Hmmm....56 days?
So far it seems that it's more than 8 weeks for most autos. My NL Auto from CKS is advertised as 8 weeks in flower. Very few of the seeds that I've looked at do better than 7 weeks in flower. Add to that 3 or 4 weeks of veg and you get your 10-12 weeks. (and people say that the Seed supplier's estimates are all "best case" so add a week to that.)
That's why I asked. Other than the "express" seeds, they seem close to the same times. In any case, it's been answered already...the answer is no...a clone won't beat an Auto seed or even compare to it.
I have to disagree... its about genetics and your system / growing skills
I grow both and both can be on par with each other when it come to time but if done right
clone to harvest can be faster by a few days to a week which when spread out over a year can add up to an extra harvest or 2 (big shout out to the
strain dependent side note)... it all depend on your system and genetics at the end of the day... For an average sized photo from
seed to chop your looking at 12-14wk depending on your growing medium, if your in DWC you can cut that time down but in soil you may need to extend it... For the average auto from seed to chop your looking at 8-12wks (for me I found the average to be around 9-11wks with the odd plant finishing at 8 weeks)... So if we are going by
seed to bowl Auto's can and will beat photo's hands down... again strain dependent, don't forget those auto sativa's that go 14 weeks
BUT... Photo's can and will be quicker once your veg space / flower space are on a roll with clones, I have 3 cuts of Alien Rift I can turn around every 55 to 58 days (one of them is more like 53 days).... BUT you need to implement that system over a period of time before your are on track and that's hopping you got a 7 to 8 week finisher. And if you don't have access to tried and tested clones you got to spend the time pheno hunting for that plant that ticks the right boxes... Photo
clone to bowl can be quicker than auto's once the system is built and you have your all your timings right...
In the mean time grow some auto's to fill the gap wile you build your clone system... there's always room for both in the g'room