I run 24/0 till the last 2-3 wks and then 20/4.. I don't know why really but all my plants colas are fat stacked, no stretch at all, well since I went to led anyway.. but honestly I ran 18/6 20/4 24/0 and I couldn't tell yield wise.
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Tha Kushy Padawan
I only see benefits in 24/0 at Photos cause they grow much more buschy and have a faster Root Growth. I learned from Sannie(a well known Dutch Breeder) that its best to keep Photos on 24/0 for the first 4-6 Weeks then they turn out into realy nice bushes. Worked so far over here.
What if when you´re on 24/0 with photos they think they have a lot of season left to grow in they get bushier and develop a bigger rootsystem to prepare to get real huge? If so then autos should too considering they have some photo genes, no?
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Tha Kushy Padawan
The thing is 24/0 like someone said before triggers them to stop producing the Hormones which trigger them to Flower. So normaly it should be that the Autos not start to flower Automaticly but thats not the case. So my thoughts are forget to compare Autos n Photos cause they are 2 Diffrent Pairs of Shoes. Its a totally diffrent system to Grow Autos and Photos so u cant say whats ok for Photos is also ok for Autos.
show me a 10% or better improvement in quality and quatity, then I'll run 24/0. so far, no tests I've read have showed that. The money you save in electric costs will buy you better genetics.
Have you guys read this?: http://www.autoflowering-cannabis.com/autoflower-light-cycles.html
"Cannabis is a plant that requires no dark period and that is why it is categorized as a C3 plant which means that it gathers CO2 during the light period and uses it at the same time but it doesn’t gather the CO2 in the dark period like the C4 plants. This means that cannabis plants thrive if they get continuous light through their growth stages so non stop 24/0 light cycle is better than 16/8 or 18/6. In the vegetative growth that happens in first few weeks of autoflowering plants growth you can increase the growth by up to 30 % if you leave the lights on all the time, but in later growth stages this additional growth is not so evident and you won’t get 30 % higher yield but an increase growth will be visible. This additional light is beneficial for autoflower plant but it will cost more."
"In nature autoflowering cannabis plants get different light exposure cycles and the most stretching usually happens in the night time. In the night cannabis plant tries to find more light and it stretches toward the skie to do that. This doesn’t mean that in the light cannabis growth stops, this just implicates that in the night cannabis stretches more. Even if the stretching is stronger in night, the overall growth is much faster in daylight as cannabis produces energy only when it gets light shining on those green leafs.
So growers could use light cycle changes to aid bigger plants by letting them stretch out in the dark period ultimately getting bigger plants but consistent dark period will not necessarily yield the most amount of bud. I would say that if you really want to stretch your plant then a dark period should be mixed with continuous light periods where the autoflower plant could stretch at the night and get a long light schedule for more vigorous growth by branching out, making more leafs and denser buds. But if cannabis produces energy only in the light then logically the best conditions for it is continuous light throughout its life to produce the most amount of energy to grow leaves, stems and ultimately big buds.
Contrary to popular belief you should set the light schedule for more light if you want smaller plants, but smaller doesn’t mean that they would produce less, because they would have denser buds more closer branches and more total mass and they won’t be stretched."
"Autoflowering cannabis plants will produce denser buds if the light period is continuous as the plant produce all its energy from photosynthesis and more energy means more mass and denser buds. The dark period between the light cycles can increase stretching that will lead to fluffier buds. This increased stretching can only be beneficial if you have a very humid environment where dense buds could easily sustain mold or fungus but that usually can be treated with decreasing the humidity levels!"
So I think I´ll run 20/4 until the stretch is done to make them stretch and be less susceptible to mold cause I´m seeing RH levels at 75% at the moment and it´s gonna get worse. And then on to 24/0 to pump up the buds. Will have to invest in a proper dehumidifier I guess!
"Cannabis is a plant that requires no dark period and that is why it is categorized as a C3 plant which means that it gathers CO2 during the light period and uses it at the same time but it doesn’t gather the CO2 in the dark period like the C4 plants. This means that cannabis plants thrive if they get continuous light through their growth stages so non stop 24/0 light cycle is better than 16/8 or 18/6. In the vegetative growth that happens in first few weeks of autoflowering plants growth you can increase the growth by up to 30 % if you leave the lights on all the time, but in later growth stages this additional growth is not so evident and you won’t get 30 % higher yield but an increase growth will be visible. This additional light is beneficial for autoflower plant but it will cost more."
"In nature autoflowering cannabis plants get different light exposure cycles and the most stretching usually happens in the night time. In the night cannabis plant tries to find more light and it stretches toward the skie to do that. This doesn’t mean that in the light cannabis growth stops, this just implicates that in the night cannabis stretches more. Even if the stretching is stronger in night, the overall growth is much faster in daylight as cannabis produces energy only when it gets light shining on those green leafs.
So growers could use light cycle changes to aid bigger plants by letting them stretch out in the dark period ultimately getting bigger plants but consistent dark period will not necessarily yield the most amount of bud. I would say that if you really want to stretch your plant then a dark period should be mixed with continuous light periods where the autoflower plant could stretch at the night and get a long light schedule for more vigorous growth by branching out, making more leafs and denser buds. But if cannabis produces energy only in the light then logically the best conditions for it is continuous light throughout its life to produce the most amount of energy to grow leaves, stems and ultimately big buds.
Contrary to popular belief you should set the light schedule for more light if you want smaller plants, but smaller doesn’t mean that they would produce less, because they would have denser buds more closer branches and more total mass and they won’t be stretched."
"Autoflowering cannabis plants will produce denser buds if the light period is continuous as the plant produce all its energy from photosynthesis and more energy means more mass and denser buds. The dark period between the light cycles can increase stretching that will lead to fluffier buds. This increased stretching can only be beneficial if you have a very humid environment where dense buds could easily sustain mold or fungus but that usually can be treated with decreasing the humidity levels!"
So I think I´ll run 20/4 until the stretch is done to make them stretch and be less susceptible to mold cause I´m seeing RH levels at 75% at the moment and it´s gonna get worse. And then on to 24/0 to pump up the buds. Will have to invest in a proper dehumidifier I guess!
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Somehow I feel that if all the plant does at night is to stretch to look for more light, then why not just give it more light?
But as pop22 mentioned...
Please post your findings here!
But as pop22 mentioned...
...that I have to research further.
Please post your findings here!
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