Question about strains' flowering times

[curious101]

I have always wondered...if a breeder says a plant takes say 50 days to harvest...does day one start when the 12/12 is started or when the first flowers appear?

curious101 Reviewed by curious101 on 05-06-2007. Question about strains' flowering times I have always wondered...if a breeder says a plant takes say 50 days to harvest...does day one start when the 12/12 is started or when the first flowers appear? Rating: 5

[baldyhippy]

:thumbsup:

[curious101]

any1?

[Weedhound]

I count day one as the first full day of 12/12.

[curious101]

thanks weedhound...i really needed to know that cuz i'm new to the scene and never have used breeder's seeds...always used bagseed...so i want to try and be as precise as possible even tho they are just nirvana...gotta b better than bagseed...like the couch-lock effect so i'll lean towards the later estimates on the bloom dates...thanks

[Weedhound]

np....waiting a week or two WILL make a big difference....hard as it is to wait.

[Markass]

thanks weedhound...i really needed to know that cuz i'm new to the scene and never have used breeder's seeds...always used bagseed...so i want to try and be as precise as possible even tho they are just nirvana...gotta b better than bagseed...like the couch-lock effect so i'll lean towards the later estimates on the bloom dates...thanks

pocket scope to check trichomes :thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

What Mark said...:thumbsup:

[Sk8orDie]

I think you're generally supposed to start counting once the plant starts showing preflowers. Also, those numbers are an estimate. Like Markass said, just get a pocket scope and check the trichomes.

[curious101]

ok, so thats 1 vote for the beginning of 12/12 and 1 vote for preflowers...any1 wanna break the tie?:thumbsup: