when should i turn lights to 12/12 diff size plants

[nancyann]

hello every one please have patice with me i am new to all this. i have been searcing for good advice from smart people and this is the best site i have found. this is my first time growing and talking on line, so here's my guestion. i had 10 bubblious plants two died the eight left are all different sizes from one 20in,15in,15in15in,12in,12in7in,4in. they say to turn lights to 12 hous on and off at 18in.they sprouted 1 of april,so they are over two months old. i try to get pic. any advice my freinds will be greatly appriciated.

[evertking]

when you begin flowering your plants will double~triple in size.

[nancyann]

should i change the lighting time . i have the light on 24 hours and they are two month now. thank you for your time

[KHAN]

Yep dude, now would be the perfect time for you to switch to 12 hours light 12 hours dark.

You may think just a little bigger before i do, but you'll regret that, switch now and they will get real big real fast.

[nancyann]

:jointsmile:thank you khan, the room smells so good. next im thinking about nlight to grow. peace

[stinkyattic]

Actual plant size is IMHO less important than the maturity of the plant and whether it has as many branches as you would like.
If you are strapped for space, you can always bend, tie, or even remove branches.
The best time to initiate flower in a from-seed plant is when the nodes have gone alternating, signalling that the plant has reached sexual maturity. The top of the main stem will start to look a little zig-zag. This is when you can flower with least stress, and it will take very little time to show sex.
Clones my be flowered as soon as they have good roots.

[rhizome]

You can go to 12/12 as soon as you have a rooted cutting of each plant, so when you know which one's the winner, you've got a mom ready to go.

Stinky's ( always ) right- look for the alternating node structure.

Not all plants will do this- I kept an Ortega for 5+ years that never went alternate. Trust me, she was blindingly mature.

Most will. Pre-flower development will also be a good sign.

[stinkyattic]

I kept an Ortega for 5+ years that never went alternate. Trust me, she was blindingly mature..

Um... was she using your razor to shave her bikini line? Going out for a night on the town in a low-cut dress? Swiggin' manhattans and hanging out in dimly-lit blues clubs?

Man... I heard that Ortega was a wild strain... :D

[rhizome]

Um... was she using your razor to shave her bikini line? Going out for a night on the town in a low-cut dress? Swiggin' manhattans and hanging out in dimly-lit blues clubs?


I believe that you're thinking of my daughter...


/snark

[nancyann]

:thumbsup:thanks, with in 2 days i could tell what i have. 2 females maybe 3 with my little one trying to survive. the big plants are all boys with big balls ha ha. i might try cloning my one big female or try a diff strain. i do have 10 free seeds coming , bds.i cant make my mind up. should i try another company or go with bds and what strain.nl or white widow look good. whats your favorite? i wsh i had a buddy into this where i live but i dont. people only want to sample. peace

[palerider7777]

my ? to the male thing is could say move the male to sum where else and let him make seeds or does the male not make seeds im new at all this to and iv'e been reading like crazy for like 3 months now and i still have ? i was looking to take atleast 1 plant to harvest seeds off of whats the best way to do this?

[5150]

wouldn't you want to move the males so they don't pollinate all the females?

[twoguysupnorth]

male+female=seeds, do you want them or not?

[stinkyattic]

palerider the male does not make seeds.
look up the term 'dioecious'
oh hell here i'll do it
Plant sexuality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_sexuality)
enjoy!

[nancyann]

thankyou guys for the help. my males were terminated. i'm trying to make the hash in the blender method. my 3 bubblious girls are flowering so excited. the smell is so diff , sweet mild. the last time i used commercial regular seeds and it was so skunky. i want to order more seeds . who do you think is a good web site. i have only used bds, thay promise 10 free. cant make up my mine. have a great 4 peace

[stinkyattic]

wait, are you trying to make hash out of the MALES?
exercise in futility... males don't produce NEARLY enough resins to bother with.

[jchap]

alternating nodes?
what does that look like?
does it happen to all strains?
im thinking bout going 12/12 soon
thai 1 foot tall

[gainesvillegreen]

Alternating nodes is when you will notice that off of your main stems, the nodes (where leaves and branches grow from) will not grow 2 at a time symmetrically. Instead, you will have 1 node, then some stem, then another node, more stem, node, etc.