sog when to flower?

[AmazingBlazing]

hey all. about how many nodes should you let seedlings get before putting them into flower. I have a 400 watt on them an they are in 1 gallon pots. I was thinking i would let them grow to have 2 or 3 nodes before i switched. Does this sounds good, or would that be too long to wait since they are in 1 gallon containers?

AmazingBlazing Reviewed by AmazingBlazing on 05-01-2007. sog when to flower? hey all. about how many nodes should you let seedlings get before putting them into flower. I have a 400 watt on them an they are in 1 gallon pots. I was thinking i would let them grow to have 2 or 3 nodes before i switched. Does this sounds good, or would that be too long to wait since they are in 1 gallon containers? Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

SOG from seed is a little more difficult than SOG from clone.
You might see differences in vigor and growth speed among the plants.
Also, since they are not sexually mature at 4-5 nodes, they are not guaranteed to show sex right away... you have to wait for the plant to show sex, and then kill males... it's kind of a complication for a SOG setup.
My advice for someone who wants to have a SOG grow is to veg your from-seed plants for however long you like and then take clones, labelled as to what plant they came off. When it is clear that your clones have survived, go ahead and flower all the donors.
When they show sex, kill all males and the clones you took from them.
Watch the mothers and keep track of which one you like best.
Find the clones from that favorite female, and propagate them so you end up with enough genetically identical babies to fill your space. These will be your future SOG. Any 'extra' female clones, do whatever you like with them.

[AmazingBlazing]

thanks for the info stinkyattic. All my seeds are feminized though. i was going to use clones, but my mom and clones caught a bad case of the mites. The nmoms should be healthy and spider mite free soon enough, but i killed the clones. i realize that some seedlings are gonna grow faster than others so i just plan on raising the containers of the slower growing ones with whatever i can find. how long do you think i should veg them for though since they are only in 1 gallon pots. this is my first sog and i just don't want them to completely outgrow the containers half way into flowering.