Lighting What's the best lighting cycle for autos - 24/0, 20/4 or 18/6

[Ripper]

I have to change my lighting schedules as I grow in my garage and I can honestly say that I believe 24/0 is going to finish them faster.. But I have no choice due to heat to run at 16/8 right now or I will bake them as my cooling air comes from outside fresh air and well it is 92 degrees during the day right now..

 

[Ripper]

19/5 for me, I saw so many different suggestions i decided to go right in the middle. Plus the 5 hours off is just enough time to let my electric meter to cool down. Any more or less it hasn't efficiently cooled itself.

Another thread I saw a 17/8 suggestion. Either he resets his timers everyday or that's just one dumb individual. Great thread by the way.

I have a monster trying to finish right now and all of her limbs are so heavy she is laying over.. I am going to get in there tomorrow with a pack of pipe cleaners and see if I can help her stand up.. I am fairly certain she is over 10 ounces dry on her.

This was taken a week or so ago..

 

[F.N.]

Way to go Ripper. That is wicked brother

 

[Ripper]

Way to go Ripper. That is wicked brother

Thank you sir that is a kind soil plant fed just distilled water her whole life

 

[BigSm0]

Thank you sir that is a kind soil plant fed just distilled water her whole life

No nutrients? Amazing plant man. Tell us more please

 

[Atulip]

I believe kind soil uses the lasagna concept. Hot soil on the bottom of the pot, lighter mix up top.

 

[Ripper]

No nutrients? Amazing plant man. Tell us more please

There is a thread under new vendors as kind soil is now a vendor here on AFN and what Atulip says is correct.. I do a few things to it but it is pretty good stuff..

 

[peppers]

hey ,in my opinion the plant needs its rest,then it can function so much better when its awake, after weeks and weeks of the plant being under pressure to grow ,like us humans some sleep will help it boom..so 18/6 for me.,.,it needs rest in my opinion then it can give maximum effort into itself when its awake. but this is just my thinking.
peppers out..

 

[Starbreaker]

I've been doing 18/6 I like them to rest especially from training and defol. They seem to like it so I'll stick with it!

 

[Starbreaker]

They even know when bedtime is coming. The leaves droop every night around 10:30 or 11. Lights go out at 12.