white russian 11 weeks way too long

[imfromjapanman]

hello u guys currently have white russian flowering for 11 weeks and still looks like it is not close to being done... is this unusal for a sativa/indica hybrid to flower this long? this is how long kali mist suppose to flower for? thanks for help, will post pics later this evening.

 

[Boneman]

Are they genuine WR seeds? Where did you get them?

WR from the breeder is about an 8 week finisher.

What are your growing conditions?

 

[Bluemax]

11 weeks is way too long for white russian,bonemans questions shall help

 

[chitownsmoking]

11 weeks is more typical for white widow

 

[luvvin growin]

or even a White Rhino,but a White Russian should finish on average 8-9 weeks,if its a stablized seed

 

[quietgardener]

Are you talking 11 weeks of 12/12 light or 11 weeks since sex showed?

-q

 

[imfromjapanman]

thanks everyone for the repliesthey are white russian from serious seeds. purchase from attitude, came in tube with yellow SS business card (7/12 female ratio)under 600hps,in 4x4, 84f temp, coco in 3 gal pot, i fimmed and each got about 8 tops, and arnd 2.5 to 3 ft.i check trichs with 60x and all cloudy no amber. and each keep getting new white hairs and hardly none brown

 

[imfromjapanman]

Are you talking 11 weeks of 12/12 light or 11 weeks since sex showed?

-q

exactly 11 weeks from switch to 12/12

 

[Boneman]

thanks everyone for the repliesthey are white russian from serious seeds. purchase from attitude, came in tube with yellow SS business card (7/12 female ratio)under 600hps,in 4x4, 84f temp, coco in 3 gal pot, i fimmed and each got about 8 tops, and arnd 2.5 to 3 ft.i check trichs with 60x and all cloudy no amber. and each keep getting new white hairs and hardly none brown

Sounds like the real deal then What nutes are you feeding them? I usually start weaning down on nutes towards the end of the flowering time and about 2 weeks out nothing but water.

exactly 11 weeks from switch to 12/12

How long were they in veg and how long did they take to start flowering once you switched?

 

[greengrowthexpert]

Did you transplant them from a cup or small pot when it was younger? You must have. That's probably your problem. Root bound, Or whatever they call it I don't even remember. It happened to a WW of mine, I had to take it out and easily scrape the dirt off to reveal the roots so they could begin to grow, then put some nuts in the whole and let it go the plant shot up in 2 weeks.

 

[imfromjapanman]

Sounds like the real deal then What nutes are you feeding them? I usually start weaning down on nutes towards the end of the flowering time and about 2 weeks out nothing but water.



How long were they in veg and how long did they take to start flowering once you switched?

*advanced nutrients micro-grow-bloom, and ph'd tap with and tablespoon mollasses , i never weaned down nutrients because i thought i had to wait til they at least had amber trichs. im starting flush on 2/6 of the more indica phenos, the other phenos are much taller, pencil leaves and more sativa and look like they need 2-3 more weeks.*they veg for 4.5 weeks and topped at 2.5weeks, they started flowering 1.5 week after switch.

 

[imfromjapanman]

Did you transplant them from a cup or small pot when it was younger? You must have. That's probably your problem. Root bound, Or whatever they call it I don't even remember. It happened to a WW of mine, I had to take it out and easily scrape the dirt off to reveal the roots so they could begin to grow, then put some nuts in the whole and let it go the plant shot up in 2 weeks.

yeah i transplant, and no roots are coming out of any of drainage holes, i remember reading that would be a sign of rootbound, but i also read that rootbount is a myth? i remember a pic of FDD2blk with 7footers in little pots , but i dont know. they have been transplanted. the indica phenos look ready, but dont have that orange tinge amber trichs ready look, just 100% cloudy and all brand new white pistils poking outbut i started flush on 2 of the indica type pheno,does having multiple tops increase flowering time? i got about 8 tops on each.thank u for your interests and help

 

[JoeCa1i]

pics?.................

 

[Punk]

Did you transplant them from a cup or small pot when it was younger? You must have. That's probably your problem. Root bound, Or whatever they call it I don't even remember. It happened to a WW of mine, I had to take it out and easily scrape the dirt off to reveal the roots so they could begin to grow, then put some nuts in the whole and let it go the plant shot up in 2 weeks.

Good call, and yes, the term is rootbound. For those reading, rootbound is when the roots coil around themselves from outgrowing their container, and the roots grow back inward and upward, not in an outer circular manner, like one would think...like a tornado vortex (which makes it really hard to untangle) So it's pretty much a slow suicide.

I figured if a weed plant was rootbound that it wouldn't matter as much, because it's typically a long-term problem that you see in plants that you keep for years, such as bonsai trees or house plants...didn't think rootbound was a serious issue(within reason, not talking about budding a plant in a styrofoam cup yo)

So when it's rootbound, I assume its also creating a form of nute lock, so you might think your plant has a ph problem when it could be the rootbound instead...is this accurate?

 

[Punk]

Also, once a plant is rootbound, putting it in a larger pot doesn't automatically undo the problem, yes you'll have some new root growth in the added soil areas, but the main growth will continue to spiral inward and upward, and yes it's a real thing, not a myth...I would guess that a mother plant would be more prone to it, not something you've just grown from start to finish, unless you really crammed it in a small pot early on.

 

[quietgardener]

exactly 11 weeks from switch to 12/12

My understanding is the flowering times the breeder lists are from when the plant shows sex. If your plants started showing 2 weeks after switching to 12/12, you would be at 9 weeks. Also, I've found some breeders are a bit optimistic on flower times.

-q