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Newbie Auto Questions...

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Markob

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Hello Guys,

Got a question for you guys hope you can help me out if possible.

1.) I'm going to be putting my autos on 18/6 what is the best time to have the light off for autos?
 
TheLeafChief

TheLeafChief

Active Member
I'm a little confused by your question. You said you will have the lights on 18/6 but you're wondering what time you should turn the lights off? Well... for six hours of course.

When you start your lights is up to you and your schedule.
 
weedenhanced

weedenhanced

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I understand the question depend where u growing if u can have total dsrkness in ur grow room during the day and ur hot climate the 6 hours during the hottest part of the day id recommend if u have daylight in any form entering grow room then the darkest hours of the day would be best its what suits u the best hope this helped ive just started my first auto grow its in journals if u wanna look
 
Jussblaz3420

Jussblaz3420

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Doesnt matter just set the timer to 18/6 20/4 or 24/0 people have had good results with all. Autos dont care about darkness or light leaks theyre gonna flower regardless, find what works best for u and your setup and stick to that
 
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~Dankster~420

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You have 2 be Backatare . ?? Its just your tar reminds me of him. lol
weedenhanced said:
I understand the question depend where u growing if u can have total dsrkness in ur grow room during the day and ur hot climate the 6 hours during the hottest part of the day id recommend if u have daylight in any form entering grow room then the darkest hours of the day would be best its what suits u the best hope this helped ive just started my first auto grow its in journals if u wanna look
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~Dankster~420

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yes.. It can be done like that. I would sit mine in under CFL'S for the night hours. Then during the day she got a dose of LED'S/HPS. :) won best overall Sativa for the Indoor solo cup contest :)
jerryb73 said:
I didn't think autos needed a dark period? Can't you just grow them 24/0?
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~Dankster~420

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Mid solo contest I had dropped my lighting down to 12/12 & honestly didn't see that much difference. Although I am sure I would've pulled a tad more ( a joint or 2), she was finished producing. I have ran the Blue Mammoth (auto) & now that 1 did great under 24/24 & picked up heavy flowering under 18/06.
Jussblaz3420 said:
If u want scrawny little buds 12/12 will work
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Jussblaz3420

Jussblaz3420

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I personally have no experience growing an auto at 12/12 but from what ive read most people who have done so were dissapointed with the end results
 
weedenhanced

weedenhanced

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Stretchy plants mean ur lights to far away and if u reaseach autos 99% of pro auto grower say 18/6 and when somebody asks a question u try to answer it not just state the obvious and light leeks during darkness can cause hermies man it freaks ur plant out but ea to there own
 
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AtownSmoker

AtownSmoker

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Jussblaz3420

Jussblaz3420

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weedenhanced said:
Stretchy plants mean ur lights to far away and if u reaseach autos 99% of pro auto grower say 18/6 and when somebody asks a question u try to answer it not just state the obvious and light leeks during darkness can cause hermies man it freaks ur plant out but ea to there own
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Debatable, i believe hermies are genetic, ive stressed the living shit out of plants n didnt hermie for example on my first grow i topped, fucked up lst and ripped the main stem down the middle n taped it back up, transplanted twice in 2 weeks, had spider mites, had lights fall on it, all on the same plant from bagseed and it didnt hermie, didnt grow too big, but didnt hermie.
 
weedenhanced

weedenhanced

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Its a proven fact mate u was just lucky lol well lucky and lota bad luck omg all plants have the genetics to go hermie they just wanna reproduce I also ripped main stem lol on my last grow I used honey in middle and tapped it but it was buddin real real nice then bang had real estate inspection I shut down light for 4 hours and next week had bannanas I was pretty upset I split trying hammer the screen back on after I did some trimming iam small on room
 
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