Help with autoflowering plants

Blunteezy · May 14, 2008

Hello, i purchased 15 mixed autoflowering seeds and on the website it says ideal light regime: 20/4 from seed to harvest. Okay well, should i use 6500k lights or 2600k for the whole cycle? And since its autoflowering shouldnt that mean 12/12 right after seedling stage?

Blunteezy · May 15, 2008

Can someone help me out, please?

gangjababy · May 15, 2008

6500k to start and when it begins to flower go over to 2700k. An autoflower will bud with 24/0 of light. From what I understand give the plant as much light as possible. I don't have experience with autoflowers but there are a lot of grow journals on this site so search around...

Conoclast · May 15, 2008

It says 20/4 from seed to harvest so I think you should keep it at 20/4 all the time and it will flower anyway.

gangjababy · May 15, 2008

that's why it's called an autoflowering strain

Blunteezy · May 15, 2008

Right but my real question was more about the color temp for the bulbs. So 6500k for about 2-3 weeks.. mabye i can keep the light cycle on 24/0 for 2-3 weeks until i see some sex, then switch it to 2700k and 20/4?

gangjababy · May 15, 2008

I just told you buddy!

Blunteezy · May 15, 2008

Sorry, totally missed that post, thank you gangjababy

skatterman420 · May 15, 2008

Blunteezy said:
Right but my real question was more about the color temp for the bulbs. So 6500k for about 2-3 weeks.. mabye i can keep the light cycle on 24/0 for 2-3 weeks until i see some sex, then switch it to 2700k and 20/4?

If I was you i'd do 18/6 just because the plant stores energy when lights are on, and grows when its dark.

MDgrow · May 15, 2008

It's different for autoflowering plants, My friend has one outdoor lol

babylonburn · May 15, 2008

ii have completly NO xperiance with auto strains but have read a great deal and watched mi share of grows and ive seen the best results on 18/6 the plant does better with a lil rest as ii would say...and yes start light with veg lights(dont kno kelvin but its a few post^) then when it starts to flower switch to flowering lights...as ii would say be kind to your kind

Blunteezy · May 15, 2008

skatterman420 said:
If I was you i'd do 18/6 just because the plant stores energy when lights are on, and grows when its dark.

For the whole cycle? What about 24/0 until it starts to show sex, then 18/6? This is confusing..

MORD · May 15, 2008

skatterman420 said:
If I was you i'd do 18/6 just because the plant stores energy when lights are on, and grows when its dark.

If this were completely true- plants wouldn't grow under 24 hrs of light a day now would they?

and they do...

kushykushkushy · Oct 20, 2009

i use 20/4 till they show sex, then switch too 18/6 everytime but since im perpetuall, they stay on 18/6 now, maybe that helps

Bluemax · Oct 20, 2009

yep,got my autos chattering away on 18/6 under a 600w hps

some dont look too healthy tho

dont look half as good as my outdoor autos,no where near as good

kushykushkushy · Oct 20, 2009

some pics of my sog

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