Indoor Light Schedule?

[Project ICE]

Gonna be running a 600w mh/hps setup in a 4x4 tent.

one of each:

Dinafem - Cheese Autoflowering
GHS - NL Auto
DNA - 60 day wonder

Does anyone have any experience with these strains

What is a good light schedule, I want to run 18/6 for the whole thing....is that possible?

Also when do i switch from MH to HPS?

 

[beenjammin]

Sorry no experience with the strains but im running a 400 watt hps in my 5x5x6.8ft tent and have the temps around 88-90 so having a 600 might be a lil tough. Each plant will vary but once you notice the vertical growth slow down and its showing sex u should be able to switch the lights. im running 18/6 myself ffrom start to finish. theres been alot of controversy of best lighting for autos so im sure youll hear other aadvice.

 

[namvet25]

18/6 for entire grow is best.Switch to hps whe vert growth stops and they start to flower.

 

[agito]

I dont think either light source will matter to much

for the above comments 1kw is now the baseline for a 4x4 area.A 600w will be ok but ventilation will be the key as well as ambient. So in a 5x5 tent with a 400w your really cheating your plants get an air-cooled hood and get the temps under 28c

I would go 18/6 as well

I would also get more plants

 

[Duck Commander]

18/6 all day long wooohooo Autos rock :head:

 

[Muddy]

Unless electrical usage is an issue, run your lights 20/4 as the seed banks recommend. Keep your plants on veg nutes and the MH light till vertical growth stops, usually around week 6. Then change your light and switch to flowering nutes. All those strains have been grown, documented and reviewed here already. Check the Indoor forum or do a search for them and you'll find some good grow journals.

 

[Project ICE]

Thanks everyone for your advice. Keep in mind this is my first indoor grow so anything helps

Sorry no experience with the strains but im running a 400 watt hps in my 5x5x6.8ft tent and have the temps around 88-90 so having a 600 might be a lil tough. Each plant will vary but once you notice the vertical growth slow down and its showing sex u should be able to switch the lights. im running 18/6 myself ffrom start to finish. theres been alot of controversy of best lighting for autos so im sure youll hear other aadvice.

Im not really worried about temperature.....got a 6 inch 450cfm inline fan with a phresh filter

18/6 for entire grow is best.Switch to hps whe vert growth stops and they start to flower.

yeah i was debating between 20/4 and 18/6....but 18/6 seems to be what everyone recommends....also saves me a bit on electricity

I dont think either light source will matter to much

for the above comments 1kw is now the baseline for a 4x4 area.

Well its actually an 8x4 tent but i partitioned it in half....so i have 2 4x4 areas....eventually im just gonna run the whole thing with 2 600w.....1000w seemed like a bit too much....electricity wise

A 600w will be ok but ventilation will be the key as well as ambient. So in a 5x5 tent with a 400w your really cheating your plants get an air-cooled hood and get the temps under 28c

I would go 18/6 as well

I would also get more plants

Yeah its a 600w lumatek ballast with an airoflow air cooled hood

18/6 all day long wooohooo Autos rock :head:

Exactly.....im just running autos for now because i need some quick bud....after that im gonna run a bunch of femmed photos.....and my next order from the tude im gonna get nothing but top end autos....dna, dutch, passion etc

Unless electrical usage is an issue, run your lights 20/4 as the seed banks recommend. Keep your plants on veg nutes and the MH light till vertical growth stops, usually around week 6. Then change your light and switch to flowering nutes. All those strains have been grown, documented and reviewed here already. Check the Indoor forum or do a search for them and you'll find some good grow journals.

They Veg for 6 weeks? that means that they only flower for 2 weeks?

 

[Muddy]

Yes, veg is 5-6 weeks and another 4-6 weeks flowering. More info here: https://www.autoflower.org/f44/life-cycle-auto-flowering-cannabis-5113.html

Once you get started, start a grow journal in the New Growers forum and we'll help you along.

They Veg for 6 weeks? that means that they only flower for 2 weeks?