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What The New Federal Seed Law Means For Your Seed Buying Rights | Multiverse Beans
Final Season · Know The Facts

What The New Federal Seed Law Means For Your Seed Buying Rights

You have probably seen the banner that says “Congress is stealing your seed buying rights.” I wrote that. That is the loud version so it cuts through the noise. This page is the calm version, where I slow down and walk you through what is actually happening, when it hits, and what we are doing about it on our side.

What changed

I am going to keep this short. A new federal law got passed that makes it illegal to sell or ship viable high THC cannabis seeds in the United States after a certain date. The law starts treating those seeds like the plant, not like a gray area collectible.

Here are the only dates that really matter for us:

  • Now through November 2026 you can still buy collectible cannabis seeds and have them shipped inside the United States under the current rules.
  • After November 2026 our current business model is dead. We cannot legally keep selling the same seeds in the same way, so Multiverse Beans shuts down around November 13, 2026.

I am not your lawyer and this is not legal advice. I am a grower who reads the bill, talks to people who know more than me, and then explains it in plain language. This is why Multiverse Beans is closing and why you keep seeing “Final Season” all over the 4/20 stuff.

What this means for you

If you grow at home or collect seeds in the United States, here is what this actually means for you.

  • You will not be able to order high THC cannabis seeds from US seed banks the way you do today once the law fully kicks in.
  • Your choices shrink to whatever your state allows, plus whatever underground stuff pops up on the other side of this.
  • The window to build a real seed vault from places you already trust is measured in months, not “someday when I feel like it.”

That is why the copy has some urgency to it. I am not trying to scare you. I am trying to be honest about the fact that this chapter really does have an end date.

Why we decided to run a Final Season instead of quietly disappearing

We could have quietly sold through the warehouse, turned the site off, and called it a day. Instead, we chose to treat the last stretch like a final season and squeeze as much value out of it for you as we can.

  • Clear deadline so you are not guessing. You know what is coming and when.
  • Big vault bundles like Vault 100, Vault 420, and Last Stand 1,500 so you can stock up fast instead of piecing a vault together over years.
  • Seed Multiplier turned up so your real price per seed gets silly as you climb the ladder.
  • 420K Vault Giveback Sweepstakes so we can hand a huge amount of seed value back to the community that kept us alive this long.

My goal is not to twist your arm. My goal is to tell you the truth about the clock we are on and give you simple ways to be ready while it is still legal and easy to buy seeds.

How to think about building your vault

If you want to be intentional about this instead of panic buying random packs, here is one way to think about it.

  • Pick your “never worry again” number. For some people that is 100 seeds. For others it is 420 or 1,500. There is no right answer, there is just “future you feels calm.”
  • Pick formats that match your real life. If you run one or two tents a year, you do not need a farm stash. If you have more space and time, the bigger bundles start to make more sense.
  • Mix your line‑up. Have some daily driver strains, some dessert or fruit fun stuff, and a few weirdos that are just for you.
  • Store them like you care. Cool, dark, dry, and labeled. A messy box of mystery vials is not a real vault, it is a headache.

We built the Preservation bundles, the Vault bundles, and the Seed Multiplier tiers to help you do this on purpose. You can still grab one normal pack if that is all you want. The vault tools are there for people who want to be done in one or two moves and then just grow.

Why we still avoid fear based messaging

You are not going to see me posting doom threads or yelling about politics. That is not what you come here for. My job is to help you grow your own medicine, tell you the truth about the window we have, and give you a way to act on it if you want to.

Here are the facts I am working from:

  • The law changes in November 2026.
  • Multiverse Beans shuts down around that same time.
  • We are running a clear Final Season and a 420K Vault Giveback on the way out.
  • You get to decide what, if anything, you want to do with that information.

What to do next

  • If you want to read the full 420K Vault Giveback breakdown or enter for free, go here .
  • If you do nothing else, ask yourself what future you would be mad about not doing while seeds are still easy and legal to buy, then answer that honestly.

As long as we are allowed to operate, we are going to keep shipping orders, answering emails, and being straight with you about the timeline. When the law says we have to stop, we will stop. Until then, I am going to help as many of you as possible fill your vault.

