Flowering Problem

[cycleguy]

They have been on ionic Bloom and 12/12 for 3 weeks and they just keep getting taller. There are no signs of flowering. Hydro setup, with 400w HPS. Space is a 2x3x5. Good ventilation. Plants went from 8 â?? 10 inches to 24- 30 in the past few weeks. Roots are looking good, no bugs. I also gave them a ½ teaspoon of thrive alive for the last 2 weeks. Dividing the flowering stage into weeks, what progress should the plants be each week? I think some light may have been leaking into the flowering section. How will this affect the plants? I have attached picks of them from different angles. The breed is white willow.

cycleguy Reviewed by cycleguy on 11-01-2005. Flowering Problem They have been on ionic Bloom and 12/12 for 3 weeks and they just keep getting taller. There are no signs of flowering. Hydro setup, with 400w HPS. Space is a 2x3x5. Good ventilation. Plants went from 8 â?? 10 inches to 24- 30 in the past few weeks. Roots are looking good, no bugs. I also gave them a ½ teaspoon of thrive alive for the last 2 weeks. Dividing the flowering stage into weeks, what progress should the plants be each week? I think some light may have been leaking into the Rating: 5

[Zandor]

They look fine to me maybe a little under feed. They stop growing about 3-4 weeks from starting 12/12 just give it a little more time.

Depending on how much light leaks youâ??re talking about? What type of light is leaking in? How far is the light source from the cabinet? Those are factors in if you have problems from light leaks or not.

I would guess you would not have any problems at all. There are some that say you will get hermies if any light gets in during the dark cycle but I'm not one of them, and they are wrong 99% of the time anyway.

Worry if it's MH or HPS and just outside the crack and measurable lumens are leaking inside then I would worry. If not relax, do you best to seal the room but don't loose any sleep.

[puff4twentynow]

Are you using tap water?

[cycleguy]

Hey thanks for the help. The light that might be leaking through is a 96w florescent. I have up the nutes as of Sunday. I put in some rubber foam to seal the cracks. The width of the door is where I thought some light might be coming through. I use filtered water. Is there any suggestion with the Ionic nutes?

[Garden Knowm]

very typical that a plant double in size within 2 weeks of switching 12/12

i can't emphasize enought, keep your lights as close as possible to your canopy without burning it, this will reduce stretching and increase BUD size and weight.

[chronic4life]

um i dont know they look good to me as i think i see is little hairs at the top but cant tell bc of blurry pics just wait it out and see bro

[cycleguy]

Thanks
I will try to get some more pics. They seem to drink 2 gallons of water a day. I have moved the light close and added another fan.

[fhydro]

I noticed that the sativa's spend more time to prepare the flower, my skunks lasted 3 weeks without hairball. Now they are 4 weeks, and they are beautiful. AK47 which is more indica takes 2 weeks to show lot of hair and the trichomes.
Fhydro

[Garden Knowm]

cycle, what is your ppm?

[latewood]

I'm curious about your temperature? Not familiar with Ionic Bloom, but, Is that all you use; with a little thrive-alive?...Also, what is your ph?