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frankirl38

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Hi, I've never tried auto flowering seeds before and I would appreciate some advice. I use a 400W HPS light and start regular feminised seeds in a 12 in 24 hours cycle while they're in the vegetative state. Then it's 18 hours of light and six of darkness while flowering, until they're ready to harvest. The whole process takes about 16 weeks or so and produces good bud. Should I use the same light/dark cycle? or do auto flowering seeds need to be treated differently? Any help you might be able to give me would be appreciated...
 
tekdc911

tekdc911

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frankirl38 said:
Hi, I've never tried auto flowering seeds before and I would appreciate some advice. I use a 400W HPS light and start regular feminised seeds in a 12 in 24 hours cycle while they're in the vegetative state. Then it's 18 hours of light and six of darkness while flowering, until they're ready to harvest. The whole process takes about 16 weeks or so and produces good bud. Should I use the same light/dark cycle? or do auto flowering seeds need to be treated differently? Any help you might be able to give me would be appreciated...
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as much light as possible ..... give them atleast 10 weeks before you even think of chopping.......

i run my hps on a timer 18/6 and leave led's or cfl's on 24 hours a day


and you mean you veg photo's at 18/6 and flower at 12/12 correct ?
 
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frankirl38

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tekdc911 said:
as much light as possible ..... give them atleast 10 weeks before you even think of chopping.......

i run my hps on a timer 18/6 and leave led's or cfl's on 24 hours a day


and you mean you veg photo's at 18/6 and flower at 12/12 correct ?
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Thanks for your reply, yes that's right, with non auto flowering seeds I veg them 18/6 and flower 12/12, it works really well..
 
Seedlin

Seedlin

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24/0 huh. Just swapped my lights to (3) 105w clfs. Was having a heat issue (82°) with the (6) 27's. Had a brainstorm and put a glass coffee table under the lights and it worked! my temps are now holding at 73° and it brought my humidity up too. Added a little more medium and I am a happy camper again..20150822_064905.jpg 20150822_064913.jpg
 
Seedlin

Seedlin

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I'm running 18/6 but I think I will flip this to 24/0 for a while. Lets see what happens.... I think the hardest about this shit is not helping the babies too much if ya know what I mean. Gotta let nature take her course,... some.. I was having a heat problem, 84°, until I put the coffee table under my home made hood and light. It fit in just right. Brought my humidity down too, I use a small fan blowing on a tupper container full of water in front of the buckets. It works just fine..:weed:
 
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