Autoflowering Seeds: What Are They and How Do They Work
Cannabis is arguably one of the most well-known and discussed plants in the world. Anyone with experience growing cannabis or simply interested in the topic has likely heard about autoflowering cannabis seeds. Over the past few years, these strains have gained significant popularity among cannabis growers and seed producers, and it’s no accident. Below, we’ll explore what autoflowering cannabis seeds are, how they differ from other types, their growing features, and suggest purchasing autoflowering seeds from our premium cannabis seed catalog.
What Are Autoflowering Cannabis Seeds?
Autoflowering seeds are hybrids developed by breeders using special genetics, enabling them to enter the flowering phase without requiring a specific light regime. In other words, autoflowering cannabis strains bloom automatically after a certain time, so growers don't need to interfere with the flowering process. This feature makes home growing especially appealing, as there's no need to spend time adjusting light or darkness and controlling the flowering process.
Another key feature of autoflowering marijuana seeds is their short life cycle. These strains typically mature faster than others.
Who Should Choose Autoflowering Cannabis Seeds?
We recommend choosing autoflowering cannabis seeds if you:
- have no experience growing cannabis;
- don’t have time to care for the plants;
- want to shorten the time from planting to harvest;
- live in a region with unpredictable climate conditions.
From our experience, there’s no clear correlation between which seeds are chosen by experienced growers, commercial growers, or beginners.
How Are Autoflowering Cannabis Strains Different? Pros and Cons
Advantages:
- Life cycle. It is significantly shorter than that of photoperiodic strains. Our store offers autoflowering marijuana seeds with life cycles ranging from 5 weeks to 3 months. Keep in mind that sometimes the short life cycle indicated by the producer is for marketing purposes. Not every plant will 100% match the listed characteristics, and in reality, the life cycle of autoflowering strains may be slightly longer;
- Resistance to adverse natural factors. This includes mold, overwatering or underwatering, pests, and more. Why is this? It’s simply explained. Autoflowering cannabis seeds are hybrids containing the genetics of wild ruderalis cannabis. After many years in the wild, ruderalis has adapted to many challenges presented by unpredictable nature.
Of course, despite the advantages of autoflowering strains, such as a shorter life cycle, there are also certain opposite characteristics:
- Yield. To gain maximum weight, the plant needs time. So, when buying autoflowering seeds, keep in mind that the shorter the life cycle, the smaller the yield. This is not a definitive statement. There are still more and less productive autoflowering strains. However, you shouldn’t expect a huge yield from a minimal cultivation period;
- THC concentration. Typically, autoflowering strains don’t have as high a THC content as some photoperiodic strains. But the difference is more noticeable in lab tests with THC percentage numbers than in the sensations of the consumer ;)
Autoflowering Feminized Cannabis Seeds
Note that in our store, all autoflowering cannabis seeds are feminized, meaning they’re all female. Growers don’t need to manually remove male plants as they do with regular seeds to avoid pollination. This makes growing easier and more convenient, especially for beginners.
In Conclusion
Autoflowering strains are not suitable for training techniques like scrog or mainlining, where the plant needs to be pruned. If you want to increase your yield under lights, you can only bend the plant using the LST method. Pruning is typically done during the vegetative growth phase, but this phase is very short for autoflowering strains. It’s also known that pruning can extend the vegetative phase.
You can purchase autoflowering seeds in this section of our store. If you decide to choose non-autoflowering cannabis seeds, you can consider two other types – photoperiodic cannabis seeds or regular seeds.
All actions with cannabis seeds must comply with the laws and regulations of the country in which you are located. We are not responsible for any violations of legislation on your part.
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