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I was given the seed. I didn't know what I had. I'm used to photos. Autos are easy, but... I have plenty of space both inside and out. My outside season goes till mid Oct. I don't know that I would on purpose grow them inside. Like I said, I didn't know what I had.Why did you grow autos, and why are you considering that again? Are you growing outdoors, indoors? (If indoors, are you limited for space? Do you need to grow short plants?).
IMO, autos make sense outdoors to get an early harvest while waiting for ourdoor photosensitive plants. Indoors, I think they only make sense if you have a small grow space. Their bonsai structure should yeild more than a "12/12 from harvest" (which tend to be lanky). I don't think they make sense indoors because you have to run the lights 18/6 during flower (to get the most out of them.). If you have the space for a photosenstive plant, it should produce more with just 12/12 light.
Some people like to grow autos as a hobby. They're different, like a bonsai plant. Something you can do with autos is have a "perpetual grow." Add a seedling every week (as you harvest the oldest plant) every week. That would be a way to have a constant supply (and smooth workload) compared to the boom/bust cycles of photosensitives. (That makes autos tempting to me.).
Another positive of growing an auto indoors: Since they don't need darkness, you can grow it on your coffee table, like a houseplant. That could be attractive to someone curious about growing (but doesn't want to invest a lot). They could grow a plant without having to invest in a tent, extraction fan, etc.
ok you asked,ditch the auto flowers and roll with reg seeds,ive seen you plants other day,seems you know what your doing,go hard or go home with regs,less problems for what i hear,i make my own seeds and bypass all that money grubbing for seeds,all my friends use nothing but them,ya you get males but there nice to look at too,hahahahnot me of course just saying is all,several have tried the fems to most had herms and shit and never grew them again,so for a sure bet,regs all day,beside dont running autos and fems seem like a doc jekel mister hide to you does me,using silver to make seeds and such is just cheating,producing life isnt cheating,it creating enjoying suspense of what happens and nuturing something with your own hands.I'm asking for all opinions on auto flowering plants. I grew my first ones this year and I'm not sure how I feel about them yet. Please tell me your struggles and triumphs with auto flowers. Before I make another investment I'd like to know more from real people, not some proppa bull on a website.
Right on. Thanks for your opinion. I never would have bought autos. Seems like eveyone is saying the same thing I was thinking. I would love to have some pollen for my ladies. I'm that kind of mad scientist. I love seeing, and tasting, the result of new genetics.ok you asked,ditch the auto flowers and roll with reg seeds,ive seen you plants other day,seems you know what your doing,go hard or go home with regs,less problems for what i hear,i make my own seeds and bypass all that money grubbing for seeds,all my friends use nothing but them,ya you get males but there nice to look at too,hahahahnot me of course just saying is all,several have tried the fems to most had herms and shit and never grew them again,so for a sure bet,regs all day,beside dont running autos and fems seem like a doc jekel mister hide to you does me,using silver to make seeds and such is just cheating,producing life isnt cheating,it creating enjoying suspense of what happens and nuturing something with your own hands.
regs all the way baby,good or bad,you just might come across a whats happening stud to seduce your ladies with magic,give a try,beside that auto and fems seem like animals ,they steal your heart and die way to soon,so i consider them cheats,lmao,im done hahah
I grew auto flowers. They were so bunk next to my other strains that they just stayed in a jar. They always had some weird taste I just couldn’t do. And most of it was too airy. I don’t know though now. Supposedly they’ve gotten better. It’s been about 6 years since I’ve had one. I look for genetics now that finish before the frost hits outside and earlier. I’ve made a few that have finished in September in Colorado. Those genetics generally flower early inside as well. Not saying to stay away from autos but I haven’t had much luck with them in comparison with my regular plants in terms of quality goes..
