Time to flower?

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WindblownSquash

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So I’ve been growing some plants since October 20th approximately. It’s waaayy past time for them to flower but I had a really rough start with them. I found the most success with this crop using the 24/0 light schedule. Obviously I can’t just switch them to the 12/12 so I plan on dropping their light time 1 hour everyday. I have a few questions:

i will attach pics of the plants

1.) The plants seem small but that’s relative. They can’t get too big anyway they only have about 5 feet vertical space. Should I wait even longer?

2.) Should I start giving them Tiger Bloom in the next feeding? Or not until they hit 12/12 cycle?

3.) Can I smoke buds immediately off the tree? I know you’re supposed to cure and I will I would just like fruits of my labor when the time comes.

I have also included a grow tent so you guys can revel in the fact that I cleaned it.

There are only two plants but there are two pics of each. I would say they are about 2ft tall each but the one that I am training is a little taller, technically. Thank you guys so much.
 

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PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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There's nothing wrong with switching straight to 12/12. That's what I do. I'm not a fan of Tiger Bloom since it's chemicals and I'm doing organics though.
 
Hust17

Hust17

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WindblownSquash said:
Lol thanks guys but no one has answered any of my questions. Not to seem like an asshole.
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It’s got 105W power draw at the wall. I’d probably flip em to flower now. As for your other questions, I’m not familiar with those nutrients and you should dry before smoking, but it’s not necessary. I’ll take some flak for that.
 
ebcrew

ebcrew

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1. Whatever u want to do, flower them soon if limited in height.

2. Cant answer that without knowing what ur growing in and what you have been feeding, your pH, ppm,etc.

3. Dry them and then try a nug why not, but dry and cute the rest.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Hust17 said:
It’s got 105W power draw at the wall. I’d probably flip em to flower now. As for your other questions, I’m not familiar with those nutrients and you should dry before smoking, but it’s not necessary. I’ll take some flak for that.
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Ya it's a lot better after a proper dry, but I test out fresh buds sometimes. I put them straight in a bong, or lay them out for a couple days in my dry mountain air. It gives you an idea of what's to come.
 
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WindblownSquash

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ebcrew said:
1. Whatever u want to do, flower them soon if limited in height.

2. Cant answer that without knowing what ur growing in and what you have been feeding, your pH, ppm,etc.

3. Dry them and then try a nug why not
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Will it hurt to start giving them tiger bloom early?
 
ebcrew

ebcrew

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WindblownSquash said:
Will it hurt to start giving them tiger bloom early?
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They don't need much p or k in veg but it really depends. What are u growing in ( like soil brand, Coco, etc). Do you know the ppm your feeding and your pH. It's important you know for the health of them
 
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WindblownSquash

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Hust17 said:
It’s got 105W power draw at the wall. I’d probably flip em to flower now. As for your other questions, I’m not familiar with those nutrients and you should dry before smoking, but it’s not necessary. I’ll take some flak for that.
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You seem to understand lights. My light has a veg and bloom switch. I’ve been running the veg with both turned on. Will turning one of them off change my wattage? I read somewhere that the plants flower better under red light which is pretty much what my bloom switch is.
 
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WindblownSquash

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ebcrew said:
They don't need much p or k in veg but it really depends. What are u growing in ( like soil brand, Coco, etc). Do you know the ppm your feeding and your pH. It's important you know for the health of them
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im growing in FFHF, pH stays between 6.5 and 7.5( I’m bad with colors), for the ppm idk. The bottle said 4 tbsp per gallon of water so I’ve just been doing that using big bloom and grow big.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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WindblownSquash said:
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1.) The plants seem small but that’s relative. They can’t get too big anyway they only have about 5 feet vertical space. Should I wait even longer?
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That's up to you. You can flip now or wait.
WindblownSquash said:
2.) Should I start giving them Tiger Bloom in the next feeding? Or not until they hit 12/12 cycle?
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If you want to reduce stretch keep them on a veg nutrient for the first 2 weeks. Again your choice
WindblownSquash said:
3.) Can I smoke buds immediately off the tree? I know you’re supposed to cure and I will I would just like fruits of my labor when the time comes.
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Yes, you'll need to do a quick dry or they will be to wet to support combustion. They will taste poor and smoke harshly.

Congratulations on reaching flower.
 
Hust17

Hust17

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WindblownSquash said:
You seem to understand lights. My light has a veg and bloom switch. I’ve been running the veg with both turned on. Will turning one of them off change my wattage? I read somewhere that the plants flower better under red light which is pretty much what my bloom switch is.
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Just keep it cranked imo if it already is. And yes, turning one off will lower your wattage.

You can lower it for early veg but by now you may as well blast it.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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ALWAYS keep both switches on .... from start to finish. Running single color channels is ludicrous, power it on full as it is capababe of and give plants all it can get. Only adjust canopy height for growth stage and area.

Flip it ..... it will take up to 10 days or so to transition and preflower ...... continue VEG Feeding as normal up to 2 weeks into flower.
Plant needs the extra nitro boost and availability for stretch, branching and photosynthesis. Once plant stops or slow “ stretch “ ,
THEN you can introduce bloom feeding ( as plant is moving to full flower ) . But watch the nitro , as I noticed how dark your fans are .

Its possible to just flip it ..... water “ only l so stretch time can you up some of that excess and then when blooming , start that feed.

GL
 
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