Ethos Genetics Seeds: Autos & Photoperiods

First thing worth busting: a 30% THC label doesn't mean a difficult plant. Most of these six sit at easy grow difficulty, and Psy-op R1 gives 500-600g/m² indoors without heavy training. If you came in from the wider cannabis seeds range expecting a shelf of expert-only projects, that isn't what this is.

Gas, Grape and Old-School Skunk: The Photoperiod Three

Psy-op R1 crosses Crescendo with Bubba Kush, an indica-dominant plant that stays short to medium and flowers in 7-9 weeks at 25-30% THC. The smell opens earthy and diesel-heavy, a thick gas note that lands before the sour and citrus catch up. Its high bract-to-leaf ratio means less time with the scissors, and outdoor plants can push up to 1000g each on an autumn harvest.

Grandpa's Stash R2 comes from two selected Grandpa's Stash phenotypes, 5 and 12, with Afghan, Kush and Skunk stock behind them. Sweet pine on the inhale, chem and skunky diesel on the way out, 8-8.6 weeks of flowering, plus natural resistance to mould and mildew. 10th Planet R1 pairs Planet of the Grapes R1 with the "Pluto Cut" of Quattro Kush for dense colas, sparse foliage and 8-8.5 weeks of flowering at 30% THC. Watch out for its difficulty rating, which sits at moderate, so it isn't the seed we'd hand someone on a first run.

Three Autos That Get On With It While You're Out

Bubble Gummy Auto crosses Gummies with Lilac Diesel Auto F4: candy-sweet and fruity going in, diesel and woody on the exhale, 30% THC, 11-12 weeks seed to harvest and no light schedule to juggle. Cool late-flowering temperatures can pull purple and violet tones into the buds, though that's a bonus rather than something to bank on. Banana Jealousy Auto RF3 (Banana Jealousy x Banana Daddy Auto) also runs 11-12 weeks at 28% THC, giving 450-550g/m² indoors and 150-350g per plant outdoors, and its mould resistance is why we'd point damp-summer growers straight at it. Lilac Diesel Auto RBX2 crosses Lilac Diesel 22 with Pluto Auto, stays at 70-100cm indoors, finishes in 10-12 weeks and hands you 100-200g per plant outside. LST spreads the canopy well on all three, while topping stays optional, since autos have less time to bounce back from stress.

Which Ethos Genetics Seeds to Start With

Names like R1, RBX2 and RF3 are part of how the breeder released each strain, so order by the full name and you'll get the right pack. Our product texts don't spell out what those codes stand for, and we're not going to guess. For an evening, Psy-op R1 is the relaxing, narcotic pick; for daytime, Bubble Gummy Auto's stimulating, creative buzz suits better. Short on ceiling height? Lilac Diesel Auto RBX2 over Grandpa's Stash R2 every time, though you give up the photoperiod's option to veg longer and build a bigger frame. Everything on this shelf is feminized, so every seed that germinates flowers. Checked over by the Zamnesia grow team.