what does "auto flowering" mean?

ive searched but cant find the answer. somone should write a wikipedia for it.

it refers to a plants ability to flower on its own. no need for 12/12 auto flowering plants will flower after the first few weeks regardless.

er strange.

autoflowering means that the plants goes into flowering regardless of light cycle. a certain period of days pass after sprouting and they go into flower on their own under a (recommended) 18/6 light schedule.

do a search on Joint Doctor's Lowryder and you will find the original autoflower genetics.

there are now a few varieties of them made by several seed breeders and some of them seem very interesting.

they are created by breeding Ruderalis (ditch weed) strains with Indicas and Sativas and they seem to produce a surprisingly decent smoke despite their heritage.

i look forward to trying them out in my veg tank soon

a while ago I was reading that people were saying lowryder sucked but lowryder 2 was the thing to get. now all I hear about are these auto flowering strains, but I knew that ruderalis was involved with the mix. Thanks for clairifying.