Going pretty much exactly by Chris's 4 part Vivoosun beginners grow series. 2×4 tent, Using a spider 2000 grow light and Happy Frog soil. General hydro blue max 2 part nutrients along with cal mag. My question is, I want to start with 4 plants, 2 Maui Waui fem, photoperiod seeds and 2 Northern Lights fem, autoflower seeds. Would this be a good idea and what are some helpful tips for my grow. Thanks for any help offered.
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I'd grow either all autos or all photos in the same space since autos are generally 18/6 light cycle and photos are generally 12/12 light cycle when flowering.
I have to agree with @Cap Stone , I'll add in my grows if I have autos in 12/12 I tend to get longer limbs with long node spacing and a disappointing harvest for the size of the plant.
Hi, growing photo periods requires you switch your lighting to a 12/12 schedule to initiate flowering. Autos flower when they feel like it and you get the best results with at least 18 hours of light, some leave the lights on for 24 hours, personally I use a 20/4 schedule when I don't have photo periods in the same tent.
Growing an Auto under a 12/12 light schedule will work just fine, but you will have a reduced yield.
Ideally, you can grow an auto from start to finish under an 18/6 schedule while vegging a photo period in the same tent. Then when the Auto is finished you flip the light to 12/12 to start the photo period flowering. If you do that, you may want to start the photo period vegging a few weeks after the Auto starts or the photo period may get too big for your space before the auto finishes.
One more thing, Auto's only require 25-50% of the nutrients a Photo Period would. Auto's are sensitive and get nutrient burn easy.
Have fun!