I’m growing a round of autos and a round of photo periods. And I’m curious about your veg light period and what you have seen the best results with.
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Some strains the sellers reccommend that you grow the veg at 24 hours, but that is mainly for Sativa’s. And you don’t grow them for long under that ( two to three weeks max) before you flower them at the normal 12/12. The light day doesn’t vary near as much at the equator as it does in the mid and northern climes. I think for most normal photos, I wouldn’t do more than 20/4 at the most, the girls need some rest too lol.
Marty
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Same with autos, some people use 24 hrs of light because they don’t need a cycle. I like to give my autos & photos 18/6 so they get a chance to rest. I think a rest is important for the plants. IMO. Plus it helps with the electric bill! lol, always a plus!
I start a week with 24 hrs, then a week 20 hrs, then 18/6 the rest of the way. But that’s just how I do it with autos.
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That sounds like a good plan. Bet it helps them flower too, despite that they will flower at 24 hours.
Marty
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I’ve done 20/4 and 18/6 with autos. I think I’m going to stick with 18/6 from here out. One of my last ones started foxtailing on 20/4, almost like it was trying to reveg, and seemed a lot happier when I cut it back to 18/6.
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