Well,I thought of going with my First photoperiod even though I should fix some light leakes…btw,I was wondering if I should stay Autoflowers from seeds or going photo with One mom and taking clones,waiting to let Them develop some structure and then flipping mom and clones in flower.Should It give me advantage as a home grower in quantity and quality?Could It Be Better than my Classic 80ish days autos?How many days more than an auto average?
I am in Coco in a 80x80cm box
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It’s really just about your goals. Training and cloning are advantages of photos but will inclrease the time needed to get to harvest. It’s really all dependent on what you are looking to accomplish.
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I would like to have more harvests as possible or,more yield as possible because I went from 0% usage of my Buds to making RSO,QWET extracted and Bubbles hash.
The leaks concern me more because I should work a way to fix the smallest leak
Buying seeds though Is very Money consuming,some seeds Just don’t start.Others I Ve found a Little worm coming out from the tap root,Idk what worm is
@DougDawson
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Very small light leaks such as around zippers don’t really let enough light in to have an effect IMO. One can always throw a dark sheet or blanket over their tent if really worried about it. If it’s yield you are after then photos are the way to go 100%. You can extend veg and top a couple times which will gave you more colas.
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they take about the same really depending on how long you veg. i do 1month veg + 2 month flowering (unless its a true haze/sativa, it will take longer like 12-14 weeks to flower).
Having mothers assures a quality in and out of every grow. you know what youre getting.
I dropped autos and focused on photos because of the quality of cannabinoids (but i may have been growing the wrong auto breeders, there are a lot of folks here very happy with theirs)
leaks are an issue in my view (not shared by everyone). but I just put a heavy blanket on a tent if I feel the tent is bad quality and has bunch of small ones, but Viparspectra and ACInfinity have good tents.
youll buy seeds out of addiction, mark my words.
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Not sure what you mean by little worm, got any pics? As for seeds you are a member of OG, you should not really need to buy seeds as there are tons available here for zero cost.
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Thanks,Yes I have an addition already,but you know,from seeds I get very different phenos,I want consistency
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I used to get some from Corey,yes,we still are in contact through mail.You are right friend,I don’t know where to Ask here though,since I don’t live in the states.The worm was very tiny,White worm coming from insider the Little tap root of a seed that was developing,It stalled and died in canna coco
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I could try the blanket too.Anyhow,I saw some photos are not so longer than Autos,It Is a matter of couple weeks
@the_bot
i agree with most of what @the_bot is getting at. photos for me are waaaaay more reliable. autos are really cool though and ive grown some amazing buds in a short window using them. my main gripe is that theyre unpredictable. even the “great” strains are a mixed bag of phenos, people only seem to post the exceptional ones completely forgetting about the three next to her that ran like dogshit.
shout out to Ground Up Genes. their reg auto freebies are may better than they deserve to be. I was hamming up Jeff for a bit. he made some solid Twenty20 recommendations that i really enjoyed. i ran a bunch of his Sour Stomper x OG freebie cross that he made. theyve been fairly consistent with one pheno that is absolutely banging.
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You can just make a request in the free seeds and clones thread bud, someone will hook you up. We’re you looking for anything specific? If you are looking for consistency then again it’s photos all the way. Plant a bunch, find the female you want and take clones. This process is much slower but in the end you can give yourself a very uniform grow.
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I like photos and am unlikely to change.
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Some purple phenos or gelato cross,skunk also,I am very open minded with strains but really like consistency of the phenos.As for now,I Ve grown a bunch of autos,I really like the quick harvest but,I feel they are very inconsistent.
Well I don’t know if anyone could send over Sea some beans to me free
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I am really thinking of trying…
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They are good because your can beat the crap out of them in veg and it doesn’t matter. Get is sorted by flower no problem. It’s just my way. Nothing wrong with autos.
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Yes. I would say yes.
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If your goal is more and bigger harvests-- staying with Autos, but making sure the strains are known for high yields, then switching them to 12/12 once well into flower, clearing out all the lower vegetation so they can concentrate on the canopy, etc… would be my way of it… We keep clone moms-- you need the additional space to keep the moms, root the clones, have clones of different ages in soil waiting to flowr etc… etc…
Also, you need more lights and fans, meaning your electricity will be higher as well.
If you DO go with photo’s, you need to address those light leaks 1st-- some WILL hermie with even the slightest leaks!
There is a LOT of good advice on here… but in the end, it is up to you, based on your needs and your resources (another space, additional lights and fans, more electricity, and more time to work with multiple plants)
Good luck- have fun-- and keep growin!!!
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Thank you @Lady.Zandra63,I actually am using only 120 Watts of lights dimmed for those autos,I call It a good day looking at Them with only 120watts
Have a look at “Liquid Electrical tape”.
It is a rubberized black ‘goop’ but it sets up quickly, sticks to anything and is pitch black. Apply it with a toothpick, it will do what you want. 
Cheers
G
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