hey so i was talking with some friends and reading online and i noticed that there does not seem to be a definite answer on how much plant grow when you through them into flower, and what determines the growth rate. there seems to be 3 main ideas.
1.) genetics: a plant will growth 2- 3 time the size of the veged plant depending on the sativa indica mix. so a 12 inch plant will will be 3 to 4 feet tall when finished
sounds good but i have seen some strechy ass plants that are 2 feet tall with only 8 nodes that dont really grow at all when flowered ( this always happens in low lighting)
2.) age of plant/ number of available nodes: another popular theory is that age of the plant. a lot of people say make sure the plant is 4 nodes mature before flower and the more nodes you have the mor you will yield or if its a clone the amount of different shoots will affect yield and as long as there are multiple shoots when thrown into flower, they will fill the amount of light allowed.
3.) intensity of light: this theory is less common but i think is important. a mature plant from seed or a clone will grow in size depending on the correlation of the intensity of light. so a 12 inch plant may grow 3 feet under a 400 watt but that same plant may grow 5 feet under a 1200 watt setup.
so to get closer to a answer to this question im going to bud my plants now. my plants are about 9 inches wide 6 inches tall. from a clone who's mother would be about a year old if she was still alive. and both clones have about 30+ shoots. i have some picture in my album if you want to see how a similar set up worked last time
i posted new pics my plants were suffering from some over fert but the new growth seems to be over it and growing rapidly. im going to start co2 today at 1500 ppm
feel free to leave your 2 cents
