If you are going to compare any commercial grade herb to any professional genetics the professional genetics, if grown well, will always be more potent. That is why people believe strains like The Church are awesome. They have a highly limited comparative base and they compare whatever professional genetics they grow to commercial and think they ended up with 'The Holy Grail.'I get your point
I disagree with your previous comment about potency though, I've grown several auto strains and they've always been much stronger than what i buy from dealers. no doubt the yield is ridiculous compared to a non auto
^^^This. 100%, this. Well said Brick.If you are going to compare any commercial grade herb to any professional genetics the professional genetics, if grown well, will always be more potent. That is why people believe strains like The Church are awesome. They have a highly limited comparative base and they compare whatever professional genetics they grow to commercial and think they ended up with 'The Holy Grail.'
Rather than compare autos to commercial, instead pick a few proven strains from a few of the true top grade highly skilled breeders, grow those strains, correctly, the way they should be grown, and then compare and see what you think. If you do that you will never grow an auto-flowering strain again.
For one, they are gimmicks. Another thing is you cannot take a plant, Ruderalis, that is almost devoid of THC and that some horticulturists not only argue but fully believe to not be a part of the actual cannabis family and instead are part of the hemp, as in industrial hemp, family and breed it with another strain or strains and end up with something that is as potent as if all high quality cannabis strains were used in a cross. You can't add water to bourbon and expect it to not be watered down, and that is what auto-flowering strains are.
All they offer is size and the need to not have to change the settings on a timer. There are other short strains and there are other short flowering period strains, even more of them if only vegged a short period of time or if started right from 12/12, and they will produce as well, if not better, and be more potent.
Just like feminized seeds they are gimmicks that breeders have propagandized a goodly number of people into believing are good, or even better than regular seeds, and that they are the way to go, they are modern and they are the future ... when in fact they are only crap.
Thanks for the informative feedback, although there are compromises to reach, at least in my case. I can't be bothered to grow regular seeds and then after several weeks having to dump all the males, which were grown taking time, electricity and space for fuck all. Feminised seeds might not be the dog's bollocks but they seem good enough for me, they're cost effective and save me a lot of hassle. Auto flowers are the most extreme of compromises, they're faster and smaller than regular strains and to some novices are the best way to experiment a little. I don't know if cannabis and hemp are unrelated (it seems strange to me, I see them as different plants with varying characteristics belonging to the same family) but even modern day vegetables have gone through decades of selection and cross breeding to obtain the best results. Autos are a reasonably recent concotion and I don't feel like dissing them completely just yet.If you are going to compare any commercial grade herb to any professional genetics the professional genetics, if grown well, will always be more potent. That is why people believe strains like The Church are awesome. They have a highly limited comparative base and they compare whatever professional genetics they grow to commercial and think they ended up with 'The Holy Grail.'
Rather than compare autos to commercial, instead pick a few proven strains from a few of the true top grade highly skilled breeders, grow those strains, correctly, the way they should be grown, and then compare and see what you think. If you do that you will never grow an auto-flowering strain again.
For one, they are gimmicks. Another thing is you cannot take a plant, Ruderalis, that is almost devoid of THC and that some horticulturists not only argue but fully believe to not be a part of the actual cannabis family and instead are part of the hemp, as in industrial hemp, family and breed it with another strain or strains and end up with something that is as potent as if all high quality cannabis strains were used in a cross. You can't add water to bourbon and expect it to not be watered down, and that is what auto-flowering strains are.
All they offer is size and the need to not have to change the settings on a timer. There are other short strains and there are other short flowering period strains, even more of them if only vegged a short period of time or if started right from 12/12, and they will produce as well, if not better, and be more potent.
Just like feminized seeds they are gimmicks that breeders have propagandized a goodly number of people into believing are good, or even better than regular seeds, and that they are the way to go, they are modern and they are the future ... when in fact they are only crap.
auto-flowering strains are runderalis cannabis which is the 3rd and smallest type of cannabis. largest to smallest would be Sativa, Indica, Runderalis(Needs no flower period)I have a lemon skunk and a couple of its clones too, the autos are for a quicker 1st harvest. my point really is about the difference between my buds and let's say those in the seedbanks' pictures. Theirs are a lot plumper than mine
you! you, you are always right on it, and my only "devils advocate"Just like feminized seeds they are gimmicks that breeders have propagandized a goodly number of people into believing are good, or even better than regular seeds, and that they are the way to go, they are modern and they are the future ... when in fact they are only crap.
Thats not 100% true... Yes some fem seeds will hermie, but it's not always the breeders fault.. If you stress any female plant enough it will go hermie on you... Breeders did not invent fem seeds, mother nature did that on her own, to ensure the survival of the species... There's wild cannabis fields in India that femmed there self.. The breeders noticed the absence of male plants but the females still made seeds, so they studied the feilds.. They discovered that after generations of female plants breeding with female plants the offspring had absolutly no male genetics what so ever.. I know alot of the breeders will stress a female plant with stp and get her to produce seeds.. Those are the fem seeds to stay away from.. If the breeder is selective and choses female plants with strong female genetics, one plant can be stressed to produce pollen, then bred with the other females to create fem seeds that will not hermie.. Just use reputable experienced breeders and you shouldn't have any problems... Fem seeds can save you alot of time and money if they are made right...Originally Posted by Brick Top
Just like feminized seeds they are gimmicks that breeders have propagandized a goodly number of people into believing are good, or even better than regular seeds, and that they are the way to go, they are modern and they are the future ... when in fact they are only crap.
Nope. You're wrong.feminized seeds is just a catch phrase for seed companies. the mother plant undergoes parthenogenesis aka it doesn't need a male or sexual reproduction to reproduce. these are also seen in dandelions and many other plants as well. its the genetics of the mother plant that produce seeds that are female.
you don't know what youre talking about, pal. those pics are of a nearly ready EasyRider I grow along with other strains... she will give me about 35g dry, even more if I'm lucky. the buds are big, not on par with those of a non AF plant but if you compare them my ER is a small copy of her bigger sisters.I'm going to cosign the popular sentiment here; don't grow auto's. They suck balls, I don't understand why people use them. Why waste all of that time, money and effort for such a small (and not very potent) gain. Also, your plants are starving.