The stick of bud with few secondary shoots is pretty rare and you should be prepared for some pruning and / or training to tame the monster auto strains . Sure , you might have some stocky indica types , but you could just as easily see a real high-rise from sativa-leaning autos . Also , you will be able to sex your auto plant while it ’ s still in veg ( a whole lot sooner than any photoperiod ). Preflowers will be obvious by day 30 .
“ Don ’ t be surprised if an auto rapidly progresses through bloom and is ready for harvest after 40-60 days of flowering .”
Flowering
There ’ s no need for a switch to 12 / 12 for indoor growers and no waiting until late summer for outdoor growers either . Autos are not triggered to bloom by shorter days and longer nights . This weed is wired different and will transition to bloom as it matures , which is usually in or around day 30 . Lower RH closer to 50 percent is preferred but enhanced resistance to damp in higher RH environments is not uncommon . Disturbances to the dark period can be tolerated and won ’ t stress an auto plant to hermie like a light leak in a grow tent or a streetlight shining in the garden might for a photoperiod plant . The autoflowering cannabis flowering period is much shorter ( 8-12 weeks ) than the common photoperiod . Don ’ t be surprised if an auto rapidly progresses through bloom and is ready for harvest after 40-60 days of flowering .
A total cultivation cycle of 75-90 days is common , although there are a few late-blooming autos with haze genes coursing through them and 100-plus day life cycle . Autoflowering cannabis really exhibits its outlier status to the fullest during the flowering period . Buds form incredibly fast and are visually comparable in every way with a photoperiod flower forming in fast-forward . High THC , high CBD , a particular ratio of both , you name it , and you can find autoflowering cannabis that delivers the desired effect . Yields have improved greatly in recent years so you can pull down a heavy harvest from autoflowering plants if you choose your beans wisely .
Final Thoughts on Autoflower Cannabis
We will probably never get to the bottom of the mystery of the origin of the species . Lord knows we are still looking for the missing link to explain our own evolution . Recently I ’ ve heard murmurs from the internet rabbit hole of academics that think maybe humans hibernated once upon a time . Genetic research breakthroughs might clear all this up in the near future , but until then let ’ s not get too hung up on what botanists from the olden days or the current era tell us about weed . Most “ square ” botanists have never smoked a joint in their life and when they hear the name Strawberry Cough , they imagine a mutant coronavirus strain acquired in orchards by strawberry pickers . All that matters is awesome autos are here now and you would be crazy not to take advantage of their amazing , accelerated life cycle in your herbarium .
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