I am new, and I have only been working with autos for five months or so, but in my very limited experience and reading, autos can do some very funny things. From what I have read, some of the autos do not behave stable. Some come up in weird shapes, some stunt, and some go full size. Some don't auto-flower, but have to be kicked into flower with lighting tricks. So I dunno. (I am still trying to master the basics, and your threads are an amazing help.)
But, if these are a good example, these are some Purple Kush Autos. They were all five taken to the kiddie pool and soaked on the same day, for the same amount of time, and planted directly in soil, and watered the same way. Three look more or less healthy (considering I was not feeding them right--since corrected, thanks to you and
@Azimuth , and two look kind of like squiggly girls who don't want to sit still or pay attention (even though everyone is getting fed correctly now). I don't know, do they maybe have mild autism and ADHD (like me)??
The forums and reviews I read said that sometimes autos take a little more time, and they grow out of it (maybe like your Miss Persnickety from your Coffee Shop thread). And sometimes they straighten out.
So I will run with them for now, and hope they straighten out, like children who don't bloom until later (no pun intended).
And if they go too long looking squiggly, I will just pull the plug, and plant something else (but I want to give them an opportunity to straighten out first).
But in my very limited experience, from what limited reading I have done, there are some comments from other users autos do not seem to be as stable as photoperiods, and sometimes they just come up weird.
They say that pets resemble their owners. Maybe my girls got autism and ADHD from me? I hope not!! (But oh well, they say cannabis is the best medicine for that!... Oh, wait...)
I hope that is helpful. If not, please just disregard.