{"id":28401,"date":"2026-11-07T08:50:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T07:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trikomaseeds.com\/critical-plus-feminizada-auto-o-fast-diferencias\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T08:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:44:12","slug":"critical-plus-feminized-auto-or-fast-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trikomaseeds.com\/en\/critical-plus-feminized-auto-or-fast-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Plus feminized, Auto or Fast: differences and which one to choose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Critical Plus is our take on one of the most widespread indica families in the European catalogue, and it comes in three versions: feminized, autoflowering and fast version. All three share the compact, indica-dominant Critical base, but they do not have exactly the same cross, the same cycle or the same aroma. In this guide we compare the three using the data on their product pages, so you can see what changes from one to another and which one best fits your collection.<\/p>\n

One Critical base, three paths<\/h2>\n

The reference is the feminized Critical Plus<\/a>, whose documented cross is Critical Bilbo \u00d7 AK-47. Critical Bilbo brings the indica base, compactness and a relatively short cycle; AK-47 adds hybrid vigour and a spicy edge. The result declares 70% indica and 30% sativa. Our line comes from our own mother plants, selected and maintained in our seed bank in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Critical Plus Fast<\/a> starts from that same feminized version and adds a ruderalis contribution that shortens flowering without making it automatic. Critical Plus Auto<\/a> takes a slightly different path: its product page declares Critical Bilbo \u00d7 AK-74 \u00d7 Ruderalis. In other words, instead of AK-47 directly, it carries our own AK-74<\/a> line, which in turn descends from AK-47 \u00d7 White Widow.<\/p>\n

The three versions side by side<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nFeminized<\/th>\nAuto<\/th>\nFast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Genetics<\/strong><\/td>\nCritical Bilbo \u00d7 AK-47<\/td>\nCritical Bilbo \u00d7 AK-74 \u00d7 Ruderalis<\/td>\nCritical Bilbo \u00d7 AK-47 with a ruderalis contribution<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/strong><\/td>\nPhotoperiod<\/td>\nAutoflowering<\/td>\nPhotoperiod, shortened flowering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Declared THC<\/strong><\/td>\n22\u201327%<\/td>\n16\u201321%<\/td>\n19\u201324%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reference cycle<\/strong><\/td>\n56\u201363 days of flowering<\/td>\nFlowers by age \u00b7 up to about 90 cm tall<\/td>\n49\u201356 days of flowering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reference yield (indoor)<\/strong><\/td>\n750\u2013900 g\/m\u00b2 with a 600W LED<\/td>\n675\u2013810 g\/m\u00b2 (about 20 plants per 600W LED)<\/td>\n675\u2013810 g\/m\u00b2 with a 600W LED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aroma<\/strong><\/td>\nSweet, citrus and spicy<\/td>\nSugary, fruity and earthy, with hash notes<\/td>\nFresh and intense, with a strong lemon touch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These are catalogue figures declared for the parent lines, useful for comparing strains with each other; they are not a measurement of every seed or a guarantee of results.<\/p>\n

Feminized Critical Plus: the reference<\/h2>\n

This is the version that defines the line and the one with the highest declared THC of the three, 22\u201327%. The product page describes a plant with a contained habit, closed branching and compact buds, wider than they are long, in line with its 70% indica. Its aroma works in three layers: a sweet base, a citrus foreground and, behind them, a spicy note that reveals the AK-47 contribution and sets it apart from a classic Critical. It is the natural choice for anyone who wants the original Critical Plus with the fullest profile.<\/p>\n

Critical Plus Auto: compact and independent of photoperiod<\/h2>\n

The ruderalis contribution makes the switch to flowering depend on the plant’s age rather than on hours of light. The product page describes a short plant that rarely exceeds 90 cm, with a high density of flowers in a small volume. Its aroma is the most complex in the family: sugary, fruity and earthy, with a resinous hash note and a declared flavour of nuts and fruit. It was one of the first autoflowering strains we brought to market and is still one of the most requested in this family. Its declared THC (16\u201321%) is the lowest of the three.<\/p>\n

Critical Plus Fast: the short cycle and the lemon<\/h2>\n

The fast version keeps the photoperiod behaviour of the feminized one but shortens flowering: 49\u201356 declared days versus 56\u201363, about seven days less. In return, its declared THC (19\u201324%) sits about three points lower. In aroma, the feminized version’s three-layer profile becomes more focused and sharper: fresh and intense, with a strong lemon touch. We compare it with the rest of the fast collection in fast versions: which one flowers first<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Which one best fits your collection?<\/h2>\n