Marianin. The height the plant reaches is up to you. If you change the timing of the lights so it has less than 12 hours of light it will bud at any height. I know people who will buy a bunch of clones late in the summer then put them outside and have them bloom. They might get a 1/4 ounce per plant but when you have a bunch it adds up.

That said letting the plant veg until it is 4 ft before budding out will yield a much larger amount of buds. The longer the veg the greater the yield.

Personally I believe the quality is actually better if the plant gets to be about 2 feet or more before budding.
rudy2010 Reviewed by rudy2010 on . FLOWER Hi well, i've read that whennever the plant reaches around 1-2 ft that would be a good time to star the flowering stage, but I'm not qquite sure if I want my plat to grow up to 4ft, thats a lot. mine is 8inches, still a small one, already a month in Hydro and looks pretty healthy and happy. My question here is... is there a minimun height or time for the plant to star flowering? Also a quickie... I don't know if it is a male or female, I don't see any "balls" near the stem, but also... I Rating: 5