You've not met Carty yet. He's not growing right now due to a move but he's our usual go to auto guru. Hell prob pop in on this thread.
Autos don't make sense to me but I will grow them from time to time. Why don't they make sense? It's a time and effort thing. Both photos and autos require the same care and resources and in many cases take damn near as long as a photo run.
Basically same time in flower. Absolutely no comparison to photos.
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I'm not against autos at all. They are a fun compact plant but I prefer a good return on my efforts and I just can't get that with autos. Outdoors..awesome. I'd run a dozen but indoors I'm paying the bill so I want all I can get.