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Do Autoflowers Make Seeds?

Like every other plant autoflowers can produce seeds, but you need a male and a female plant for this to happen. Discover how breeders breed autoflowering seeds, what stress conditions lead to seeds forming, and the origins of autoflower genetics. Learn about feminized seeds, why propagating autoflowers is ineffective, and whether male autoflowers exist.

Can autoflowers produce seeds?

Yes, in brief autoflowers can make seeds. Breeders create autoflowering seeds by fertilizing female autoflower plants with male pollen. This method involves having both a female plant and a male plant. When the flowers on the female plant have been fertilized by the pollen, seeds will start to grow within the flowers. The seeds will also inherit the autoflowering trait.

Do autoflower plants produce autoflower seeds?

If both parents are autoflowering plants, then yes. However, the seeds made by any cannabis plant, including autoflowers, inherit characteristics from both of their parents. Autoflower seeds are specifically bred by crossing a regular cannabis strain with a ruderalis variety, which gives the autoflowering characteristic. If an auto plant is pollinated by a non-autoflowering strain, the produced seeds would not necessarily be autoflowers. The more breeding between autoflowers and non-autoflowers the more the ruderalis 'autoflowering' trait would be bred out of the plant.

What makes a distressed autoflower produce seeds?

Stress in all cannabis plants can make them make seeds and is really a survival mechanism. When an auto plant experiences stress, which could be caused by anything such as feeding issues, physical damage or illness, it can make the plant enter survival mode. In this state, the plant's main objective is to reproduce and keep its genetics going after it dies. While distressed a female plant can produce male flowers or become hermaphroditic, allowing it to self-pollinate. This self-pollination results in the production of seeds, which the plant produces as a natural response to ensure its genetics continues despite the stress.

Image reference: cannabis plant that has hermied

How do you get an autoflower to produce seeds?

It's not a good idea to stress a plant into self-pollination as this could potentially harm the plant. Breeders use various pollination methods. One popular method is manual pollination, where breeders collect pollen from a male plant and carefully brush it onto the flowers of a female plant. The advantage of this approach is that as a breeder you can select the best female plant and the best male plant and only cross those, creating even stronger offspring.

Another method is open pollination, where male and female plants are grown together in the same space, allowing natural pollination to occur. A more precise method is targeted pollination, where breeders isolate specific branches of a female plant and apply pollen to those sections only.

Are auto seeds feminised?

No, not all autoflower seeds are feminized. However, to make your life easier, all the seeds we stock at Auto Seeds are feminized.

Regular autoflower seeds are available and will give you both male and female autoflower plants. However, they are not very popular and unless you are a breeder cultivating regular autoflowers is unnecessary.

Where does auto genetics originate?

Autoflower genetics come from a wild cannabis variety called Cannabis ruderalis, which is indigenous to Siberia. The extreme weather conditions and short summers where it grows have forced the plants to adapt by developing the ability to flower on their own, regardless of photoperiods. This unique trait allows autoflowers to finish their life cycle quickly, making them ideal for regions with shorter summers. Breeders such as Auto Seeds have since hybridized ruderalis with other cannabis strains to create modern autoflowers that combine automatic flowering with desirable traits like higher yields and potency.

Image reference: wild ruderalis cannabis plant

How many seeds can an individual autoflower plant make?

An individual autoflower plant can produce over 1,000 cannabis seeds depending on the strain and nativesusa.com, how large the plant is.

Why shouldn't you clone autoflowers?

While theoretically possible, cloning autoflower plants is just not very practical. Autoflowers only have 2-4 weeks in the veg stage and if you clone an autoflower, it requires time to establish roots and start growing. However, before the clone can establish itself, the plant's internal clock will trigger it to start flowering. The result is a tiny, underdeveloped plant with minimal bud production.

So yes, you can clone autoflowers, but you would only produce enough weed for a couple of joints.

Can you get male auto plants?

Yes, you can get male autoflowers. Regular autoflower seeds produce both male and female plants. However, you just don't find regular seeds very frequently unless you are breeding your own strains.