ltecato
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Yeah, keeping everything light-tight is a pain. I suspect my last two crops were held up because of light leaks.
what are the pros and cons of auto plants
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Yeah, keeping everything light-tight is a pain. I suspect my last two crops were held up because of light leaks.
LetsGetCritical
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there is an easy way to tell, stand inside the closed tent/room/area and switch all the lights off. Tape over all little lights on fans ect
LetsGetCritical
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probably wouldn't work with one of those pc boxes unless you is an midget. One Automazar supposedly yielded 14 ounces or something
LetsGetCritical
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I've grown an auto strain for a long time and liked it a lot. It yielded a lot and was potent. What I disliked was running lights 18 hours a day. You can run 12 hours, but that's when you'll notice less impressive yields. I also had a couple duds that didn't automatically flip to flower. I had to move them to a 12/12 flower tent.
Whatever you do, be sure to try "12/12 from seed" with photo-sensitive strains. I'm near done with my first one. I'm impressed. It was fast like an auto. Yield per sq/ft appears to be similar. I'm not sure about 12/12 literally "from seed." I let mine veg 2-3 weeks. They're 1.5-2' tall. Not as large as an autoflower. But, I can grow 2 plants in the same space. And, instead of using seeds, clones could be taken from a mother. (You can't do that with an auto.). Not as flexible to work on when "lights out." But, I save 6 hours a day in electricity and lifespan of lights.
It's worth trying.
Smokenpassout
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I do autos in a 5 gallon pot and they yield plenty. Pros being able to garden anytime day or night. I keep mine on 20/4 from start to finish.
a senile fungus
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I ordered some autos this year so that I can put them outside and they'll be finished shortly after my photo plants begin to flower.
I'll be harvesting in early September and also in October as long as no one rips the photos.
People in my area actively look for plants, so autos have the advantage that they finish more quickly.
I'll be harvesting in early September and also in October as long as no one rips the photos.
People in my area actively look for plants, so autos have the advantage that they finish more quickly.
MonkeyGrinder
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Meh autos are what they are. If you're doing an outdoor thing they're cool for getting an early but small harvest. That's with a 4/20 start date anyways. But that can also work against you in a humid climate. If they're in full late flower in July temps + high humidity = budrot city. You get 2 or 3 days of rain? You're getting mold and or budrot. If all goes as planned though you can expect to pull a zip or 2 per plant dry weight with little to no effort per plant. If you kept em tied down til they finished stretch I'm sure that would increase a bit. So pros = quick harvest + light feeders. Cons = small harvest. Climate is a huge factor. That's strictly outdoor though. Indoors I probably wouldn't bother with em.
MonkeyGrinder
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As far as the potency issue I really didnt notice a difference. I wasn't smoking much if at all though at the time. Id say I got rid of 95% of what was grown. Only had one person semi complain. Said it didn't last long. But this particular person smokes himself retarded on a daily basis.
Smokenpassout
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I have to second that, potency on my autos was pretty good. I got plenty of effect from them. Just make sure you plant them in your final pot.
kiwipaulie
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Personally I think they are a waste of time. 8-9 weeks for an o or two on average per plant....
If I get freebies, I just chuck them outside in some nice soil and pretty much leave them to their own devices. My current one outside being Pineapple Express should hopefully get me at least an ounce.
If I get freebies, I just chuck them outside in some nice soil and pretty much leave them to their own devices. My current one outside being Pineapple Express should hopefully get me at least an ounce.
nobody important
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The ONLY pro for auto strains is if you are growing outdoors and live in an area with not enough dark hours (Arctic circle regions). If this is not you, I could go on and on about the cons
GrowUrOwnDank
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Auto+Hempy(perlite)+LED+good hardy fast genetics+decent 3 part nutes =.
Pros.
Fast, Hardy, Easy as spit, no hassles with heat and such, decent yield 1-3 o, good to great smoke, most everything depends on genes. Gotta treat it right should go without saying and its so easy.
Cons? Don't really know. If you go in knowing what to expect, treat it right, can't see any? Not supposed to be the best yeilder. Will stank up your house just like photo, among other things.
If you want great smoke, fast and easy. It's perfect.
If you wanna BF it to death to get more smoke. By all means photo is awesome too.
We got choices! Yay!
Pros.
Fast, Hardy, Easy as spit, no hassles with heat and such, decent yield 1-3 o, good to great smoke, most everything depends on genes. Gotta treat it right should go without saying and its so easy.
Cons? Don't really know. If you go in knowing what to expect, treat it right, can't see any? Not supposed to be the best yeilder. Will stank up your house just like photo, among other things.
If you want great smoke, fast and easy. It's perfect.
If you wanna BF it to death to get more smoke. By all means photo is awesome too.
We got choices! Yay!
Dubbz415
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GrowUrOwnDank
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BF. Butt F. Meaning over doing it and messing with it too much. Over feeding or anything else.
highland420
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Can't clone autos
cjmade
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I'd say if you want a quicker yield and less work - go with auto.
12/12 gives you freedom and control, but does add some headache.
As to lower yields in autos - it is like some kind of a myth: http://www.seedsman.com/blog/4-myths-auto-flowering-plants/
But for the most part I'd say it's more of a personal preference.
12/12 gives you freedom and control, but does add some headache.
As to lower yields in autos - it is like some kind of a myth: http://www.seedsman.com/blog/4-myths-auto-flowering-plants/
But for the most part I'd say it's more of a personal preference.
I just harvested two 12/12 plants. I'd say the performance was equivalent to my auto. They were smaller with less yield, but on a per-foot and energy-cost basis, it seemed equal. I posted details here.