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F1 hybrid autoflower not flowering

Takeaims
Takeaimsstarted grow question 2 months ago
Why is my tropicanna Poison f1 hybrid auto from sweet seeds not flowering it's on week 12 is this unusal for a auto bare inmind its a f1hybrid
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KingLouie
KingLouieanswered grow question 2 months ago
Are you sure it’s an autoflower? „F1 Fast Version strains are 100% photoperiod-dependent versions featuring ultra-fast flowering of some of the most appreciated genetics from the Sweet Seeds genetic collection“
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Phinfan6738
Phinfan6738answered grow question 2 months ago
Sometimes you have to set your lights to a traditional flowering schedule of 12/12 like you would if you were growing a photoperiod. It's not that rare of an occurrence actually,but after about a week or maybe 2 at most of receiving 12 hours of darkness and 12 hours of light it will trigger your auto to flower. As soon as it shows preflowers you can resume your current light schedule and it will continue flowering. Some strains just need a little push to trigger the plant to flower but whether your current light schedule is 24/0 or 20/4 or 18/6 just set your timer to 12 hours on and 12 hours off (12/12) and in a week or 2 at most you will see the pre-flowers at the node sites and can switch your timer back to it's current schedule without the plant going back into the vegetative stage. If for some reason it starts to re-veg when you resume the current light schedule then you might need to set and finish out your "autos" on a traditional 12/12 schedule, but ive never heard of that being needed , in most cases once you trigger your ladies to start flowering then you can return to your current light schedule. I hope this helps you out my fellow growmie, you can always message me if you need any more help. If I don't know the answer I can point you in the right direction of an answer. But switch those lights schedule to 12/12 immediately because keep in mind your plants are going to double or triple their current size during the flowering stretch so space might be an issue.
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Ninjabuds
Ninjabudsanswered grow question 2 months ago
Hey there autos do what they want fr fr. Don’t stress it will flower at some point. Did you get the seeds from a reputable place maybe there not auto seeds
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Papa_T
Papa_Tanswered grow question 2 months ago
I agree with Scrubby. I had a critical cheese that perpetually veged until I flipped to 12/12. Then it started flowering. But I can see how this may pose a problem as it looks like you have different plants at different stages of life and if this is your only grow space flipping to 12/12 doesn’t seem ideal for your situation.
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Scrubbyjimbob
Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question 2 months ago
F1s by their nature are unpredictable. The genetics hasn't been stabilized, opening the opportunity for the hybrid vigor many chase but also leading to a greater genetic variety. The ruderalis trait probably landed on the recessive side. Treat it like a photoperiod and give it 12/12 light.
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