Inducing flowering with autoflowers?

[Riverwart]

Does going 12/12 instead of 18/6 with the lighting make any meaningful difference when it comes to autoflowers?

 

[LosTweed]

More light = more yield

 

[DrPhoton]

Ready my article on light cycles.

 

[Flockshot]

You will get more bud, with more hours of light. The question is, how much more bud, for how much more electricity?

Do you want maximum harvest, regardless of efficiency, or do you want maximum harvest for the amount of electricity you are buying?

Growers differ widely, in how they measure success, so do what you think is best and keep good records so you can accurately compare your grows to each other.

my 2c

 

[Riverwart]

Thanks flockshot. Would be nice to maximize the harvest, but my real concern is time. Have a schedule Id like to keep, would like to be done as soon as possible, for this grow. Next grow will be more about yield.

 

[Chefbjy]

Autoflowering cannabis varieties automatically switch from vegetative growth to the flowering stage with age, as opposed to the ratio of light to dark hours required with photoperiod dependent/short-day strains. Manyautoflowers will be ready to harvest in less than 10 weeks from seed.

 

[DrPhoton]

My research has as well noted that extended light cycles can be damaging to yields. You might want to take a look at my article on light cycles.