Autoflowering seeds grow on their own schedule regardless of the lighting schedule. There is no vegetative period for them, they flower when they are ready to do so. On the breeders sites for the Autoflowering strain you have, you will see their information for how many weeks to harvest. They cannot be cloned, because the clone will flower at the same time schedule as the plant it was taken from. You can't just throw them in a veg room and keep them for awhile, unlike the normal plants (which are called photoperiod plants, you will hear them called "photos" or "Autos") You can keep a photoperiod plant in veg for a long time, until you are ready to flower it. You can't do that with Autos, they will flower on their schedule.
The benefits to Autos, among other things, is the fast harvesting as opposed to Photoperiod (which you are growing now). Another benefit is you don't have to do different lighting schedules, so it saves on space and electricity.
I'll be right back with some more detailed info. That's a basic for the moment.
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