That's what everyone says, and I know genetics are a major factor.
However, I had 2 clones of a strain, one of which I threw out to flower and the other I kept as a mother. The first one had good calyx to leaf ratio.
A month later I threw out the mother to flower, and the overall buds were...
I have also noticed that autoflowers seem to be more leafy. I wonder if it's because people with autos run more light than 12/12.
Running lights like the plant is vegging to get fastest growth perhaps gives it more leaves also.
It's not entirely genetics, as I had 2 clones, one of which I threw out to flower young and the other I kept vegging.
The one I threw out to flower early had great bud to leaf ratio. It was my first grow and I used the lucus formula without many additives.
The second clone that was much...