No Tent Cannabis

 I've seen folks post anti-Autoflower, how growing autoflower Cannabis is somehow akin to pissing in the wind or kissing your sister. Reminds me of ages ago when some gearheads were anti-automatic transmissions in cars. Autoflower Cannabis has a place at the table, when grown taking advantage of its Ruderalis genetics it fills a need. First as the name implies autoflower plants flower without the need for a long period of dark to trigger flowering. That alone means an autoflower Cannabis plants can be grown almost anywhere with little special equipment. No tent or grow room required which in turn means a lot of special gear is not needed. To grow autoflower plants indoors, all that is needed is a small space, I find a 2'X4' flood tray is a perfect footprint for 4 to 6 plants, to cover that 2'X4' space I use two very cheap Vivosun LED light panels (<$100 USD each). Some 3 to 5 gal. fabric pots, potting soil, nutrients plus good seeds and you are set to grow. At least here in AZ six plants per adult is legal and those six Autoflower Cannabis plants will keep you in weed for a year or more unless you really suck at growing things. 

Plants where I've totally screwed the pooch, dumped 'em on the ground, dropped fans or other "stuff" on them, breaking branches off, fucked up the feeding/watering schedule, whatever, and I still get a couple of oz. of flower per plant at harvest time. Don't screw up and a pound or more is possible (I admit I've never had that good production but it can be done) even with autoflower genetics. Remember Cannabis is a weed, it is hard to screw it up. If you use Cannabis regularly, either to get "high"', for medical reasons or both, growing your own can make economic sense. Retail price of top shelf weed in Tucson is $250 to $300 USD/oz. The product of one Cannabis plant can save enough weed shop money to pay for your whole grow in one season and you still have the equipment for the next crop. If you use Marijuana, either recreational or medical, growing your own is a no-brainer and Autoflower weed makes it so.  

Here are my side of tent plants. Four Super Lemon Haze Autoflower from Seedman seed bank in the 10th week post sprouting of six plants. Two plants have been harvested, one I tried my best to kill but it made it to harvest and I expect will give close to an oz. of "trim" grade flower. The other while small has some very nice and fat colas, my best guess is close to 100g of top shelf bud plus another 50 to 100 grams of trim for infusions.

As always: Click it to big it.

Bottom line: Both Autoflower and Photoperiod Cannabis plants have a place at my table. Photoperiod because as a grower I have control of the plant's life cycle and can effect size and production much more than with Autoflower plants. Plus growing Photoperiod Cannabis is a nice hobby that can keep you involved and has the opportunity of needing to buy "stuff " for your hobby, always a plus 😇.

Autoflower plants bring ease of growing and quick harvests with only a slight loss of THC levels and product. Not so much a hobby, closer to daily taking out the trash or doing laundry but with the benefit of pain control and getting high cheaply when you wish. As John Prine said: "...It doesn't cost very much and lasts a long while."

ken