Auto Malawi x NL

Introduction to Auto Malawi x Northern Lights

ACE Seeds introduces their first 100% autoflowering strain, Auto Malawi x Northern Lights, combining Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis traits. This hybrid exhibits excellent vigor and structure, featuring a massive main cola and potent side branches filled with resinous buds. Aimed at surprising even seasoned autoflower growers, the strain shows high yield potential and quality production.

Phenotypes and Flowering

The F4 version offers two main phenotypes: The first, blending sativa and indica traits with about 9.5 weeks of flowering, promises high yield, complex terpene profiles, and efficient resin production. The second presents almost pure sativa characteristics that require around 10 weeks of flowering, allowing growers to experiment with rare African sativa expressions in autoflowering forms. Aromas vary from strawberry yogurt and fruity juice in sativa/indica phenotypes to woodier scents in pure sativa ones.

Growth and Cultivation Tips

Auto Malawi x Northern Lights begins flowering 4-5 weeks post-germination, independent of the photoperiod, making it suitable for various latitudes. Optimal growth is achieved in pots starting from 7 liters indoors to 15-20 liters outdoors. The strain adapts well to indoor environments and diverse climatic conditions. Nutrient needs vary between phenotypes, with sativa/indica variants reportedly requiring moderate to high levels of feeding, whereas pure sativa types do better with a softer approach. Support may be necessary for the heavy colas of high-yielding plants in late flowering stages.

Strain Summary

• Tipo F4:SEMI STABILIZED HYBRID
• Format:Feminized
• Sativa / Indica ratio:50 % sativa / 50 % indica
• THC:10-15 %
• CBD:Below 0.05 %
• CBG:0-0.2 %
• Flowering indoors:9-10 weeks
• Flowering outdoors:9-10 weeks
• Yield:High
• Resistance against spider mites:Average-High
• Resistance against powder mildew:High
• Resistance against botrytis:Average-High
• Resistance against white fly:Average-High
• Resistance against cold:High
• Resistance against heat:High
• Latitude:0º-55º
• Genetics:Old Killer Malawi x autoflowering Northern Lights.
• Structure:Vigorous big sized plants of excellent structure, with a huge and heavy main cola and strong lateral branching.
• Bouquet:Aromas of strawberry yogurt and fruit juice (pineapple, pear, peach), some plants are woodier. Cured wood, liquor, sweet, floral and resinous flavor, like cereals with honey.
• High:It has 3 well differentiated phases: it begins with a sensorial, mentally lucid effect, that increases the thoughts; then it becomes more dense, warm and dreamy, finishing with a pleasant, narcotic and relaxed effect.
• Terpene profile:It has not yet been analyzed.
• Growing Tips:As usual with autoflowering strains, Auto Malawi x Northern Lights starts to flower after 4 or 5 weeks from germination, regardless of the indoor photoperiod or outdoor season, allowing it to mature properly in latitudes far from the equator, where the photodependent strains start to bloom too late to mature correctly. Therefore, it is said to be important to maximize the growth as much as possible using from the beginning pots of at least 7 liters for indoor growing, and pots of at least 15-20 liters for outdoor growing. It can also be cultivated in mid-latitude climates, finishing in summer time when it is started in spring, being able to benefit in flowering from the longest days with highest light intensity and warmer temperatures, finishing months ahead of the usual autumn harvest of the photodependent strains. Excellent adaptability to indoor growing, where it can be flowered and harvested next to the mothers with a growing photoperiod, and thus to be able to obtain a harvest without having to prepare another growing area with different photoperiods, as it happens with the photodependent strains. The higher yielding sativa/indica phenotypes require moderate/high levels of nutrients, while the more extreme sativa phenotypes require a soft feeding. The colas of the very high yielding sativa/indica phenotypes usually require support in late flowering due to the huge volume and weight they reach at the end of flowering.