Im going to germinate a few biodiesl mass auto flowers I was thinking of just going with putting them in the propagator in the current flowering room so they are instantly under the 600 and on a 12/12 cycle normally i would germinate and then have on a veg cycle. Is this the wrong thing to do im especially unsure as to weather i should have the propagator in there with the 600 watt will it be to hot in there for the little seedlings? any help and advice on this would be appreciated
New Grower Germinating Auto's 1st time
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SmashedByHashish
Legal Grower
most people run at 18/6 or even 20/4...there is no need to have a flower/veg room if you have the space as autos aren't photo sensitive...
GoAuto6
Galactic Travler
most the time for germanating you want like the high 80's any way after they break groud you want them at optimum wich is like 74f to 76f....if you don't mind what are you temps now.
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Welcome to AFN, I'd advise doing a lot of reading!
Get the propagator out of the 12/12 closet with a 600W light, that's insane. I germinate with 1 13w CFL 3 feet off the top of the container. Does your propagator have a built in method to heat itself? Transition the plants and bring the lights in closer as they grow more leaves, but for germination you need no real light just warmth, once the seed breaks the soil / medium, just a little light until you have more leaves than cotyledons, then move the light according to plant response.
Autoflowers thrive in 18/6 and 20/4 as they have no defined phase, while you can tell when the plant is vegetative and bloom, they do these things by themselves. So more light will give your plant more time to perform photosynthesis (GROW!).
Again, do NOT put the propagator in there with the 600W light, in my EXPERIENCE, this will kill or stunt your seedlings. Ask my 60DW's that stayed with cotyledons and one leaf set for almost 2 weeks.
Get the propagator out of the 12/12 closet with a 600W light, that's insane. I germinate with 1 13w CFL 3 feet off the top of the container. Does your propagator have a built in method to heat itself? Transition the plants and bring the lights in closer as they grow more leaves, but for germination you need no real light just warmth, once the seed breaks the soil / medium, just a little light until you have more leaves than cotyledons, then move the light according to plant response.
Autoflowers thrive in 18/6 and 20/4 as they have no defined phase, while you can tell when the plant is vegetative and bloom, they do these things by themselves. So more light will give your plant more time to perform photosynthesis (GROW!).
Again, do NOT put the propagator in there with the 600W light, in my EXPERIENCE, this will kill or stunt your seedlings. Ask my 60DW's that stayed with cotyledons and one leaf set for almost 2 weeks.
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