Downside of flowering too early?

[amdp]

My plants are 6 weeks old and have not started alternating nodes.They are starting to get too big for the grow space. I've done lst but the inner growth is close to being to tall. What are the downside of starting flowering too early?

thanks

[MastaChronic]

the downside to flowering too early is less budsites = less potential bud

[BlueBear]

What kind of lights are you using? You should have internodes at this point. Some strains can be put in flower from as short as two weeks and still do well. I have some that are doing twice as well as their sisters who were veged longer.
Adieu

[MaryjaneMenehune]

the downside to flowering too early is less budsites = less potential bud

He's right but I'd much rather have a 3 foot plant inside a 4 foot grow room than a 4.5 foot plant in a 4 foot grow room. She'll double in size in flower. I'd say grow to your grow space... My first two grows were kinda crappy as I didnt allow enough space...the buds were stretching into the light and the lower sites were tiny. You can produce more if you take advantage of how much space you have. I like scrog grows for limited space, but you should start from a clone of a good mother to insure you are weaving a female into the screen...take a look into screen of green if you havent already. You can really produce when you get the hang of it :D .
good luck whatever you decide!!

[Racerx]

He's right but I'd much rather have a 3 foot plant inside a 4 foot grow room than a 4.5 foot plant in a 4 foot grow room. She'll double in size in flower. I'd say grow to your grow space... My first two grows were kinda crappy as I didnt allow enough space...the buds were stretching into the light and the lower sites were tiny. You can produce more if you take advantage of how much space you have. I like scrog grows for limited space, but you should start from a clone of a good mother to insure you are weaving a female into the screen...take a look into screen of green if you havent already. You can really produce when you get the hang of it :D .
good luck whatever you decide!!


depending on how good your setup is, a plant can easily triple in size during flowering. One of my plants recently was 10" when flowered and ended up over 3.5 feet tall once it was done. Vegged 2 weeks. This was hydro but my soil does that as well. My Trainwreck are 3 weeks old from clone and are already 1.5 feet tall, just started flowering.

[amdp]

i'm growing under 250 mh, 3 plants, there about 10 inches tall lst prob. about 16 if you straighten them out. i'll try to post picks tomorrow. this is my 2nd grow and i'm doing much better this time around. i think i'm going to lst to the 2 tallest plants again and try to give it another week or two, but, i don't think i'm going to be able to veg much longer.

[mistyganjatree]

if two foot is too tall,,,,how high is your grow room,
if your plants are sativa's!, then flower the suckers off now, couse they gonna more than double in size before they finnish.if you grow under a less intense light they will grow slower and with more internodes, then as you change from grow to flower, the plants get a boost of light going to HPS,
IF you change them now! the drop in lumens could send the plants into preflower and maturity!then you could fit your HPS bulb to flower off!
good luck!

[mistyganjatree]

the above is saying to change to compact flouros for eg for growth and to stimulate maturity and preflower

[Ginnas]

If your plants are ten inches tall they should have alternating nodes. Alternating nodes means one set of branches goes on way and the next set up on the plant are perpendicular.

[Pass That Shit]

I just put most of my plants into flowering at about 3 weeks. Plenty of bud sites. Train your plant out instead of up and it won't get tall.

[amdp]

sorry i was mistaking alternating nodes as one leaf grows out of the side of the plant instead of two fan leaves shooting out at the same time on the opposite sides of the plant, again forgive my ignorance. And thanks for your advice.

[smokero]

I started my afghan into flowering after 4 weeks.Ihas 5 alternating nodes at 10 inches high.If it is a female I will return it to 24 hour lighting and grow it bigger.

[nutrientmix]

Yes. Starting too early for flowering can really have an adverse effect on your plants. Instead of them producing bigger and better buds,they will not have the chance to create flowers with fuller bloom because they started abruptly.


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[bobjob4u]

When you start to veg a plant indoor in Febuary then place outdoor for the season. The final results are amazing, but if you start um in early june, they just cant get big enough. if you are looking for that 1/4 pounder. hope that helps. the longer you veg the better your chances at a great yield

[Mainegrowin]

When you start to veg a plant indoor in February then place outdoor for the season. The final results are amazing, but if you start um in early June, they just cant get big enough. if you are looking for that 1/4 pounder. hope that helps. the longer you veg the better your chances at a great yield


I started my outdoor Mowie wowie's inside in February and right now they are beast!

[bobjob4u]

see! For the average smoker or patient. I think it is easier to start 10-15 good fems in feb indoors. Less will be more. Less plants to tend to less work.etc... 10 plants started in feb. Will out yeild 10 started in june by double. Allows you to cut down number of plants without having to give up yield..Of course all fators depend on proper maintenance throughout the plants life...