Changing lighting on an Auto-flowering strain during flowering

[mismos00]

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...

 

[razoredge]

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?

 

[Illegal Smile]

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.

 

[mismos00]

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.

 

[mismos00]

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.

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.

 

[mismos00]

bump......