Fan too strong?

[Yucreepin]

Hi guys, so this is more of a ponderance...

when growing photos I’d always had the fan pretty intense - to build a thick as fuck stem and get bigger buds...

however with autos, I know resources and time are more important - SO do you think it’s still worth investing so much in building the stem?

currently I changed from pretty much full on to having it blow for 15mins every hour...

Thoughts either way??

 

[Yucreepin]

If people are interested my grow is here: https://www.autoflower.org/posts/2282033/

as you can see on some photos her stem is already pretty thick for age I recon?

 

[OregonBlackBear]

I have never heard of a strong fan making bigger buds. Air circulation is important for the health of the plants, so I would recommend having a fan blowing in any grow setup regardless of auto/photo. I don't turn mine up so its whipping them around, I just like it to give them a breeze. I get thick stems based on feed, soil, and genetics. Fans don't seem to have a lot of play in that.

 

[Yucreepin]

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I have never heard of a strong fan making bigger buds. Air circulation is important for the health of the plants, so I would recommend having a fan blowing in any grow setup regardless of auto/photo. I don't turn mine up so its whipping them around, I just like it to give them a breeze. I get thick stems based on feed, soil, and genetics. Fans don't seem to have a lot of play in that.

Not literally but increasing the thickness of the stem... I take your point though, thanks for clearing it up!