Veg. vs. Flower time

[JohnnyPotGrower]

I know this probably wouldnt be considered an advanced technique but I figured I would ask it in this forum anyway.

My question is, whether anyone has experimented with different lengths of vegging and flowering.

To clarify; I am planning on growing my plant for about 110 days. Inittially I was going to do 55 days veg, 55 days flower. But after reading some threads in the indoor growing forum I saw a couple people who chose to have a much longer flowering period than their veg. period. This one guy said that he flowers for at least 10weeks!

So I would like to see if i can get some responses on what others' techniques are and what people believe is the amount of time to allot for each phase of growth. So any input or suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
JPG

PS - Specs.:
Strain - Northern Lights
Lights - 400W HPS, total of 75W of CFLs
Age - 24 days (on 11/14)
Height - 8-9inches, 6-7 nodes (compact).

JohnnyPotGrower Reviewed by JohnnyPotGrower on 11-14-2005. Veg. vs. Flower time I know this probably wouldnt be considered an advanced technique but I figured I would ask it in this forum anyway. My question is, whether anyone has experimented with different lengths of vegging and flowering. To clarify; I am planning on growing my plant for about 110 days. Inittially I was going to do 55 days veg, 55 days flower. But after reading some threads in the indoor growing forum I saw a couple people who chose to have a much longer flowering period than their veg. period. Rating: 5

[turtle420]

Hey Johnny,

You can very the periods infinetely... I guess you adjust it according to experience and the results you see.

I plan on taking my clones and veging them for 14 days... then putting them straight into 12/12 for at least 8 weeks... I'll cut them down depending on the trichs.

Helped a little? Hope so...



-turtle420

[cnd411]

Depending on what strain you are growing. Some strains need longer vegitative time than the others.

[Zandor]

Dude the plant will tell you how long it needs to finish flower cycle. There will be a point when the plant may be alive but the trichomes will turn Amber and by then you are past prime. The plant may still be alive but it's on the down swing. If you want to push your plant then prolong your vegetation cycle.

[JohnnyPotGrower]

Thanks Zandor,

Let me clarify my situation; I am growing in a closet with a 400W HPS so I depend on the cold winter air from an adjacent window to keep temps at 80 rather than 180, lol. So basically I need to be done with my grow well before march when it starts to warm up (i am aiming for mid-late february. So I need to figure out how much time i can afford to to veg it.

Is 10 weeks a safe amount of time to allocate for flowering? If this is so it would mean that I would probably be switching to 12/12 on Dec. 2nd. Meaning I would have vegged for exactly 42 days (she is 25 days now). Is 42 days a long enough veg to get a good yield?

Thanks for the help,
JPG

[latewood]

I think another consideration here: since you clarified your reasoning, is. If you veg for 55 days then it takes alot longer to finish to full potency/33% amber trichs and you will run out of time if you have a strain that takes longer...not sure how long it takes for NL to finish, anyway, If you veg for 40-45 days then you should have plenty of time to harvest at the right time...ala Zandor

[turtle420]

If you veg for 40-45 days then you should have plenty of time to harvest at the right time...ala Zandor

I'm trully lost...

Why latewood?

If we veg longer, does it flower/finish faster? Slower? Depends on the Umpa Lumpas?

Veg 15 days VS 30 days... what's the deal?

Thanks... I'm just trully @ lost of what you're talking.

-turtle420

[Zandor]

Thanks Zandor,

Let me clarify my situation; I am growing in a closet with a 400W HPS so I depend on the cold winter air from an adjacent window to keep temps at 80 rather than 180, lol. So basically I need to be done with my grow well before march when it starts to warm up (i am aiming for mid-late february. So I need to figure out how much time i can afford to to veg it.

Is 10 weeks a safe amount of time to allocate for flowering? If this is so it would mean that I would probably be switching to 12/12 on Dec. 2nd. Meaning I would have vegged for exactly 42 days (she is 25 days now). Is 42 days a long enough veg to get a good yield?

Thanks for the help,
JPG

What he was talking about is the longer you veg the larger the surface area is to flower too. It takes more light penetrating into the foliage to finish bigger plants. You can use a bloom booster like "Mad Farmer MOAB" to kick them into flower quicker. It also packs on more weight in the end too.

Just figure 60 day's to finish flowering for most plants and you are safe (some strains are longer and some are shorter). Just count back from the day you want to harvest and go from there. The finish time could be more like 45-55 day's so you have a few days of play in your schedule.

Hope it works out for you.

[hubblebubble]

FLOWERING TIME ALL DEPENDS ON THE PLANTS GENETICS AND THE PLANT WILL BE READY WHEN IT IS YOU CANNOT EXTEND ITS FLOWERING HARVEST AT THE PEAK IT WIKK DIFFER BETWEEN PLANTS

[Zandor]

FLOWERING TIME ALL DEPENDS ON THE PLANTS GENETICS AND THE PLANT WILL BE READY WHEN IT IS YOU CANNOT EXTEND ITS FLOWERING HARVEST AT THE PEAK IT WIKK DIFFER BETWEEN PLANTS

Well if you want to YELL about it......

He is talking about extending the vegetation cycle not the flower cycle. He wants to harvest by a cretin date so he counts back 60 day's from flower time and you get the time you can veg them.

You don't need to yell.