420K Vault Giveback Sweepstakes – Official Rules | Multiverse Beans
4/20 2026 · Official Rules

Multiverse Beans 420K Vault Giveback Sweepstakes
Official Rules

This is the lawyered version of the 420K Vault Giveback. If anything on the main promo page disagrees with this page, this page wins.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

1. Sponsor

The Multiverse Beans 420K Vault Giveback Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by MV Ascend LLC, with a mailing address at 7435 S Eastern Ave Ste 105 PMB 304, Las Vegas, NV 89123 (the “Sponsor”).

2. Sweepstakes Period

The Sweepstakes begins on April 1, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time and ends on April 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor’s server clock is the official timekeeping device for this Sweepstakes.

3. Eligibility

The Sweepstakes is open only to natural persons who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, children) and members of the same household (whether related or not) are not eligible to enter or win.

4. How to Enter

There are two ways to enter the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period: (A) purchase at the Website, and (B) free online entry. Limit of one free-entry form submission per person per day during the Sweepstakes Period.

A. Entry with Purchase

During the Sweepstakes Period, visit Sponsor’s website at https://multiversebeans.com (the “Website”) and place an order that is accepted and completed by Sponsor. Each eligible order placed during the Sweepstakes Period will receive entries according to the order total and any qualifying bundles purchased as set out below.

Order Total Entry Tiers

  • Any order in April 2026: 1 entry
  • Orders $210 or more: 5 entries
  • Orders $420 to $629: 15 entries
  • Orders $630 to $839: 20 entries

Bundle Entry Tiers

  • “420 seeds for $420” bundle: 50 additional entries
  • “1,500 seeds for $997” bundle: 100 additional entries

Bundle entries and order total entries stack automatically for that order. No coupon code is required. Entries are calculated from the final order total and qualifying products after checkout. Orders that are cancelled, refunded, or charged back before winners are drawn will not be eligible for entries.

B. Free Online Entry (No Purchase Necessary)

During the Sweepstakes Period, you may enter without making a purchase by visiting https://multiversebeans.com/420k-vault-giveback and completing the free entry form with the requested information (full name, valid email address, confirmation that you are 21 or older, and confirmation of U.S. residency).

Upon successful submission you will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Free Entries are treated as entries at the base tier. Free Entries do not receive additional multiplier entries based on dollar thresholds or bundles. However, all Purchase Entries and Free Entries are treated equally for Silver and Bronze prize drawings.

C. Silver/Bronze vs. Grand/Gold Drawing Treatment

For Silver and Bronze prize drawings, Sponsor will treat each eligible order and each valid Free Entry Form submission as one entry in the drawing pool, regardless of any entry multipliers. This is intended to keep odds for Silver and Bronze prizes comparable between purchasers and free entrants.

For Grand and Gold prize drawings, Sponsor will count entries in accordance with the order total tiers and bundle tiers described above. A purchase does not increase the chances of winning Silver or Bronze prizes, but does increase the number of entries for Grand and Gold prize drawings.

D. Entry Limits

Limit of one (1) Free Entry Form submission per person per calendar day during the Sweepstakes Period. Limit of one (1) set of Purchase Entries per order. There is no overall maximum number of entries per person, subject to these per-order and per-day limits. Entries generated by script, macro, bot, or other automated means are void.

5. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values

There will be a total of 420 winners across four prize tiers. Seed values are based on Sponsor’s standard retail price of approximately $15 per seed.

Grand Prizes (3 winners)

  • 420 seeds (ARV $6,300) plus one Grower’s Choice ROI-FF-650 grow light (MSRP approximately $1,099)
  • ARV per Grand Prize: approximately $7,399
  • Total ARV for all Grand Prizes: approximately $22,197

Gold Prizes (17 winners)

  • 420 seeds each (ARV approximately $6,300)
  • Total ARV for all Gold Prizes: approximately $107,100

Silver Prizes (78 winners)

  • One 100-seed Preservation bundle each (ARV approximately $1,500)
  • Total ARV for all Silver Prizes: approximately $117,000

Bronze Prizes (322 winners)

  • One 50-seed Preservation bundle each (ARV approximately $750)
  • Total ARV for all Bronze Prizes: approximately $241,500

Total ARV of all prizes: approximately $487,797 (approximately $484,500 in seeds and $3,297 in grow lights). Actual values may vary based on final strain mix, retail pricing, and prize fulfillment at the time of award.

