im not sure what ya mean by Hermie an auto...if u mean use some CS on an auto yes u can but from what ive heard if u use that pollen on the same auto it prolly be all mest up but i havnt tried that..in my last side project i CS a couple diff strains of auto's and pollenated dif autos an got a lotta seeds from it and right now i have 4 outside goin to town..gettin nice budz..it started to bud in like 3 er 4 weeks just like autos do..so i shall see how they tern out when ready