antimatter007
01-06-2008, 04:42 PM
Hi everyone,
My name is Robert and i am a new member.I have joined this site to find some new friends especially those with knoweldge on how to grow and care for marijuanna. From some of the post and threads that i have read thus far it looks like i have come to the right site!I am attempting my first ever grow and when it comes in it will be my very first smoke:).Here's where i need your help!!!!!
I have done extensive research into strains before attempting the first grow and have choosen Big Bud.My problem is that i have followed all of the growers guide tips from many sites but something does not seem right with the sizes of my plants in what seems to be an eternity of love-care-effort into bringing them to the flowering stage.I have been in the veg. state for 16 weeks now and my plants are only about 18 inches tall. I have topped them to a point where i have 8 tip tops and about 8 tops on the lower branches which has made them very bushy to say the least.I think that when i topped each time i stunted the upward growth for about 3 to 4 days as the plants did not begin to grow again for this short period in between toppings!I have just went into the flowering stage on Dec. 31st and have already noticed some white hairs appearing at the junctions of tops to main stalk and side branches which tells me that the flowering has started.I am unsure though that maybe i have done this way to early since all of my reading tells me that the "Big Bud" strain should be much taller then what i have. Will the plants continue to grow a little more during the initial stages of flowering? Also, when will i know when it is time for harvest? Most importantly, if i have switched the cycles to early can i go back to the veg. state without confusing the plant and killing it? It has been about 1 week since i cut the lights back to a 12 hour cycle. If anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated at this point!!
Thank You all in advance,
Your Friend Antimatter007
My name is Robert and i am a new member.I have joined this site to find some new friends especially those with knoweldge on how to grow and care for marijuanna. From some of the post and threads that i have read thus far it looks like i have come to the right site!I am attempting my first ever grow and when it comes in it will be my very first smoke:).Here's where i need your help!!!!!
I have done extensive research into strains before attempting the first grow and have choosen Big Bud.My problem is that i have followed all of the growers guide tips from many sites but something does not seem right with the sizes of my plants in what seems to be an eternity of love-care-effort into bringing them to the flowering stage.I have been in the veg. state for 16 weeks now and my plants are only about 18 inches tall. I have topped them to a point where i have 8 tip tops and about 8 tops on the lower branches which has made them very bushy to say the least.I think that when i topped each time i stunted the upward growth for about 3 to 4 days as the plants did not begin to grow again for this short period in between toppings!I have just went into the flowering stage on Dec. 31st and have already noticed some white hairs appearing at the junctions of tops to main stalk and side branches which tells me that the flowering has started.I am unsure though that maybe i have done this way to early since all of my reading tells me that the "Big Bud" strain should be much taller then what i have. Will the plants continue to grow a little more during the initial stages of flowering? Also, when will i know when it is time for harvest? Most importantly, if i have switched the cycles to early can i go back to the veg. state without confusing the plant and killing it? It has been about 1 week since i cut the lights back to a 12 hour cycle. If anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated at this point!!
Thank You all in advance,
Your Friend Antimatter007