The Secrets Around Autoflowering

Autoflowering cannabis seeds are popular seeds chosen by professional and licensed growers worldwide. Autoflowering seeds maintain their position especially due to fast and easy harvesting with the same quality as photoperiod varieties. Today we'll reveal information about how the genetic transition works for maximum performance in autoflowering seeds. Keep reading to learn more.

Cannabis ruderalis is the mother of autoflowering seeds

The Cannabis Ruderalis species could be described as the most specific and interesting. It is not as often preferred as cannabis indica and cannabis sativa, but it has its main advantages. In its natural state, it contains very low THC levels. Another lucrative advantage that ruderalis has is that it can flower without reducing daily light to 12/12. This allows autoflowering species to flower under conditions of 24-hour daylight. The beginning of the experiment, whose main task was to improve Ruderalis potency during all-day light flowering, was the "Mexican Rudy" variety. It stood out with its rapid flowering trait.

Leaf of cannabis ruderalis species

First generation of feminized autoflowering cannabis seeds

The first auto strains are considered to be Auto Mazar and Think Different from Dutch Passion seed bank. They featured high yields, speed, and simplicity. Growers were thrilled, although their potency was not yet close to the level of the best photoperiodic strains. This changed in recent years when the imaginary boundary between autoflowering and photoperiodic seeds was blurred, and autoflowering cannabis seeds reached the same level.

Auto Mazar and Think Different are the first autoflowering strains from Dutch Passion

Modern classic autoflowering varieties

This way, many interesting strains are bred with either extreme THC or CBD content. Modern autoflowering seed strains also differ in flowering speed. If you're wondering what guarantees such flowering speed, it's the previously mentioned 20 hours of light. This is nearly double the normal light cycle. It allows exceeding speed, greater yield, and simultaneously creates biomass of resinous buds through photosynthesis energy. Growers prefer indoor cultivation of autoflowering varieties in winter, as it's easier to maintain the correct temperature in grow rooms. Of course, light supply is also important, ensured by the right type of lights, practically on all day.

Indoor cultivation of autoflowering cannabis varieties

What are the predictions for autoflowering seeds in the future?

Breeding of autoflowering cannabis seeds will certainly not stagnate. Seed bank growers promise more new and diverse varieties. We can look forward to greater diversification in autoflowering genetics. This means more available seeds with CBD and THC content. Additionally, there will be a larger selection of strains rich in CBG or CBDV. Among CBG strains, Auto CBG-Force currently leads with 15% CBG cannabinoid content. Essentially, every photoperiodic seed strain will have its autoflowering cannabis seed version. And that's really good news!

Final tips for maximizing autoflowering seeds