How to Grow Autoflowering Cannabis – and grow it well
Want to know how to grow autoflowering cannabis? Not sure about what makes autoflowers different from “normal” marijuana plants? The Growers Guide to Cannabis has published helpful topics about autos over a 5 year period, and together these form one of the most complete autoflowering grow guides available online.
Autoflowers are less complicated than photo-period plants: they are not affected by the light cycle, and the seedling to young plant stage has fast and vigorous growth. Autoflowering strains are usually fairly hardy and described as “easy to grow”. And yet …its easy to fail when growing autos and end up with less than spectacular harvests. Read through our articles to find out how to grow autoflowering cannabis successfully.
Common questions about how to grow autoflowering cannabis
What is autoflowering cannabis?
- Why the Vegetative Stage is so important
- Life cycle is gentically determined
- How to increase success
- Can you re-veg an autoflower cutting?
- How much light to give an autoflower?
- When to change to flowering nutrients
- Harvesting autoflowers
autoflowering cannabis strains guide
- Big Bud x Northern Lights Auto Grow Report
- Super Stinky Auto Review
- Best strains to grow outdoors in cool climates
What is the best light schedule for autoflowers?
Autoflowers don’t need the transition to 12/12 light to trigger flowering. This means you can keep them on 18/6 or even 24/0 and your plants will start to bud.
How long do autoflowers take from seed to harvest?
Standard (or photoperiod) cannabis plants will stay in vegetative growth (i.e. energies are put into stem, root and leaf development) for as long as they receive less than 12 hours of dark per day. The ruderalis component of autoflowers ensures that these plants make the transition into flowering irrespective of the number of hours of darkness. The important thing to remember is that this development happens not because of size of plant, but by age.
The amount of time autoflowers take to go from seed to harvest varies from strain to strain. Here is a guideline:
- Fast autos – 7-8 weeks: expect a maximum of 25g dry weight/per plant. Can be useful to add one of these to your grow to get a smoke in a little earlier.
- 9-11 weeks: 75-100g per plant
- 12-14 weeks – 130g per plant
- 3 months + – up to 300g per plant
How long does it take for an autoflower to start flowering?
This depends on the strain: remember that even the most Indica based strain will need 6-7 weeks of flowering, so a super fast 7-8 week autoflower will be thinking about transitioning into flower in its first days after germination.
What’s the best nutrient regime for autos?
- What are the best nutrients for autoflowers?
- Do autos need a different type of nutrients than the brand you usually use?
- Why does autoflowering cannabis need a different feeding regime?
- Nutrients for seedling stage, veg growth and flowering
- Avoiding nutrient overload
Read all about feeding autoflowering cannabis
How do you grow autoflowers outdoors?Growing autoflowers outdoors
Guerrilla growing using autos
- What is guerrilla growing
- Autoflowers are ideal for guerrilla grows
- When to plant an outdoor grow
- Choosing your location
- Preparation and planting
- Getting a successful outdoor grow
Read the full post on guerilla growing here
Growing autoflowering cannabis under led lights
Read how to grow autoflowering cannabisSee all articles here
How to Grow Autoflowering Cannabis – and grow it well
Want to know how to grow autoflowering cannabis? Not sure about what makes autoflowers different from “normal” marijuana plants? The Growers Guide to Cannabis has published helpful topics about autos over a 5 year period, and together these form one of the most complete autoflowering grow guides available online.
Autoflowers are less complicated than photo-period plants: they are not affected by the light cycle, and the seedling to young plant stage has fast and vigorous growth. Autoflowering strains are usually fairly hardy and described as “easy to grow”. And yet …its easy to fail when growing autos and end up with less than spectacular harvests. Read through our articles to find out how to grow autoflowering cannabis successfully.
Common questions about how to grow autoflowering cannabis
What is autoflowering cannabis?
- Why the Vegetative Stage is so important
- Life cycle is gentically determined
- How to increase success
- Can you re-veg an autoflower cutting?
- How much light to give an autoflower?
- When to change to flowering nutrients
- Harvesting autoflowers
autoflowering cannabis strains guide
- Big Bud x Northern Lights Auto Grow Report
- Super Stinky Auto Review
- Best strains to grow outdoors in cool climates
What is the best light schedule for autoflowers?
Autoflowers don’t need the transition to 12/12 light to trigger flowering. This means you can keep them on 18/6 or even 24/0 and your plants will start to bud.
How long do autoflowers take from seed to harvest?
Standard (or photoperiod) cannabis plants will stay in vegetative growth (i.e. energies are put into stem, root and leaf development) for as long as they receive less than 12 hours of dark per day. The ruderalis component of autoflowers ensures that these plants make the transition into flowering irrespective of the number of hours of darkness. The important thing to remember is that this development happens not because of size of plant, but by age.
The amount of time autoflowers take to go from seed to harvest varies from strain to strain. Here is a guideline:
- Fast autos – 7-8 weeks: expect a maximum of 25g dry weight/per plant. Can be useful to add one of these to your grow to get a smoke in a little earlier.
- 9-11 weeks: 75-100g per plant
- 12-14 weeks – 130g per plant
- 3 months + – up to 300g per plant
How long does it take for an autoflower to start flowering?
This depends on the strain: remember that even the most Indica based strain will need 6-7 weeks of flowering, so a super fast 7-8 week autoflower will be thinking about transitioning into flower in its first days after germination.
What’s the best nutrient regime for autos?
- What are the best nutrients for autoflowers?
- Do autos need a different type of nutrients than the brand you usually use?
- Why does autoflowering cannabis need a different feeding regime?
- Nutrients for seedling stage, veg growth and flowering
- Avoiding nutrient overload
Read all about feeding autoflowering cannabis
How do you grow autoflowers outdoors?Growing autoflowers outdoors
Guerrilla growing using autos
- What is guerrilla growing
- Autoflowers are ideal for guerrilla grows
- When to plant an outdoor grow
- Choosing your location
- Preparation and planting
- Getting a successful outdoor grow
Read the full post on guerilla growing here
Growing autoflowering cannabis under led lights
Read how to grow autoflowering cannabisSee all articles here
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