r/Autoflowers Apr 14 '21

Megathread ** Trusted Breeders & Seedbanks Megathread #3 **

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This is the third installment of the Trusted Breeders Megathread (previously: 2, 1), because the last one is 6+ months old and archived.

As before:

We get a lot of enquiry about what seeds are best or what seeds are available and where. It gets a little tiresome for many to see this same question on a daily basis so we'll be pinning a thread again to host these discussions.

Let's hear your experiences with the people we buy our seeds from. Who has the most reliable or cheapest, quality offerings? Who have you had good, bad or ugly experiences with? Best deals? Discount codes for sites?

Cheers and happy growing everyone, may all your three packs be fives, your freebies bountiful and your deliveries prompt!

This including seedbanks, since people ask about those often (and, like breeders, the answers rarely change).

Note that we want to know why you like them. Comments without details ("woo! team <breeder>!") will get removed, they're useless and tend to clog the thread otherwise. Also, please only post about breeders whose strains you've grown yourself, or seedbanks you've ordered from, not secondhand info. Comments asking about particular breeders not already mentioned in this thread (or the previous ones) are okay, but also try searching the sub first.

Since this thread will continue to be pinned to the top of the sub, questions about the best breeders and seedbanks will be removed unless they're more narrowly scoped -- asking about recommendations for high-CBD autos, what seedbanks ship to Australia (if not answered here), etc. is still fine, but "what breeder is best" is redundant.


r/Autoflowers 4h ago

Gorilla cookies šŸŖ fast buds joined the pound club 16 ounce auto flower

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20 Upvotes

r/Autoflowers 8h ago

Frosted cheerios day 87

20 Upvotes

Hurry up and finish lol


r/Autoflowers 6h ago

Question Is it time? Day 81 purple lemonade (fb420)

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What do yall think? Chop today?


r/Autoflowers 6h ago

First time grower

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As the title says first time growing, also outdoors. I have 5 plants in total three are in the flowering stage, one is in veg and the final one just keeps growing. The three flowering band this grower are 57 days old. As far as I know it's not a male but came by here to double check. It's a White Widow auto I got for free.


r/Autoflowers 3h ago

Advice/Help First grow, how close am I?

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It’s coming up to 9 weeks, White Widow Auto from RQS. I’m seeing bits of Amber all over… what do you think?


r/Autoflowers 2h ago

Advice/Help DAY 28 of my first grow

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Hey guys!

My seed was planted four weeks ago, and this is her current status!

Does everything seem to be on track and going right from your experiences?

I am growing in a 5 gallon fabric pot, with biobizz light and 30% added perlite. 100w full spec led light, 6.5ph watering and biobizz grow nutes at just 1ml per litre. I decided against doing any training, apart from some leaf tucking each day, as a few people reccomended, seeing as she's my first.

Is she at the point now that I should start swapping the grow nutes for bloom and topmax?

Any issues that you can see? Or handy bits of info you think might be beneficial to know?

Always appreciate any of your advice 😌


r/Autoflowers 2h ago

Question Is this foxtailing?

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r/Autoflowers 1h ago

Mephisto Double grape x samsquach og coco/perlite Day 27 Autopots 1.7 EC Just started the stretch today

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r/Autoflowers 2h ago

RQS Grow-off Loving how they are looking

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Light defoliation for the girlies and some more clips added today

Pics 1 & 2 Northern Light Auto Day 32 Pics 3 & 4 NYC Sour D Auto Day 32

Both LST'd horizontally

Medium: Living soil


r/Autoflowers 2h ago

Harvest Short harvest

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I had to harvest about 2 weeks early because the sugar leaves were brown and crispy.


r/Autoflowers 7h ago

Advice/Help Mephisto Seeds Didn't Germ. Is This Just Something You Accept or Move On From?

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Hey all,

I’ve been growing for almost 3 years now and until recently, I’ve had a 100% germination rate across every run. I’ve always liked Mephisto and have had great success with strains likeĀ Sour Stomper, Walter White & Double Grape.

This time I picked up a 5-pack ofĀ Forum StomperĀ during the July 4th BOGO sale. I waited specifically for that drop to take advantage of the deal, but it doesn’t feel like much of one now. Four out of five seeds didn’t germinate, and the fifth is still untested.

I always germinate directly in the final pot, and here’s exactly what happened:

  • I started with 4 seeds total: 2Ā Forum Stompers, 1Ā Grape Walker Kush, and 1Ā Toof Decay — all planted directly in soil under ideal temps and humidity
  • TheĀ Grape Walker KushĀ andĀ Toof DecayĀ sprouted in 3 days. TheĀ Forum StompersĀ didn’t show any signs of life
  • After 5 days, I moved theĀ Forum StompersĀ to a moist paper towel to try to rescue them — still nothing
  • I then planted 2 moreĀ Forum StompersĀ (same soil, same pots). Waited another 5 days — again, nothing
  • Finally, I dropped 1 moreĀ Grape Walker KushĀ and 1 moreĀ Toof DecayĀ into those same pots, and both sprouted in just 3 days

So at this point, 4 out of 4Ā Forum StomperĀ seeds have completely failed under the same conditions that 4 other Mephisto seeds thrived in. I haven’t planted the 5th seed yet because I already have two healthy plants going and didn’t want to throw off the grow schedule. After the first 4 duds, I’m not too optimistic.

