when to flower afghan kush ryder?

[KushBuddha]

im currently growing afghan kush ryder taday is 25 days from sprout and its already been confirmed i have two females running on 20/4 light cycle, now i know its auto but do i switch to 12/12 cause i been doing lots and lots of reading some ppl do 12/12 some ppl do 20/4 the whole way whats the best cause for majority of the post i see 12/12 diminish the yield of the auto, but i've seen post with 12/12 on autos and still get well over 20g dry on 1 plant?

can someone enlighten me should i 12/12 or 20/4 the whole way through help is most appreciated!

 

[Rose56]

I keep mine 24/0 all the way through.

 

[KushBuddha]

24 all the way through does that affect your yield or anything? cuz i heard they need at least 4 hrs dark?

 

[Ramius]

I'd keep it 18/6 for the rest of the way

 

[Asy]

with my Easyryder i started 16/8 till it started flowering then changed to 19/5
but i new at this heard many ways

24/0 light is mean

 

[Rose56]

Asy, Why mean?

Both Manzig and Lowlife have recommended the 24/0 so I have always stuck with that. I don't think it has affected my yield. My thinking is that since non AF mothers live and thrive on 24/0 for years it should be fine for the AFs. The other thing is that AFs are popular outside where they have 24/0 sunlight during their summers.

 

[Asy]

a plant should have sleep too
i jokeing i never done it b4 sry

 

[KushBuddha]

yea plants def. need sleep to i wud say the best cycle is 20/4 from seed to harvest, hands down cuz 4 hrs sleep is all an auto needs for such a short life cycle.