I got into growing through autos, and will fully concede they have their drawbacks, the main for me now being that yield is a crapshoot when you throw a seed in soil. That’s not cool since I’m in a legal, low-plant-count indoor situation.
That said, in my more carefree clandestine days, it was cool to have like 24 solo cups all in various states of development, always pulling down an ounce or two every other week of some new delicious flavor and effect. It’s a great way to do a cannabis ‘flight’ if you’re getting into growing because you can just spray and pray with seeds and if you run enough you’ll hit some real gems.
Autos I would run again:
Night Owl - Zamaldelica Express: the most wonderful smelling weed I have ever encountered. Not great potency, but defined what a 10 is for me in aroma.
Gnome Automatics - ALF #5: a classic representation of an affie/bubba automatic in regular form. Tight, dense nugs with about a 50/50 purple-to-green pheno split. Purples were fruity floral, greens were piney hashey. Strong for an autoflower.
Mephisto Genetics - Toof Decay: amazing joint weed, a classic BC-style hashplant that smokes like burning sugar, very very sweet in a joint and leaves the taste of caramel on the lips. Easiest auto I’ve grown out of about 5 years experience.