Why the hatred for Autoflower strains?
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Corso312
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Autos are ridiculously easy to grow, I doubt any " accomplished growers" have trouble growing them.
Corso312
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I hate fucking tomatoes .... I think no one should grow tomatoes, squash yields so much better and tastes greatwhy would you waste your time growing tomatoes ......
Awful analogy
Autos are like a microwave Salisbury steak dinner. Now that's a good analogy.
prostheticninja
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I run hydro, and my autos are looking good, but with only three weeks left I'm a little unimpressed with where they are at now. It also seems like a lot of other people had that issue, getting so far into their grow and not being happy with it. I'm looking for big, frosty, branch bending nuggets-by like week 5 out of 8. Instead of being at the same interval before harvest and my shit is barely starting to fatten up, like with what's going on nowI grew autos a few times in the past. Out of the 40 or so seeds I dropped (over a 3+ year period), I think maybe 5 plants turned out to be "smokeable", most everything else I had to bubble hash, and a few I simply tossed. I ran both soil and hydro environments, and I used super soil, and UC buckets respectively. I maintained consistent ph balance and my nute ppm runoff never went over 1000ppm.
I also ran super soil for my reg/fem seeds/clones with consistent ph balance and water runoff never peaked 1000ppm -- ALL of them flourished, producing delicious nugs of goodness and I've even did some pollen chucking and made a few crosses. With about the same level of effort as my auto grows.
But I suppose I can understand why people would grow autos. It's just not for me, I don't see the point. The same level of effort can be applied to photo genetics with better results, almost every time.
Clearing up light leak in a grow cab -- try taping off the area and using spray foam to seal the holes/cracks, then remove the tape to give yourself clean lines. It will also help insulate.
I think the whole reason why people think autos are fun is that you don't have to switch it over so you can look at it pretty much whenever and they stay small and easy to maintain, which is not a bad thing at all. But I'm ready for a bit of a bigger challenge, and hopefully a bigger reward.
Thanks for the tip man! If I would have known that one during my last grow I would have been in business! My last grow cabinet (or box, I suppose) was 3.5'x4'x4', but with a few light leaks here and there I was confined to running autos in there. I could have got some monsters going in there, man.
see4
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Then don't?
Can you elaborate what it's like to fuck a tomato? Inquiring minds want to know.
Yodaweed
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So back to what I said, you cannot clone these, and making seeds is a crap shoot, I have zero plans to grow autos they are not worth my space, just finished running gorilla glue#4 and golden goat, next run is white fire og and tangie pretty sure no auto's compare to the thc content and flavor these cuts give. Good luck with your autos.
kmog33
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I don't buy autos, but I'll definitely grow free ones alongside my photos while I am vegging. Pretty fun this is my first set of autos, don't know shit about potency but they look alright. Auto critical and cream of the crop. 
Planted 10/26 this pic is from earlier today.
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Planted 10/26 this pic is from earlier today.
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mogroith
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I have found auto flower very sensitive to heat, was given 6 auto seeds and only one made it
we had a couple of hot streaks 4-5 days temps 38-43C. 3 popped but just shriveled up died
had some 6 weeks older 2 of them just went slowly down hill after and had dead bits in with new growth
would of gone moldy ripped them. Last one never grew taller, only the fan leaves died not the young buds
like the other 2,but did get 4 grams of dried bud.
No hate from me just have to rethink my planting times if I try them again.
we had a couple of hot streaks 4-5 days temps 38-43C. 3 popped but just shriveled up died
had some 6 weeks older 2 of them just went slowly down hill after and had dead bits in with new growth
would of gone moldy ripped them. Last one never grew taller, only the fan leaves died not the young buds
like the other 2,but did get 4 grams of dried bud.
No hate from me just have to rethink my planting times if I try them again.
HighLowGrow
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Autos suck period. They flower too fast and take up too much space. They are fluffy as hell and taste like chems. Did I mention that they attract mites. In most cases they tip over from being too heavy. Damn autos........
Autos suck....Too bad people don't give em a shot. They are missing out bbbiiiigggttttiimmmmeee.
Autos suck....Too bad people don't give em a shot. They are missing out bbbiiiigggttttiimmmmeee.
tekdc911
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you gotta pop it in the microwave with the salsibury steak first ......
....i understand you cant clone them ...... it keeps getting repeated ...... but fems you make yourself are pretty dam stable .......
sooo pretty ..... BKR ? you have any pics showing the stability plant to plant from any of your seeds runs ?? i cleaned all my electronics a while back so no pics ..... I dont know about the chem taste bro your berries tasted like jasmine to me
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the chin
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Ridiculous easy to grow yep .... But obviously not easy to get big hard nice bud for ::accomplished growers ;;: or this thread be non existing
HighLowGrow
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Took this today. These are the BKR F2s. Lot of variation. Nothing is stable yet.you gotta pop it in the microwave with the salsibury steak first ......
i understand you cant clone them ...... it keeps getting repeated ...... but fems you make yourself are pretty dam stable .......
sooo pretty ..... BKR ? you have any pics showing the stability plant to plant from any of your seeds runs ?? i cleaned all my electronics a while back so no pics ..... I dont know about the chem taste bro your berries tasted like jasmine to me
HighLowGrow
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Oh it's REAL easy. Get them under bigger lights.
Pulled these out today. Chopped a couple at the base. The others need a another week or two. All under a 600. 1 gallons.
Pretty damn solid. All of em.
the chin
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Nice job man.... I Def wouldn't call them useless
jmcdaniel0
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Those look amazing man. I did a run of fast and vast awhile back, it looked very similar. Plenty of yield for me lol. Had enough to permanently bake someone.
Weedjesus420
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the ones I posted earlier weighed in at just over 7oz. for being alive for only 80 days pretty fucking sweet. and the quality is just as good as the dispensary carry's. and Highlowgrow, very nice run bro. fuck the hatters. that hate comes from failure, and failure is what stood for them. Seeing us succeed makes them feel insecure. so they lash out.
Success, most will hate you for it...
Success, most will hate you for it...
phaquetoo
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I think they dont like them because you cant clone em!
I had a dozen bubba kush auto flower a few yrs back, I went to a farmers market and met some one with some bubba kush non auto flower,,,,,it was good, he was bragging he had the best bubba, we lit up one of my auto bubba's and you should have seen his face when he taisted it lmao!
Auto's are awsome for out doors, especialy in the north where I live,,,,,I would imagine down south you could maybe do two crops,,,,,most of em are 12 week strains eh?
Auto is a great way to start as a newbie grower, put a few nice auto's in and get some clone or seeds going to start your perpetual when the auto's start to finish up,,,,,booooom pop a few veged in as you pull out the auto's and you should be good to go!
Hell yea there is a use for auto flower's, Im happy I had some yrs ago! I realy dont have a need for them now.
Peace
phaquetoo
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Wow you so contradict your self! they suck and they are great if you have room?
