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:wtf: Im on my 7th week on veg. Im sure seeing signs of pre-flowering and seeing small pistils . Weeks ago I was having trouble with the plants from over nutes. (burnt and died) leaving me to trim them .
The question ,would it hurt the plants to stay in 18/6 with lighting and leave the plants to grow a bit taller or should I just start to flower them?so confused ...:(
hmmm seven weeks... how tall you let them go?? how much room do you have and,are you going to use those cfl's for flowering? if so keep em small.
Im growing in a cheap partical board closet it 15"x28"x 55" I have a full spectrum CFL light 105watts and two 26 watt (daylight)When its time,I am goin to put two more 26 watts in there. when we start the 12/12 .Think I might have, five females and one male ..what do you stoners think ??
There growing really well and Im waiting patiently for this Flowering to Happen .Here are some more Pics can you tell me it their females ? Im looking to try cloning should i let them grow taller ?? :)
Here are some pixs of my females ,five out of six isnt bad ? Hoping for some nice buds :jointsmile:
in regard to your original question, as to 'when' to start flowering: switch your lighting to 12/12 when the branches start 'alternating' - that is when it is mature for flowering to begin - stop nitrogen a week or two before beginning flowering, and switch to your 'bloom' type nutes - good luck :smokin:
when the plants mattured then you can start the flowering (12/12) normaly after 6-8 weeks
so if you allready see signs of first stage flowering, no prob and you could wait asswell to get em big and bushy
just keep on the 18/6 and keep giving them the grow nuetrience untill you think they are big enough then switch to 12/12 and change top flower nuetrience.
info 18/6 light reprecents early summer light cyckles
long houers for seedling and grow
when held at this stage the plant will think that its still early summer
and will hopefully not start to flower untill you set the lights on 12/12
and the 12/12 light reprecents of course late summer light cyckles
short houers for flower and stronger root as the roots grow best when its dark...i had to wait a cupple of weeks myself
couse i had 23 plants stuffed in the same space but 10 of them grew 18 days slower then the others couse i had to replant them as they never got from seed to plants but now they all are set to flower same time some a bit bigger
so it should be allright to wait.
a good grow to you