# My 1st post: Growing ILGM autoflowers

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-1st-post-growing-ilgm-autoflowers/77895>\
**Category:** Grow Cycle\
**Created:** [November 6, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-1st-post-growing-ilgm-autoflowers/77895 "2021-11-06T05:30:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![PRSTICKY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/prsticky/32/618026_2.png) [@PRSTICKY](https://ilgmforum.com/u/PRSTICKY)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-1st-post-growing-ilgm-autoflowers/77895/1 "2021-11-06T05:30:51Z")

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I am a new grower. This is now my 2nd grow in 2021 with ILGM auto flower seeds.  
This might be a stupid question, but does anyone know why ILGM advertise grow period for autoflowers as 10-14week? Why such a long range range.

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**Author:** ![Graysin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/graysin/32/546358_2.png) [@Graysin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Graysin)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-1st-post-growing-ilgm-autoflowers/77895/2 "2021-11-06T05:35:32Z")

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Welcome to the community!

> [@PRSTICKY](#):
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> but does anyone know why ILGM advertise grow period for autoflowers as 10-14week? Why such a long range

Because the shorter range is for the best roll of the dice on genetics _and_ optimal growing conditions. The longer end of the range is for either a meh seedling or meh growing conditions or possibly meh on both.

Some places advertise “flowers in 6 weeks!” Which is… only for expert growers who have a legitimate commercial grow space or equivalent. Versus realistic expectations which is “it varies based on genetics and the growing environment.”

Boy that was long winded but I hope it makes some sense. ✌

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**Author:** ![JaneQP](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/janeqp/32/555131_2.png) [@JaneQP](https://ilgmforum.com/u/JaneQP)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-1st-post-growing-ilgm-autoflowers/77895/3 "2021-11-06T05:38:22Z")

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Welcome to the forum!

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**Author:** ![Woodrow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/woodrow/32/450412_2.png) [@Woodrow](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Woodrow)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 5:54am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-1st-post-growing-ilgm-autoflowers/77895/4 "2021-11-06T05:54:48Z")

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Hello and welcome to the forum.  
That is the typical time from seed to done with autos. Sometimes they go longer sometimes not. They have their own clock

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**Author:** ![GreenSnek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/greensnek/32/366307_2.png) [@GreenSnek](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GreenSnek)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-1st-post-growing-ilgm-autoflowers/77895/5 "2021-11-06T06:01:31Z")

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It’s pretty realistic for autos time schedules 9 weeks is the absolute earliest I’ve had autos finish and my biggest best autos take 12-14 weeks. Flowers in 6 weeks is actually pretty late for an auto some autos go into flower week 3-4 some as late as 5-6 weeks ( depending on genetics an maturity) then it takes 6ish weeks to finish