Seeds are provided for collectible and educational purposes only. Sponsor does not represent that use, germination, or cultivation of seeds is legal in any particular jurisdiction. Winners are solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws in their jurisdiction. No cash alternative, substitution, or transfer of any prize is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a prize becomes unavailable.

6. Winner Selection and Notification

A. Daily Silver and Bronze Drawings

On or about each calendar day during the Sweepstakes Period, Sponsor will conduct random drawings to select approximately three (3) Silver Prize winners and approximately eleven (11) Bronze Prize winners for that day, for a total of 78 Silver and 322 Bronze winners over the entire Sweepstakes Period.

For these drawings, each eligible order and each valid Free Entry Form submission will be treated as one entry regardless of any entry multipliers. Silver and Bronze prizes will typically be added to outgoing shipments corresponding to the winner’s order. No separate shipment is guaranteed for Silver and Bronze prizes.

B. End of Sweepstakes Grand and Gold Drawings

On or about May 13, 2026, after the end of the Sweepstakes Period, Sponsor will conduct random drawings to select three (3) potential Grand Prize winners and seventeen (17) potential Gold Prize winners. For these drawings, entries will be weighted in accordance with the order total tiers and bundle tiers described in Section 4A.

C. Notification

Potential winners will be notified by email at the address associated with their order or Free Entry Form. If a potential winner does not respond within seven (7) days of the first notification attempt, fails to provide any requested eligibility or tax documentation, is found to be ineligible, or cannot accept the prize for any reason, Sponsor may disqualify that potential winner and select an alternate from the remaining eligible entries.

7. Odds of Winning

Odds of winning a Silver or Bronze prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period and the number of prizes awarded each day. Odds of winning a Grand or Gold prize depend on the total number of eligible entries and the number of weighted entries assigned to each entrant.

8. Taxes and Reporting

All federal, state, and local taxes and any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of a prize not expressly stated as provided herein are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsor may be required to issue an IRS Form 1099 or other tax reporting document for the ARV of any prize awarded. Winners are advised to consult with their own tax professionals regarding any tax liabilities.

9. General Conditions

By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes.

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any person who tampers with the entry process, attempts to obtain entries by fraudulent or automated means, violates these Official Rules, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.

10. Release and Limitation of Liability

By entering, each entrant releases and holds harmless Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, damages, or liabilities arising from or relating to participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance, receipt, use, or misuse of any prize.

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with the Sweepstakes; (ii) technical failures of any kind; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process; (iv) technical or human error in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property caused directly or indirectly from participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize.

11. Publicity

Except where prohibited, by accepting a prize, each winner grants Sponsor and its designees the right to use winner’s name, city and state, likeness, and prize information for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, without additional compensation or notification.

12. Privacy

Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy located at https://multiversebeans.com/privacy-policy/. By entering the Sweepstakes, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in these Official Rules and in the Privacy Policy.

13. Governing Law and Disputes

The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules are governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to conflict of laws principles. Any disputes arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Clark County, Nevada.

14. Winners List

For a list of winners (first name, last initial, and state), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: MV Ascend LLC, 7435 S Eastern Ave Ste 105 PMB 304, Las Vegas, NV 89123 after May 30, 2026 and before July 29, 2026. Please indicate “420K Vault Giveback Sweepstakes Winners List” on the outside of the envelope.

420K Vault Giveback | Multiverse Beans
4/20 2026 · Final Season
420K Vault Giveback
420 winners. Over $420,000 in seed value given away during our last 4/20.

Short version: the law changes in November 2026 and Multiverse Beans shuts down. Before we go, we are handing a stupid amount of seed value back to the growers who kept this place alive.

This is our last 4/20, so we are treating it like a going away party for your seed vault.

Place any order in April to enter automatically, or use the free entry form below.

What We Are Actually Giving Away

420
Total winners
32,300
Total seeds
$484,500
Seed value at $15 per seed
$3,297
Grow lights (3 x $1,099)
$487,797
Total prize value
We call it the 420K Vault Giveback because $420,000 in seeds is the floor, not the cap.
The actual prize map lands closer to $484,500 in seeds and $487,797 total once you include the three grow lights.
Every seed is pulled from the same Preservation Line and breeder packs on the site now. No mystery filler.

