r/Autoflowers

Are Night Owl and Mephisto really that far ahead of other auto breeders?

I’m curious how good Night Owl and Mephisto really are these days. I’ve grown both before, but that was with some of their older strains from a few years back, and honestly, they didn’t seem that special compared to something like HSC autos.

Would you say Night Owl and Mephisto are actually in a league of their own when it comes to autos, or has the competition pretty much caught up by now?

And if you do think they’re better, what specifically sets them apart? Better terps, denser buds, less leaf-to-bud ratio, more consistent phenos, better structure, potency, yield? What are they actually doing better than other top auto breeders that justifies the hype?

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u/ArrivalNo2222 — 4 hours ago

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 🙏🌱

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u/17J4CK — 9 hours ago

This grow is going crazy

Tried 42 fastbuds this run. Still one Mephisto in there Boda Azul is the best I’ve ever seen. I’m going to keep growing it till I can’t anymore. But the others are sundae frost, lemon ak and lemon pie all autos…. Open to all questions comments and concerns.

u/Resident_Bed_4745 — 5 hours ago

Dehumidifier went off for a day

So i got a auto I was experimenting with in a 1 gallon pot. Happy frog with nutrients. Well my dehumidifier was full and was off for a day. I think my other plants are fine but not this one. Wont take any more water, leafs are starting to droop. Buds where Rock hard now they are getting soft. Am i getting Bud rot? Got 4 more plants in my tent. So wondering if i should just take this one out

u/FarFaithlessness705 — 7 hours ago

Day 44 since sprout on Queen’s Bannaner and Gummy cluster

I’m so proud of these ladies for expressing their genetic potentials and getting so big and happy only 44 days since sprouting!

u/angery-borg — 11 hours ago

Rate my First grow

Day 59 since popping

Blimburn seeds-Permanent Marker Autoflower.

5 Gallon fabric pot.

Been dosing green rush nutes at half strength half the recommended feeding schedule, so basically at a quarter.
I water a gallon every 2 days with no run off usually (not sure if I should put more… a gallon seems like a lot.)

u/AcademicSmell9766 — 14 hours ago

Day 17

Stawberry lemonauto (1) durban twist (2) sourdelica (3)

1980 burger king magic metric ruler for scale

Strawberry lemonauto is taking the cake for growth, which is wild considering the landrace genetics behind the other two, but we will see how things go when we hit stretch! Here in another week to week and a half I will likely start heavy training with the trellis net and evening out all the canopies the best I can (im a tad worried about space, so we will see how flat i can actually get these girls)

u/Background-Teach-527 — 9 hours ago

Alaska thunderfuck day 75, noticing some amber

Noticing a few amber tricomes on the buds 75 days in, should I harvest or give her some more time? I want to harvest but I was told I harvested too early on my last plant.

u/TrailerParkGrower — 18 hours ago
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Gorilla Cookies day 60 🦍🍪

Hello friends 👋

Day 60 check in. Nice and strong smells really coming in. Currently feeding at 2.7ec 😊

u/Purproots — 21 hours ago

Max height grow.. harvest time?

Had a monster this time around (smqr #2 by night owl) and she absolutely maxed out my tent height despite real heavy training and supercropping. Pushing my 2x2 for sure this time, I have the light damn near the very top of the tent.

Now we're comjng up on harvest and she's a bit toasty... Trichs are closing in but still not quite ready. Do you guys think it would be risky to let her keep going another week? Really dont love the brown on leaf tips and am a bit concerned about rot / mold with how dense shes gotten, debating harvesting this week but I want to let her ride if I can

Lmk what you guys would do!

u/FidelCTR — 18 hours ago
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Never topped before

My first time topping weed plants. Topped on day 18 at the 4th node. I got 75 grams each last time on these same strains hoping to get more this time. Top left is purple haze auto, right is blackberry auto, bottom right is wedding glue auto which i topped but not in this picture, and purple lemonade auto didn't get topped because it got stunted during transplant. (Root ball came apart) any feedback is helpful. Im imagining ill get 2 main branches from this hopefully with more offshooting branches? Idk if that's what's going to happen here. Let me know

u/THE_BIG_FRICC — 1 day ago

Under watered?

New to this and these bases are throwing me way off . First its overwatering now seems like under watering . The roots are growing through the bag and into the lases on the base . Any help is greatly appreciated!!

What’s a classic “can’t go wrong” Speedrun strain?

For those of you who’ve grown Speedrun Seeds before, what would you consider their absolute classic pick?

I’m looking for something with terpy, compact buds, frosty and preferably not too leafy. Basically something that trims up nicely and has really good bag appeal.

Been wanting to give Speedrun a try for a while, so I’d rather start with one of their proven favorites.

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u/ArrivalNo2222 — 1 day ago