But while they grow... I was wondering what would come about if you switched up an autos light cycle, lets just say you went 6 on 6 off and so on. Anybody ever thought of this? Its crazy,I know. But I feel like there might be more play when experimenting with autos. I don't think it would kill them? Spare the criticism lol I don't know shit about photosynthesis or how long it takes or what would happen on shorter doses of light..
If you're going to shorten the cycle you might as well keep the same ratio as 18:6, so go with 6:2. That way your plant gets 4 days in 1.
If it fucks up your plants doing it that way then we must have to reverse the formula. Try lengthening the cycle to 36:12 so your plant's days are twice as long.