420 Winners Across Four Tiers

🏆
Grand Prize
3 winners
420 seeds plus a Grower’s Choice ROI-FF-650 grow light (about $7,399 total value per winner)
🥇
Gold Prize
17 winners
420 seeds each (about $6,300 value at $15 per seed)
🥈
Silver Prize
78 winners
One 100-seed Preservation bundle each (about $1,500 value)
🥉
Bronze Prize
322 winners
One 50-seed Preservation bundle each (about $750 value)
Shipping: Silver and Bronze prizes ship with your order.
Grand and Gold prizes ship after April once winners are confirmed.

Every April Order Is an Entry

Every order placed in April automatically enters you.
Order total tiers and bundle tiers stack.
If you buy a bundle you get both the bundle entries and the order total entries at the same time.

Order Total Tiers
Any order in April
1 entry
Orders $210 or more
5 entries
Orders $420 to $629
15 entries
Orders $630 to $839
20 entries
Bundle Tiers
420 seeds for $420 bundle Stacks with your order total tier
50 entries
1,500 seeds for $997 bundle Stacks with your order total tier
100 entries
Bundle entries and order total entries stack automatically.
You do not need a coupon code. We calculate everything from your order after checkout.
There is no cap on total entries. Place multiple orders and each one earns its own entries.
Maximum Possible Entries
Standard order
20 entries
$630+ order
20 entries (order tier)
420 bundle
65 entries
$420 bundle
15 entries (order tier)
+ 50 entries (bundle)
= 65 total
Max per order
120 entries
$997 bundle
20 entries (order tier)
+ 100 entries (bundle)
= 120 per order
Entry multipliers only change your odds for Grand and Gold prizes.
Every eligible order and free entry is in the pool for Silver and Bronze daily draws, no matter the size.

Silver and Bronze Ship With Your Order

Every day in April
About 11 Bronze and about 3 Silver winners are drawn daily.
Prizes are added to that day’s outgoing shipments.
If you win, your seeds ship with the next order out the door. No separate wait, no extra shipment.
After April ends
Grand and Gold winners are drawn once the promo closes.
Winners are notified by email and prizes ship separately once confirmed.
🥈Silver, Daily Draw
About 3 per day
78 total winners over 30 days. Ships with your order. No separate fulfillment.
🥉Bronze, Daily Draw
About 11 per day
322 total winners over 30 days. Ships with your order. No separate fulfillment.
🥇Gold, End of April
17 total
Drawn after April ends. Winners notified by email. Ships separately.
🏆Grand, End of April
3 total
Drawn after April ends. Winners notified by email. Ships separately. Includes grow light.

Enter Without Buying

No purchase necessary.
Free entries are matched to the base tier.
Your odds for Silver and Bronze stay comparable whether you order or enter free.

If you just want to throw your name in the hat without ordering, use the form below.

Key Details

Who can enter
Legal US residents 21 or older. Void where prohibited.
When it runs
Starts April 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM Pacific and ends April 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific.
How winners are chosen
Random draw from all eligible entries after the promo ends. Orders and free entries both count.
How we notify
By email using the address from your order or free entry form.
The prizes
Seed bundles and grow lights only. No cash alternative. Approximate retail values listed in the Official Rules.
Shipping
Silver and Bronze ship with your order. Grand and Gold ship after April once winners are confirmed.

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Approximately 95% of the autoflower marker is made up of feminized seeds. This means that 99% of these types of seeds are going to be female when they are grown out to maturity. Regular autoflower seeds will give you a mother nature’s mix of both males and females once they are grown to maturity. In this article, we will explain the differences between regular and feminized autoflower seeds. We will also discuss the best methods for growing out these regular seeds and how to deal with both the males and females.

Common Myths about Feminized Seeds

First off, we would like to dispel some common myths about feminized seeds. There are some old and outdated thoughts about feminized seeds. Some used to say “they don’t have the same vigor” or “they aren’t as good as regular natural seeds.” We still see it from time to time, and this author can confidently say that couldn’t be further from the truth with my years of experience with cultivating cannabis. So, that said, we can move on to talking about regular autoflower seeds.

Myth Busting: Multi Potting

Another common myth that we see being talked about is that with autos you can only have one pot per plant. Again, this couldn’t be any more untrue. There is a well-known and widely used cultivation method known as “Multi Potting.” It was made known with autos by Mossy from the autoflower network. This practice seems to be more common overseas in Europe, and it still baffles us why more folks here stateside don’t utilize this method.

