New Grower auto essence?

[dwarfcrazy]

hey all--i kno im very new here and im not trying to offend anyone whos deeply

into autos as i myself am about to become full on auto but in my lil quest to pick

out a 3rd auto plant to grow in my trio of plants i have combed through 100s of

strains and i just feel that breeders are taking away the essence of what makes

an auto an auto--let me explain--to me an auto is very small--like under 20in-

-and very fast finishing--like 8-10 weeks-a plant for stealthy grows and a quick

turn around and taking up far less space to grow--a perfect example being the

lowryder#2---but now with all the breeders trying to make them more potent and

bigger yields which are all good things--they are actually taking away the auto!--i

have looked through many new strains that reach 3-4ft and take as long as 16

weeks to finish!-2 examples being short stuffs super cali haze and short stuffs

super auto super stinky-to me thats not auto at all!--u could just as easily get a

nice extremely potent normal photo plant and veg it for a month and flower for 2

months and have a far more greater yield and have it be far more potent the only

difference being u would have to switch to the 12/12 lighting cycle---which from

what ive been reading alot of the newer bigger autos has to be done anyway?--i

mean dont get me wrong alot of those new bigger autos sound awsome but i just

fear that if this path continues to follow then we are just gonna end up with just

normal subpar photos?--just my 2 cents for the day--food for thought!--i do love

the true autos tho!!---AWSOME idea!

 

[Muddy]

The newer, bigger super autos have been primarily bred for outdoor growing. Most are sativa or sativa dominant. The idea is to have an plant that can be sown in the spring and finish before the choppers fly. A sativa photo plant can take anywhere from 10 - 16 weeks of flowering to finish. Outdoors that means they may not finish until well into November or early December, too late for most climates. Supers are a way to grow sativas that will finish early. While some do grow them indoors, they really are best suited for outdoors.

 

[astronomy420a]

welcome to afn dc, i dont think you have anything to worry about, the true auto strains as you described will always be there. it's all about experiementing with this new science of autos, for larger yields, more potent buds, more color,. any auto can be controlled by pot size and distance to light. as far as size of plant i am new to autos myself, and what makes it so interesting to me is all the different methods used in the grow logs. i am learning a lot about autos here, you will too!

 

[dwarfcrazy]

all good valid points!--yea i guess we definitely do have to fudge the rules a lil for a good sativa!!---gotta love those!!