Hi, I am growing for the the first time and I chose to try the Big Bud Auto flowering for my first time. My question is how much light do I give the plants in the first few weeks? I
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Hi @TwilightZone, in the first week a lot of us use 24 hour lighting, but 18/6 is just fine.
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First week 24/7 then I like to go to a 12/12 or 18/6 I prefer 12/12
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They look great 
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I just moved them from inside my house to inside the grow shed and have them under full light. Should I only be using the growth option? From what I have read autos should get full light so that’s why I have them under the bloom
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12 12? I thought autos needed at least 18_6 light? I am doing 24/7
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In my opinion everything needs to rest after the pics I see I say 18/6 is fine then in a week 12/12 or stay at 18/6 they will grow under just about any light cycle In my experiences I’ve had my best results under the 12 on 12 off cycle
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Its week 2 so I really don’t want to mess up now lol
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I love growing autos and no one on this forum will Steer you in the wrong direction we’re all here to help each other
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Your humidity is a little low for seedlings. Do you have a dome to put over them?
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And you’re actually running about the exact same temperatures I ran on my last grow same Humidity as well
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I insulated the grow shed but it doesn’t have heat and its still pretty cold here in MA but with the light I it stays right around 60°. Is that cool?
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No, nothing like that man, hows the tmp?
It’s cool but your temps have got up to 70 cool temps like that will bring out colors in the plants
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I really appreciate any advice guys, this site is awesome
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Yeah, that’s a little cooler than I like for seedlings, but they seem to be doing well with it. I worry more about heat, than cool.
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That’s all pure luck man, I have an A/c set up for when it gets hot but that’s about it besides the vent at the top
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I know @raustin she is a great help and grower we have in are Community if you need anything feel free to tag someone you just put @ in front of the name with no space @TwilightZone
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