hydroponics flower time?

[rdavison100]

I am growing ardians strawberry haze feminized from Greenhouse. I am using a flood & drain hydro cabinet. According to greenhouse info, strawberry haze flower time is 9-10 weeks. I am at 8 weeks right now and using a 60x pocket microscope, it appear the tricomes are cloudy with a few amber. I realize it is time to flush so I can harvest in about 3-5 days.

My question is...does hydroponics reduce the suggested flower time or do I have a mutant plant?

[Tokudai]

Nope - Flowering time is the same in hydro or soil. Are you checking several locations for color? MFRS suggested flower times are just that - suggessted. Slight difference in genetics can make some take longer or some finish faster.

[bud luv]

Take a nug off now, take a nug off in 3-5 days, if you harvest leave a nug on and take it off in another 3-5 days.

tag each nug, see which one you like best. Then you'll know...

[JackdaWack]

Growing in hydro may shorten flowering.

[Cornelius]

yo jackdawack where'd you hear that? just curious, as i've been wondering about this very issue.

[Scarlet Sky]

true, hydro can and often does shorten flower time by a week or two, and can cut veg time in half. and still give higher yeilds...

that's why they invented it ;)

[divestoned]

w/experience in both....I find that it takes as much time in hydro as soil....and the yields are similar....there are several other pro's an con's but that answers what your askin'.

[fasts102376]

i've did both and soil is alot better than hydro and alot cheaper.. lol

[JackdaWack]

i've did both and soil is alot better than hydro and alot cheaper.. lol

im sure every hydro grower in hear will completely dissagree with this statement. I find that my plants always finish ahead of there e.t.a. if not right on time, ive seen alot of soils actually take longer.

if you grow hydro correctly, that is with out any messups or oooppps's, you should be ahead of time when harvest, but if u stress the plant in anyway there goes ur early week harvest.

[alwayssleepdeprived]

I'd have to agree with Jack on this one...although I think it's possible to get pretty close to the same results with soil if you keep everything ideal the hydro system provides more of what the plant wants more of the time so it would lead me to believe times would be a bit shorter for hydro...

I haven't flowered yet using my new aero system but since I've got the veg growing well I've noticed daily growths that show an increase in fullness that far surpass what I did in soil...I would find it difficult to believe plant roots could breathe as much as they truly desire in soil because most of the root is in contact with the dirt

I'm wondering what the conditions of these attempts were for stoned and fasts that make them believe hydro isn't quicker

one thing I do know is that if you make a mistake or "ooops" as jack put it you will notice the problems much much faster which would also push me to think that you would notice positives faster too

I could be talkin out my ass but the people at NASA are pretty smart and if they say it's better I usually just accept it as true enough haha

[JackdaWack]

nah thats pretty good description..:greenthumb:

[Tokudai]

Never seen a hydro system that cut the flowering time down on a strain - but I haven't seen everything. Have you done side by side comparisons? Me and a friend have run side by side with the same well-known clone, he in hydro, me in soil and flowering time was still the same - although in the hydro setup he outyeilded me due to veg time being quickened ie he got more done in a shorter time - for controls sake I flipped the lights same day as he, though I would have normally waited another week or two.

[latewood]

I have never seen soil yield what hydro yields. finishing time is the same.

Keep in mind that the longer you veg...the longer it takes to finish a plant.

Sorry SS. I don't agree with the statement that hydro allows for shorter veg times. If a plant from seed is not mature when flowered, then the potency will suffer.

Good to see the old debate open for the millionth time. Peace

[alwayssleepdeprived]

when you say the potency will suffer latewood at what age is the min for having them produce at full ability? I'm about to drop mine into flower for a few reasons and they are from 6 inches to 12 inches tall at this point but they're over 5 weeks from seed and have a min of 6-7 nodes plus top

[TheGreenFog]

Cool topic. I can't add anything, but I think the finishing time should be about the same for both methods. Other factors play a big role. I'd like to see a comparison with ALL other factors controlled. It'd be hard. Either way, I don't see the difference as significant, if it is there at all.



yo jackdawack where'd you hear that? just curious, as i've been wondering about this very issue.

Hey, man! Ain't seen you around in a while. Welcome back, man.


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[latewood]

I agree with that. It's all about factors when it comes to the many nuances of growing in hydro.
I can try and spout out figures and such. but you all need to figure out what method or timing or even environmental choices on your own. If you need to flower like you say for space issues. I didn't say there was anything wrong with that...from seedling this is pretty immature. You need a minimum of 2 months to reach true, minimum age for flowering. It's funny I have this old marijuana growing book from some professor in the 70s. He let the plant go with 18 hours of fluoros all the way. It took a year for the plant to finish. It was comical...looking back on it, but this guy was a pioneer even though he was wrong in some methods. Bottom line. He grew pot and dried it, and smoked it. His own way. lol Peace Enjoy.
I would strongly recommend a cloning program so you had more mature plants