Most people who know about weed realize, marijuana is a plant with both male and female genders. The pollen comes from the males. It fertilizes female flowers on the female plant.
The same people also understand that the number of hours the plant gets light is very important. Outdoors the plants begin to bloom as the days start to shorten. Inside, growers manipulate the time period to 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark.
In other words, flowering is a function of light period. If you plant outdoors your plants will be ready when the Universe says they will. The Earth has to tilt on it's axis so that the days get shorter as the Sun returns to the south.
The further north you plant, the more abrupt are the changes in the length of the day. The flowering period is also reduced, meaning the plant has to change from the vegetative state to the mature bloom state before cold wet weather sets in and the buds get moldy.
So what is auto-flowering? It's a simple concept. An autoflowering plant goes into the bud cycle as a result of age, not photoperiod. From seed the plant has to grow through a veg period. However, it can start flowering after 5 weeks. Some autoflower strains can be harvested after only 8 weeks.
The benefits of auto-flowering plants are pretty obvious. First, they're faster. Second, they don't require light manipulation. That means you can veg and flower different plants in the same room. For outdoor growers further north it's possible to get a jump on the growing season.
It is reported that autoflowering plants are easier for new growers. The plants are small and easier to conceal. They could be 20 inches high at the harvest. A plant started in May could be cut down on the 1st of July. You could actually grow two outdoor crops in one year.
The same people also understand that the number of hours the plant gets light is very important. Outdoors the plants begin to bloom as the days start to shorten. Inside, growers manipulate the time period to 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark.
In other words, flowering is a function of light period. If you plant outdoors your plants will be ready when the Universe says they will. The Earth has to tilt on it's axis so that the days get shorter as the Sun returns to the south.
The further north you plant, the more abrupt are the changes in the length of the day. The flowering period is also reduced, meaning the plant has to change from the vegetative state to the mature bloom state before cold wet weather sets in and the buds get moldy.
So what is auto-flowering? It's a simple concept. An autoflowering plant goes into the bud cycle as a result of age, not photoperiod. From seed the plant has to grow through a veg period. However, it can start flowering after 5 weeks. Some autoflower strains can be harvested after only 8 weeks.
The benefits of auto-flowering plants are pretty obvious. First, they're faster. Second, they don't require light manipulation. That means you can veg and flower different plants in the same room. For outdoor growers further north it's possible to get a jump on the growing season.
It is reported that autoflowering plants are easier for new growers. The plants are small and easier to conceal. They could be 20 inches high at the harvest. A plant started in May could be cut down on the 1st of July. You could actually grow two outdoor crops in one year.
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