Thundercat
Well-Known Member
Lol you guys are funny.
What your all over looking is the only thing that matters. Actual genetic maturity. The maturity of the genetics is going to impact when it begins to flower just as much as when you flip the lights. That's why it takes weeks for plants grown 12/12 from seed to begin to actually flower they must veg and mature to a set point in the genetics before they will bud.
The transition period doesn't effect how long it takes for a plant to mature but it is going to take longer if the plant is immature. This is where the confusion happens. If you only flower fully matured plants or fully matured and growing clones then the transition is only a few days and there is no need to worry much about it. However if you flower immature, poorly growing or stressed plants it will take the transition much longer to occur and will in fact skew your flowering times. This is why many people see faster times the second or third time they run a strain.
I really don't care when people count from, It doesn't matter when you start to count or what the grower you got the clone from said. It's going to be different in your garden, and it doesn't matter if it's a noob grower or an experienced grower. The same clones will grow differently in different gardens. Thus I feel it's silly to be focused on harvesting based on any arbitrary time frame.
I tell everyone the same thing just harvest when the plant is actually mature.
What your all over looking is the only thing that matters. Actual genetic maturity. The maturity of the genetics is going to impact when it begins to flower just as much as when you flip the lights. That's why it takes weeks for plants grown 12/12 from seed to begin to actually flower they must veg and mature to a set point in the genetics before they will bud.
The transition period doesn't effect how long it takes for a plant to mature but it is going to take longer if the plant is immature. This is where the confusion happens. If you only flower fully matured plants or fully matured and growing clones then the transition is only a few days and there is no need to worry much about it. However if you flower immature, poorly growing or stressed plants it will take the transition much longer to occur and will in fact skew your flowering times. This is why many people see faster times the second or third time they run a strain.
I really don't care when people count from, It doesn't matter when you start to count or what the grower you got the clone from said. It's going to be different in your garden, and it doesn't matter if it's a noob grower or an experienced grower. The same clones will grow differently in different gardens. Thus I feel it's silly to be focused on harvesting based on any arbitrary time frame.
I tell everyone the same thing just harvest when the plant is actually mature.
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