Multi Potting is the technique of planting multiple plants into one container. There are some things that you need to know about this method before we start. First is going to be having adequate container size. We do not recommend using this method in anything less than a 5 gallon pot (but please feel free to experiment), with 7-10 gallon pots being ideal. Having the proper container size when multi potting is key, mainly because the roots need adequate space to grow.

We suggest the following:

  • For each container plant at least 4 regular autoflower seeds, spacing them apart approx. 3 inches.
  • You want to make sure they are all planted on the outside edges of the pots, as this will allow the roots adequate space to grow.

As the plants grow, you will want to keep an eye on them for the first 3 weeks or so to identify males. One thing to keep in mind when trying this technique is figuring out what you are going to do with the males before you start your grow. There are really only two options. 99% of people will just kill the males at the first sign of sexing (anywhere from 14-30 days for autos). This will ensure that you will have a seedless crop.

Identifying and Managing Males

Now for the other 1% who will be keeping the males, you need to decide if you are going to let them open pollinate or isolate them for breeding purposes. If you plan on using the males for breeding, you can either just let them grow au natural, which just means letting them grow alongside your females. The resulting flower will all have seeds. This is probably the less desirable method. Unless your goal is seeds, you will want to utilize the other method below.

For folks that are planning on using the males for future breeding, the best way is to kill the other females in the pot, leaving only the male. Then, separate and isolate it from all other plants in a sealed environment. If you try and put it on the other side of the tent or room, you will end up with full pollination.

Once you have isolated the male, you will want to get some tinfoil and make a pollen catching system. This is really anything that you can use to catch the pollen as it falls. We recommend a large cardboard box that is lined at the bottom with wax paper, parchment paper or tin foil. As the plant matures and drops the pollen you will be able to collect it off the paper or foil. Once a significant amount of pollen has dropped you can remove the plant and take out the liner. This will contain a mix of anthers (male pollen sacs) and pollen. The key to pollen is keeping it very dry, as dry as possible. So if you aren’t using the pollen immediately, keep the collected pollen in the driest place possible. Once pollen gets wet, it is useless. Then, when you want to pollinate a future plant, just take the contents of the liner and put it on the pistils of any plant you would like seeds from. Keep in mind that the seeds that are made from this method will also be REGULAR SEEDS!

Because you will never know the ratio of males to females, it is always best to plant at least 2 per pot. This gives you the best chance to get a female.

Managing Female Plants

Now that we have decided what to do with the males, let’s talk about the females. These are what most people are after – the ladies! A decision needs to be made about what you want to do with the remaining females.

One option is to go all survival of the fittest and simply kill the least vigorous of the remaining females. The second option is to leave all remaining females and treat them as a single unit. We see a lot of people that tend to think that having multiple plants in one container is a bad thing, that somehow these plants roots will “choke” each other out or somehow cause ill effects. We have not seen this to be the case, in fact we have seen lots of great yields over the years seeing multiple plants in one pot. Autos are very hardy, and they have a way of growing very close together in nature. Being that they are a ruderal species, they are extremely adaptable.

Hopefully, this will help you grow any non-feminized seeds that you get from Multiverse.

Thanks to Jolly Hashpants for letting us use your photo for our cover!

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One of the most highly debated topics in all the cannabis industry is, what is the best lighting cycle for my autoflowering cannabis? After almost a decade of exclusively growing autoflowers, we can say a few things on this. In this article, we will discuss the importance of measuring your PPFD (photosynthetic photon flux density) or PAR (photosynthetic active radiation). This may sound like a scary term, but we assure you they are not scary at all. In fact, they are quite fun!

Understanding PPFD and PAR

Below is a basic guide to where your optimal range for PPFD should be based on where they are in the growth cycle. Now, a lot of folks are asking, what is PPFD, or how do I find out my PPFD? There are several apps for most smartphones that will let you get a reading of what your PPFD is. With a quick google search you can find one that you feel is best for your phone. These may not be super accurate, but it will give you an idea of where you are PPFD-wise. That will be enough for most people to succeed and get some familiarity with PPFD.

