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Autoflower strains have become hugely popular due to their compact size, rapid growth and their ability to automatically start flowering without changing the light/dark cycle. They’re very easy to grow and perfect for beginners.

This is all thanks to their Ruderalis gene.

However, it’s this gene that also means autoflower yields are lower compared to pure Indica or Sativa strains. That leads many autoflower fans to wonder what the highest yielding strains are.

In this article, I’ll cover the top 10 High Yield Autoflower Seeds, so you can ensure that your yield is as large as possible if you decide to grow this popular strain.

Top 10 High Yield Autoflower Seeds – Quick Look

Here’s a quick look at our top 10 high yield autoflower seeds with the grams per square meter that they produce indoors. A more detailed review of each strain is listed below:

*Grams per square meter (g/m2) is how most seed banks provide yield info. It simply means the yields you can expect ( under ideal conditions ) per square meter of plant canopy. Please keep in mind that the values represented here are maximum potential yields for growers using a 600w grow light.

1. Gorilla Glue Auto

Yield: 4oo – 60o g/m2*
Flowering time: 8 – 9 weeks
Effects: Relaxed, happy, pain relief

The appropriately named Gorilla Glue Autoflower is one of the stickier indica/sativa/ruderalis strains out there. Its buds are big, tight, and compact with incredibly sticky trichomes that will glue up your scissors and gloves when harvesting. Its THC levels are off the charts at 24%.

This strain is also a pretty discreet option, growing to a height of 60 to 100 cm after 8 to 9 weeks. Despite its frame, you can expect a harvest of 4oo to 60og/m2 when grown indoors.

The aromas from this strain are reminiscent of pine and diesel with lemony notes. Its taste is quite close to its smell – mostly citrus fruit and pine flavors.

Gorilla Glue Auto induces happy, relaxed feelings which is a primary reason why this strain is great for stress, PMS, migraines, and back pain.

2. Stardawg Auto

Yield: 400 – 600 g/m2*
Flowering time: 60 days
Effects: Cerebral, clear mind, body, strong, hungry

Stardawg Auto is the combination of hybrid strains Genetics Chemdawg #4 and Tres Dawg. Due to these genes, Stardawg Auto is a big yielder (400-600 g/m2 indoors/5o-3oo g/plant outdoors) with lots of sticky resin and THC production of up to 22%.

Stardawg Auto grows to a discreet height of 70 to 120 cm which is great for indoor or stealthy growing. At about 60 days, the strain matures and lives up to its name with bright green buds and big glistening resin crystals. Adding to this distinct look is the smell of pine and mixed citrus and flavors leaning heavily towards lemons.

Its effects are quick. You’ll feel mentally stimulated, with a strong mind hit and body stone. The strain is great for stimulating appetite and treating asthma, glaucoma, epilepsy, anxiety, and nausea among others.

3. Crystal Meth Auto

Yield: 400 – 600 g/m2*
Flowering time: 8 – 9 weeks
Effects: Happy, cerebral, relaxing

The quick-growing, big-budded, and beginner-friendly Crystal Meth Auto is quickly rising in popularity. The strain is a poly-hybrid of several different strains, including Mexican, Early Skunk, and ruderalis genes.

The potent Crystal Meth Auto is a beauty with its purple, red, and black foliage and frosty trichomes. Adding to that is its unusual but appetizing hazelnut flavor and equally nutty but strong aroma with hints of pine.

Eight to 9 weeks after germination, this cannabis strain will mature and typically grow 70 to 120 cm tall. Its heavy 400 to 600 gram per square indoor yield (50 to 300 g/plant if grown outdoors) will give you an uplifting, happy head high- that’s the 20% THC in those full buds. Moreover, its therapeutic benefits are recommended for stress, depression, pain, PMS, asthma, arthritis, multiple sclerosis.

4. Gorilla Glue 4 Auto

Yield: 400 – 600 g/m2*
Flowering time: 55 – 58 days
Effects: Strong, happy, relaxing, cerebral

The Gorilla Glue #4 Autoflower is an award-winning strain and is held by some to be one of the best. It is the result of crossing strains Chocolate Diesel, Chem’s Sister, and Sour Dubble. It boasts a THC content of up to 23% and yields around 50 to 300 grams per plant when grown outdoors or 400 to 600 g/m2 indoors. The Gorilla Glue #4 Auto reaches its flowering stage in around 55 to 58 days after germination. Its typical frame of 14o to 200 cm tall may make stealthy growing a little difficult. However, when you do grow this strain, you’ll be met with sweet spicy aromas and hints of berry. Tastewise, it’s much closer to coffee or chocolate with a diesel-y aftertaste.

