Are these Girls Ready??

crashbog127

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So today is Day 32 of Veg for these White Widows! Growing under a 600 watt MH in grow tent with Fox Farm nutes in soil

growing at 18/6

is it safe to put them in Flower on day 35? && anything you guys see any opinions about plants let me know!!!!IMG_2818.jpgIMG_2819.jpgIMG_2820.jpgIMG_2821.jpg
 

chrishydro

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Wait till you see the first stipula growth on the main shaft. As soon as I see that I change the light time. Every strain is dif.
 

PixiDustr

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you can switch anytime. I like to wait til my plants are 18"-20". Just acclimate them to the hps. Some ballasts have dimmers for this purpose.
 

MajorCoco

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I hope you've got room to move your light up. I would have flowered long before now although that's because I haven't got much headroom in my grow space.

From what I have read on the subject the consensus appears to be that you should wait until the plant is sexually mature before going 12/12, which is why clones (which are almost always going to be sexually mature plants) can go straight to 12/12 once they have a proper root system down.

If you go 12/12 before sexual maturity then you will still have to wait for the plant to be rushed through it's maturing process before it will flower. This means that you may not save much time. It will also obviously mean you have a smaller plant, although that is a benefit for many people with very limited space.

The best sign of maturity is when you start to see branch growth which is asymetric (to start, the branches are always in pairs..after maturity some, but not all will start to grow without a "partner" branch. It isn't always obvious though, and some plants don't really show it clearly, so it isn't foolproof.

Desired plant height is usually the number one consideration when deciding when to take plants out of veg and start them flowering.


They're looking great by the way. Forgot to say :)
 

crashbog127

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I hope you've got room to move your light up. I would have flowered long before now although that's because I haven't got much headroom in my grow space.

From what I have read on the subject the consensus appears to be that you should wait until the plant is sexually mature before going 12/12, which is why clones (which are almost always going to be sexually mature plants) can go straight to 12/12 once they have a proper root system down.

If you go 12/12 before sexual maturity then you will still have to wait for the plant to be rushed through it's maturing process before it will flower. This means that you may not save much time. It will also obviously mean you have a smaller plant, although that is a benefit for many people with very limited space.

The best sign of maturity is when you start to see branch growth which is asymetric (to start, the branches are always in pairs..after maturity some, but not all will start to grow without a "partner" branch. It isn't always obvious though, and some plants don't really show it clearly, so it isn't foolproof.

Desired plant height is usually the number one consideration when deciding when to take plants out of veg and start them flowering.


They're looking great by the way. Forgot to say :)
Thanks for the advice. yea i have about another 3 feet above the light to raise if needed. and they are starting to look mature.

Thanks i am working hard to keep them healthy and strong!!!
 
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