Beginner looking to breed my own autoflower strain, where would you start?
Hey everyone, I’m pretty new to growing autos, but long term I’d love to become more self-sufficient with seeds and slowly learn the breeding side of things.
My idea is to start simple with some regular autoflower seeds, probably from Night Owl or Gnome Genetics, since good auto regs seem surprisingly hard to find.
Then I was thinking about eventually crossing one of those lines with something like Gorilla Z from Fast Buds, especially since their seeds are pretty cheap during the current promo.
I’m not trying to create the next legendary cultivar overnight, I’d rather learn properly, make my own seed stock, select plants I really like over multiple generations, and gradually build something that’s actually mine.
Are there any auto breeders here who started this way?
Would you recommend Night Owl or Gnome as a better starting point for regular autos? Any specific lines you’d look at first?
And more generally, what do you wish you knew when you first started breeding autoflowers?
Appreciate any advice 🙏🌱