When is the earliest you can flower?

[Brand]

ok,I have 10 plants,grown from seed,and they are roughly 4 to 5 weeks old.Can I flower them this early,or do they need to be older?PEACE

Brand Reviewed by Brand on 11-24-2007. When is the earliest you can flower? ok,I have 10 plants,grown from seed,and they are roughly 4 to 5 weeks old.Can I flower them this early,or do they need to be older?PEACE Rating: 5

[yakulz]

You will end up having to transplant them sooner or later since they will get root bound in that container. As others have said move them into separate pots (just use some cutoff gallon milk jugs or something) or not only will they be root bound, but the roots very tangled making it more difficult to transplant later.

Chances are they will not become rootbound. you can flower in a 1 liter bottle at 18inches and still not get bound. The majority of people that think you will actually be bound before its too late are growers that have either started in 3-5 gallons or just growers that have never tried what we call a "micro grow"

[klondike_bar]

pics always help. if they are near a foot in height, it would be fine to start flowering id think. some plants will show preflowers, some wont. i start mine at 4 weeks typically

[Mr. Clandestine]

A lot of people initiate flowering then the plant is a foot tall, or larger. Many others will flower when the nodes go alternating, as this indicates that the plant is close to sexual maturity. Others keep on vegging until preflowers are clearly visible. There are plenty of ways to determine when to flower, and different people use different methods.

It's really up to you, but just remember, if you flower too early, you'll risk the chance of severely diminishing your yield. If space is an issue, you could think about a SoG or a SCRoG grow. Also, LST works well to keep height down and production up with the light/space available.

Good luck to ya! :jointsmile:

[klondike_bar]

in some strains, a foot can be pretty tall. id suggest either at 10-12 inches, or at 4-5 weeks growing, whichever comes first. (may be different if your plants are stretching for light, since theyre abnormally tall)

[Brand]

Well,they aren't even close to 12 inches.The biggest one is,maybe 4 inches tall.I just want to find my females,and get the males out,and then transplant the females into individual pots.They aren't anything special,just a local Indica strain,that got me ripped.Thanks for the input.PEACE

[klondike_bar]

they look happy, but they need the leaf debris removed, its not that great to have in there.

youv got another 2 weeks easily to go before considering flower

[Brand]

ok,thanks for the input.PEACE

[stinkyattic]

Transplant now before it's too late.

[klondike_bar]

how are they lit? they seem a little small for 4-5 weeks