Hey, man. Autos are auto-flowering varieties that aren't photoperiod sensitive. They are strains bred with cannabis ruderalis which does not require long uninterrupted nights to flower and simply flower when mature enough. Middieman is growing an auto version of the same strain I'm growing, only his plants seemed somewhat confused in their flowering, they started then didn't seem to fill out, then looked as if they were going to revegetate. Really resinous, though, they looked fantastic, but even middie admitted he won't be growing autos again. By old-fashioned I meant non-auto. Anyway, nuff blabbering, peace. Oh, and I love trimming. Well, for the first couple of hours, lol.