Indoor Lighting

[vapemama]

My autoflowers are at 60 days (they are 60-65 dayers), and are just starting to flower. Should I change the amount of light they are getting? My understanding of autoflowers is that it doesn't make any difference, but I just want to be sure. They are looking very healthy and full of those little thread thingys(!) and I am really excited at the prospect of my first harvest!

 

[texasboy26]

I did

Boy did it work
I had MDanzigSour 60s
Turned to 24/0 at 69 days

Wow!

Do what you feel best about

 

[vapemama]

So, you turned the light hours up? I had always understood you were supposed to turn the light hours down. I am currently at 18 hours a day (I can't really do 24 hours because I have a tenant which the lighting impacts), so I guess I will have to stay there.

 

[realcarlos]

Hey Vape
You only need to turn the light hours down for photo period plants (veg 18/6 and flower 12/12)
For autoflowers the plant will flower at any given amount of time so no need to switch the lights to 12/12 to flower.
It's not recommended to do anything less than 18/6 for autoflowers as it will yield less. Keep it at 18/6 if you can

Is that a dwc system you're running?

 

[vapemama]

Yes, that's a dwc system - I bought it from Ebay! It's working quite well.:thumbs:

I have a water heater so I don't have to worry about the ambient air temperature, and it is lit by a mixture of 4 4' fluorescent grow tubes and an LED grow light. I have a local hydroponics guy who has been quite helpful about getting me going properly.

 

[realcarlos]

Nice welcome to the site it's great to see another Canadian on the site
What strain is that?
Enjoy your stay and keep us updated

 

[Truu]

Hey vape. Autoflowers are light monsters, the more you give them the bigger they get. I did my first grow with 24 hour lighting. If You wanted to keep the same light schedule but wanted better lighting you could just buy a different lighting set up with more wattage.

Your plants look very healthy, but the buds seem so small. More lighting would definitely help them out.