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Fantastic explanation @VinDeezleThey are handy for people that want to run staggered planting schedules and have plants at different stages of maturity without having to have a second tent with a differing photoperiod. I like being able to start seeds, veg and flower in one tent sometimes.
They are also handy for people who may not have the lighting required to reach DLI in a 12 hour period with enough coverage. For example you can use less light over an 18 hour schedule to hit a dli of 40.
I've been able to pull 140g off 88w worth of light with an ak 420 due to running a 22 hour schedule. If I was bound to a 12 hour photoeriod with that light I would have had DLI of 40 in the middle and the outer would be getting next to no light, like 5k lux.
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That above would not have been possible on a 12 hour schedule with said light.
For example, I'll leave photos to my main tent where I have adequate coverage and light, but if I'm forced to use a light which I know is a bit underpowered and will struggle to hit DLI with adequate coverage on a 12 photoperiod, I'll run an auto and leave it on 20hours to make up for the lack of intensity and hit the same flux accumulation.
I've got a mate who doesn't want to upgrade lights and is running a 65w HLG in a 70x70. He was getting terrible yields running photoperiods and I got him onto autos. Hes getting far better yields and didn't have to upgrade his light. The HLG 65 will hit DLI running 22 hours, but certainly won't at 12.
Any other reasons though, the control of a photoeriod is always good. I hate getting an early flower...it's happened twice and I ended up with 50cm, 2 Oz plants.

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