Autoflower Outdoors: When is first TRUE harvest possible?

danknugg

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I am looking into getting some autoflowering seeds, however I have certain concerns about what would actually be best for my situation. I am wondering,

a) can an autoflower be transplanted outdoors from indoors?
b) when is the earliest autoflowers can be harvested, with proper yield?
c) when is the earliest any body has harvested a decent amount of mature buds from outside?

Any tips or previous experience would be awesome! Thanks fellas!

If i can not get autoflowers that can be harvested in the Midwest by the end of July I am going photo for sure!
 

danknugg

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O ya and I've seen some crazy stuff like harvests starting in May, I doubt that is true, but I could be (hopefuly :)) wrong! If anybody has good info I'd love to hear about autos and early Outdoor harvests!
 

Buddingbishop

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Depends where you live, if you plant one in June you could probably harvest it in August with 3 or so zips. I ve seen photo strains finish as early as the beginning of september and they yield 3x what an auto would
 

danknugg

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thanks for the reply! ill be growing in the midwest. I was hoping to find out what is the absolute earliest you can harvest mature buds outdoors, in the midwest
 

Buddingbishop

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thanks for the reply! ill be growing in the midwest. I was hoping to find out what is the absolute earliest you can harvest mature buds outdoors, in the midwest
Im in Mn so thats about as far north as you will get, as for the earliest you can harvest. Auto=pretty much anytime, you would just have to start earlier indoors. Photo=like i said early Sept. I prefer to have a couple fast finishing strains and then have some for later sept or early oct. Helps to space the harvest time out, less buds in my dry room and i get some smoke quicker and some that are potent and yield well
 

tristynhawk

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I grew kaya gold this year from nirvana it's not an auto. But it started flowering early july and finished early sept. to mid sept.
I have Dr. Greenthumbs IAF for next year he says you can harvest in july.
 

Buddingbishop

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I grew kaya gold this year from nirvana it's not an auto. But it started flowering early july and finished early sept. to mid sept.
I have Dr. Greenthumbs IAF for next year he says you can harvest in july.
I looked at your grow dude, i will definatly be having a couple kaya golds in my crop for next year they look so good. Have you tried any yet? how was the high?
 

danknugg

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Im in Mn so thats about as far north as you will get, as for the earliest you can harvest. Auto=pretty much anytime, you would just have to start earlier indoors. Photo=like i said early Sept. I prefer to have a couple fast finishing strains and then have some for later sept or early oct. Helps to space the harvest time out, less buds in my dry room and i get some smoke quicker and some that are potent and yield well
Sweet man thanks good stuff here! I'm south of MN and I have seen outdoor photo grows harvested at maturity in august where I live, also ALOT longer nov 15 last year! i see different things about autos and i understand they can grow and do well, but will the amount and potency of bud be affected by when in the summer/spring you put it out? seems to me you could do autos inside "vegging" for 3 weeks of 24/0 or 20/0 or watever then transplant em. say u started this at the beginning of may. A 10 week seed to weed strain would be done.... mid july???
 

danknugg

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I grew kaya gold this year from nirvana it's not an auto. But it started flowering early july and finished early sept. to mid sept.
I have Dr. Greenthumbs IAF for next year he says you can harvest in july.
Thanks for the info! I'll certainly be looking for a fast photo either way! how was potency and how long did trimming take! LOL i hate to trim i LOVE easy trim plants!
 

BigFatFatty

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It was auto ak or some kind of afgan auto... I can find out and get back with ya... He's asleep now but he'll be up around 9 central time... I'll keep ya posted when I find out exactly which one it was... Deff dank forsure... Just didn't yield as much as he hoped...
 

Buddingbishop

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Thanks for the info! I'll certainly be looking for a fast photo either way! how was potency and how long did trimming take! LOL i hate to trim i LOVE easy trim plants!
trimming is a labor of love and is worth it no matter how many leaves there are
 

danknugg

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trimming is a labor of love and is worth it no matter how many leaves there are
Well it is entirely worth the effort! I just think there is so many great genetics out there that if i spend 2-3 hours researching which strains i want to grow i could save ten-fold that time on trimmin!
 

danknugg

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It was auto ak or some kind of afgan auto... I can find out and get back with ya... He's asleep now but he'll be up around 9 central time... I'll keep ya posted when I find out exactly which one it was... Deff dank forsure... Just didn't yield as much as he hoped...
DUDE! SWEET! If its actually possible to pull decent yields of stanky danky nuggy early as july out of doors 100% ill be autoflower supporter and activist
 

Buddingbishop

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Dont forget though, you'll be spending alot more money on seeds. Instead of cloning and taking that money to buy more soil and plant more plants to get more bud
 
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