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What Are Autoflowering Weed Seeds?

What are autoflowering weed seeds and where to buy them. When you are first getting into growing marijuana it can be a bit overwhelming. There is a lot to learn about the many cannabis strains. There are ruderalis landraces, feminized and even hybrid autoflowering genetics. Growing your own weed is a great experience. It’s also very rewarding at harvest time. One popular question when it comes to growing your first marijuana is: what are autoflowering weed seeds?

Some marijuana strains flower when they are exposed to a specific light cycle in the grow room. You control when they will start to flower by adjusting the light cycles. Some growers do not want to have to worry about the fine details of a lighting system indoors. Others want to harvest earlier outdoors to beat the frost. Thank goodness for bcseeds autoflowering strains. Autoflowering seeds will flower themselves after a specific period, usually in just a few weeks.

Autoflowering strains of marijuana are achieved by taking a specific subspecies of cannabis known as Cannabis ruderalis and breeding it with high THC strains. By itself, Cannabis ruderalis has autoflowering properties but may not be what a user is looking for when it comes to recreational use.

Why Would Someone Want Autoflowering Weed Seeds?

You may be wondering why you would want autoflowering weed seeds over other cannabis seeds, we are going to take a brief look at some of the reasons.

Autoflowering Plants Outdoors

Growing outdoors can be complicated when it comes to getting the right light cycle to start seeing flowering in your marijuana plants. You have to have some way of controlling the sunlight. With an autoflowering weed plant, you do not have to worry about having a complex light control system, something that can save you a lot of time and money.

Short Growing Period

Another benefit to growing autoflowering plants is that they have a relatively short time until they are completely mature. An autoflowering weed plant can reach maturity in as little as three months.

Maximum Sunlight in a Day

You need to control how much sunlight your marijuana grow gets in a day. Growing inside gives you complete control over the lighting of a room. With autoflowering marijuana you can expose your plants to over 12 hours of sunlight and not have to worry about them.

Small Plants

Autoflowering strains grow up to be a relatively small plant. This reduces your yield, but it comes with many bonuses. Small plant are harder to spot. You can grow many more in your patch and still go unnoticed. It’s perfect for indoor use in small places such as your closet.

How to Find Autoflowering Weed Seeds

If you are looking to start growing autoflowering weed you will be looking for the seeds, the best place to find them is from a seed bank. Seed banks have collections of seeds from growers around the world, you can pick the specific strain you want, that includes autoflowering strains. It can be helpful to spend some time reading about the various options so you get the one that is right for you as there is a collection of different strains.

Growing weed at home is an enjoyable hobby, one that is relatively easy to get into. Working with autoflowering weed seeds can make the process a bit easier as you don’t have to worry about learning as much in regards to light cycles. Just make sure that you read growing guides specifically geared toward autoflowering seeds as they require special care.

Mr. BC Seeds

Mr. BC Seeds is an over educated old school hippy who has been involved in the cannabis industry since the 1970's. He is one of the most experienced marijuana breeders in Canada if not the entire world. He was the first to use the most advanced breeding techniques in 2008 to create 42 of the world's strongest cannabis strains. He has been writing in-depth articles about cannabis in Canada for decades and looks forward to continue bringing you cutting edge cannabis strains for the decades to come. Mr. BC Seeds uses a "pen name" because he still travels the world collecting cannabis strains and continues researching cannabis in laboratories of non-legalized countries.

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