Are auto-flowering cannabis seeds worth it?

Q: I screwed up and ordered autoflowering seeds, is it a waste of time? This is my first serious cannabis grow… and I ordered Do Si Does autoflower and Apple Fritter, which I also now realize is an autoflower.

Northern lights auto bud

A: While there’s nothing wrong with auto-flowering cannabis strains, it’s important to get the strain you want. If you just ordered today, try emailing/calling the seed bank immediately and tell them what happened.

I’ve ordered the wrong seeds by accident before with Seed Supreme and I quickly asked them to switch. I can’t guarantee anything because I don’t work there but in my case, it wasn’t a problem.

If you’ve already got the autoflowering cannabis seeds, they’ll still grow and make buds for sure.

The cool thing about auto-flowering strains is you just give them 18 hours light and 6 hours dark the whole grow, instead of changing the lights to 12-12 halfway through the life cycle to induce flowering like with regular marijuana plants.

The auto-flowering cannabis strains tend to stay on the smaller side, which could be good depending on what you’re looking for. Though they tend to get bigger if you give them a bigger pot and avoid overwatering when they’re young.

If these autoflowering cannabis seeds are all you’ve got, it can’t hurt to grow them and get a feel for growing. Especially if you ordered from a good company.

The plants should be ready for harvest in 2-3 months from seed. You can always order more seeds if things don’t work out.

Learn more about auto-flowering vs photoperiod strains of cannabis.

Happy growing!

Nebula Haze
GrowWeedEasy.com

These autoflowering Amnesia buds by MSNL produced several ounces even though it was grown under a tiny 100W LED grow light.

These autoflowering Amnesia buds cannabis buds by MSNL produced several ounces even though it was grown under a tiny 100W LED grow light.

I was more than happy with the buds.

Great bud quality at harvest!

 


 

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