Unlike the classic Gorilla Glue, that is also on this list, the GG4 is sativa-dominant. The strain delivers a strong euphoric high while simultaneously relaxing the body. It carries medicinal properties that may benefit those with sleeping problems.

5. Northern Lights x Big Bud Ryder Auto

Yield: 450 – 600 g/m2*
Flowering time: 10 weeks
Effects: Relaxing, calming, body

You can expect dense, large, and frosty buds from the Northern Lights x Big Bud Ryder Auto. The strain is a product of finely-tuned genetics that makes it hardy and resistant to pests, drought, and mold.

This much-loved autoflowering strain can stretch to a height of 170 cm when grown outside. Depending on container size, it can grow up to 130 cm indoors.

This strain flowers quickly at around 8 weeks and will be ready for harvest in a couple more weeks. In its 10th week, the strain’s THC-filled buds (up to 22%) can produce outdoor harvests up to 70 grams each per plant. When grown inside, expect yield to be around 450 to 600 g/m2.

Northern Lights x Big Bud Ryder Auto strains give of pleasant citrus smells with flavors hinting at pineapples and mandarin oranges.

When taken, this strain produces a relaxing and calming body high. Hence, you’ll find it useful for pain relief, stress, and migraines.

6. Amnesia Gold Auto

Yield: ~600 g/m2*
Flowering time: 9 – 10 weeks
Effects: Happy, strong, cerebral, psychedelic, long-lasting

The Amnesia Gold Autoflower is the product of combining two sativa-dominant strains, Amnesia and Lennon, with an autoflowering ruderalis. This strong is a vigorous grower and will reward you with strong branches and full buds.

The Amnesia Gold Auto stretches to a height between 60 to 160 cm in its 9 to 10-week growing period. Expect THC content to be around 19% In approximately 70 days, those buds can yield you a heavy 600 g/m2 if you are an indoor grower. On the other hand, If you’d rather grow outside, harvests can still go up to 150 grams per plant.

When taken, Amnesia Gold Auto brings pleasant flavors of sweet citrus that will both surprise and stimulate appetite. It delivers strong, long-lasting happy head highs and decidedly psychedelic effects.

7. West Coast OG Auto

Yield: 500 – 650 g/m2*
Flowering time: 8 – 9 weeks
Effects: Happy, calming, relaxing, long-lasting

The West Coast OG auto shares the same characteristics with the OG Kush strains available in the US West Coast albeit with autoflowering genes. It carries similarly strong aromas that smell of wood, citrus, and almost fresh coastal scent. Odors can be quite intense so filtering is recommended. In terms of taste, it’s decidedly citric and fruity.

Expect it to develop amber-colored buds when mature at the 9th-week mark.  Grow to an average of 90cm high, it’s quite the chunky plant. Speaking of high, the indica-dominant strain brings a steady long-lasting high that is equally relaxing and euphoric. Its medicinal benefits range from stress and pain relief, to help with paranoia, anxiety, and ADHD.

Indoor harvests are at an exceptional 500 to 650 g/m2 or 70 to 300 grams per plant when grown outside.

8. Girl Scout Cookies Auto

Yield: 500 to 650 g/m2*
Flowering time: 8 – 9 weeks
Effects: Potent, cerebral, body,

The autoflowering Girl Scout Cookies are an indica-dominant strain that’s easy to grow and enjoys regular feeding. Its genes are the result of Girl Scout Cookies phenotypes combined with autoflowering genes

In just 8 to 9 weeks, you’ll get a cannabis plant about 60 to 100 cm high with big plump buds. Yield is a whopping 500 to 650 g/m2 when grown indoors. If grown indoors, you can expect to harvest at least 70 up to 300 grams per plant.

True to its name, the Girl Scout Cookies auto smells and tastes like cookies. Its sweetness is almost candy-like with strong notes of nutmeg, chocolate, and sugar.

