Changing lighting on an Auto-flowering strain during flowering

Can you start flowering an auto-flower strain on 12-12 with HPS and then switch halfway through to a 24-0 schedule with a Metal Halide? Would that stress the plant too much? Anyone try this?

I was trying to think of a use for the auto-flowering strain and figured it could be useful for starting a second crop half-way through another flowering crop. Then when the first crop is done, set the lights back to 24-0 (while the auto-flowering strain is flowering) and start vegging some non-auto-flowering strains while the auto-flowering plants are finishing up. Then if everything is planned right, the auto-flowering plants will be harvested, leaving room to flower the other plants.
Weed out the males, start some more auto-flowering strains.... and repeat...

My only concern is stressing out the auto-flowering strain by the dramatic change in lighting.

I'm sure some others with no separate room for vegging have thought about, and tried this.


Any thoughts...

I don't know much about autos... but from what I have heard the lighting doesn't matter, as long as there's at least 12 hours or more.. anyone else want to chime in with some help?

Yes do it. There was no reason to go to 12/12 but it won't hurt to go back to 24/7. As for which light, whichever is better for flowering in general.

But surely they're still susceptible to stress and hermi-ing... no?

I have read that they are tougher strains than most, I was mostly wondering about their tendency to hermi or stall due to stress.

Illegal Smile said:

Yes do it. There was no reason to go to 12/12 but it won't hurt to go back to 24/7. As for which light, whichever is better for flowering in general.

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I currently have no auto-flowering strains. I am growing 'normal' plants and I wanted to introduce some auto-flowering plants into the mix, therefore I will still have to switch back and forth from 12-12 and 24-0.

bump......