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Autoflowers....make me a believer please

Okay, I am impulsive so I just finished an order for Bubblegum Auto from Seedsman. I'm going to start one as soon as they get here.

Question #1 - Should I use the same low stress training method as with photos, or do they do their own thing without interference?

Question #2 - Can I take a clone, and if so, when is the best time to do so?
 
No, Yes but No. Top once at 3rd node; then use LST.You can take a clone but it lives and dies on the same clock as the mother. Check out this thread about topping Autos. It convinces me.
 
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This is the thread about topping Autos I was looking for. You know after taking my nighttime meds I forget where I surfed. Sometimes never find it again :cool::p:rolleyes:
 
Nebula: It was that page that got me interested in actually growing Autos. I have read a lot of posts over many forums on the subject since first reading your page. I am kind of a research geek. Thanks
 
Critical Jack Herer from seed to harvest 76 days final weight 12 and half ounces you have to love autoflowers this was 4 plants
 

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I'd say that the best auto-flowering strains are as potent as any photoperiod strain (all the Dinafem auto strains I've grown were very potent, for example). But if you get autos from an inexperienced breeder they can sometimes be not that potent because they are too closely related to their wild Ruderalis hemp ancestors, which didn't produce a lot of THC :( It seems like you get the best results with strains that are 6 or 7+ generations away from a wild Ruderalis plant! At that point they've retained just the auto-flowering characteristic, and most of their genes for bud growth come from photoperiod strains!
 
It seems that given the time restraint of autos, that once seed has outgrown solo cup, should go right into final container. No extra transfers. Or should sprouted seed just go in final container and skip the solo cup?
 
insomniaczzz said:
It seems that given the time restraint of autos, that once seed has outgrown solo cup, should go right into final container. No extra transfers. Or should sprouted seed just go in final container and skip the solo cup?
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Not sure why people even bother with transplanting...I plant seeds and rooted clones right in their death pots.

Never once had a problem...ever

Easy not to over water...and that is the only concern

Of course I'm in coco loco...not hydro
 
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Green75, I guess there are pros and cons to starting from onset in final container versus several transplants. Certainly would be less work.

For us, one reason for the transplanting is that we start seedlings and grow through vegetation in our basement. We go from to solo cup to 2 gal bucket to finish veg cycle. We then do the final transfer in 5 gal buckets upstairs in the garage which is where the grow tent is. Give them a few more days of veg in new container and then switch to 12/12.

I am going to do it differently with the autos.
 
Yes, transplanting has its pros and cons. If you start your plant in a small container like a solo cup they grow faster at first. If you transplant them carefully, and before they outgrow their pot, they'll just plain grow faster than if you start them in their final container. But if you're transplanting there's a lot more that can go wrong! If your plant overgrows the pot or gets transplant shock you might be going through a lot of trouble for nothing. With autos you have a very tight schedule so not a lot of room for mistakes! When I grew autos I started mine in Rapid Rooters, and then after they germinated I put them straight into 3-gallon pots, which worked great. I think they would also do well being started in a solo cup, especially if you have experience and make sure to transplant before the leaves get wider than the cup, but it might be easier to just start them in their final destination :)
 
I think topping an AF will be ok, but don't expect harvest@ 50 days. After numerous AF grows I found that topping does work, but adds time, and hydro growing for AF produces bigger bounty by far then soil does. BUT......soil is so much more tasty! I like to use Kind Soil for my organic grows, soil comes in 5 lbs. bags and is 18.00 US$ shipped from Mich. Good growing to all, and spread the word.....
 
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