Autoflower or Photoperiod? Comments please!

Last minute thoughts..

I Was about to buy some AKR seeds but as I was reading around someone said that its a waste of money on electricity having 20/4 lights on for an autoflower, and that your better off growing a photo-period and getting a larger yield.

So... What about growing a photo-period and vegging it for a week and then putting in on to 12/12?

Would I be able to harvest in 8-9 weeks?

The yield from an AKR would range from 1-2 oz in good conditions. Would I be able to harvest MORE from a photo-period in 8 weeks or not?

i can get gram per watt with potent auto bud both have pros and cons and 2.5-3oz per plant with easy ryder
most decent autos finish in 10 weeks not 8-9
so id veg a photo at least 2 weeks for a comparison also autos do fine at 18/6 as well

If you want max yield go with photo period and veg and train the hell outta em.

willowpinnerblunt said:

If you want max yield go with photo period and veg and train the hell outta em.

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Im going to use a scrog screen.

So now.. I just need to know if I should go with autos or photperiods....

I mean lights will be 18/6 then 12/12 so it will save a bit of electricity..

with a scrog screen use photos as it defeats the object using autos as i wouldnt train an auto unless i had to

If you're going SCROG then forget about autos.

You may think to yourself, shit I need another week vegging and the autos have started flowering.


Do you understand how a SCROG works?

You need to fill 75% of the screen and then switch to 12/12 to fill the rest.
You couldn't do this with an auto.



J

jondamon said:

If you're going SCROG then forget about autos.

You may think to yourself, shit I need another week vegging and the autos have started flowering.


Do you understand how a SCROG works?

You need to fill 75% of the screen and then switch to 12/12 to fill the rest.
You couldn't do this with an auto.



J

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Thanks for that, so I think 4 photoperiods then.
Thinking of Barneys blue cheese

I can't remember what lighting you are planning on using?

Wasn't it 250w in an attic?

If so you will want a 3x3 screen and only 2plants. 4 would be a ball ache to control in that area.


Unless I'm wrong on the lighting.


J

go for an easy to grow strain like skunk no.1 or kaya gold if its your first grow

id go for 4 to save on veg time

Delicious seeds fruity chronic juice. Good medical strain. With a heavy stone.

4oz per 2ft plant. Big dense heavy cola formation. Good secondary growth. IMO a prime candidate for SCROG.



J

jondamon said:

I can't remember what lighting you are planning on using?

Wasn't it 250w in an attic?

If so you will want a 3x3 screen and only 2plants. 4 would be a ball ache to control in that area.


Unless I'm wrong on the lighting.


J

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250 watt cfl to veg
and then a 250watt dual spectrum hps for flowering..

Now I could build a screen but Im thinking of getting some thin rope like material and making the net by looping it around the poles of the tent, what dyu think?

I read 2'' x 2'' is that too small or should I go with 3'' x 3''?

What would be the approximate yield, I know theirs a lot of factors to take in to consideration.. Also I will be using bio bizz light mix soil and for nutrients bb grow and bloom

also the pots are 11 litre, so if more than 2 will be tough I might go with 3

jondamon said:

Delicious seeds fruity chronic juice. Good medical strain. With a heavy stone.

4oz per 2ft plant. Big dense heavy cola formation. Good secondary growth. IMO a prime candidate for SCROG.



J

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Interesting, I scrogged the same strain about a year ago; got two of the freebies from The Tude and it worked well. I was thinking to pop the other one and add it to my perpetual but am unsure of the absolute 9 week finish required..

regards,

jondamon said:

Delicious seeds fruity chronic juice. Good medical strain. With a heavy stone.

4oz per 2ft plant. Big dense heavy cola formation. Good secondary growth. IMO a prime candidate for SCROG.


Sounds impressive.. just had a quick google and found some stuff about it, what light did you use?
J

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Sounds impressive.. just had a quick google and found some stuff about it, what light did you use?

400w over 3x2ft tall fruity's with a SENSI seeds jack HERER in there for good measure.



J

you want 40w psft of scrog min of hps

i have done a few scrogs

a 4 plant auto sog would also yield well with 0 training in a 2.5x2.5 that is also the same size if you wanted to scrog with a 250w hps max

Yield is determined by too many variables to guess.

I would not have high hopes for stupid amounts of weight but between 125-250g would be considered worthwhile for your first attempt.



J

Agito said:

you want 40w psft of scrog min of hps

i have done a few scrogs

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whats 40w psft of scrog min of hps

40w of light per square foot of your SCROG screen.

250/40 =6.25 square foot of screen would be covered by your 250w light.

3.125ftx3.125ft of screen under your 250w



J

Sorry my calculation is completely wrong. Lol. That damn fruity chronic juice. Lol.



Ignore the 3.125. Lol


J