Is it possible to clone an autoflower?

Crazytrain420

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Title says it all., I'm a newb so sorry if my terminology is wrong but yeah could a cutting be taken from a plant and then grown? That is cloning right? Money's a bit tight right now so if this is possible it'll help thanks!
 

GrowerGoneWild

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Title says it all., I'm a newb so sorry if my terminology is wrong but yeah could a cutting be taken from a plant and then grown? That is cloning right? Money's a bit tight right now so if this is possible it'll help thanks!
Here's the theory on autoflower cloning, I'm talking out my ass on this one with no actual experience with these strains.

Clone an auto theory 1

Ruderalis hybrids are flowered via age, not on photoperiod. so a cutting will be the same "age"
So.. to suspend the "aging" take a tissue culture, and grow the plantlets.

Clone an auto theory 2

The idea is to self the clone by forcing a hermie, get the auto to self polinate, so you would get an S1 copy or a selfed seed, next to taking a cutting this would be the closest way to get copy.
 
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Crazytrain420

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Here's the theory on autoflower cloning, I'm talking out my ass on this one with no actual experience with these strains.

Clone an auto theory 1

Ruderalis hybrids are flowered via age, not on photoperiod. so a cutting will be the same "age"
So.. to suspend the "aging" take a tissue culture, and grow the plantlets.

Clone and auto theory 2

The idea is to self the clone by forcing a hermie, get the auto to self polinate, so you would get an S1 copy or a selfed seed, next to taking a cutting this would be the closest way to get copy.
OK thanks dude, theory 1 seems to make sense to me anyway, I'll wait around do a few more replies as I only have the one seed so i really don't wanna fuck up
 

GrowerGoneWild

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OK thanks dude, theory 1 seems to make sense to me anyway, I'll wait around do a few more replies as I only have the one seed so i really don't wanna fuck up
Autos are kinda new to me, they are interesting, but cloning an auto from what I've seen isn't easy. Thats why I shy away from them.

I need to buy some auto seeds to learn more about them.
 

Crazytrain420

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Autos are kinda new to me, they are interesting, but cloning an auto from what I've seen isn't easy. Thats why I shy away from them.

I need to buy some auto seeds to learn more about them.
Yeah man I'd give em a go I know they're are seen as a novelty for beginners but if you look around a it. More e. G. On riu I've seen some monsters. My avatar is my. Last grow I put no effort in almost and they just grew on my windowsill n I live in England so it's not exactly 24hrs of sunshine haha gonna use lights and a proper set up for this one
 

GrowerGoneWild

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Yeah man I'd give em a go I know they're are seen as a novelty for beginners but if you look around a it. More e. G. On riu I've seen some monsters. My avatar is my. Last grow I put no effort in almost and they just grew on my windowsill n I live in England so it's not exactly 24hrs of sunshine haha
Yep.. autos are interesting.. Not needing a photoperiod really frees it up as where it can be grown.
 

hotrodharley

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They clone but they autoflower. By the time the roots are showing they have finished. I have experience with autos and the potency is not close to a regular strain.
 

hotrodharley

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Autos suck. If you can use a timer to turn lights off and on there is no need for autos. Unless you are growing outdoors in Alaska and cannot control the environment.
 

GrowerGoneWild

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Autos suck. If you can use a timer to turn lights off and on there is no need for autos. Unless you are growing outdoors in Alaska and cannot control the environment.
Thats the cool thing about auto's.. I could just throw them in a pot of dirt next to the window..

I'm not too interested in smoking autos.. cloning an autoflower problem is interesting.. Good for the seedbanks I guess.
 

hotrodharley

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They do that for sure! I tried some White Widow autos and was extremely disappointed in the yield and quality.
 

Mad_Prophessor

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You can't clone an auto for the same reason that you don'd do a lot of training or transplanting with them. They have clock that starts counting down as soon as you put them in the dirt. The clone will be on the same clock. You wont have enough time to veg it to get anything off it. Autos are for people that are bored, or too lazy and stupid to work a timer.

That being said, that big advantage to photos is the ability to recover if you fuck it up. An auto has a less likely chance to recover and provide a significant yield if you do run into an issue as a new grower. Ruderalis was considered ditch weed for years and I still think it is. Just grow a photo and make your life easy. :)
 

ISK

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2 reasons why I have used auto's:

1) growing outdoors in the north (Canada)
  • With auto's I can harvest in the peak of the summer (August) or early fall (September)
  • photo's take until October/November when the sun becomes weak, the days are short and often frost at night
2) When growing indoors but unable to provide reasonable darkness during the night cycle.
  • No worries about keeping out the light, you can grow in an open room
  • You can run as many hours a day as you like 18/6 to 24/0 for the entire grow
I agree that auto's typically produce a lower yield than photo's, but a smaller crop is better than no crop...plus auto's finish sooner in most cases

OP...don't clone an auto, end of story
 
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