never mix autos with photo periods you are not going to have a good time. Even if you want to save some money on light bills and have less lottery with genetics, only use photoperiods indoors.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question a year ago
No, your KVS photoperiod plant will not flower at 18/6 and your autos will not perform very well at 12/12. Unless you want trouble, NEVER grow autos and photoperiod plants together in a single tent, Grow either all autos or all photos and never mix the two!
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Stork
Storkanswered grow question a year ago
If they are autos yes f they are photo no
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