Can you really clone Autoflowers?

Jjgrow420 said:

Hm not sure on your math there but good autos have high thc as well.
Breeding f1s doesn't work with autos you need to get them to f3 or f4 before the strain is stable and 99.999% auto flowering. It's not as simple as just crossing x photo with y auto
lots of people think auto flowers are 'easier'. Very untrue. You have to know how to grow good weed and know the stages of a plants life well to grow good auto flowers with a high yield.

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MidnightSun72 said:

The only reasons I know of to run autoflowers is for some reason your unable to control your photo period or you have a short outdoor season and need to get the grow off before the frost.


I have yet to see any auto actually test high on ThC I've googled lots. Many of the breeders claim in the 20s sure. Never seen a sample that actually tested at that.

Also if they are more difficult to grow as your post suggest then why grow them? Doesn't make sense if they take more skill, can't keep a mom so the smoke is not re-produceable. And you have to wait a fair time to make seeds to propagate if you choose to do so yourself vs cloning.

judging by your response I guess you grow autos? What is the draw for you?

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MidnightSun72 said:

The only reasons I know of to run autoflowers is for some reason your unable to control your photo period or you have a short outdoor season and need to get the grow off before the frost.


I have yet to see any auto actually test high on ThC I've googled lots. Many of the breeders claim in the 20s sure. Never seen a sample that actually tested at that.

Also if they are more difficult to grow as your post suggest then why grow them? Doesn't make sense if they take more skill, can't keep a mom so the smoke is not re-produceable. And you have to wait a fair time to make seeds to propagate if you choose to do so yourself vs cloning.

judging by your response I guess you grow autos? What is the draw for you?

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Jjgrow420 said:

Ok well I just gotta first say I am not an auto advocate. I'm fact I'd probably say to stay away from autos to MOST people.
Good auto breeders will generally breed down to at least f4s so in fact the genetics are fairly stable and you will still get a few different phenos but they tend to be very similar. So you def can get the same smoke time and time again. With maybe a little something different inbetween. The deal is finding the right breeders to buy beans from. I'm not even getting into that debate but I have my preference as I'm sure others have theirs.
Now I feel I've written a novel. I'm sitting in the tub smoking a fat gar from my latest harvest and I'm fucking baked as hell and rambling.
Ya I grow autos. But only in my mom tent. I'm using power in there and I don't really get anything out of it other than plants so I toss an auto in there or 2 and get a qp or whatever out of it. More smoke for me. The lights are in there whether theres an auto or not on 18/6 so why not get some bud out of it. That's the draw for me
Personally I would never run a full auto tent anyways.
Lol...full auto

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