Indoor veg outdoor flower AF

[Krull]

Hello,

i'm currently growing an AF strain outdoor and i'm pretty satisfied but i want to know if vegging indoor and then moving outdoor can speed up things a bit (full outdoor cycle takes around 75 days). In that case whats the suggested light cycle for vegging? 20/4 is ok?

Peace

=K

 

[Botanist]

Never turn off the lights. The little guys gain nothing from the dark. I'm on my 4th gen of AF and have never turned off the lights its a wast of time and time is limited. If you bring the plants in it may take more or less time as far as a day or 2 but i don't see how this could matter all that much. I say leave them out and let the sun grow them for free. Besides you have to have one burly light to compete with the sun.

 

[Krull]

Ok Botanist thanks for the tips. So in your knowledge there is not much difference in total time from seed to harvest AF indoor or outdoor?

Cya

=K

 

[bromhexine]

what many are saying is that the plants gain nothing from the extra hours of daylight that they can only grow so much in a day and require some darkness. the breeders are all suggesting 20/4. ive seen grows of 20/4 and 18/6 as well and i must say not much difference.

 

[Krull]

Ok thx for the info

Cya

=K

 

[yellowbluegreen]

I read a report somewhere where someone flowered AFs with 12/12 , 16/8, 18/6, 20/4, 24/0 or some combination of those (you get the idea) and recorded the yield from each, and it supported the 18/6 choice, but I've got no link and I might have been high and imagined it.

 

[punx777]

damn, i would love to see that link, try to remember lol

 

[krazycure]

Gnome supports 20/4 from a long time playing with AF's, I myself stick with 16/8 so I can have the lights off while I'm at work but I've done 18/6 and 20/4 in the past and the difference is marginal in my opinion. Lumenous started at 20/4, 2 weeks in went to 18/6, at 4 weeks went to 16/8, and the last four weeks at 14/10 and he always had great results.

 

[Krull]

Thanks for the info krazycure, is nice to experiment different light cycles and see what happens
I'll give a try!

Peace

=K