Semi auto-flowering??

djlifeline said:

I haven't heard anything about such thing but doesn't mean it doesn't exsist. I just don't see how there 'semi auto flowering' if your still indusing flowering at 14/10 or whatever. I mean whats the difference from just flowering a normal strain at 12/12? In theory only difference is you will save money on electric bill with a reg seed. IMO you eithier autoflower with your lights on 24/0 or 20/4 or you veg a reg seed at 18/6 then flower it at 12/12 when you want.. anyone else have any other thoughts?

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Here is an article that speaks about strains that can flower under different photo periods. 12/12 is the "GOLD STANDARD" that most growers use in order to be on the Safe side of things. But not all cannabis strains need exactly 12/12 to flower. That is probably the largest Myth in cannabis culture.

Since all strains are different, 12/12 is the usual photo period for flowering because it is a known fact that it works with all strains. In fact there are other articles and other growers that even say that 14/10 is better for certain strains than 12/12.

So I was wondering which specific strains are like this. I do know that some Afghani strains can flower under 14/10 without a problem. Early skunk is also a semi auto strain. Semi Auto flowering just means that they can't flower under 24/0 like full auto flowers but if you change the the photo period slightly, they will begin to flower.

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StlSoldier531 said:

I have heard some talk about strains that are NOT auto flowering, but SEMI auto flowering, meaning they will flower at 14/10 (light/dark) and some at 16/8.

Does anyone know of which strains have this semi auto flowering ability?



Thanks everyone!

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cdaly69 said:

Quicksilver! I'm not complaining as I got one fem seed free and have been growing 20/4 with no signs of flower at 8 weeks. I can drop the light down to 12/12 to get her to flower, but I don't want to punish the diesel ryder she is growing next to. So I might just drop to 12/12 after the diesel is done and see just what a big quicksilver can do.

I've heard similar reports from other quicksilver growers. Once again, I am not complaining. Free is free.

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