Autoflowering cannabis seeds produce only female cannabis plants that do not need a change in light cycle to switch from their vegetative period to their flowering period. They are also called automatic cannabis seeds, a name that practically gives away the utter ease with which they can be grown. This is why they are definitely considered a beginner’s favourite, although many experienced growers cannot resist their simplicity!

What are the advantages of autoflowering seeds?

When growing cannabis, be it outdoors or indoors, it is very important to select seeds of the utmost quality. Of course, growing cannabis successfully depends on many parameters, quite a lot of them having to do with the care and food provided to the cannabis plants during their lifecycle. With autoflowering cannabis seeds, you can make sure that your plants will be on your side!

Indeed, not only the overall growing cycle will be in many cases shorter than with other seed types, making it much less of a long-term commitment, autoflowering cannabis seeds can also be of crucial help in optimizing grow spaces that are challenged in terms of surface area as well as ceiling height.
Besides, all autoflowering cannabis seeds are feminized, which means that no male plants will need removing, and no accidental pollination will occur!

Because of their “predefined” flowering time, automatic cannabis strains can also be a great solution for growers who do not benefit from the best climatic conditions. In case of short summers or when using outdoor grow spaces of the urban kind (window ledge, balcony, etc.), those fast-flowering, resilient seeds can make growing cannabis at home a walk in the not-that-sunny park.

And for those who do not have any restriction in terms of climate or space, automatic strains can be a great way to maximise production, because of their short flowering time. Within the course of a regular, three months long summer, two harvests or more can be achieved provided the conditions are at least correct; in short, these seeds are quite a nice compromise when one does not have time to provide sustained care to a few plants for several months, and/or wants to ensure the results will measure up to their expectations.

What are autoflowering seeds?

Have you ever heard of Cannabis Ruderalis? This strain is extremely well known, although not in regards to its aromas and flavours, but because it is the original autoflowering strain. In order to survive the hostile climate of Central Russia, from which it originates, it had to develop the ability to adapt to poor meteorological conditions. In particular, short summers coupled with cold temperatures were not enough for the plant to thrive, which explains why it had to trigger its flowering period as soon as it was mature enough to produce buds and seeds, in order to create offspring, and ensure the genetics would remain intact. This particularity has been used by expert cannabis breeders in order to create what we now know as autoflowering cannabis seeds, aka, automatic strains!
Nowadays, it is possible to encounter not only classic strains that are so popular, an automatic version was the only logical next step for the seed banks that created them, but also modern strains, almost immediately developed into autoflowering versions to accommodate all sorts of growers and enthusiasts.

What size of harvest can autoflowering seeds provide?

Autoflowering cannabis seeds can produce plants capable of giving reasonably sized harvests. In fact, it is generally difficult to see a difference between a harvest produced by a regular, feminized, or automatic version of the same strain. And of course, in some configurations, for instance if the seeds are grown in ideal conditions, one might even be surprised with a superbly generous harvest of buds! And for those who opted for automatic seeds in order to capitalize on a short summer, no worries – autoflowering cannabis seeds are precisely made for growers who do not benefit from optimal conditions in terms of climate, light, and surface area.
However, it is important to pay attention to the amount and intensity of light the plants are being exposed to. In order to grow, they will need not only food, but also light, so if using a window ledge or other restricted outdoors grow space, it is important to ensure the plants will benefit from the best, most intense light possible.

Are autoflowering cannabis seeds for beginners?

Autoflowering cannabis seeds, because they produce plants that, on many levels, are easier to cultivate than those originating from other types of seeds, are evidently a good choice for beginners. Besides the obvious advantages brought by their short lifecycle, compact size, and resistance to challenging climates, they are also fairly immune to disturbances in the light cycle provided to them, be them light pollution or irregular exposure to light – or dark. So especially when trying one’s hand at growing cannabis for the first time, autoflowering cannabis seeds can be a good mix between learning the basics of growing and of what to expect from a cannabis plant, and still getting a satisfying result after only a few weeks of pampering!