Jimmy_Dickskin said:

Team
Question- I'm running an auto at 20/4 about 5 weeks into flower. I recently got a new light that keeps it a little warmer than I want in the tent. My question is does the 20 on need to be continuous? Can I do 10 on 2 off and repeat to give it a break for the temp to drop? The same question for photos on 18/6. Does the light need to be constant or can I break it up 9 on 3 off etc?

Thanks.

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Grownsince95 said:

Try 9/3 or 6/2 with autos if you need to regulate heat. 10/2 sounds fun too!

I started running all my veg photos at 9/3 after experimenting with autos and never ran a straight 18 hrs again.

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Grownsince95 said:

Try 9/3 or 6/2 with autos if you need to regulate heat. 10/2 sounds fun too!

I started running all my veg photos at 9/3 after experimenting with autos and never ran a straight 18 hrs again.

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jacare said:

You'd run your whole auto grow at 6/2?

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Grownsince95 said:

For vegging photos or autos I stuck with 9/3. My current run is 18/6 but that's because I need the 6 hour long dark to offset high daytime temps. If that wasn't the case I prefer the 9/3 yeah.

This is only my opinion and based on anecdotal evidence but I think that double the amount of light/dark cycles also doubles up the circadian rhythms of the plant leading to increased vigor.

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jacare said:

That's really interesting

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Grownsince95 said:

Yeah and the shitty thing is there's absolutely zero study on it. No science whatsoever and that's really disappointing.

So I wind up sounding like a bro science guy lol

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Grownsince95 said:

I have documented it plenty!!! This was my first auto ever grown. I did it 9/3 under a $59 Amazon light. Front to back one of the best plants I've ever grown for the effort.

Thread 'Mephisto Canna Cheese first time auto grow.' https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/mephisto-canna-cheese-first-time-auto-grow.120685/

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jacare said:

And what were the results?

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Grownsince95 said:

68 days between these two pictures

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jacare said:

I did just read the whole thing and it's quite impressive the results you got considering your alternative light cycle and limited space and the particular light that you used.

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