Photoperiod Early Top Tao - photo or auto?

[Exotic Flower]

Early Top Tao - photo or auto?

Hey amigos and amigas,

I'd like to show you, and ask your opinion about, this plant:
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It's Early Top Tao, at 25 days old, under 17/7 lighting, males flowers at the 5th node or so, about 10cm = 4" tall.

I got 3 free Early Top Tao photo reg seeds with a Seed City order.
Dropped them less than a month ago. All three popped.
After some strange nutrient issue while small, they are now healthy.
The strain is "early", but this is too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He also has a sister, which is just as tiny and showing a number of white pistils.
The whole grow journal is here:
http://www.autoflower.org/threads/3...o-reg-marias-early-spring-games.58000/page-14

What do you make of it? Is it acting like an auto? Why?

 

[dankstyle J]

The term early makes me think auto ,definitely what makes it earlier than regular top Tao ,probably ruderalis.

 

[Micron Creek]

Early Top Tao - photo or auto?

Hey amigos and amigas,

I'd like to show you, and ask your opinion about, this plant:
View attachment 716260
View attachment 716261

It's Early Top Tao, at 25 days old, under 17/7 lighting, males flowers at the 5th node or so, about 10cm = 4" tall.

I got 3 free Early Top Tao photo reg seeds with a Seed City order.
Dropped them less than a month ago. All three popped.
After some strange nutrient issue while small, they are now healthy.
The strain is "early", but this is too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He also has a sister, which is just as tiny and showing a number of white pistils.
The whole grow journal is here:
http://www.autoflower.org/threads/3...o-reg-marias-early-spring-games.58000/page-14

What do you make of it? Is it acting like an auto? Why?

17/7 is a bit low for photoperiod length, seems to be initiating preflower. Perhaps attempt 20/4 or 24/0 for a while and see if it continues.

 

[Exotic Flower]

Update: out of three seedlings, two females and one male.
The male put out stamens on the third node.
The two females put out pistils on the fourth node.

 

[Exotic Flower]

17/7 is a bit low for photoperiod length, seems to be initiating preflower. Perhaps attempt 20/4 or 24/0 for a while and see if it continues.

Could be. But, these are supposed to be indoor/outdoor plants.
It would have to be far north (or south) to have peak summer more than 17/7.
I know most indoor growers do maybe 18/6 or 20/4 or even 24/0.
But....... doesn't seem right to me.

In the end they were freebies, so it's just fun to play.

@Castle Grown -- thanks for stopping by!!

 

[G.Leave]

I wonder if they are perhaps semi-auto plants. I know some of the super autos will start to flower in less than 18/6, but will stay in veg under 24/0.

 

[dankstyle J]

I wonder if they are perhaps semi-auto plants. I know some of the super autos will start to flower in less than 18/6, but will stay in veg under 24/0.

I read it was a selection process,they only used there fastest flowering plants,I thought it wad an auto because of the time frame in flowering close to average auto 18 -20 days from seed.

 

[pop22]

hard to say, male autos usually show very early, as soon as 13 days! maybe an auto...... I think not though