Auto Flower 12/12

[Stone-R]

Can you grow auto flowering strains on 12/12?
Would they mature at the same rate?
Is the yield worth it?

OR

Could I put them on 12/12 for two weeks then switch to 18/6 or 20/4?

Thanks

[Gary C]

why on earth would you want to do that? Autos work best on 18/6 or 20/4

[Stone-R]

Because I need to get something started due to time constraints and my other plants are in flower.
I also have house viewing all the time so need the light of during most of the day.

[DangerDragon]

its dodgy doing a grow while you got house viewings imo
personally i would wait until you can go 18/6

[Tay]

yes you can grow them on 12/12, they may not yield as much and will probably stretch a fair bit more. changing back to a veg cycle after a bit should be fine as long as you trust the breeder, i've had a fair few 'autos' that weren't strictly auto at all.

[jobby2812]

What Tay said. I've started them on 12/12 before and have finished them on 12/12. I've just never gone 12/12 from start to finish in 1 grow.

[Stone-R]

Thanks for the help. Anyone else have any experience of it?

I'm also wondering if it is work getting a cfl to veg them under instead of the 400w?
This could mean I could build a separate area and perhaps save on leccy bill.

[Dunc32]

yes u can do them on 12/12 but u will not get as much out of it tho it shouldnt effect it to much,and u could put them under a cfl but ,make sure it is a blue spectrum bulb or u can put the blue in with the 400 as they will like the extra blue light,,autos do like the blue spectrum as it helps with vegging,as they flower straight away they will like the blue so they can almost veg and flower at the same tiome,,

Thanks for the help. Anyone else have any experience of it?

I'm also wondering if it is work getting a cfl to veg them under instead of the 400w?
This could mean I could build a separate area and perhaps save on leccy bill.

[420pop]

we are currently doing 1 auto and 3 regular plants, they all went 18/6 for the first 30 days and have been on 12/12 for the past 21 days and the auto is 4 feet tall and loaded, I am hoping to get 2 ounces from her...to last untill the others are done
they are in dirt under a 600watt HPS

[Tay]

well the thing about autos is, you only get a couple of weeks of veg so providing the perfect environment is essential at the beginning of their life if you want a decent yield. (especially since they're on 12/12) putting them straight into their final pots from the get go and getting as much light on them as possible is the only way to ensure they reach a decent size before they start flowering.