This strain is a heavy hitter with both mind and cerebral highs. You’ll feel quite the social butterfly with bursts of creativity and humor. Therapeutically, the Girl Scout Cookies Auto is great for relieving pain, PTSD, muscle spasms, and neuropathy.

9. Tangie Matic Auto

Yield: 450 – 670 g/m2*
Flowering time: 9 weeks
Effects: calming, cerebral to body, potent, creative

The Tangie Matic Autoflower’s sativa-dominant traits start you on a clear-minded, creative head high that slowly develops into a de-stressing and calming body stone. Its THC production can go up to a substantial 23%. Therapeutically, it’s recommended for chronic stress, depression, anxiety, and even as an appetite stimulant.

This plant doesn’t take kindly to stress during its growing stage so training might not be an option. When taken care of, the Tangie Matic Auto will be ready for harvest in around 9 weeks, growing to about 80 to 150 cm tall. Typical yields are promising at 50 to 350 grams per plant when grown outdoors. If grown indoors, expect a big yield of 450 to 670 gr/m2.

Adding to its calming effects is its refreshing citrus smell. Along with those aromas are equally fruity tangerine flavors and spicy, herbal undertones.

10. Super Critical-Auto

Yield: 800g g/m2**
Flowering time: 6 – 7 weeks
Effects: Relaxing, body, lasting

The Autoflowering Super Critical is the result of crossing ruderalis genes with the classic Super Critical strain. Thus, this indica-dominant strain springs from the high-performing and award-winning genetics of the White Widow, Skunk, Big Bud.

The Super Critical reaches its flowering stage in about 7 weeks and reaches a height between 70 to 120 cm. It will be ready for harvest after 2 to 3 more weeks. With its famous heritage, you can expect nothing less than outstanding yields from this fast-growing strain. In fact, With the **Sea of Green (SoG) growing method, you can bring harvests up to a massive 800g/m2. Outdoor harvests go up to 35 grams per plant.

The Super Critical Auto is an intense fast-acting strain. It starts as a body stone that develops into a relaxing, almost sedating, high. It’s potency and long-lasting effects make it a great strain to take for pain or after a long hard day.

You’ve probably noticed by now that there are a few different methods you can choose to germinate your cannabis seeds.

Not all of these methods have the same success rate, and your precious cannabis seeds are expensive to buy.

Therefore, you really want to choose the germination method that’s going to give your seeds the best chance to become beautiful, bud producing plants.

So what is the best way to germinate weed seeds? Read on to find out…

Best Way To Germinate Weed Seeds

First, take a look at the comparison table below to get an idea of some general success rates for each germination method. We will explore each method in more detail below.

1. Starter Cubes & Seedling Plugs

This is by far the best method to germinate weed seeds. Germinating with plugs or cubes is simple and the most reliable method on this list.

How To Germinate With Plugs:

Step 1: After buying your plugs or cubes, soak them in water until they are fully saturated.

Step 2: Place your seed(s) into the pre-cut holes in the plugs. Use some of the plug material to gently cover the opening.

Step 3: Put the plugs into a square box or tray and cover with a plastic dome. This ensures a high humidity environment, which increases germination success, and helps seedlings along after germination.

Check out this method in action:

What Plugs Should You Use?

Options for starter cubes are seemingly endless, but the majority are made of either rockwool or peat. The differences are subtle, but very important depending on how you plan to grow your plants after germination.

Rockwool cubes, composed of fibrous wool-like material provide great water and air exchange, which is ideal in hydroponics. Peat plugs are an organic option, and sometimes contain a small starter nutrient charge which helps young seedlings after germination. Peat plugs do however hold more water than air compared to rockwool cubes, so they aren’t ideal for hydroponic grows.

So, rockwool or peat? The primary difference comes down to how you will grow the plant after germination. For hydroponics, rockwool is the better choice. For soil/coco/etc., peat plugs generally fare better, but ultimately germination will be nearly identical for these germination mediums.

Important – If you choose to use rockwool, make sure to pre-soak the cubes. Use clean (chlorine free) water that has been set to a pH of 5.5 for 30 minutes to 1 hour. This process lowers the high pH that rockwool cubes naturally have, your new seedlings will thank you!

