question about 12/12...

[.:Karma:. o.O]

my plants are about 1 1/2 weeks old and are about 3 inches tall and are under 1500 watts of cfls...and should i start 12/12 now or wait..???ill post pics asap...:wtf:

.:Karma:. o.O Reviewed by .:Karma:. o.O on 06-18-2007. question about 12/12... my plants are about 1 1/2 weeks old and are about 3 inches tall and are under 1500 watts of cfls...and should i start 12/12 now or wait..???ill post pics asap...:wtf: Rating: 5

[davejohnwright]

how many plants do you have, and how big do you want your plants to be?

[deftdrummer]

uh, no. Unless your plants are superplants and reached 1/2 ft tall in a week and a half then they are too young to flower. Unless you are content with harvesting a joint's worth then don't flower that shit. If you have that kind of wattage why would you not want them to grow big and healthy before flowering?? Do some reading my friend the search button is a valuable asset.

By the way, disclaimers in your sig don't mean anything law enforcement couldn't use anything online in court anyways, much less a random forum posting. Unless of course you live in Mexico then anything goes.

[.:Karma:. o.O]

they are only 3 inches not 6 and still when should i flower then you didnt tell me anything just made fun of me...and i have two plants and i want them to get about 3 maybe 4 feet tall but i have limited space...

[stilkikin]

Depends a lot really on height restrictions, and the fade of CFL bulbs. Also look out for alternating internodes to tell you they are ready. I'm assuming this is your first grow you will not want them to get that large with CFLs due to light penetration factors lower on the plant. What is the true wattage you are using? What strain are you growing that will make a big difference in what height you will need to flower them. I have flowered plants from seed anywhere from 12"-30". If your using a slower growing indica let it veg longer you'll be a lot happier yeild wise.

[evertking]

wait

[orangeman]

Disregard the height unless you have issues with how tall your plants get. You should allow your plants to grow for at least 7-8 weeks or until they show alternating nodes before you begin the 12/12 cycle, or you could let em grow for 6, that's what I did. But I'd imagine you'd go ahead and give em the few weeks. I am on tight schedule and had to get done before a certain point. Still didn't make it but I'm close to it .

[.:Karma:. o.O]

umm i am using 1500 watts of cfls...there are 15 100 watt cfls and the give off 1600 lumens per bulb...and i replaced the bottom box with a mylar e-blanket soo now height and room are less of a priority...and yea ill let them go for about 7 then flower...

[.:Karma:. o.O]

i dont know the exact strain i am growing but im pretty sure 1 is pretty much sativa and 1 is indica...1 is tall and skinny and 1 is bushy and short....

[deftdrummer]

Karma, sorry if it seemed like I was making fun of you. I was not. Just trying to prove a point. As far as your grow space I remember it on your other post. Given the vertical restrictions you have and since you are using CFL's I would flower at about 6 inches. You should be seeing at least 1 or 2 alternating nodes by that height anyways. You should end up with about 1ft to 1.5ft tall plants by the end of flowering which would be the max for your grow space. As far as horizontal space allow at least 4 inches on either side of the plants as well. Its better to have extra space than not enough.