Understanding How Cannabis Initiates its Flowering Phase And the Differences Between the Classifications Full Term, Semi-Full Term, and Autoflowering.  Cannabis genetics fall into two categories: short day (Cannabis sativa/indica) and day neutral (Cannabis ruderalis x sativa/indica).  In the industry short day varieties are known as full-term or photoperiod determinant, and day-neutral varieties are popularly known as autoflowers. Botanically speaking, a plant that requires a long period of darkness is termed a “short day” (long night) plant. Short-day plants form flowers only when d ..read more

What are autoflowering seeds? Cannabis ruderalis, colloquially referred to as “day neutral,” or autoflowering cannabis, is a variety of hemp and cannabis that initiates or triggers into flowering irregardless of light cycle changes  Therefore autoflowering seeds are produced from day neutral or autoflowering cannabis plants. While regular, “photoperiod,” or “photo dependent” hemp and cannabis flip into flowering phases depending on the amount and type of light, autoflowering cannabis flips into flowering based on its own inner timing that is light cycle independent.  Because ruderali ..read more