New Grower Growing autos under 24 hr lights?

[A4]

it's been proven. I can't be bothered to link references

hmmm

 

[Magic]

its not that we are lazy and dont want to look for a answer, but when you make statements trying to make a point its best to have your reference on hand so people can see wjere you got your info. im sorry you've had trouble with 24/0 but it hasnt been proven that autos need a night period. from what i gathered they determine their growth different from other plants so to say they need a dark period is kinda of only a theroy. and its kinda hard to test because every strain is different and when it comes down to it every seed is different with different phenos so it would take testing on a mass scale to be able to determine that

 

[natwasere]

I have too grown under 24 hrs last winter and did not seem to effect the plant all I can say is it has to be better then letting temps drop too low even if only till you figure out a heating solution thats just my opionion and in no way profesional

 

[Roark]

I have been doing 24/0 my current grow to keep the room warmer. Cant say for sure if that is why I have a jungle or the new nutes I'm using or the coco. I really think it is preference. Nothing to argue over.
Happy take candy from a stranger day!

 

[Son of Hobbes]

Never run 24/0. I've run 24/0 and 20/4 and noticed more vegetative and bud growth with 20/4. Plant's need a night period, growing it under 24/0 defeats the purpose of nature.

Plants grow faster in the night-period, it's been proven. I can't be bothered to link references but I'm sure if you look around you'll find it.

Some have had great success with 24/0 (like you), others like myself haven't. I prefer 20/4.

You can't be bothered with links to evidence to back up your claims? Claiming fact without evidence is called speculation. I know you're trying to be helpful Chad and I hope you take this in a friendly, good vibed manner :karma Cloud: , but sometimes posting what we think or speculatively believe (while claiming hard truth,) can be more harmful than refraining from posting at all; or posting with no evidence to back it up. There are a lot of new growers and new members to the site; we should be working towards keeping clean, accurate information on here and leave the speculation (unless it's stated to be so, there's nothing wrong with having an opinion, just make sure you state it as such) on the back burner, know what I mean? Not trying to harsh out on you bro, just trying to keep facts straight iggy Hug:

I've been running 24/0 since germination. Once germinated, put under 125W CFL on a 24/0 schedule. Let them pop a few leaves and they've been under 1800W of HPS/MH mix on a 24/0 light schedule for a little over three weeks now. I've never seen my autos grow so fast in my entire life. To be fair and critical of my own statement; I have learned to dial in on some things and I've added amendments to my growing medium, so quite possible it's not the extra 6 hours of light that's giving me such epic growth. I too will have some heating issues with my grow this winter; that's why I decided to try a 24 hour light period to help keep temperatures more constant. I've flowered at 18/6 with my autos in the past; and recently tried a 12/12 flowering cycle with an auto in my photo tent. 12/12 gave me big, airy buds, but I won't count out the possibility that I flubbed up on the plant.

So anyways, to the original poster, based on the information presented here by other members, it's my opinion you'd be pretty safe going 24/0. I don't plan on dialing mine back at all; so if you want a point of reference you're more than welcome to follow along with me on my grow! Here's a link to my current journal.

Also, if you want to join in the dark debate; here's a new thread I saw just popped up today: "Dark Period for cannabis, yes or no?"

Lastly, just some food for thought or to plant the bug in your ear, it does appear that some autoflower strains have different light cycle dependencies. That's why you see some threads going "why isn't my autoflower auto flowering?" Often times these guys will have success by dialing back their lights-on schedule (to a more traditional 18/6 or even 12/12 photo flowering lighting.) There are a lot of things that can cause this: environmental, lighting, temperature, poor or young genetics, etc. Just something to keep in mind; it seems pretty darn intermittent from what I've seen. :stylez rasta smoke:

Hope that helps out a bit!

 

[koose]

So it's only the soil that needs to be kept warm? If the plant itself is in the cold, won't that affect its growth or potency?

I think it is both the plants and the soil that need to be kept warm. The 24/0 for the plants and the heat mats for the soil.

Vap I hadn't read your post when I wrote mine. Didn't intend to use "I think" to claim hard fact but only my current opinion. I agree with all that you said about claiming hard fact without references.

 

[Red eyed c]

Iv run 24/0 due to cold temps and didn't encounter any problems,but if I had a choice I would run a dark period Light-independent reactions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[phoenix rising]

I'm by no means an expert but I've been around the block a time or 3 and after growing over 13 different auto strains under an assortment of different light sources all on a 24/0 light schedule it doesn't hurt them a bit. I'd say your fine on that schedule and it'll keep your temps stable.

 

[pher2]

I don't agree with this I'm afraid as I've both seen and had great success using a 24/0 light cycle whether that be veg for photoperiod or full grow for autos.

Same here. ive only grown autos under 24/0 and while i dont have anything to compare it to, i can say that every grow my plants still grew, they tasted great and were quite potent. Could they have been better under a different light schedule? Possibly. Did it hurt my plants? Nope.

i always use 24/0 to veg my photos and i think it provides much better growth than 18/6.

 

[fweedom]

I think 18/6, 20/4, and 24/0 seem to all be ok for autos. Personally i run my lights 20/4 but ive seen good grows from all of those schedules. The dark period helps me cause i use HPS and live in the south so things can get a bit hot so i turn my lights off 1:40 -5:40 which seem to be the hottest part of the day. I also will note that i do noticed that lots of growth happens during lights off, for example before i turn my lights off ill notice a new set of leaves starting to BARELY comeup but when the lights kick on that same set of leaves will be basically completely out and formed and a new set will already be coming out. Keep in mind do whatever best suits your conditions...some people need the light on to keep temps up, some people need a chance to turn them off so temps dont jump 85+ just find what works best for you man if you can run 24/0 without any temp issues go for it many reputable growers seem to have done it without issues :smokebuds: