Thebanktella
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Quick one with a stealth closet cfl grow do you guys prefer 24 hrs or 18hrs on 6hrs off for veg ? And why ? Never figured which one works better ... my babies are on day 7 
24 or 18/6
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Thebanktella
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Think imma try the same just to see how the ladies do on em
StrawberryYields
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I've been doing 24 and my little one is doing pretty good.
Tejashidrow
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18-6
May be wrong but the way I was taught was
It’s more efficient,
Gives time for roots to grow
And when put in flower (12/12) the bud sets appear earlier
It may be all bs but it works for me
May be wrong but the way I was taught was
It’s more efficient,
Gives time for roots to grow
And when put in flower (12/12) the bud sets appear earlier
It may be all bs but it works for me
Frank Nitty
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I went to 18-6 and my girls exploded!!! On my second run it's automatic!!!
Frank Nitty
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I wonder how autos would react to 12/12? And is that the only way to get photoperiod plants to flower? And once they do flower how would they react to going back to 18-6 for the duration? And ultimately, shouldn't the cycle be 15-9? The sun is up for 15hrs,and down for 9,at least where I am it is... We're playing with the light doing anything but 15-9... U know what? Im gonna try it out and see what happens...
Frank Nitty
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How is that? Im not doubting you, i just want to understand how that works...
HydoDan
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I should have included that it takes 6 weeks of veg and the plants are pretty mature.. I made it sound like one week veg and flip then you get flowers.. I wish! Right now I'm trying 14/10 from seed.. Seems I do things different every grow...
Frank Nitty
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So 15/9 is not a bad idea then...
dannyboy602
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I remember 23 and 1 but most of you guys won't know wtf I'm talkin about.
Frank Nitty
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I remember that too, but im trying to forget about it... Its too recent for me to forget just yet, maybe never will...
doctordetroit
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18-6 would seem to give the plant time to rest rather then running a marathon it's whole life.
Tejashidrow
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I have never grew autos but was at one time so I did a little back work....
Autos do not need 12/12 to flower
They automatically flower after time
Doing 12/12 will decrease overall end amount
Going 12/12 to initial budding sounds interesting but with autos stay on your same light cycle.
For autos I’d do 18/6 or 20/4
Tejashidrow
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No
It’s not a bad idea
Just not the best
Since the grow / life cycle of autos is shorter, the more time with light the more of end product you will get.
Anything under 18 hours ( with autos) and your cutting down on your max yield
Farm friendly
growingforfun
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I always do 24/0 for veg. I like they way they grow better. For me it seems they grow a lot faster and stronger, but everyone has a preference
Frank Nitty
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I meant for fems amd regs... I know what to do for autos...
dannyboy602
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Baby steps. That's how it's done.
Frank Nitty
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Movin like molasses...