Light cycle question

If your auto is on any other light cycle but 12/12 do you need to change it eventually to that or no?

You do not need to be on a 12/12 cycle for an auto to bloom. That is the only advantage of those plants, is that they bloom as a result of the age of the plant, not the light cycle.

Like Mick said, no photo-period required.
Thus the "auto".

cheers thanks guys

i run 24/0
some like a bit of a dark period it is not required but seems to help keep the nodes a little tighter

I run 20/4 and answer this same question a few times every week still no sticky...

Barrazaburnz said:

I run 20/4 and answer this same question a few times every week still no sticky...

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i actually just pm'd rollitup which is potroast i believe to see if this could get stickied
https://www.rollitup.org/auto-flowering-strains/652871-advanced-autoflower-training-tips-secrets.html
think it would help alot

great idea on getting it sticky, saves us noobs some time

Jimdamick said:

You do not need to be on a 12/12 cycle for an auto to bloom. That is the only advantage of those plants, is that they bloom as a result of the age of the plant, not the light cycle.

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I would have to disagree that non-photoperiod flowering is their ONLY advantage.
24/7 for 1 month(most veg from seed for more than a month), and 12-12 for two (if you've got a fast finishing photo strain)
Is the same as 18-6 for 3 months.

Photo strains DO NOT veg, or flower as vigorously as autos.
I haven't seen any photo grows (not from clone) from seed to harvest in 90 days and pull 8 dry zips.
More have been pulled with auto's.
I think auto Mazar was 14 ounces in DWC with LED lights in 80 something days. Single plant.
Think different was like 11-12 ounces with the same type of setup. Single plant.
If there's a photoperiod strain out there that can do that in 90 days max from seed, I'll eat my belt.
I AVERAGE 6 ounces per plant. Some more, some less but I know if I run 12 Think Different plants under 4-600's in a 4x8 tent (ScrOG) I'm getting 5 dry pounds in 90 days from seed.

Some of my logs are on here.

I agree that the the fact that they are light cycle independent is not their only advantage, they don't require as much nutrients as short-day cannabis strains, they are stronger to cold and other environmental stresses and yes, they grow like mad!

Yes, they take WAY less nutrients the photo's.
I CAN'T push past 1.2EC/ 600ppm in full flower with the auto's I grow without burning the shit out of em.

Autos are a nice break for me I just plant them,run lights 24/7 and in about 90 days I've got some kick bud.