Best (strongest) auto for Armoire grow?

Tstat said:

Awesome info everyone. I have two auto grows under my belt, both in the new Armoire. Each yielded 3-4 ounces. One was a purple from the AutoFlower store (Green Goddess Armoire store) and the other was Banana Blaze. Both were good, but not great.
The idea of autos in the Armoire is you don’t have to guess when to flip to fill the space correctly. Run the lights for like 16 hours and do a lot of LST to keep and even canopy and to keep branches from reaching the light.

I grew for years starting in the 80s and always used regular seeds until fems got good. I always thought regular seeds were better, but in the end used mostly feminized seeds. Maybe this is the same situation with autos getting better. I could easily do photos in my space with just a little more work, but I’d like to give a really good auto a shot!

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What are the dimensions of your cab? How many watts and what type of light are you running? What medium are you growing in? Any pics of the setup?

I had similar experiences with watching sectors of the industry improve over time. What caused me to lean into autos was they fit my climate's outdoor season much better than photos, finishing outside in August when it's warm and dry is a game changer. And I got onboard right when Mephisto was starting to produce quality stuff, if I had tried to make that transition a few years earlier, it would have been much less successful. My first run with autos in 2018 I tried some Sweet Seeds, Barney's Farm, and Fast Buds, and none compared with Mephisto (Alien v Triangle) I ran alongside them. I'm sure they've all gotten better since then, but at that time there was no comparison.

I had a few really good seasons with autos outdoors, and then started growing them indoors (I had been growing photos indoors and out). The last photo run I grew was in 2019. I'm mostly growing Meph, RocBud, Dutch Passion, and Fast Buds these days. I only grow about a dozen plants per year, so I don't have as much opportunity to try new breeders or strains as I'd like. If I could grow 30 plants per year, I'd be trying everything. As it stands, at this point I have more seeds than I have time left to grow them. Friday I'll soak some seeds for a winter run.

Tstat said:

Awesome info everyone. I have two auto grows under my belt, both in the new Armoire. Each yielded 3-4 ounces. One was a purple from the AutoFlower store (Green Goddess Armoire store) and the other was Banana Blaze. Both were good, but not great.
The idea of autos in the Armoire is you don’t have to guess when to flip to fill the space correctly. Run the lights for like 16 hours and do a lot of LST to keep and even canopy and to keep branches from reaching the light.

I grew for years starting in the 80s and always used regular seeds until fems got good. I always thought regular seeds were better, but in the end used mostly feminized seeds. Maybe this is the same situation with autos getting better. I could easily do photos in my space with just a little more work, but I’d like to give a really good auto a shot!

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So did you ever get you some new beans? I just got some Mephisto 3 bears OG and the same DP Banana Blaze you grew. The BB is only around 15ish % thc but the 3BOG is supposed to be over 20%. I have a 2x4 also so i understand room is a factor. You probably be better off with indica dominant strains as they tend to stay smaller and finish faster. Dont mess with ILGM as their gear is mediocre and some of the phenos get tall as hell. I have 2 GG4 autos that are over 3.5 ft tall and another that bushed out but only hit 18" or so. The buzz has been ok but my last run they took a 3 month cure to taste halfway decent.

Strongest I’ve tried are Rocbud (hard to get)

Strongest I’ve tried readily available would be strawberry pie by fastbuds as Meshipto releases once a week with random strains

Cinderella Jack by Dutch Passion is supposed to be 1 of the strongest thc autos out there. They claim up to 26% thc. I havent tried it either. There are so many good strains out there. I just wish i had more space. I like growing autos in my 2x4 because I can keep a continuous flush going. I now stagger my start times so that ill have a plant or 2 ready every 30-40 days. I get to try more strains this way also. I cant wait to see what freebies they sent with my Mephisto and Dutch Passion order.

Many great strains,,,!
I’ve locked into the Tangie(Tangiematic) auto strain by Fast Buds. Why ? Just love the high I get from it Sativa lift is great & very long lasting…21-23% Thc & it is every bit of that and consistent …I’m currently using STS spray to promote male Flowers (female x pollen) to be able to pollinate my own plants… especially GSC by the garden of Green breeders, get it more to the Sativa side???
At $9-12 seed…it adds up & I’m cheap.
GSC consistent 22% THC.

111 day old Tangie pics below, why ?
I was just screwing around with a few plants so I put them in my atrium which faces west no grow lights and let them go and Extra 36 days to 111 days. Then cured over three months. And the high was basically no different than the Tangie plants I harvested at 75 days(not sleepy) I was “extremely surprised” it was not sleepy weed & several of my friends asked me if I had put something in it no I did not!!!

The only Mephisto Genetics I had grown so far was there NCH Northern cheese Haze strain at 19% THC and I would say that was fairly accurate it was a nice smoke.