Natural Light Cycles for Autos

First, I would like to refer to mother nature here. Ruderalis (also known as autos) that grow in the northernmost parts of our planet have adapted to a very long light cycle during its growing season. Generally, this is going to be more than 18 hours per day of direct light, with a decreasing amount of light for the remainder of the day. The theory is that these plants never get a total dark period in nature. Now, they don’t get full sunlight for those 24 hours, but it never goes completely dark.

We don’t always use nature as a direct example of what to do. For example, it hales in nature, but we don’t want to go and pelt our indoor plants with ice periodically, right? When it comes to lighting and autos, though, we can take a very good clue.

Rest Periods for Autos

As an evolutionary response to a very rapidly changing light cycle, these plants can carry out all their biological processes in low light conditions versus a completely dark period. When this topic comes up, most people say (correctly) that all plants need rest. And this is totally true: the difference with autos is that they can rest and do all the things needed during that rest in low light vs. complete darkness.

Optimal Lighting Cycle

Enough with the sciencey stuff! We here at MVB believe that the optimum lighting cycle is 24 hours of light. 18 of those hours should be full intensity, and the remaining hours should be lower intensity.

Here is an example:

  1. 18 hours of 100% intensity
  2. 2 hours of 50% intensity
  3. 2 hours of 20% intensity
  4. 2 hours of 10% intensity

This is just an example; you can give them less or more during the “rest period.” This is where learning specific cultivars becomes beneficial. The main thing to remember when it comes to what lighting cycle is best for your autos is that anything more than 18 hours will be sufficient.

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These plants have evolved to grow very fast in a short period of time. By maximizing inputs like light, nutrients, temperature, humidity etc. you will maximize the genetic potential of these amazing plants. Autoflowers love to grow. If you give them the right things, they will love you back! As always, make sure to check out all the top autoflower breeders at Multiverse.

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There are a lot of terms that get thrown around in the cannabis growing community: DLI, Ph, RH, VPD etc. VPD is one that people see a lot but don’t know what it is or how they can use it to help them grow. VPD is the acronym for Vapor Pressure Deficit. VPD is simply the relationship between the air temperature and relative humidity. Without getting into a botany lesson, the atmosphere inside the plant tissue and the atmosphere outside the plant tissue create a process called osmosis. This is basically how the plants “breathe.” The plants’ leaves are covered with stomata, which are tiny pores in the surface of the leaf. So, keep this information in mind and let’s dive into how to properly calculate your VPD and how to use it to become a better grower.

VPD Calculator

VPD takes two variables, temperature and relative humidity (RH), and puts them into an equation. For the purposes of this article, we will refer you to a VPD calculator. Here is a very simple one that is easy to use: https://www.doctorgreenhouse.com/cannabis-vpd-calculator

This calculator allows you to input your temperature and humidity into the corresponding boxes to calculate your VPD. There is also a chart that goes along with your VPD number. The key to the chart is, keep it in the GREEN! Take your corresponding temperature and humidity, follow each until they intersect and that tells you your VPD (this is if you don’t want to use the VPD calculator) if you already have your VPD from the calculator, find where your number lands on the chart. If it’s in the green, you are good to go!

Understanding VPD

You can think of VPD as a way to increase or decrease the movement of the water inside the plant. A lower VPD will move the water inside the plant slower, and a higher VPD will result in the water moving faster. This is important because when the plant is young, it can’t move water very fast through its vascular system, as it hasn’t developed yet. So, a lower VPD at the younger stages is going to result in optimum growth at that stage. As the plant gets older and larger, it will be able to take a higher VPD.

A general rule of thumb when it comes to VPD is:

Seedling/Early veg 0.4-0.8 is ideal

Veg/Early Flower 0.8-1.1

Flower 1.1-1.3

If VPD is not something you have ever thought to use in your garden, we highly recommend it. We do understand it can be challenging to achieve the perfect environment, but this at least gives us a goal to shoot for. As always, check us out our cannabis seed bank online, and follow us on our Facebook, Reddit, Discord, and Instagram!

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Like many of you reading this, I have worked in the retail and service industry most of my adult life. Instead of being able to stay home and spend the holidays with loved ones, I was always scheduled to work. It sucks, and it’s bullshit. You don’t deserve it, and I didn’t either. That’s why we are having the same sale ’til after New Year’s in the hopes of not contributing to the corporate bullshit tradition that robs you of special memories from your loved ones.

The sale will run Friday (12/23) at noon PST to Monday (01/02) at 9:00 PM PST.

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