Is this a Silly Idea?

VaSmile said:

Autos tend to have a bloom cycle 2-3 weeks shorter then their photo cusons. Its how ruderrails adapted to growing in high altitudes. They are accustomed to blooming during much longer light cycles to finish before the cold dark winters set in. They want a lot more photon intake. A lot of auto breaders recomend 24/7 lights on

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MickFoster said:

I appreciate the response, however it didn't answer my question. In my question both the photo and the auto had an 8-10 flower time.

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VaSmile said:

Ruderrails eveloved in arctic or subarctic territorys. The seasonal and solar cycles are so much faster and extream compaired to lower altitudes, and the growing season is so short 4 months or so 5 max. They would spend their entire life spand being absolutly blasted with solar radiation for 16-22hrs a day. We have come a long way with selective breeding so maybe your right, none of that truely matters, and im compleatly off base here, im not a botanist. But a true ruderrail in nature would live its whole life cycle well between equinoxes may-august never getting less then a 15-16hr light cycle

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MickFoster said:

I understand all that, and I know an extended light cycle can produce more bud. But my point is..........2 plants, one auto and one photo. Both have the same veg time, flower time, and light schedule. Why do people say the auto will suffer? Won't the auto produce just as much as the photo? That is basically what the OP wants to know.

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SouthFloridaGenetics said:

I have grown autos and photos and feel my personal experience will support my answering this question. The photo will yield more when growing side by side with an auto. The auto needs 18 hours or more of light to produce as much or more than the photo plant. The photo will produce more yield on the 12/12 cycle than the auto every time.

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MickFoster said:

I've grown both photos and autos together as well and never noticed any difference in plant size or yield. But that's just me I guess.

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SouthFloridaGenetics said:

Here is the way to do it.

Grow the auto and photo side by side on a 12/12 light cycle. Then grow the same strain auto on 18/6 while growing the same strain photo on 12/12. My assumption is that the same auto on 18/6 will produce more than the auto on 12/12. And the auto on 18/6 will have a chance of yielding more than the 12/12 photo. Auto flower on 12/12 works fine but not to it's potential.

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MickFoster said:

I appreciate the response, however it didn't answer my question. In my question both the photo and the auto had an 8-10 flower time.

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MickFoster said:

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I have a question that directly relates to the thread topic.
If you have one photo and one auto, and you start the light schedule at 18/6..........theoretically they would be approximately the same size after 4 weeks.
You switch to 12/12 at 4 weeks so the photo can flower and your auto just started flowering as well.
They are both 8-10 week strains.
If they start the same size at the start of flower and they're both under the same amount of light........why wouldn't the auto yield the same as the photo?
Everyone says it will hurt the yield of the auto.........why would it be different than the photo?
Can someone explain?

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