Hello to all happy hippies and green thumb growers! So today i want to find out what everyones light schedules are for auto flowers only please! I only run 12 12 from seed and average yeild of 1 oz to 7 or 8 oz per plant all depends on the phenos which are very inconsistent with autos, should i keep my light on for more hours will it really help more then im already getting?
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Responses on this since I’ve been here seem to be all over the place. Some seem to have good luck running them just like photos, 18/6 til pistils then 12/12. I believe I’ve seen others post that they do good just like you, 12 hours start to finish. Yet others claim best results running 16-18 hours of light start to finish.
Since all seem to be reasonable methods for autos, maybe try a couple different ways and see if you can get to a little more consistency? Sometimes best method for you may differ from best for someone else.
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Welcome to the forum @Kroncaddycustoms! I was not planning on growing autos for my first grow but do to a mistake I received and plant them. When I found out that I had autos I did a lot of reading on autoflower dot net and I found the consensus was 18/6 was best. I’m sticking with that this grow. Next grow I may try something different.
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I just decided to try the 12 12 from seed while my brother did the same strain on 18 6 and mine were believe it or not way better ! Heres a super skunk auto finished in 10 weeks from seed at 7 oz roughly and it was 12/12 ! Awsome to see everyones green thumb
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I forget where, but I read somewhere that with autos some strains do better with different lighting schedules than others. The breeder was listing “run 18/6 throughout” or “does best under 16/8.” Not that it helps your question much, but I thought it was interesting. I wish I had bookmarked it.
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I have two and kept lights 24 when under 3 inches, then on 18/6. It works good for me. I planted them about a month apart. Both are awesome autos in fox farm and their products.
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As this is my first grow, its just been my observation to what’s looked best for me. Just because I’m good at screwing things up, autos seem to be Me proof. I started 24/0, then after about a few weeks cut back to 18/6. I didn’t see any growth difference on the switch. Started preflowering less than a week ago and noticed my plants drooping a few hours before lights out, so been working my way down to 16/8, 30 minutes every day. They just look like they are tired/resting, so I dont see a need for the lights to be on. After lights out period, the are up and perky again. So my opinion from my grow is, I don’t think more light is necessarily more growth. They seem to rest and grow on their own.
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It’s normal for them to droop a little at bed time.
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