StupidNoob
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I run a lot of autos - some perform better than others. I run strictly in organic soil no chems tho, FWIW. I found large pots for autos are not needed - the root zone on them doesn't require a 15g pot. YMMV. I usually run my AUTOs in 2-3gal pots and save the big pots for the photo ladies since the photo girls go 2x or 3x longer in the same pot. I up-pot from seedling/clone direct into final pots FTW.
I'm currently running 20 or so Autos along with 10 Photos... I just move the Photos out of veg into another room and leave all the autos in the VEG room. I don't care how big or small they get, I just grow a bunch of em at the same time to increase my yields. Some folks will make seed from an auto so they can run a bunch more for less $$ for seed. That makes a lot of sense.
That's the only reason I ran the ones I just finished with, was just to have a harvest when I flipped & so on and so forth. They've definitely brought the ruderalis strains to new levels, as I was impressed w/ the flower I got from Mephisto's genetics. Still though, photos are just my go-to lol.
For him, auto's would make more sense as the light schedule in AK. To each his own, but that's just my .02