New Grower Looking for commercial auto strain!

[breederj]

Are you referring to medical vs rec by cbd levels?

 

[ninja1]

When I hear the word commercial I think growing to sell. You won't get stronger weed doing autos and IMO yields don't compare. I grew autos for a year and seen plenty of grows but rarely do I see amazing yields and then you got the extra leccy and the smoke isn't on the same level. Autos have a place but I feel it's in a veg room not as a main grow. You get a good auto and you can't take cuts and gotta run the lights extra hours and the weed isn't as strong? If growing for money go for photos imo.

 

[Soylent Green]

Autos don't really work well in commercial grows, which is why most commercial growers grow photos. Just the electric savings running 12 hours a day compared to 18 or 20 can make a huge difference when a lot of lights are involved as would be in a commercial grow. With a separate veg area a good commercial grower can turn over his flowering room every 8-9 weeks, compared to 10-12 for most auto strains.

Do you mean growing from seeds or from cuttings.

 

[Gonzo]

Autos don't really work well in commercial grows, which is why most commercial growers grow photos. Just the electric savings running 12 hours a day compared to 18 or 20 can make a huge difference when a lot of lights are involved as would be in a commercial grow. With a separate veg area a good commercial grower can turn over his flowering room every 8-9 weeks, compared to 10-12 for most auto strains.

Muddy, commercial growers mostly grow photos because they have been doing the same for years. I have been in autos for couple of months and was very surprised that my dealer and his growers do not know anything about autos. It is not that they are not familiar, they have not heard about them. When I started my first grow in 1996, everybody was sure, that indoor does not work. For personal smoke yes, but commercial, well, you should go outdoor.

Photo grow is finished in 2 months, that is true, but plants have to be prepared somewhere. And that place could be used for some more autos. It is true that highly professional hydro growers might be very productive and need little area for clones comparing to flowering area because they transplant succesfully and so veg place is proportionally very little..

But how many of us are able to do that? How many of us are able to prepare clones in 14 days to be ready for flowering stage. 1 month, 1,5, that is reality. And clones or seedlings have to stay somewhere in this time. They need from 18 to 24h light daily. Have you calculated that too? And this way of growing is a full time job, needs growers presence all the time.

If you want to save power, you may grow your autos under 12/12, also photos would prefer 18 but they demand 12 hours of total darkness to be quicker.

 

[stylez]

May I ask what photos do you grow that are done in 2 months.:smokebuds: You meant autos, I guessing

EDIT: Stoner moment:Stones slap:I got it, you meant flowering time:High 5:

 

[Gonzo]

When I hear the word commercial I think growing to sell. You won't get stronger weed doing autos and IMO yields don't compare. I grew autos for a year and seen plenty of grows but rarely do I see amazing yields and then you got the extra leccy and the smoke isn't on the same level. Autos have a place but I feel it's in a veg room not as a main grow. You get a good auto and you can't take cuts and gotta run the lights extra hours and the weed isn't as strong? If growing for money go for photos imo.

If you grow autos you do not need separate rooms. Everything can be fully utilised. Photos need preparation before flowering and that costs too. 1-2 months if not very professional.

I find auto stuff strong enough for the most of the black market. In our country we do not have any other. We talk only about ganja prepared in undercover illegal conditions home or abroad. Will change soon but not yet. In our country nobody knows what medical marijuana is. We only have recreational one. And people buying on the market do not have much to choose from. My dealer never knows what variety he is selling, nobody cares. They call skunk all the stuff, no matter if Northern Lights or pure sativa.

I had started my auto grow and I see why yields are mostly poor. Because we are all making too many mistakes and autos are time limited and quite delicate. We are at the beginning of learning process, while photo experience is much more spread around. But it was not always like that, I remember my first indoor grow in 1996 when I was warmly and friendly instructed to go outdoor better, because indoor wouldnt work. Of course, not many people had seen it working up to that time.

Well, times are changing and soon you will all see autos taking over commercial growing. And LED lighting as well.

 

[Groff]

Well people just keep complimenting my auto joints. No "narcotic" bang, nice and mellow, easy smoke, hits nicely, no paranoia, no heart-racing, the odd-zone-out but that can be cool, :beast: I got all that from street weed, some quite nice tasting even, others not so much.. two puffs and whack, heart pounding, anxious, introverted... Started growing my own and now I know I'm game for CBD as much as THC.

What I'm trying to get at is, "commercial" can have many nuances, because its the customer who dictates whats best, not you. Some people like certain strains only because they're pink for instance...

