Island grown
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My auto is showing its first hairs can I switch the lights if there not all hairing but one is need some info thanks
Auto just showing its first hairs can I switch my lights to flowering lights
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tekdc911
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they can ...... i run hps straight through ..... the blue spectrum makes a more compact plant in veg ....... grows bud sites not stem's
if you have the light at your disposal then why not take advantage of it
Lurrabq
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I'd like to see how your Black Cream comes out. Just starting 2.
Budzbuddha
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Autos DONT NEED A LIGHT CHANGE. Keep same going til harvest . Preflower stage ( use veg nutes ) during that week , then when flowering begins switch nutes to bloom.
But if you had a LED panel for a veg stage and another for a flower stage , which adds more red ect it would be beneficial wouldn't it?
docter
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I would have to agree.
Island grown
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When can I give my autos budding fert
Budzbuddha
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They will grow regardless of light spectrum ( kelvin ) - I grow with mixed spectrum.
For your situation , if have two lights , run veg light up to preflower stage ( up to week 4 ) then switch light ( not cycle ) . Keep your light cycle the same from start to finish. Example : 12/12 or 18/6 or 20/4. All will produce. It depends on how much power you want to save on light bill. I like the 18/6 cycle. No need to run light schedules like photo periods , but they work to.
Budzbuddha
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When they begin flowering ( usually preflower comes in at or around 30 days - depending on strain ) since AUTOS have such a short VEG STAGE ( you can give veg nutes at week 2-3 leading into week 4 preflower ) when IN FLOWER , Bloom nutes can begin. It's important to note that LESS is More with AUTOS. they can be overfed / stressed which not only stunts and burns plant but AUTOS don't have time to recover. This where YOU will cut your yield down by introducing problems during its last stages.
Read up on the breeder info for your Auto strain - the harvest estimate ( yield ) & Time to finish are ESTIMATES ONLY. Your true finish time will be longer than what's stated. ( 8 week strains can go up to week 11 ) or so.
Island grown
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Is it possible to the strog a autoflower plant
tekdc911
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you can run 24/0 auto's handle it fine ...... but if you read the manual on most HPS ballast its advised to give it some kinda of a break ...... my led's run 24/0 my hps i give atleast a hour break
tekdc911
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mh / hps all the way
eventually i'll get setup with my 400w with a MH and my 600 with HPS and use that seed to chop there is something about a MH during flower that makes the trichs squeeze out like crazyIsland grown
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Aloha my bradda's on here I got some thing to show I found this on my autos and what does it look like?
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tekdc911
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do they have hairs coming out ?