Big indoor Auto Grow

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Blazin Budz

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Im not new to growing but I am new to Autoflowers. Im just wondering why nobody does large auto grows. All the grow journals i see are 2-5 plants max. Im just thinking about running a room with 20 autos. 2-4 OZ a plant is around 60oz every 70 days or so. Sounds better than a photo grow time/yield to me so why aren't people doing it?

If anyone has any links to big indoor Auto grows, please post them in here.
 
Cheeseenthusiast

Cheeseenthusiast

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Just started 3x3 of autos! General jist on my thread was they are quite difficult for newbies to get the best out of them and that their projected time frames cant always be relied upon
 
insomnia65

insomnia65

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Cheeseenthusiast said:
Just started 3x3 of autos! General jist on my thread was they are quite difficult for newbies to get the best out of them and that their projected time frames cant always be relied upon
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I have certain strains of autos are brilliant, their yield is amazing and strength also.
 
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Blazin Budz

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Cheeseenthusiast said:
Just started 3x3 of autos! General jist on my thread was they are quite difficult for newbies to get the best out of them and that their projected time frames cant always be relied upon
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Hmmm, im speaking more for the experienced grower though. I should have no problem pulling 2-4 OZ's off any reputable Auto breeders strains. Also, If they're on a timeframe and a plant or 2 doesn't finish on time then just keep it in the room. Doesn't seem like good enough reasons to stop an experienced grower from running an all auto room. I really want to do this but it seems like someone would have tried it by now. Theres gotta be legit reasons a huge amount of growers aren't running 20-100 plant all Auto rooms.
 
Cheeseenthusiast

Cheeseenthusiast

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Blazin Budz said:
Hmmm, im speaking more for the experienced grower though. I should have no problem pulling 2-4 OZ's off any reputable Auto breeders strains. Also, If they're on a timeframe and a plant or 2 doesn't finish on time then just keep it in the room. Doesn't seem like good enough reasons to stop an experienced grower from running an all auto room. I really want to do this but it seems like someone would have tried it by now. Theres gotta be legit reason a huge amount of growers aren't running 20-100 plant all Auto rooms.
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I agree! I'm on my first ever grow but as you said if people are getting 100g+ plus from good seeds and techniques on channels when the do 2 or 3 pots so why not a whole room, plus 1 light cycle so no need for multiple areas
 
Bosgrower

Bosgrower

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The biggest problem with autos is the wide variations you'll find in a seed pack. Other than Mephisto, and they're not perfect, you're going to have a lot of variance in height, yield, and sometimes even appearance. Plus, you can't pheno hunt and clone the winners. No clones, no even canopies.
 
Gwhiliker

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they are kind of a beginners plant imo, they can't be trained much, the genetics are iffy as you never know what you are gonna get. can't clone etc
 
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CTGrown203

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I’m sure most people don’t do it because most people don’t have room for 100 plants or if they did when would u have time to care for 100 plants imo
 
wil2279

wil2279

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Ok here is my take on it... there are several factors in play here.
1. Acceptance- autos are still pretty new to the cannabis scene and while a lot of people love them, a lot of your bigger grows are by guys who have been growing a long time and are set in their ways. A lot still tend to think of autos as inferior genetics.
2. Home Growers- your average home grower or guy here on rollitup is only growing for themselves. They don't need big grows.
3. Consistency- autos can't be cloned and thus are going to be less consistent than clones. Big commercial grow operations want to be able to count on a consistent, predictable harvest "yield" that produces a consistent "uniform" product. They use clones... they don't even use seeds for photos unless they are pheno hunting for a mother to use for clones...
4. Rollitup is not autoflower friendly. If you get on autoflower network you can find dirt some bigger grows.
 
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Humanrob

Humanrob

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I think @wil2279 covered most of it, especially #3 referencing cloning and consistency as a production requirement. Growing from seeds tends to have consistency issues in general when compared with clones, but auto hybrids are bred from three sources (with the addition of ruderalis in the mix) and I've had unbelievable variation between plants that came from seeds from the same packet. I guess a lot of seeds are rushed to market these days, but it seems like when your phenos can lean more towards ruderalis or more towards photo spectrums, that adds a whole other set of variables to the equation.

The only thing I would add is that from what I've seen, large scale/commercial growers are also relying on "bag appeal", and the autos I've grown (mostly Mephisto), while frosty and potent, don't have anything close to the bud density of photos. For me the 'larfy' buds are a benefit not a problem, because I grow them outdoors and they are less likely to get moldy with more open bud structures, but commercially it seems like people are stuck on dense buds being synonymous with quality.
 
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Blazin Budz

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Good points. Thinking about it a bit more, I'd like to add, the electricity costs would double. Going from 12/12 to 20/4 constantly wouldn't be cheap. Not sure if the shorter flower times would make up for that or not.
 
wil2279

wil2279

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Blazin Budz said:
Good points. Thinking about it a bit more, I'd like to add, the electricity costs would double. Going from 12/12 to 20/4 constantly wouldn't be cheap. Not sure if the shorter flower times would make up for that or not.
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Stick around... I'm working on getting a new grow space and I'm hoping in the spring to do s 5x5 grow full of autos... at least 9 - 12 of them.
 
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