Newbie Question - What is a auto strain?

I see that they yield a lot in a short amount of time but I don't see any stickys there about what it is.... Sorry for the newb question.

it flowers at a certain time, independent of light schedule. it contains cannabis ruderalis. it is not "photosensitive"

scroglodyte said:

it flowers at a certain time, independent of light schedule. it contains cannabis ruderalis. it is not "photosensitive"

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Being new as well, and about to buy my first seeds. Is there a benefit to this? I have a timer to control the light cycle, so I don't have much to do with that anyway. Do they yield more, taste better, anything that make them more worthwhile than photosensitive?

yield less..........but, don't have to worry about strict black-out.

Awwwww - ok.... so if you had them in 18/6, they would just flower when they were ready? That is interesting - so outdoor growers could get 2 harvests out of each season?

So outdoor farmers could get 2 harvests out of each season? Do they do it within a certain amount of time or just when they are ready? Cool.

knucklz said:

Awwwww - ok.... so if you had them in 18/6, they would just flower when they were ready? That is interesting - so outdoor growers could get 2 harvests out of each season?

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yes........the Mexican brick-weed growers do it.

Scroll down a wee bit more from Newbie Central. See the "Auto Flowering" forum? Yeah?

I just ordered some autos.. (Usually grow clones) and have never messed with Autos.. What is the best light cycle for maximum yield.. If it makes a difference i got a half dozen Pineapple Express Autos.

Ohhhh - thanks for the tip on the auto-flowering down below... I was looking at the main forum which doesn't have any stickys to learn from.

Hmmmmm... I had no idea such a thing existed. lol

a lotta people go 18/6 on autos