Auto-Flowering vs Feminised: Which is best for you?

Which is best for you – autoflowering or photoperiod cannabis plants?Show more

Like so many aspects of growing cannabis, decisions are ultimately made based on personal choice. Well, either that or a total lack of knowledge and understanding!

Here we have yet another important decision to be made, but is it really a simple decision to make? We actually think it is.

You see, photoperiod cannabis plants require more skill, time, commitment and expertise than auto flowering plants.

You need to be especially careful when you change the lighting schedule in order to change the growth of the plant from leaves and stem, to the production of flowers and subsequent, juicy, trichome-rich buds.

Ordinarily, for photoperiod plants you would have an 18:6 lighting schedule for the first five or six weeks, then you switch to a 12:12 schedule when growing indoors.

The cycle is slightly different and takes much longer when growing outdoors.

With autoflowering plants, it seems that a 24:0 lighting schedule can work best, right through from seedlings to harvesting, though if you are super-cost-conscious, you can have an 18:6 schedule of light and darkness.

So, for hassle-free cannabis, you’d think that autoflowering varieties were a ‘no brainer’, only they’re not.

That’s because there is always a trade-off for convenience, and here that trade-off is yield.

You see, autoflowering plants generally tend to be smaller in size when they reach maturity.

And, the smaller the plant, the smaller the crop.

So, ultimately, autoflowering plants are great for those of you who have never grown cannabis before, who don’t have the time and ability to carefully control lighting schedules, or if you are not looking for a bumper yield.

Photoperiod cannabis plants are great for those of you who like to be fully involved in he growing process and who have gained sufficient experience to know what to do in order to maximise both yield and quality of cannabis produced.
Both photoperiod and auto flowers have their pros and cons, and its really down to you to decide on which best suits your requirements.

Let us know in the comments which you prefer?