Hey guys, thanks for the comments!
@Captain cure, yeah I'm sure they aren't autos. They all showed pistils around 21-24 days. But around day 30 not only had flowering not progressed, but the insane vegetative growth had also slowed down A LOT. Seeing as I am an extremely novice grower, when I saw pistils I thought, "IT'S FLOWERING, OM
GGG." But that's not the truth. These plants continued on 18/6 for another 4 weeks and there was no progression into flowering, just more and more vegetative growth. Those pictures were taken at about day 7 of 12/12, I know the progression into flowering has been very quick. But these dramatic changes were not observed until the switch to 12/12. Here's an excerpt from Auto Seeds' description of ULH:
"Due to the dominance of the Sativa genes and the lower percentage of Ruderalis this is not a standard autoflowering variety. For optimum yield and maximum psychoactivity (THC content), 90+ days are recommended. Indoors, special care must be taken. Unlike other autos the best photoperiod for Ultra Lemon Haze is 12-16 hours."
When I purchased these seeds I interpreted "the
best photoperiod for ULH is 12-16" as oh well they are still autos, so I can run them 18/6 and get massive buds. Wrong. These are photo plants that have been given the autoflowering designation because ruderalis is in the genetics. But if it requires a certain photoperiod to flower, then it's not an autoflower by definition. Right?
Thanks again guys. I'll throw some more pics up next week.