bullwinkle60
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When growing auto flowers from seed do yo start on a 12 12 light schedule?
Auto flowering and 12 12
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iamjustthatguy
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There are numerous opinions on the light schedule for auto flowering. For the most part, people believe that 18/6 is the best because it promotes growth more than it promotes budding. And the dark period tends to show more healthy and green
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Illegal Smile
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The only advantage to autos is that they can grow with 24 hr light from seed and perhaps get done sooner. It won't hurt to do them 12/12, but why deny them the energy when they don't require the dark?
bigv1976
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Nobody runs autos on 12/12. No auto breeders reccomend 12/12. 18 hours plus unless you wanna harvest a few grams.
iamjustthatguy
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I read that from a grower that was experiencing difficulty with the greenness and healthiness of his leaves, so he switched to a 12/12 light schedule and it corrected itself. There could have been something else in play, so I just edited my post to not mislead anyone.
bigv1976
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Ok I will buy that I guess.
CaptainCarnival
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just run them with your other plants if you have others currently growing if not ive heard of people running everything from 16/8, 18/6, and 20/4 just because you do want a little dark for some resting time but they dont require it