2. Planting Directly Into Soil

This method is as old-school as it gets, drop your seeds in some dirt, add water, and you’re done. If only it were that easy!

Unfortunately, it’s not quite so simple. There are lots of factors that go into this method, and each must be nearly perfect for germination to occur.

How to germinate seeds directly in soil:

Step 1: Purchase quality soil from a reputable source. You want soil with good drainage, this allows for air exchange; seeds need moisture but you don’t want to drown them.

• Tip: NEVER use dirt from outside. It will contain no shortage of nasty stuff (diseases, pests) which will kill or stunt your seedlings.

Step 2: Now, you need to plant your seeds at the right depth. A good rule of thumb is to plant seeds 2 times deeper than the width of the seed.

Step 3: Provide water for your seeds by soaking your container in a tray containing about an inch of water. This allows the soil to be moistened uniformly, preventing over-watering. This also keeps the seed in the perfect place for germination to occur.

Check out this method in action:

This method allows you to start your seed directly in your planting medium, but if you aren’t careful with this technique, you can run into trouble. Seeds need air and water to germinate, if there’s too much of one, the other falls short, preventing germination. If planted too deep, the energy available to the seedling won’t be enough for it to break the surface. This will essentially starve and kill your seedling. If you don’t plant deep enough, the seedling may dry out, or never become moist enough to germinate.

3. Soaking Seeds in Water

This method is not so much a way to fully germinate your seeds, but rather ensures rapid and reliable germination. As mentioned in the previous methods, seeds need water to germinate. This method involves placing seeds in a container filled with water rather than into a plug or the soil.

How to start germination with water:

Step 1: Place your seeds in a container of clean water and allow to soak overnight, or for at least 12 hours.

Tip: Soaking seeds allows the seed to begin absorbing water. Water absorption is the first step in germination, and is required for seeds to germinate.

Tip: Do not soak seeds for more than 24 hours, they can become oxygen deprived and die. Shorter soaking times are always preferred.

Step 2: After soaking at least 12 hours, use sterilized tweezers or clean hands to remove the seeds. Immediately place the seeds into your medium, such as a plug or soil.

Tip: At this point, gently tap your seeds if they are still floating, and monitor which sink and which float. Sunken seeds indicate they are full of water, which is what we want. Floating seeds have not absorbed water, and likely won’t ever, meaning that they are unlikely to germinate.

Check out this method in action:

Why does this work?

This method increases germination rates because the seed is primed, it’s already absorbed water and broken dormancy, so is ready to push out it’s first roots.

4. Paper Towel Method

The paper towel method is similar to soaking seeds in water, but this method will germinate your seeds to the point where the taproot has emerged.

How to germinate seeds with paper towels:

Step 1: Place a folded wet paper towel into a plastic container, or on a plate.

Step 2: Place your seeds on the paper towel with adequate space between them. Cover the seeds with another folded wet paper towel.

Tip: Don’t wet the paper towel to the point where it’s dripping and sopping wet. Just lightly wet each paper towel until damp.

Step 3: Put a lid or plastic wrap on the container, or another plate on the plate. Seal the container but leave a small hole for air exchange.

Step 4: Place your plates or container in a warm (70-80F / 21-26C) and dark environment

Like soaking the seeds in water, this method provides lots of water to the seeds to start germination. But it also allows enough air exchange for the seed to produce a taproot and begin growing into a seedling.

Check out this method in action:

This method helps to increase the chances of germination and seedling success, but can introduce some extra issues.

• Once seeds have germinated, they may grow into the paper towel, making removal difficult and potentially damaging the fragile seedlings.
• The paper towels and the container you use for germination must be sterile. This is nearly impossible, so you are likely to grow more than seedlings (i.e. fungus) with this method.
• The extra handling of sprouted seedlings is the biggest issue with this method. Even if you’re very clean and careful with your seedlings, it is extremely easy to damage or contaminate them. Contamination and early damage can ultimately stunt or kill your baby plants.

Verdict

So what is the best way to germinate weed seeds?

After examining each method, if you absolutely had to pick one, it would be starter cubes and seedling plugs. If you consider everything that can go wrong when germinating seeds, this method does the most to remove potential pitfalls.

