Quote Originally Posted by oldhaole
Just make sure your girl gets 12 hours of daylight. Depending what side of the island you are on, pick what side (dawn or dusk) you want to subtract the light from. If you get good sunlight in the AM put it in the dark on the PM. Better PM sun? then leave it in the dark in early AM. Light can be subtracted from either side. Pick one and stick to it. Remember days are getting longer so you must take that into account too.

Twelve hours is the key. Find out EXACTLY how many hours of light you get a day. Keep her in the dark for as short a time as possible. If you get 12 hours 45 min of daylight (thats @ what Hawaii is getting now) all it needs is 45 minutes of dark. After the sun goes, as soon as it gets dark, the girl can come out. You can find this info on any of your areas tide charts.

It will take the plant about 7 to 10 days to adjust to the new photoperiod. Then your girl should continue to fatten up. If you want to hurry the process up, after your week to readjust, add one minute of dark each day. This simulates Fall (days getting shorter) and should move the process along a bit faster. It will need to be something you must stay on. Every day. On time.

Before you listen to me, I would ask around your home, and talk to the local growers. You don't know me. I could be full of shit. See what others here at this site have to say. Do some research. See if you can get ahold of Weedzer. He is a fellow tropical grower. He knows his stuff.

If that was mine I would just let her go. If I am wrong, you get a nice girl that will yield less than an oz. If I am right, your plant (which you are sure is a girl) will throw all kind of branches (think clones, lots of clones) and after you repot it a few times, as it gets big, come October your little girl will give you close to an lb. or more. She indeed looks tasty. OZ. or LB....you chose.

You could take a couple of those clones and force bud them using the above method. Or you can keep your strain for next year or more by taking a clone and put her under a couple of CFL's for 18 hours and keep a that clone as a mother.

The way you play this is up to you. I am just throwing ideas out there for you to consider.
alright sweet dude. thanks for all the advice. ill post pics in the coming days of how it is coming out