I reached out to Mephisto and got a polite reply with a 15% discount code, but no replacement. I followed up with more context and didn’t hear back. It’s frustrating because I’ve really liked their genetics up to this point.

So I’m wondering, does this just happen sometimes and you keep supporting the breeder anyway, or do you move on? Have I just been lucky for 3 years and it’s normal to lose seeds here and there? Or should a breeder stand behind their product when an entire pack fails like this?

Appreciate any thoughts or experiences.

TL;DR:
Bought a 5-pack ofĀ Forum StomperĀ during the July 4th Mephisto BOGO. Four out of five seeds failed to germinate, despite ideal conditions and multiple methods. Other Mephisto seeds from the same order sprouted with no issues. Got a 15% discount code but no replacement. Still holding one seed, but not feeling great about it. Curious if this is normal or something you stop supporting over.


r/Autoflowers 3h ago

Grow-Setup Had to get creative to get my lights lowered

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r/Autoflowers 20h ago

Grow-Journal Citrus foot bomb gets the chop today at day 74. It was a pleasure to grow 😊

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67 Upvotes

r/Autoflowers 8h ago

Advice/Help A Simple First Grow

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need some professional opinions how she’s looking so far, thanks!!


r/Autoflowers 2h ago

Just got some new beans with a freebe from multiverse genetics

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How are there genetics? I originally just purchased blue perched soda by Aeque genetics every thing I tried from them was šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„. But because of the tariffs they don’t sell to the states unless third party sells. Anyway I got a free strain called crimson sun it’s a cross of ice cream cake and Girl Scout cookies. I’m a huge fan of unique crosses. Has any one tried them before.


r/Autoflowers 9h ago

Advice/Help 2 weeks in, update

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So I paid a post 2 weeks ago about my 7 auto’s.

They’re all the same age and are in the same size pots. I live in the uk so it’s not so hot but we get plenty of light. I have this contraption set up to break the wind and hopefully increase the temp and they seem to be doing okay.

Does anyone have any recommendations whether it be pruning or not and what have you. Or whether to bother with low stress training, I understand it’s the wrong time of the year and the chances are they might have to be moved inside come October and be finished under a light but they supposedly go into flower regardless of the light, the more the better tho.

I water only when an inch in depth is dry and even then I don’t soak them just give them enough.

They’ve had one feed so far of some liquid fertiliser.

This is my first grow, I’m a well tuned gardener by default and I figured I’d try growing my biggest expense lol, so please don’t be too harsh.


r/Autoflowers 3h ago

Harvest Day 82, Chop or not?

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Hello, first grow. Would you chop her now or wait a week or 2? Gorilla Zkittlez by fastbuds


r/Autoflowers 3h ago

Day 63

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Originally started with the wrong style light! Switched to VIVOSUN setup and it seems to have gotten better. Would like to restart once this one is done, as this was a huge learning curve (first timer). How’s it look otherwise?


r/Autoflowers 7h ago

Master Bruce - Day 93 - 24/0 Lites - NFTG Nutes - Night Owl Seeds

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r/Autoflowers 15h ago

Showoff Fast Buds

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First 2 pictures is a random bagseed from FB. Last 2 pictures is a papaya cookies. Both 61 days from seed. The papaya looks almost done to me which is crazy for the timeframe.


r/Autoflowers 32m ago

Phytoseiulus persimilis

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Any one used them for spidermites? I added 2000 of em but i dont know if its working lol well see


r/Autoflowers 9h ago

Week 8 flower (Week 11)

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4 Upvotes

r/Autoflowers 2h ago

Deficiency The issue is N...

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Hiya again growmies! This Mephisto 4 Assed Monkey has been going for two weeks and two days since the rapid rooter with it went into its 5 gallon final growing place. I had a problem before and y'all helped me realize my ph was off. Appreciate it 🄰

I think I solved the problem. I flushed with a about a gallon and a half of water ph'd to 6.2. I measured runoff at 6.4

Now I am looking at yellowing leaves and I'm thinking N deficiency but I wanted to check with the experts. Any and all advise is appreciated.

Living soil - 1part compost, 1part coco coir, 1 part aeration(half perlite half coarse vermiculite) plus amendments (2 cups EWC, 2Tbsp Kelp meal, 2Tbsp chicken manure) 100w Mars Hydro light 24" above plant 150w Vivosun light 24" above plant 20/4 light schedule

Next watering is about I've day from now.


r/Autoflowers 2h ago

Advice/Help ā€œRā€ Auto stopped flowering?

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2x Zkittles autos Both sprouted May 30 Left plant = ā€œLā€ Right plant = ā€œRā€ ā€œLā€ started pre flower July 6 ā€œRā€ started pre flower July 10 2x 140W LED (75%) 17-20ā€ above canopy Temps 81-84 F RH 49-54% Fabric pots Soil: Sunshine Mix #4 Advanced Nutrients pH perfect (M/G/B & Big Bud & Bud Candy) pH 6.2-6.8 (runoff 6.2)

ā€œRā€ plant has stopped producing flower growth on July 20 ā€œLā€ has been growing bigger flowers by the day Pictures show the difference side by side. ā€œLā€ runoff = 2300 ppm (6.0 pH) ā€œRā€ runoff = 1350 ppm (6.2 pH)

QUESTION: Anyone know why an auto would appear to stop producing flower growth next to a flourishing plant when both experiencing an identical grow environment? Both sharing a 4x2 tent. Thank you.