18 on 4 off?

William west

Active Member

• Jan 17, 2015

• #1

I'm a newbie and I'm starting with three strains of 7 dwarfs seeds. Through grow and veg is it okay to give em 18/6? Or can I give em 20/4?

 

2004play

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #2

I've never ran those strains but I do 20/4 light schedule with autos and I'm guessing you have fem auto seeds?

 

William west

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #3

2004play said:

I've never ran those strains but I do 20/4 light schedule with autos and I'm guessing you have fem auto seeds?

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Yes indeed they are auto fem. I'm also growing in soil and it's an all organic mix of my own. I opted for coconut fibers as opposed to peat.

 

William west

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #4

The strains are a white widow, an ak, and a maxi gom, of course all with ruderalis. I'll go ahead and try the 20/4 just to be on the safe side.

 

William west

Active Member

• Jan 17, 2015

• #5

I'm sorry, a diesel and not a maxi gom.

 

2004play

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #6

What lighting are you using

 

Cpappa27

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #7

18/6 will do you better than 20/4 or 24/0 in my experience.

 

William west

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #8

2004play said:

What lighting are you using

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I'm using the one that came with my kit and it's a sun leaves 400 watt hps setup.

 

ISK

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #9

I've done 16/8, 18/6, 19/5, 20/4 ....hell if I know which is best, as they all seemed to work just fine

 

William west

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #10

ISK said:

I've done 16/8, 18/6, 19/5, 20/4 ....hell if I know which is best, as they all seemed to work just fine

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Thanks bro. Just don't wanna screw up a good thing.

 

William west

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• Jan 17, 2015

• #11

I want to get the best yield and highest quality possible out of these little dudes. But isn't that what we are all trying to achieve?

 

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bigsteve

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• Jan 18, 2015

• #12

Tests have shown that the best light cycles for vegging most strains is either 20/4 or 24/0. 24/0 is easiest to maintain. All you have to do is make sure the light stays on. I use 20/4 so the bulb can rest a few hours a day.

Good luck, BigSteve.

 

William west

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• Jan 18, 2015

• #13

bigsteve said:

Tests have shown that the best light cycles for vegging most strains is either 20/4 or 24/0. 24/0 is easiest to maintain. All you have to do is make sure the light stays on. I use 20/4 so the bulb can rest a few hours a day.

Good luck, BigSteve.

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Yeah big stee that makes sense to me as well. I don't have a whole lot of money since I'm a 100% disabled veteran. But I have a little to work with. Seeds and kit plus soil mutes and the little odds and ends is going to cost me a little under a grand. I have been primarily an outdoor gorilla grower, so hopefully the stuff I found cheap will do the trick. Thanks.