I'm interested in this thread because I do oils... well ... will do my first next harvest in 2 weeks, but I'm all set with a great crop, isoporpyl 99% RSO style... so I too need a constant and quick turn-around scheme.

If you have space, definitely isolate a photo strain and learn it to maximize efficiency, while auto's in the veg room will bump production, and most of all, be fun as hell.

 

[Muddy]

Are you referring to medical vs rec by cbd levels?

I don't think any of those strains have actually been tested for their cbd contents. My wife is a medical user so I rely on her feedback on which strains are helpful to her. That, along with other feedback from the members here.

When I hear the word commercial I think growing to sell. You won't get stronger weed doing autos and IMO yields don't compare. I grew autos for a year and seen plenty of grows but rarely do I see amazing yields and then you got the extra leccy and the smoke isn't on the same level. Autos have a place but I feel it's in a veg room not as a main grow. You get a good auto and you can't take cuts and gotta run the lights extra hours and the weed isn't as strong? If growing for money go for photos imo.

Auto yields have been going up with some of the new, bigger strains. We've also seen some huge yields in DWC, rivaling the yields of some photos. Even potency is getting up close to some of the best photos. But no, they more suited to small, personal grows than to large commercial ones.

Do you mean growing from seeds or from cuttings.

Cuttings will go a bit quicker than from seed. The clones still need time to root but once they do they will have a head start on seeds. I've not grown any clones yet. My first three grows in my new hydro room will probably from seed. I'll be keeping mothers of all three, then will start taking clones. I'm expecting the clones to be ready about a week faster than seeds.

Muddy, commercial growers mostly grow photos because they have been doing the same for years. I have been in autos for couple of months and was very surprised that my dealer and his growers do not know anything about autos. It is not that they are not familiar, they have not heard about them. When I started my first grow in 1996, everybody was sure, that indoor does not work.

Granted, there are still a lot of people who are unfamiliar with autos but that's changing. The growth of this forum over the last 2 years is testament to that.

For personal smoke yes, but commercial, well, you should go outdoor.

I've done some descent sized outdoor photo grows, 8 - 12 plants, and would much rather grow indoors, which is what a lot of the commercial growers are doing. Indoors you have 100% control over the environment, reduced risk of pests, bud rot, deer, etc.

Photo grow is finished in 2 months, that is true, but plants have to be prepared somewhere. And that place could be used for some more autos. It is true that highly professional hydro growers might be very productive and need little area for clones comparing to flowering area because they transplant succesfully and so veg place is proportionally very little..

One reason I'm doing my first 3 hydro grows from seed is I'm waiting for Current Culture to release their UC Solo Pro at the end of the year. It's an 8 plant, self contained vegging system that will fit into a 3' square area. Above that I'll have a shelf for seed starting and clones. True, I could use it to grow autos but in the long run it will be more productive to use it for vegging plants for the hydro.

But how many of us are able to do that? How many of us are able to prepare clones in 14 days to be ready for flowering stage. 1 month, 1,5, that is reality. And clones or seedlings have to stay somewhere in this time. They need from 18 to 24h light daily. Have you calculated that too? And this way of growing is a full time job, needs growers presence all the time.

This is exactly why autos make more sense for personal grows. Most people don't have that kind of space. I bought a shed specifically for my hydro grow. No way I could have done it in the house unless I turned the spare bedroom into a grow room, which the Mrs. would never stand for. I'm growing 8 plants and now that I've got things pretty stable, it only takes about an hour a day. Of course a much larger commercial grow would require a lot more attention.

 

[Muddy]

I have what I think is a pretty good system for my autos. I have a small veg area here in the corner of my office. Check my albums for pics. Just note I've switched from the MH light shown there to a 250 watt, 6500k CFL. I have two flowering areas, one big enough for 3-4 plants and the other 6-9 plants, both with LEDs. I start all my plants under the CFL about 3 weeks before what is in the bloom room are done. This gives me enough time to sex them. By the time the others are done I've got the next batch ready to go. So I can turn over my flowering areas about every 8 weeks.

 

[fweedom]

From my experince with autos DP beans have tended to be my highest yeilding plants, but thats just me. In my opinion if you take care of autos right they can yield great and be just as potent as traditional varities. About a week ago i gave my girlfriends gma some bud from a photoperiod plant and then few days later she got some DP AutoBlueberry i grew. I didnt even ask which was better or anything but she told my girlfriend to tell me that "This last stuff is better than the stuff i gave her before that" and she never knew one was photo or auto or what any of that even means lol :stylez rasta smoke: and shes not the first person to tell me that. IMO in terms of potency its about how well its grown out and well taken care of