Short course · Growing
Eight short lessons on the plant that runs on its own clock. Start in the final pot, feed low and slow, and harvest by the trichomes, not the date.
$99 one time · 1 year of access · certificate and digital badge
Also included in the Master of Cannabis and, as a bonus course, in the Indoor & Outdoor Growing course. Upgrade to either within 30 days and the $99 you paid counts toward it.
Who it's for
Built from CTU's own material: The Autoflower Grower's Guide and the Indoor & Outdoor Cannabis Growing course.
The course
Lessons follow the plant, from germination to the cure. About 2 hours in total, including quizzes and the exam.
| # | Lesson | What you learn | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Autos are on a clockFree lesson: start now | What an autoflower is, how it differs from a photoperiod plant, the timeline from germination to harvest, and why the first three weeks decide the whole grow. | 12 min |
| 02 | Start in the final home | Choosing the pot and an airy medium, germinating straight into the final container, and avoiding transplant shock. | 17 min |
| 03 | Light schedules | 18/6 vs 20/4 vs 24/0: the growth, electricity and heat trade-offs, keeping the schedule consistent, and working out how much light your space needs. | 12 min |
| 04 | Feeding: low and slow | Starting at reduced strength, reading the leaf tips, the nitrogen hand-off as flowering starts, and when living soil means “don’t feed yet”. | 12 min |
| 05 | Water, pH and environment | The four questions to ask before watering, why pH lockout looks like a deficiency, and keeping temperature, humidity and airflow steady. | 12 min |
| 06 | Training: bend, don’t cut | Low-stress training timed to growth and node count, why heavy topping is risky on autos, and keeping an even canopy. | 11 min |
| 07 | Harvest by the trichomes | Clear, cloudy, amber: using a magnifier strong enough to read them, and why the breeder’s day count is only an average. | 11 min |
| 08 | Dry, cure and plan the next grow | A slow dry, a patient cure, the mistakes that end first grows, and a plan for your next auto. | 13 min |
| Exam | Final exam | 25 questions drawn from a 40-question bank. Pass with 70% to earn your certificate and badge. | 20 min |
A checklist in every lesson, to keep by the plant.
Five graded questions at the end of each lesson, with an explanation for every answer.
Simple diagrams for the moments that matter: pot choice, light schedules, watering, trichomes and the dry.
Try lesson 1 free
An autoflower doesn't wait for a change in light. It starts flowering on its own schedule, commonly around the third to fifth week from sprout, however big or small it is at that moment.
Every day of growth an auto loses early is a day it never gets back.
About 12 minutes, with a short quiz. Free account, no card needed, 21+. Timeline from Lesson 1 and The Autoflower Grower's Guide (CTU); check your breeder's timeline for your strain.
Your Autoflower Grower badge, dated the year you pass.
Your certificate
Pass the final exam and you get the Autoflower Grower Certificate and a digital badge.
Certificate courses from an IACET Accredited Provider. A certificate of completion is not a state cultivation license, permit or agent card. Each state sets its own rules.
Next steps
The Autoflower course is a focused start. When you want the whole picture, these are the next two steps.
Now includes Growing Autoflowers as a bonus course, with the Autoflower Grower Certificate at no extra cost.
Plant biology, lighting, nutrients, troubleshooting, harvesting, drying and curing.
See the Growing course
Includes this Autoflower course, at no extra cost.
Growing, plus Cannabis 101, Budtender, Medical, Cooking, Extraction and Business & Dispensary Management, with a certificate for each course.
See the Master of CannabisQuestions
Grow only where it's legal for you. Check your state and local laws before you start.
This course is for adults 21 and older. It is education, not a state cultivation license, permit or agent card.
About 2 hours in total: eight lessons of about 10 to 15 minutes (reading, diagrams, a checklist and a short quiz) and a final exam. Go at your own pace on any phone, tablet or computer; your progress saves automatically. You have 1 year of access.
No. The course starts from what an autoflower is. If you have grown photoperiod plants before, lessons 1, 2 and 6 cover what to do differently with autos.
This is a short course on autoflowers only. The Indoor & Outdoor Cannabis Growing course covers indoor and outdoor growing from seed or clone in about 19 hours, and now includes this course as a bonus.
No. It's included. Log in and open your Growing course: the "Bonus: Growing Autoflowers" card at the end starts it free, with the same exam, certificate and badge.
Yes. Lesson 1, Autos are on a clock, is free. Start the free lesson.
$99 one time · 1 year of access · certificate and digital badge
Also included in the Master of Cannabis and, as a bonus course, in the Indoor & Outdoor Growing course. Upgrade to either within 30 days and the $99 you paid counts toward it.
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