AUTOFOWERING LIGHT SCHEDULE

sharkweed

Member
Should I leave my lights on 18 hours when my autoflowereing plants start to flower, or should I cut the light schedule down to 12 on, and 12 off?
 

Ovibird

Active Member
I'm running an auto right along side my regs. Went to 12/12 with the rest of em. It had already been flowering by then but I got one room for flower so it had to be switched. I thought it didn't matter with autos anyway. Why wouldn't you switch? I mean save on electric.
 

robro

Active Member
You will get a smaller yield from autos on 12/12 as opposed to 18/6 ,20/4 or 24/0.
In general the longer your lights on,the better the yield for autos.
 

Ovibird

Active Member
Ok, didn't know that. It was a freebie so no biggie. She looks great either way. Good to know if i ever get anymore though.
 

zazahzle

Active Member
Ideally if you're running autos with photos, have a veg room or tent, and a flowering room or tent. Then you can just run your autos in your veg space, and your photos in your 12/12 flower space.. :leaf:
 

az2000

Well-Known Member
When can you clone from
a Auto ?
The clone inherits the mother's age. If the mother was 3 weeks old, the clone will be 3 weeks old when it roots. It will reach its end of life in 10 weeks just like the mother.
 

tekdc911

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when vertical stretch has stopped is when i start bloom nutes 1/4 strength and a dab of grow for the first couple weeks of flower then drop the grow and bump the bloom up a bit
 
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