when should i start to bloom

[kevin10]

hi,i'm on for my 6th week with white widow on a 12/12 from week 2.its going slow but thats cos of the light(i think).i would like some advice as to when to bloom my plants,their currently about 7or 8ins high but have no sign of buds.should i wait for buds to come through before i even start thinking of blooming or will the buds come when i start to bloom.this is not my first grow but it is my first grow on 12/12.......dont think i'll be doing it again.any advice would be great.....thanks

kevin10 Reviewed by kevin10 on 02-14-2010. when should i start to bloom hi,i'm on for my 6th week with white widow on a 12/12 from week 2.its going slow but thats cos of the light(i think).i would like some advice as to when to bloom my plants,their currently about 7or 8ins high but have no sign of buds.should i wait for buds to come through before i even start thinking of blooming or will the buds come when i start to bloom.this is not my first grow but it is my first grow on 12/12.......dont think i'll be doing it again.any advice would be great.....thanks Rating: 5

[LOC NAR on probation]

You need to veg on 18/6 or 24/7. If you have had your plants on 12/12 then you have been flowering. Once put into 12/12 with no light leaks to stress over the white hairs and flowers will show in about 2 weeks or so.

[kevin10]

hi thanks but this still doesnt ell me what i asked.i cant put the light on 18/6 becouse of stress so when will my buds start to come

[Dutch Pimp]

hi,i'm on for my 6th week with white widow on a 12/12 from week 2.its going slow but thats cos of the light(i think).i would like some advice as to when to bloom my plants,their currently about 7or 8ins high but have no sign of buds.should i wait for buds to come through before i even start thinking of blooming or will the buds come when i start to bloom.this is not my first grow but it is my first grow on 12/12.......dont think i'll be doing it again.any advice would be great.....thanks

if I read this right?...you only vegged for two weeks?...then went to 12/12 flowering light cycle?

the plants won't flower until they are more mature...even with 12/12 lighting...next time...veg until the plants are about 10 inches tall or about 30 days...:thumbsup:

[Faddenator]

hi,i'm on for my 6th week with white widow on a 12/12 from week 2.its going slow but thats cos of the light(i think).i would like some advice as to when to bloom my plants,their currently about 7or 8ins high but have no sign of buds.should i wait for buds to come through before i even start thinking of blooming or will the buds come when i start to bloom.this is not my first grow but it is my first grow on 12/12.......dont think i'll be doing it again.any advice would be great.....thanks

You don't do entire grows on 12/12 light cycles. I'm not sure where you got that idea but it wasn't from this site.

You need to veg your plants for a few weeks at least... this involves leaving them on an 18/6 light cycle until they reach sexual maturity. You'll notice the nodes on your plants are symmetrical... once they start to alternate you can flower at will. This means (you guessed it) 12/12!

When you DO finally switch to 12/12, make sure your space is 100% light free during the night cycle. something tells me it isn't...

Also, I would highly recommend reading stinkyattic's beginners guide:http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...-dankness.html. It will help you at a lot. :thumbsup:

[kevin10]

hi guy thanks for replys,so are you saying that i should just throw them away and start again.my first grow went o.k-ish both yeild and size on 18/6 then turn to 12/12,but then i started listening to my friend who swore that 12/12 will get a small plant but stronger bud(im sorry i listen to him and i guess im just trying to save my plants)...is it worth carrying on?

[Ocotillo]

Nobody said you should throw the poor plants away. You may as well continue since it's about time to switch to flowering light now anyway.

When you say "switch to flower" what exactly do you mean? Most of the world considers switching their lights from 18/6 or 14/0 schedule from MH (cool light) over to 12/12 HPS (warm light) as the official act of switching to flower. That and changing your nutes from Nitrogen dominant to Phosphorus dominant.

Not to sound snooty but you will really want to spend some "relaxation and medication" time reading the sticky notes at the top of each group. Grow logs are good if people stay on point, short, and specific because many ramble into 90% banter. The search engine is not the greatest (I say at great risk of wrath from the elders and site givers). Google works too, actually you tube has tons, anybody painted greed knows the most. Don't ask me why. :stoned:

So as not to banter, I'll wish you a "Keep growin"'

[Ocotillo]

<Most of the world considers switching their lights from 18/6 or 14/0 schedule>

Oops, my bad... Should read 24/0, meaning always on. Not 14/0, that was a typo. :what:

[kevin10]

what if i switched the to 8 hours of light and 16 hours of dark,would this not fool the plants into thinking that nows the time to flower and bud

[Buffalo Soldier]

what if i switched the to 8 hours of light and 16 hours of dark,would this not fool the plants into thinking that nows the time to flower and bud

If you want to flower very early then the healthiest bet is to flower clones as soon as they take root.........you have to have a mother, which could mean 2 cabs as well as a clone cab.......doing this from seed, you must have a mature root system which takes veg time.......

When you say that u can't do 18/6 because of stress, are u talking about u or the plant?:wtf:

There is a lot of myths on growing in the world but this site will definitely teach you the right way......from what i have read you seem to be a bit misinformed, which is fine. We just want to clear up any misunderstandings for you.

Therefore you are dealin with a very imature plant from seed if you want to flower right away, the yield is low because the root system is not developed.

Hope I cleared a buch up for ya. If not ask more questions, we are all right here.

best of luck, you are on your way my friend, post up some picks so we can see what u are working with ....

buffalo:stoned: