AUTOFLOWER question

pocw94

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can you grow your auto flowers in 12\12 light from day 1? or does it have to be 24/7 no matter wah
 

biscuitkid

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you can grow it 12/12 but your yeild will hurt in the end cause you only got like 3 weeks of veg so you want to get it as big as you can (seeing there already short plants already)
 

lowrider2000

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you can grow autos on a 4/20 if you want its not gonna be pritty the ideal lighting is 18/6 for the highest yeild
 

mcbain78

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I've read from a number of sources that the best lighting for autoflowering plants is 4/20, the number can't be a coincidence. :) But with that said, I did 24 hours during the first 3 weeks after I germinated and then flipped to 20/4 until it was time to flower my clones and then went to 12/12. I don't have another grow with the autoflowerers to say which is better but with that said 4/20 then 12/12 still produced happy plants.

From what I understand about autoflowering strains is that they will flower when they're ready regardless of how much light they get. The only thing that will slow their flowering is stress which I know from experience after snapping one of my plants in half during a failed LST attempt. The stress from that slowed the flowering time down by 4 weeks, but it was a SEVERE amount of stress. After the plant recovered it grew like it had been topped and now has two colas so it's all good.
 

lowrider2000

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actually everywere ive read they say that the ideal lighting for autos is 18/6 if you have expirienced diff thats cool but facts are facts the only other ideal lighting was a 20/4 that ive read but never a constant 24........... i wish i could tell you i know this from expirience but my auto were defective from factory lol and grew about 40 inches tall
 

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lowrider2000

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let me ask you somthing my last grow i had 5 out of 5 males so i wanna try to avoid this this time should i stat the plants on a 12/12 and then switch after they have sexed or should i start on a 18/6 wait till they get an ok size switch to a 12/12 then back to a 18/6........
 

tlsdrm73

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i'm new to this autoflowering bizzzzz....it really sounds interesting and worth while considering i just lost ALL my clones :x whats the best place to order autoflower seeds? and is the output similar at all per wattage? are the buds dank like normal? i think this would be a good thing for me to start since i have to wait on more clones and then veg em while auto's are growing...i'm guessing it takes like 11-13 weeks from seed? any and all answers would be helpful...
 

pocw94

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i'm new to this autoflowering bizzzzz....it really sounds interesting and worth while considering i just lost ALL my clones :x whats the best place to order autoflower seeds? and is the output similar at all per wattage? are the buds dank like normal? i think this would be a good thing for me to start since i have to wait on more clones and then veg em while auto's are growing...i'm guessing it takes like 11-13 weeks from seed? any and all answers would be helpful...
autos usually grow to be small around 20 inches give or take but they only take 8 weeks form seed to harvest , altho your yeild are not as big the bud is just as good and comes quickier
 
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