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Ppl say 18/6 becuase it makes since for a plant to need rest .
Neither have I, but what I noticed that applied same principle as full season seeds, they don’t mind it and in nature they would basically be like a full season but in shorter light cycles. Due to its origins, so mimicking that cycle would only enhance its ability but I’ve never done side by side , so maybe if I do get my hands on more auto seeds it would be worth testing .I haven't read anything that can actually prove that autos need rest.
I haven't read anywhere that plants naturally grow under 24/0 even in Alaska that's only a short period of time . It's debateable but does common sense not tell you that anything not getting rest will be tired ....
You can't just change genetics unless your a scientist in a lab Ima leave it at that ..@Jack og
I think there's an excessive amount of myth surrounding autos that leads to discussions like this. Super cropping, topping, and other methods usually reserved for photos have been done successfully on autos but people still say it shouldn't be done. The light schedule I think is irrelevant for autos and the autoflower forum I frequent hasn't reached a consensus on the optimal lighting schedule but yet there are plenty of grows pulling weight on various schedules.
It’s why I think a side by side should be done to see what actually happens!!like I said I’ve seen some yield massive for a little plant and though I don’t dabble in autos much anymore my past routine was to treat it as a photoperiod plant. Knowing it’s ruderalis genes I can extrapolate that it doesn’t need 24/0 or even 18/6 but 12/12 would work as heck save me some juice!! That’s my reasoningHa bro no offense ; but you sound like your getting all your info off a grow weed easy page I saw not to long ago . Not bashing just being honest nowhere in the world do plants grow on 24/0 your auto guys can argue that, but I don't believe any veteran grower is going to run plants on 24/0 for the whole cycle ..... as about the nature aspect wouldn't you think if it's ben grown in nature for thousands of years that genetically If would grow better in conditions similar to nature .thats why so many ppl try to recreate a nature like set up
Ha bro no offense ; but you sound like your getting all your info off a grow weed easy page I saw not to long ago . Not bashing just being honest nowhere in the world do plants grow on 24/0 your auto guys can argue that, but I don't believe any veteran grower is going to run plants on 24/0 for the whole cycle ..... as about the nature aspect wouldn't you think if it's ben grown in nature for thousands of years that genetically If would grow better in conditions similar to nature .thats why so many ppl try to recreate a nature like set up
Thx for all the reply guys!
So it comes more or less down to that nobody knows for sure but anything between 18/6 and 24/0 works fine.
And that is what I had guessed before as well from what I have read.
The debate of them needing little bit of rest (4h or 6h) sounds reasonable since most living things on earth needs rest. But since this is my first grow I have no input about that besides it sounds reasonable.
And it seems nobody has tried going from 4-6h rest to 0h rest when its flower time so I will let go of that idea and keep my 20/4 going for now.
Perhaps someday I can try it and see if it would make any difference but since even 2 seeds are not identical in DNA and you would need clones to really test, besides exactly same environment for both and only changing light schedule I guess even a test would not say much :D
Again, thx for all the replies and good discussion.
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