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Growing out of season with AFs
- Thread starter wellage
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Ch@ppers
Look...
The whole point of an autoflowering plant is that it flowers regardless of light cycle.
My season (UK) is from mid March right through to the 2nd week in October when, if you haven't harvested, you're probably going to lose it.
When people say outdoors they tend to mean two different things, they mean physically outdoors but they also mean "in the ground"
I've said many times, unless you live in a hot place, you shouldn't grow autos in the ground.
So assuming you are growing in pots (hopefully nice big ones) you can plant your auto seed sometime in April (the quality of light before then is not great) and it will be ready for harvest by the end of June to the beginning of July. In the meantime you could be planting seeds every 2 weeks and you would have a perpetual harvest right through til the end of the season.
Or you could just plant some standard seeds and wait til the autumn/fall for harvest.
I'm not trying to be an asshole but this kind of information is readily available, you should really do some reading up before starting a new thread for such a basic question.
Autoflowering plants are available, how you decide to use them is down to your own common sense.
The whole point of an autoflowering plant is that it flowers regardless of light cycle.
My season (UK) is from mid March right through to the 2nd week in October when, if you haven't harvested, you're probably going to lose it.
When people say outdoors they tend to mean two different things, they mean physically outdoors but they also mean "in the ground"
I've said many times, unless you live in a hot place, you shouldn't grow autos in the ground.
So assuming you are growing in pots (hopefully nice big ones) you can plant your auto seed sometime in April (the quality of light before then is not great) and it will be ready for harvest by the end of June to the beginning of July. In the meantime you could be planting seeds every 2 weeks and you would have a perpetual harvest right through til the end of the season.
Or you could just plant some standard seeds and wait til the autumn/fall for harvest.
I'm not trying to be an asshole but this kind of information is readily available, you should really do some reading up before starting a new thread for such a basic question.
Autoflowering plants are available, how you decide to use them is down to your own common sense.
I don't think you're an asshole, but believe it or not, I have searched and while I assumed it was possible I didn't really see anyone growing wildly out of season (like flowering in february or something).
Why is it that the quality of light is bad before april? It seems just as bright outside here every day its sunny.
And I do live in a very hot place that probably gets 1 or 2 rare days of frost a year.
Why is it that the quality of light is bad before april? It seems just as bright outside here every day its sunny.
And I do live in a very hot place that probably gets 1 or 2 rare days of frost a year.
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curts1
Where I live one could probably harvest until mid Oct -with a bit of luck- so I could get bud in time if I planted now BUT the yield/quality might not be so hot.
listen to this man he has been growing autos for many many years.
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masterKahn
I've seen people do grows over the winter of non-AF strains and the get squat lower yeilding plants but they still pulled a few ounces of nice bud per plant. Why not try it?
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mossy
Check the date on her my friend.
If you have Good Light Levels..
they don't seem to mind the temps too much.
Mine have been out in temps as bad as 2 nights air frost..and up to over 50 degrees C in the summer
She has had her outer fans Blown off..but hey..I don't smoke the fans..
If you have Good Light Levels..
they don't seem to mind the temps too much.
Mine have been out in temps as bad as 2 nights air frost..and up to over 50 degrees C in the summer
She has had her outer fans Blown off..but hey..I don't smoke the fans..
If you live in a place that is really hot, then you should grow some autos during the winter. Also, it might be easier to grow them during the fall or spring, than in the summer. If you grow "normal" seeds you don't have so many options.
Autoflowers are awesome. They are discreet and a lot of the new ones are really potent. You can grow them in windowsills, under florescent lighting, behind taller plants. People seem to think the only auto is the lowryder, but there are autos that flower at 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and so on.
It is a myth that autos aren't potent. I'm sure some suck, but we'll breed that out!
Autoflowers are awesome. They are discreet and a lot of the new ones are really potent. You can grow them in windowsills, under florescent lighting, behind taller plants. People seem to think the only auto is the lowryder, but there are autos that flower at 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and so on.
It is a myth that autos aren't potent. I'm sure some suck, but we'll breed that out!
yes it is, as long as its warm out you can grow these things any time of the year because they do not require a change in light to start flowering. Its more like AFs are on a timer to bud, usually showing sex around 20 days after sprouting. Like they said, the yield will be messed with because theres less hours of light in the winter etc. but if your around the equator you can churn out bud every 2 months...ish year 'round.
greennuggets7
Member
When you say that you do not advise to grow on the ground is it just because of the temperature or are there other reasons?
lowrdr
Member
mould coming up from the ground, also soil splashes from when it rains ruining your bud.
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Ch@ppers
There's some knowledgeable guys in this place!
G-ice, I couldn't have put that better myself "It's how you use your seeds and your knowledge"
Wise words!
Ch@ppers
G-ice, I couldn't have put that better myself "It's how you use your seeds and your knowledge"
Wise words!
Ch@ppers
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Ch@ppers
Well I don't grow autos wildly out of season, they like lots of good quality light. If you give them any less than 16hrs of light per day then it can seriously lower the final yield.
I start my autos indoors before the season starts (February-March) when the light is still poor and the daylength round about 10-11 hrs.
When I talk about poor quality light, what I mean is it may look bright enough to our eyes but the lumens at that time of year are pretty much half of what you get during June/July.
The first batch of autos usually finish up outside at the end of April (15hrs of light) but depending on the weather, they may be put back into the growroom for some supplemental lighting.
I don't start autos under natural light until mid-May.
Normal strains I treat differently. I have a conservatory so I start standard strains indoors under HIDs at Christmas time, let them veg for a while and I place them in the conservatory at the end of January (9hrs of light)
They go straight into flower and depending on strain, will be finished early April. Sometimes I may have to force flower them for a few weeks at the end to finish them off as that's the time of year when they will start to reveg.
So I use normal strains for growing wildly out of season as well as standard autumn harvests and I use autos all throughout the growing season. At first I used them to supplement the main harvest but they've now taken over as the main harvest!
If you live in a hot place, you should be growing autos all year round!
Ch@ppers
