When do you start counting?

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Hey all, not my first grow but I am a little confused though. When do you guys start counting days into flowering? Is it when they show sex or when you switch the lights?

Thanks!

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i start counting when they first show sex after 12/12. For example, i did 12/12 for a week, then they showed sex so i don't count that first week of 12/12 and start the count from that day.
 
its all up for debate. some seed companies say after they show sex. but to say a plant has been flowering for 8 weeks, that should mean that 8 weeks ago, it started showing sex, regardless of light schedual.
 
I grow with clones, so I know the sex to begin with, but sometimes I count days from flower, but generally I just keep an eye on the trichs.
 
Really, I dont even count. I dont harvest based on how long its been, so why keep track? I harvest when the plant is ready. A certain amount of days doesnt mean the plant is ready.
 
I count for first day on 12/12. It's 8 weeks and 1 day to harvest with my set up and strain after 12/12 starts.
 
I have heard of people saying when the lights flip but this is untrue, it takes the plant at least a week to start producing hormones and start flowering. Starting when they showed sex, my plant is currently on day 70 so I am at 10 weeks of flower, Harvest day is fast approaching for me, just waiting on a few more amber trichs before she gets chopped
 
atombomb said:
I have heard of people saying when the lights flip but this is untrue, it takes the plant at least a week to start producing hormones and start flowering. Starting when they showed sex, my plant is currently on day 70 so I am at 10 weeks of flower, Harvest day is fast approaching for me, just waiting on a few more amber trichs before she gets chopped
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Thanks all for your responses, It's been about 5 years since my last grow and I'm learning so many new things since switching to hydro. I bought a 60-100x mini scope so I will just keep an eye on my trich's. I just didn't know when I should flush my plants, do you guys wait until they are about 50% cloudy before flushing? Again I'm using DWC.

Thanks +Rep for all!
 
I count from when I put them in flowering...I fed mine for 8 weeks from the start and I'm flushing now for 2 weeks, one of them looks ready to pull whilst the other still has white hairs - still over a week before pulling though!
 
I start my final flush when I see roughly 10% of the trichs have turned amber, and I continue until 50% are amber , this usually takes another couple weeks, sometimes more.
 
The flowering time advertised is a basic timeframe. I start the clock when they show sex but only for general planning. Its all about the plant and how she develops and ripens.
 
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