I need help with flowering my plants....

[ninjatoker]

I'm a new grower starting in hydro, I had my plants @ 24/0 then I switched it to 14/10 to initiate flowering. It's been two weeks and no sign of change. Is this light cycle not going to flower them? Should I change it to 12/12? Any input?

[poker2]

I'm sort of a beginner but have done enough reading.
The what I know you are supposed to have lights at 12/12 (on/off) for flowering.:jointsmile:

[ninjatoker]

yes, I have read alot too, from this site and others as well as books. But in this hydroponic guide I found online said that even though it's ideal for 12/12 when uve had the plants in veg for 24/0 that it's better for them to be put into flowering with a 14/10 cycle... Just looking to see others thoughts thank you...

[Lynhal]

I'm a new grower starting in hydro, I had my plants @ 24/0 then I switched it to 14/10 to initiate flowering. It's been two weeks and no sign of change. Is this light cycle not going to flower them? Should I change it to 12/12? Any input?

I would assume there would be some change with the 14/10 cycle you are using and I am sort of shocked that there is not.

If you have waited two weeks and have not seen any change perhaps you should try the 12/12 for two weeks and let us know what happens. :stoned:

[ninjatoker]

and how do you give points...

[Lynhal]

and how do you give points...

In the upper right hand corner do you see the scales icon in my posts (or anyones posts for that matter)? Click it and see what happens! :thumbsup:

PS: It is also a good way to privately send a line or two to your contacts along with the rep points. :D

[GaGrown]

I'm a new grower starting in hydro, I had my plants @ 24/0 then I switched it to 14/10 to initiate flowering. It's been two weeks and no sign of change. Is this light cycle not going to flower them? Should I change it to 12/12? Any input?

Big Bud will flower at 14/10,but to really initiate flowering would be 12/12.You will only make them get taller.with sparse budding.They grow more in the dark.:thumbsup:

[ninjatoker]

yea, my plant has grown about 6in in 2 these two weeks...

[ninjatoker]

In the upper right hand corner do you see the scales icon in my posts (or anyones posts for that matter)? Click it and see what happens! :thumbsup:

PS: It is also a good way to privately send a line or two to your contacts along with the rep points. :D

I don't see the scale in anyones post other than my own... New to using this site...

[GaGrown]

I don't see the scale in anyones post other than my own... New to using this site...

It's in the upper right hand corner of your post. I see it on mine.

[Lynhal]

I don't see the scale in anyones post other than my own... New to using this site...

It's right between the permalink and report post icon. You should see it for everyones posts. :silly:

[ninjatoker]

ok well maybe my phone didn't finish loading when I was looking. But yea thete you go did that, and again thanx for the info...

[Lynhal]

ok well maybe my phone didn't finish loading when I was looking. But yea thete you go did that, and again thanx for the info...

Hey, thanks! That was really nice of you. :D

Please keep us informed on what is going on with your flowering and how your ladies are coming along. Who knows, you might even discover a large yield starting with 2 weeks on your cycle and then changing it up to the custom 12/12. Sort of a mini experiment on lighting. :thumbsup:

[ninjatoker]

so changed my lights to 12/12 and now I'm crossing my fingers because I'm running out of space lol

[Lynhal]

so changed my lights to 12/12 and now I'm crossing my fingers because I'm running out of space lol

Glad to hear you switched it up. I want to see the what results you get after your 2 week longer days period. :weedpoke:

[ninjatoker]

yea, I can't wait to see, now I've been trimming leaves to open up some space, and added some more lights to my flowering room... Lets see what happens...

[tevfik]

With my previous grow when i was waiting for sex confirmation from the youngsters in 18/6 period, two older females already started flowering (4th week or 5th). I think its more depends on plant then light cycle.

[ninjatoker]

ok, well I'm going to wait and see what this 12/12 light cycle does for my plants and go from there, thanks for the info

[Lynhal]

With my previous grow when i was waiting for sex confirmation from the youngsters in 18/6 period, two older females already started flowering (4th week or 5th). I think its more depends on plant then light cycle.

Were you using Autoflowering seeds on that grow? If so, if I am not mistaken, the light conditions would have had nothing to do with the flowering stage ... it happens by the plants age with auto's right around the 4th or 5th week. ;)

[ninjatoker]

no, not using autos, looking into using them next though...

[tevfik]

Were you using Autoflowering seeds on that grow? If so, if I am not mistaken, the light conditions would have had nothing to do with the flowering stage ... it happens by the plants age with auto's right around the 4th or 5th week. ;)

I don't know but i don't think they were. I used bag seeds with combined spectrum CFL's. Their size were same with the others, not short like autos.

[ninjatoker]

where can I get my hands on some auto seeds???

[Lynhal]

where can I get my hands on some auto seeds???

Do a search on here for auto flowering seeds. Or you can Google it. Remember ... Google is your friend. :google:

I have heard some wonderful things about the attitude seedbank and their stealth shipping practices. But, you would have to give them a shot to see if they are a place you should do business with. Buyer beware and all that jazz.

[ninjatoker]

yea, that's why I asked to see if there were seed banks some1 has tried that is a sure thing, because I'd hate to expect a shipment and be robbed by a fake site or something