Auto-Flowering??????

[Lowkster]

What does Auto-flowering mean? I have some white russian that are in the seedling stage. Are all white russian seeds auto-flowering? What can I excpect if they are?

 

[fukdapolice]

Auto-Flower... means it will start flowering automaticly.

pretty much tells you what it means. if you dont know what flowering is....... go here https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/3423-vocabulary-growing-terms-slang.html


and im pretty sure that you can expect a short plant, but should be pretty bushy. depends on how you are growing them

 

[Lowkster]

Hey thanks! So what does that mean that it flowers faster than the average plant or what? Excuse my ignorance>>>>

 

[fukdapolice]

yes, instead of having to wait for the plant to flower, im pretty sure it will flower almost immediatly - but im not 100% sure.

 

[Dirtyboy]

It will flower on its own with out the lights being at 12x12. So 18x6 it would flower

 

[Lowkster]

You maybe misunderstood! I know what flowering is, but I don't know what auto flowering is......

 

[Lowkster]

I have my seedlings on 24 hours lightright now. I plan on doing that until the end of veg... Will this delay the auto-flowering?

 

[ganjalova]

leave it on 24/7 throught out the whole cycle ... it will flower on it's own

 

[ganjalova]

or if you want 18/6 auto flower only takes 60-70 days from seed to mature

 

[Lowkster]

So when do I change my lights from 24/0 to 12/12?

 

[Dirtyboy]

so when do i change my lights from 24/0 to 12/12?

if they are auto flowering plants they will flower on there own.

 

[ganjalova]

u dont have to put it on 12/12 its a "auto Flowering Strain"..... jus leave it on 18/6 the whole cycle .....

 

[Lowkster]

So you dont have to change the light to 12/12? Ive never heard that one before...lol...hahhaha

 

[ganjalova]

no u dont, if u wanna veg for 6 weeks and then change to 12/12 for flower then get a non auto flowering strain..... but since u got a auto flowering strain u dont gotta do all that ... jus leave it on one light cycle 18/6

 

[Phinxter]

you dont they recommend 20/4 thru the whole growth it will flower on its own with no change to light cycle

 

[Lowkster]

How are seeds auto-flowered anyways? I have white Russian seeds and the guy who gave them to me never said that they were auto-flowers. I went to a web sight andit talked about autoflowering white russian seeds. I got nervous when I heard that. My question is how are seeds made to auto flower?

 

[amd]

genetics. im not sure "how" but some are predetermined from seed to grow to so high then flower nomatter the light timing. this is what all the knoladge from ppl like these here that do experiments gets.

 

[Phinxter]

they do it by inbreeding the line .. im not sure exactly why it happens only that they accomplish it by continuous inbreeding

 

[Lowkster]

Thanks for the info !!!!!

 

[mr green thumbs]

So for that strain you couldn't maintain a mother plant. You wpoul have to grow from seed every time. huh