Why Plugs?

• It’s relatively fool-proof because the cubes can only hold so much water, so no overwatering.
• The pre-drilled holes are not too deep or too shallow for cannabis seeds.
• The cubes/plugs hold moisture for long enough time to allow for the seeds to take up water. They also won’t dry out too quickly.
• They provide a soft medium for young roots to push through.

But the best way to germinate weed seeds would really be a combination of these methods. Use either the paper towel or water soaking method to get your seeds to uptake water. Next, transition them to either soil or plugs. This gives you the advantages of each method, with the least downside of each.

Germination Tips

Here are a few extra tips to follow when trying to germinate your cannabis seeds:

• Keep temperatures in the area you are germinating seeds between 70-80F (21-26C)
• Germinate seeds in total darkness
• Don’t use hard tap water (ppm above 120), it can damage the seed
• Avoid using chlorinated tap water, it can damage or kill microbes that help young seedlings develop
• Don’t add nutrients to the water when germinating seeds, the seeds already contain all the nutrients they need
• When seeds germinate, don’t put them under intense light (HID or sunlight), the seedlings will burn and/or dry out
• Provide non-intense light (i.e. T-5 fluorescent light) for seedlings as soon as they emerge, this will prevent stretching

Autflower strains are hugely popular in the growing community due to their super fast flowering and harvest times. Who wouldn’t want faster bud?So you’ve made the decision to buy an Auto-flowering strain, but where’s the best seed bank to buy your Autoflower seeds from? In this article, I’ll look at what makes a good Auto-flower seed bank and compare a few of the best ones to see if we can find one that stands out.Ready? Cool. Let’s get started…

Best Autoflower Seed Bank? A Quick Look

Short on time or can’t be bothered reading through my long winded comparison? No worries, here are the best 5 autoflower seed banks ranked 1-5.#1. Seedsman (4.8/5)#2. True North Seedbank (4.4/5)#3. AMS Seeds (4/5)#4. ILGM (3.9/5)#5. MSNL  (2.4/5)

What Makes A Good Autoflower Seed Bank?

1. Choice – A good seed bank for Autoflowers will have a lot of Autoflower strains to choose from. I usually like to shop in one place if i can help it ( Amazon for example ) as it saves me having to fill out lots of forms.  Most seed banks also offer a loyalty program too, so buying from the same place saves you money, so a large selection of strains is good.

2. Good information about each strain – I like to know as much as possible about a strain before buying it. I want to know how tall it’s expected to grow, what it tastes, what it smells like, what effects it has. A good auto seed bank will tell me that3. User feedback – I LOVE seing user feedback about strains. It gets me really pumped to try a new strain if I see someone else has had a good experience. Equally, if it’s not quite good as the seed bank said it was, I want to know.4. Price – This ones pretty self explanatory. I want to pay a reasonable price for my seeds.Obviously, the seeds have to be high quality too!

Ok, with these 4 criteria laid out, let’s see how the seedbanks compare against each other.

1. Choice

Seedsman definitely comes out on top here with a massive 704 different auto strains. True North Seedbank comes in second with a  respectable 427 different strains, while the other 3 seedbanks post have a fairly disappointing auto-flower selection. 

2. User Feedback

Fortunately, most of the top Seed banks provide user reviews. Only AMS decides to only show one for some reason, which is annoying.  ILGM impressed me the most with the sheer number of reviews they have for each strain ( usually over 100! ) and the rest of the bunch have more than enough to help you make your decision!

3. Good Information About Each Strain

All of the Seedbanks listed provide all of the information you need about each of the strains available. However, particular mention again goes to ILGM who have use awesome video reviews and show someone actually tasting it. Check it out: 

4. Price

Price is a hard one to test as prices usually change pretty often with promotions etc. However, these are the prices for the same strain of northern lights autos at the time of writing. As you can see, Seedsman is significantly cheaper than the others.

Final Thoughts

So there we have it. If I were looking for a good seed bank for autos, i would definitely choose Seedman. Their huge selection of autos and low pricing is too hard to resist. Although there are definitely some unique auto strains I’d like to try out on the other too!

That’s it for this article, I hope you found it useful 🙂 If you want me to add any more Seed banks then let me know in the comments below!Peace!