DankShasta
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i have never understood the attraction to autoflowering strains? Is there some good reason to do them?
Possibly a stupid question, but.. Why do people do autoflowers?
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DankShasta
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Oh wow, that is cool. What about the light cycles? i got a buddy who wants to grow without a light tight area. Is this something he could do?
TheWorldIsMine
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They are extremely fast to the finish, and you can fully mature in under 18 inches of space (even less).
Auto flowering strains are a great place to start in my opinion. Good quality bud, unfortunately the yield lacks because they are so small...
Auto flowering strains are a great place to start in my opinion. Good quality bud, unfortunately the yield lacks because they are so small...
newbud123
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Auto flowering strains pass directly from the seedling to the flowering stage, thus altogether doing away with the vegetative growth stage. Basically, when the plant is grown it sprouts, grows a set of leaves, then immediately and automatically begins flowering. What this means is that it is the quickest, most compact, and most easily concealed plant. These plants do not need a change in light cycle to induce flowering, they will just start flowering automatically anywhere between 2 and 3 weeks into their life and will then be all finished within another 5 or 8 weeks.
Motobomb62
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If space is an issue they typically dont get very tall or bushy.....
Although..... I have an autoflower that is in my veg cab right now that is just starting to flower at about 3' tall. It was under 24 hrs light until about a week ago when I switched to 18 hrs light and now it is starting to flower. It is a cross though so it should hopefully be a great harvest. I have read that cannabis ruderalis (which is where the autoflower characteristic comes from) is like ditch weed that only gives you a headache, but crosses of cannabis ruderalis with sativa's and indica's can be a great combination with autoflower characteristics. This is my first one so I have no experience with the harvest but I am hopefull.
Although..... I have an autoflower that is in my veg cab right now that is just starting to flower at about 3' tall. It was under 24 hrs light until about a week ago when I switched to 18 hrs light and now it is starting to flower. It is a cross though so it should hopefully be a great harvest. I have read that cannabis ruderalis (which is where the autoflower characteristic comes from) is like ditch weed that only gives you a headache, but crosses of cannabis ruderalis with sativa's and indica's can be a great combination with autoflower characteristics. This is my first one so I have no experience with the harvest but I am hopefull.