Yeah, not being able to clone auto's does suck. I just pulled my biggest bud ever.
Made a gallon nutrient bottle blush.
Would have loved to keep that going.
I keep telling myself I'm going to try some photo strains so that I can find that special mother and have more uniform grows, but everytime I find an op with a similar setup they aren't pulling more than a qp per plant with photo's in 90 days from seed no matter how hard they try. Not saying they're the best growers in the world, or not. They have similar turnaround times, and similar hydro setups.
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From seed to harvest in 90 days NO PHOTO PERIOD PLANT will outdo a Think Different auto.
If I was only focusing on one plant and ran 1200 watts on it I would expect 8-12 ounces.
If there's a photo plant out there that can do that in 90 days from seed to harvest I haven't seen it.
Some people will argue that the quality would be garbage but it's simply not.
Think Different is Killer weed, period.
It kills me to hear that auto's don't yield when it's the single reason I can't bring myself to make the switch.
Not being able to clone sucks.
Running 12 plants from seed is a bitch. Each one has different needs. Humidity, nutrient profile and strength, temperature, light intensity, stretch, and finishing times are different on each plant.
You're stuck doing a world class balancing act playing the middle with everything where if you were running clones you could dial in perfectly to all plants at once.
Both have their advantages, but auto's can yield more in a shorter period of time than photo's could in the same space with same setup.
Peace.
Tav