Auto flower vs photoperiod

An autoflower will switch to flowering on its own without any input from you or the sun, usually around week 4 (depending in the genetics and environment). You just have to keep an eye out for the first signs of flower and then be ready to switch from "veg" to "bloom" nutrients about 2 weeks later, once the stretch has come to an end. Good luck and enjoy!

Many will tell you that an autoflowering plant is more delicate and needs more attention.. to me, that just sounds like bullshit. Every plant, whether it's female or autoflowering, needs different fertilization; some plants want more, others less. The most important difference is the timing. An autoflowering plant will have about 20/25 days of the vegetative phase; in some cases, it can stretch to 30/40 days, but it often depends on the temperatures. With a photoperiod plant, you decide when to start flowering. Now I recommend transplanting it into a bigger pot (preferably the final pot) to give the roots a chance to expand and for the plant to increase its size. An autoflowering plant needs an 11-liter pot; if you want it a bit smaller, a 9-liter pot will do.

Yes, auto flower will automatically go into flowering after a set amount of time. From my experience transplanting auto flower stuns them and you don't get the full yield you could. Start them in their final container. Also, they don't clone well basically the clone picks up right where the mother was on time so it can't be manipulated by light back into vegation