New Grower Confusion

[seeker443]

Ive been reading a lot on this forum and Ive found myself confused. I was uder the impression that Autos were not sensitive to light but I see that a lot of people talking about setting their plants to veg at 18/6 and flowering at 12/12 just like photosensitive plants. Can I keep my plants at a constant lighting schedule or do I have to adjust for vegging and flowering?

 

[epenguin]

Hey seeker!

you can grow Auto's on either 24/0 20/4 or 18/6 as a rough guide.

The jury is out as to which is best, some say there is no diff. I use 20/4 myself as they come out fine and I save a bit of expensive electricity by not going the full 24hour.

12/12 is not required to induce flowering as in Photo periods. You pick a slot and stick with it. The genetics of Auto's take care of the flowering.

So, to answer your question, yes you can. No adjustments are necessary.

Enjoy, eP.

 

[Dreadlow]

You use the same light cycle all the way through. I haven't seen anybody growing autos and changing light cycles though. Do you remember who it was?:Sharing One:

 

[unixhelp]

You use the same light cycle all the way through. I haven't seen anybody growing autos and changing light cycles though. Do you remember who it was?:Sharing One:

Funny...i do it almost every grow...and now that i think about it I've had way too many hermie pollinated buds...wonder if the two are related?

 

[yodabuds]

Best bet wouldn leave light schedule the same throughout the grow, someone like me who runs perputual a lot of times space dependent I will veg most of the plant under 18:6 and than will throw into my auto photo tent.... If you wait until vertical growth stops before throwing into 12/12 you suffer negligible yield differences.... Since my 12/12 tent has a 1,000w mh and a chrome 270 in there even though it's on 12/12 I would say actually a few times I got better yields on 12/12 from same auto that was under longer but less intense light...
My advice; KISS method is your friend no need to change lightening schedule unless you have a reason to....
:stylez rasta smoke:

 

[seeker443]

Thanks for the info I am easily confused