About choosing when to flower...

[Taiden]

So here is what I am wondering...

1) Is there a specific time when the plant is most ready to flower?

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2) Since I am aiming to grow small plants, can I just start flowering when they are the size I want?

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3) Will I lose potency by starting flowering early? (I will definitely lose yield.)

[OmegaVermelho]

Yes...
Yes...
No...

[harris7]

1) not really

2) your plants must be at mature enough. so when they preflower or the node alternate. anyone know other measures?
3) i've been told/read that older plants are better. but it's not a huge difference

he keeps beating me

[smokesalot]

yes the plant must be mature enough to grow flowers befor it can be flowered trying to flower to early will result in your babies stretching due to the long periods of darkness

remember if you want small plants that the plants will continue to grow while flowering

and you should not lose potancy flowering small plants you just get less bud

i think if you want small plants that you can start flowering when ther small maybe try some clones there read to flower as soom as they root and tend to grow bushy and shorter than seedlings

good luck-smokes

[Taiden]

alright thanks a lot guys. obviously a seedling can't be flowered. :D

[Pezzo]

how u know when its preflowering?

[elway07]

when you see calyxes with white hairs(pistils) growing from it at the nodes or you see balls growing at the nodes (looks like a very tiny rose bud with no hairs coming out. Hope this helps

[Pezzo]

o rite thanx, what happens if u dont flower at this time? only i want a mother plant which wont be flowered

[kindprincess]

or just wait til they've vegged 4 weeks, and turn them over. that's what i do:)

[orangeman]

I would veg for atleast 2 months. I pick this time because basically this is the time some one has recommended to me to take cuttings from my plants. Says the plant would've done all it's needed to do and produce healthy cuttings. So if it's capable of producing healthy cuttings at around that time that's when it would flower my plant. Don't ask how I connect the two but it just seems logical to me :p.