I had that. First harvest 2 weeks ago, next will be middle of Sept, then beginning of Oct, with a final finish in late Oct. First 3 are autos the rest are photos. Turned out better than expected. All outdoor. New batch will be indoor, unknown stains.I've only grown one autoflower strain (a few times), Northern Storm. Nobody I knew could tell the difference. People had to set the pipe down after a couple hits. I harvested as much as 220g from a 2x2 4' tall space. Dense nuggets. I always got 180-220g from that space, growing that strain.
I wouldn't have any problem growing autos. But, that's just from a sample of one. I could be wrong. My only dislike is using 25% more light/electricity in flower. (But, that could make sense if I grew stealth. Or, if I wanted a perpetual grow.). I would definitely grow them outside if I could. That would be like growing for free. If I planted a photosensitive in April, expecting a September harvest.... I could harvest some autos in July. If other auto strains are anything like the one I've grown indoors, that would be awesome to get an early outdoor harvest.).
Pros: quick life cycleI'm asking for all opinions on auto flowering plants. I grew my first ones this year and I'm not sure how I feel about them yet. Please tell me your struggles and triumphs with auto flowers. Before I make another investment I'd like to know more from real people, not some proppa bull on a website.
I don't know that I'd go that far, even in my seriously limited experience. I've had a few that seemed to hate LST - NL autos seem to fight me on every damn thing - but overall I've found them to be reasonably receptive when I do bother to train. That being said, I'm hoping most photoperiods react to topping and LST like my Seedsman Jack Herrer has. This poor plant has been thru hell for the past couple of months, but it still looks much better than the autos I have going. Looking forward to trying some GSC & Zkittlez photos when I make my next seed order.Cons: Unable to train or very limited
I’m a regular grower of seedmans jack herer. I found there are two phenotypes: more sativa like in structure or more squat like indicas. Some have awesome side branching and some don’t. There not very consistent in structure but smoke will be good out of either. They do take a bit longer to flower than they say online. Have you noticed the same things?I don't know that I'd go that far, even in my seriously limited experience. I've had a few that seemed to hate LST - NL autos seem to fight me on every damn thing - but overall I've found them to be reasonably receptive when I do bother to train. That being said, I'm hoping most photoperiods react to topping and LST like my Seedsman Jack Herrer has. This poor plant has been thru hell for the past couple of months, but it still looks much better than the autos I have going. Looking forward to trying some GSC & Zkittlez photos when I make my next seed order.
As for phenotypical differences within JH, I can't really comment since this is the only one I've ever seen. I'm too much of a noob still to have a good sense of structural differences between Sativas and Indicas. As far as leaves go, it seems to be in between. My (Garden of Green) Critical XXL plants have MUCH broader leaves, which seems to make sense since thery're supposed to be 100% Indica. But the JH leaves aren't nearly as narrow as some of the heavily Sativa-dominant autos I've grown. Won't be lights-on for a couple more hours, but I'll post some pics then so you can compare.They do take a bit longer to flower than they say online. Have you noticed the same things?
What was the light schedule before 12/12? how long have you veg’d your plant? You could try an 11/13 light schedule. That might make enough of a difference to trigger flowering. You could also try giving a bloom booster. That can also help stimulate flower. I veg on 18/6 and flower on 11/13 and never have an isssue with transitioning to flower.As for phenotypical differences within JH, I can't really comment since this is the only one I've ever seen. I'm too much of a noob still to have a good sense of structural differences between Sativas and Indicas. As far as leaves go, it seems to be in between. My (Garden of Green) Critical XXL plants have MUCH broader leaves, which seems to make sense since thery're supposed to be 100% Indica. But the JH leaves aren't nearly as narrow as some of the heavily Sativa-dominant autos I've grown. Won't be lights-on for a couple more hours, but I'll post some pics then so you can compare.
As for flowering; well, I'm starting to wonder if I'm doing something wrong. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since I flipped her to 12/12, and I'm not even noticing pistils yet. Stretch has also been pretty minimal. Once I started training her, she was oddly happy to just grow outward in every direction; little apparent interest in growing upward. Since flipping, she's only pushed upward a few inches.
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