Are autos impervious to frequent random light changes?

Humanrob

Humanrob

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I'm totally new to autos, have my first seeds which are still in the drawer waiting for this summer's outdoor grow.

I have an idea... but the short story/question is: If I grew an auto out in the open in my living room, and had it under a grow light 12 hours a day, would the normal room lights going on and off in the room as people come and go (often during what would be the 'dark period') negatively effect an auto in any way?
 
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JDMase

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From what I've read from people on here, autoflowers aren't affected by lighting changes.

I grew autos before and had no issues when my lights went out because my electric cut off. With photos I had them turn off out of sync once and they stressed so badly.
 
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Budget Buds

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Humanrob said:
I'm totally new to autos, have my first seeds which are still in the drawer waiting for this summer's outdoor grow.

I have an idea... but the short story/question is: If I grew an auto out in the open in my living room, and had it under a grow light 12 hours a day, would the normal room lights going on and off in the room as people come and go (often during what would be the 'dark period') negatively effect an auto in any way?
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Good question autos' flower by age, not a response to light
, I would assume it would not be bothered by frequent light/dark interruptions, But I would not grow one on a 12/12 schedule , 18-6 is the minimum IMO for an auto to be worthy , 20/4 is optimum also IMO
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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JDMase said:
From what I've read from people on here, autoflowers aren't affected by lighting changes.

I grew autos before and had no issues when my lights went out because my electric cut off. With photos I had them turn off out of sync once and they stressed so badly.
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My experience is with photos also, and I've done things in my first few grows that caused all kinds of reactions. Things like changing the type of light during flower can cause them to hermie. Yup, learned that the hard way.

Budget Buds said:
Good question autos' flower by age, not a response to light
, I would assume it would not be bothered by frequent light/dark interruptions, But I would not grow one on a 12/12 schedule , 18-6 is the minimum IMO for an auto to be worthy , 20/4 is optimum also IMO
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Good points about how much light they are getting, but this would pretty much be a "house plant" -- I've got tent grows for our meds, this is just for fun.

The idea is something I've been pondering for a while, sort of a soft blend of aquaponic ideas and SIP containers -- using a fish tank as the SIP res. I could just do it with house plants and ultimately probably will, but using autos would allow me to reevaluate the system after 8 or 9 weeks when I harvest them. So I might use those for the trial run. It'll depend on how well the colloidal silver works and how many seeds I get to play with.
 
FarmerHatBeard

FarmerHatBeard

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One of the reason I chose to grow autos is our randomly unreliable power grid. We have frequent power outages that last anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days if there is a storm.
The only negative thing that can happen is a reduced yield.
The more hours of light you can get on them, the better. I use 20/4 but some people use 24/0
 
Indacouch

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FarmerHatBeard said:
One of the reason I chose to grow autos is our randomly unreliable power grid. We have frequent power outages that last anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days if there is a storm.
The only negative thing that can happen is a reduced yield.
The more hours of light you can get on them, the better. I use 20/4 but some people use 24/0
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I've never grown autos and don't plan to tbh......they veg and flower under constant light ??
 
Indacouch

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FarmerHatBeard said:
Yes indeed
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That's a trip, so that means growing autos like that is more expensive than photos, correct?

Why would you grow autos under 24 hours of light, when you could grow a photo and spend less on electricity?

These are just questions out of Curiousity. I don't grow autos and am just wondering why so many do. I know a lot of people grow them for tight spaces/grow areas, but 24hrs of light is a trip. I've never heard that
 
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Budget Buds

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Indacouch said:
That's a trip, so that means growing autos like that is more expensive than photos, correct?

Why would you grow autos under 24 hours of light, when you could grow a photo and spend less on electricity?

These are just questions out of Curiousity. I don't grow autos and am just wondering why so many do. I know a lot of people grow them for tight spaces/grow areas, but 24hrs of light is a trip. I've never heard that
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Cause not everybody has dedicated rooms for veg and flower, they are basically idiot proof , plant it , water it lightly and forget it . They work really well for outdoor grows cause you can harvest before the rippers or cops even start looking, I would not grow them under a 1k hps or anything but they will do nicely under a 400 and 20/4 light schedule
 
FarmerHatBeard

FarmerHatBeard

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Indacouch said:
That's a trip, so that means growing autos like that is more expensive than photos, correct?

Why would you grow autos under 24 hours of light, when you could grow a photo and spend less on electricity?

These are just questions out of Curiousity. I don't grow autos and am just wondering why so many do. I know a lot of people grow them for tight spaces/grow areas, but 24hrs of light is a trip. I've never heard that
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I use 20/4. I can't say if it's more expensive but I'd guess that it's about the same, or possibly a tad more when all costs are considered.
I chose autos for a variety of reasons. Here's a few.
1. My unstable power grid would wreak havoc on photo plants.
2. I like harvesting a new variety every 2 weeks.
3. Speed of grow (10-12 weeks from seed)
4. I prefer not having monster plants.
 
CriticalCheeze

CriticalCheeze

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Indacouch said:
That's a trip, so that means growing autos like that is more expensive than photos, correct?

Why would you grow autos under 24 hours of light, when you could grow a photo and spend less on electricity?

These are just questions out of Curiousity. I don't grow autos and am just wondering why so many do. I know a lot of people grow them for tight spaces/grow areas, but 24hrs of light is a trip. I've never heard that
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Autos cost more to grow then photos, bulb life, electricity, and money wise. (unless you 12/12 from seed)
 
CriticalCheeze

CriticalCheeze

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And realistically autos don't need any full on sunlight.. they grow in siberia with 2-6 hours of light, not even that intense of a sunlight either.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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Budget Buds said:
Cause not everybody has dedicated rooms for veg and flower, they are basically idiot proof , plant it , water it lightly and forget it . They work really well for outdoor grows cause you can harvest before the rippers or cops even start looking, I would not grow them under a 1k hps or anything but they will do nicely under a 400 and 20/4 light schedule
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In the NW, you can also harvest them early, before the cold wet fall weather turns photos all moldy.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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CriticalCheeze said:
And realistically autos don't need any full on sunlight.. they grow in siberia with 2-6 hours of light, not even that intense of a sunlight either.
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That's interesting, I'd imagine the land-race ruderalis parents were like that, but I wonder about the modern hybrids that have been crossed for more frost/taste/production? They may survive on less light, but will they thrive?
 
CriticalCheeze

CriticalCheeze

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Humanrob said:
That's interesting, I'd imagine the land-race ruderalis parents were like that, but I wonder about the modern hybrids that have been crossed for more frost/taste/production? They may survive on less light, but will they thrive?
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That also is a good point, i thought of that after i posted it lol. Im sure there may be an effect on yield properties but i would imagine the 'auto' trait would still be dominant and not matter as much.
 
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