# Lighting for auto flower **URL:** \ **Category:** Autoflowers\ **Created:** [January 16, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/lighting-for-auto-flower/81287 "2022-01-16T16:43:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ron1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Ron1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ron1)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/lighting-for-auto-flower/81287/1 "2022-01-16T16:43:44Z")
I have 3 Sour Diesel auto’s plants in a hydro grow box. 2 are in early veg and 1 is in week to of flower. Can I continue running the 400 watt metal Halide until the other 2 are in flower or should I change to High pressure sodium for the flowering plant now? I’m using 1st week flower nutrients all 3. My first grow… ---
**Author:** ![Mefis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mefis/32/637980_2.png) [@Mefis](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mefis)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/lighting-for-auto-flower/81287/2 "2022-01-16T18:17:35Z")
Hy welcome to the community @Ron1 You can change or continued with you light scheduled and light dimmer autos do they things went they want without dimmer light or light schedule ---
**Author:** ![Mefis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mefis/32/637980_2.png) [@Mefis](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mefis)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/lighting-for-auto-flower/81287/3 "2022-01-16T18:22:06Z")
I grown sour diesel autos I love them, the smell and is smooth smoke Happy growing Any info about sour diesel I recommended > [@Journal again LOL Another autoflower sour D](https://ilgmforum.com/t/journal-again-lol-another-autoflower-sour-d/74047): > > I’m be so busy all this days but i go to try update weekends for all my friend and new ppl that I can help them I’m in week 2 on soil hpff so in 2 more weeks I go to nute her and do some LST for the first time ---
**Author:** ![dbrn32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dbrn32/32/533801_2.png) [@dbrn32](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dbrn32)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/lighting-for-auto-flower/81287/4 "2022-01-17T03:30:39Z")
How much room do you have? I would probably switch to hps now, but it will lead to longer node spacing and taller plants. If that’s a problem just stay with the mh.