sea of green question

[slumper89]

how big do your clones have to be in a sea of green in order to be about a foot tall by the end of flowering?

slumper89 Reviewed by slumper89 on 12-01-2007. sea of green question how big do your clones have to be in a sea of green in order to be about a foot tall by the end of flowering? Rating: 5

[bud luv]

advanced?

[norkali]

advanced?

Lol.
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Slumper, it is strain dependent! Considering that there are a bunch of other variables, it is almost impossible to say exactly how tall/when you should put any plant into flowering. Marijuana can grow up to 2x-3x it's original size once you make the switch!

Planning on ScrOG'ing? LST'ing?

Strain: Sativa? Indica? Hybrid?

Your grow space: What size? What kind of lighting? Specifics!

[slumper89]

indica(gdp) and i wont be using any training methods... ya i know it isnt very advanced but w..e... im going to veg like bout 40 clones for 2 weeks or so then ima flower em... takes bout half the time...

[stinkyattic]

Vegging 2 weeks there's a good chance they'll be a foot at the inception of flower. lol!
What you need to do is look up the amount of 'stretch' of that strain. It's a popular one over at icmag; look in the grow log section and see how much it stretches in the first week of flower.
How large a light are you using on these 40 clones? I hope it's a 1000hps; if it's smaller, you are going to want to flip them immediately because otherwise good luck fitting them in the light's footprint.

[blink_inc]

I am at 12" after two weeks of 12/12 from clones (Indica, about 4" tall at clipping)
one week of veg after 10 day rooting...

They streched like a sonofabitch... some spaces between internodes are at least 2.5 inches under a 400HPS Hortilux with added blue.

[growbe]

For 6 inches? Wow, that's small. Most cuts by the time they are rooted are 4 inches or so, so you better flower right away. If you have a mh light, keep it on in 12/12 until buds form and switch. This will help with the stretch.

[slumper89]

yup ima get a 1000w air cooled mh/hps lamp in about a month... this was just a question for future reference. i wont get it started for a little while...thanks for the input everyone

[PharmaCan]

If you have a mh light, keep it on in 12/12 until buds form and switch. This will help with the stretch.

Do you know this for a fact? Have you ever done this before?

Not trying to argue with you, I just want some solid info.

PC :smokin:

[stinkyattic]

Do you know this for a fact? Have you ever done this before?

That is a fact.
Things that minimize stretch:
-Blue light in early flower
-Minimal temperature fluctuations
-Good air flow and not too high temps- high temps will cause bolting. And a breeze will make the stem stouter and keep the plant a bit smaller as well.