Auto flowering? Or feminized seeds?

Adjorr said:

ease of growth was only one of the reasons, hardly the primary one, i lvoe how your post only quoted that part. the main reason is so i can use an 18/6 light cycle at all times in one tent planting 2 new plants eveyr month and harvesting 2 every month. dont read first sentances only.

And due to indica and ruderalis genes autoflowers have hardier genetics then some strains and can better survive swings in temperature and ph problems. and little light leaks during flower wont cause hermies
wrap your head around that

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tip top toker said:

Autoflowering plants are not easier to grow. Simple as that. And i did read the whole post, that was the point i was looking at. there is no "ease of growing". and you run your tent all the time on 18/6 while others simply just do it 12/12 all the time.

As to hardier genetics, well in my opinion that doesn't float. I've found them to be no different if you chose good genetics to start with. And a few light leaks during flower causing hermies? Just what shoddy genetics are you considering when making your comparisson? I've had constant light leaks, i go in there is the middle of the night with a torch, all the time. Never a hermie. I've never had a photo plant that didn't just laugh at ph swings. In hydro when you don't check it but once a week, that can experience some major, swings, plants did just great. Heck, i snap branches off by hand, anyone who saw my grow saw that i treated my plants like shit, they did just fine

So buy some decent genetics and then come back and report about all these nanners that were caused by light leaks and not crap genetics.

try buying decent genetics, then your argument is null and void. Wrap your head around that.. :/

Easier to grow. lol and also, based on your reasoning for chosing autoflowers, why would you go out of yoru way to choose the most expensive method to grow cannsbis? you get smaller yields, you have to buy a new seed every month, you have a higher electricity bill, you have a very limited selection when it comes to autoflowering genetics that are actually worth smoking. Sorry, but unless you are growing outside, there really isn't very much of an argument for going auto over photo.

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Trousers said:

The stable auto varieties definitely can handle stress better than almost any photo plant.

You can screw up the light cycle, over feed, get them too hot and then too cold when the lights are off and they still thrive.

I did an auto seed crop in a shed in the Spring. The temps at first got below 50 at times and then later they got above 90 for hours at a time. The autos handled it like a champ.

I tried to veg some clones out there with the autos. They were Mars OG, which is not super hardy... They all got powdery mildew due to the cold and dankness of the shed. I tossed them. PM never showed up on the autos. You could not grow most regular plants in those conditions.

You can easily make feminized seeds with autos (or photos). I have thousands.

I have done it many times and I am not very bright.

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