Are these plants are ready for flowering

[ghrmuh001]

Howzit guys

Firstly what u think of these plants. they have been in theveg state for almost 2 months now, all except plant 2 have been snip/tied down. This is because of my limited grow high.

This is my first time growing and i am not sure if i should flower them now, and if i do should i first transplant them into bigger pots...

Also can u guys tell if they Indica or Sativa cause have no clue...they were out of the bag seeds...
:rastasmoke:

[stinkyattic]

The pot size will be enough for them for a while.
What was the date of the last time you pinched or snipped the tops? Wait 2-3 weeks after that, and then flower any time. Remember they will get much bigger, so plan ahead for your lighting.

[ghrmuh001]

Thanks Stinky

mmmm, i would say the last snipping was 4days ago...

we were planning on transplanting this wkn, prob saturday. Then waiting a week before turning to 12/12. What u think?

[stinkyattic]

Don't transplant yet. They are not even big enough to justify it. But wait 2 weeks before flower, because every time you top a plant, it has to recover and redistribute its hormones and decide on new dominant tips, which become main colas, and if you flower too soon you actually lose a lot of yield!

[ghrmuh001]

so r u saying i shoud not even bother transplanting at all?? or wait and do it in the flowering. i thought u should not transplant during flowering...

[stinkyattic]

Actually it is okay to transplant in flower if you are gentle.
If I were you, I would veg them for the 2 weeks that it will take for them to recover, and then at the end of that time see where they are at. It is likely that by THEN they will be ready for a transplant, but you will just have to judge it at that time. They look really healthy though.

[ghrmuh001]

so once itransplant can i just go straight into flowering or do i need to wait a week for them to recover from the trans?

thanks for all your help...

[stinkyattic]

Nope, you don't have to wait after a transplant. That is not as stressful as you think, if you do it gently, and do it when the rootball is dry and sticks together well. Transplanting a wet, heavy root ball that falls apart, tearing roots, IS stressful. Remember it's all technique, but luckily there's not much to the technique! Even a stoner can do it (those stoners, is there nothing they can't do?).

[Icabod]

Your plants look good. Put them in flowering now! 2 months in veg! And lower your lights.

[stinkyattic]

2 weeks after a top before flowering. Very important.

[hydrocannabis]

hey stinky. girllllll U rock this place. cuz U alwase seem to be giving some of the best info ever.
and its usuly stuff i haven't thought about.

just like the info U have this member about the transplanting in dry soil to make it easer to do.:thumbsup:

[ghrmuh001]

So whats a good nutirent to use during flowering..am i right that the later 2 nutrients, PK should be higher. I have one thats a 3-1-6. is this cool?

also how often should we be nutting it?

whats better , a soil based nutrient ( organic, that u sprinkle over the soil) or a chemical...

Thanks for all the help so far...

[stinkyattic]

3-1-6 does not actually sound like a cannabis fert at all. You are correct that the last 2 should be higher, and the 1st one should be very LOW. Numbers more like 1-5-4 are more what you are looking for, and beware any fert that says 'acid loving plants'!!!
Do you have a specialty gardening shop nearby?

[ghrmuh001]

There are a few around, but here in S Africa we dont get many weed specific nuts. if youwant those i will have to order it from overseas online.

Our best bet here is to get the nutrients that best suit the situation...


The one i meantioned earlier was for fruits and vegtables.

[stinkyattic]

No matter what it was made for, that level of nitrogen is far too high for flowering cannabis and will lead to deep green, overly-leafy growth with a harsh final product.
Especially if you are growing the Sativas popular in S. Africa, too much nitrogen is very damaging to your crop, so keep loooking for a fert with a 1st number that is 2 or less.

[ghrmuh001]

cant believe how much u have saved my arse...thanks


One option that is availble here is worm castings/worm tea. Would that be fine, i read somewhere that u can use that all throu the growing cycle...

[stinkyattic]

On one hand, you CAN use them all through your grow. On the other hand, it's not the complete fert you are probably after, although it's good stuff. You should look at the 'organic' section for a discussion of worm castings.

[ghrmuh001]

It looks like a male? Do u guys concur?

After flowering, 2 have shown signs, once def a female and i think this is a male.

Feeling so sad to chuck it..

[GoldenGraham84]

regarding the sex of the above plant... chuck it. keep your girl a virgin. best of luck. -GG84

[ghrmuh001]

so the plants are well on there way to floweing.

sadly 3 were males and only 2 females...

the one is growing like a beast while the other taking its time,...

SO my question, i have tried to find the best nuts possible, but the best i could do was a 3-10-0. any ideas how to give the plant for PK manually?