Bud from a baby?

[Red Eyes]

I recently heard you could force a young plant to flower and you will get bud off it, not alot but some. Is this true?

Red Eyes Reviewed by Red Eyes on 06-14-2006. Bud from a baby? I recently heard you could force a young plant to flower and you will get bud off it, not alot but some. Is this true? Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

How young are we talking here?

The plant will show you when it is ready to flower by going from leaves opposite to leaves alternating. This means there will be a petiole sticking off one side of the stem, and a little ways up, a petiole will stick off the other side. The main stem may take on a slightly zigzag growing habit at the top.

There is no point trying to force a plant to flower before this happens. I have never tried it, but I will guess that either you will get poor bud development because the root system is not strong enough to feed a flowering plant that needs a lot of energy, of you will end up with stress hermaphrodites, or both.

Just be patient. You will thank yourself for it later when you cut down a big fat bud.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.

[LIP]

The plant CAN be flowered before alternating internodes, but the alternation of the nodes is the classic sign that your plant is ready.

If you veg for 2 weeks and then flower, your plant will then flower as soon as its phyically possible.

[Jdog7000]

You need to use a clone.
If you use a clone and flower it as soon as it roots.
It will be a mini cannabis plant.
Very cool looking. Like Lowryder.
But good bud.

[stinkyattic]

If you veg for 2 weeks and then flower, your plant will then flower as soon as its phyically possible.

Let me see if I hear you right- the plant can be put into 12-12 but may not show flowers as early as a sexually mature plant that is put in 12-12 at the same time. Makes sense.

[stinkyattic]

You need to use a clone.
If you use a clone and flower it as soon as it roots.
It will be a mini cannabis plant.
Very cool looking. Like Lowryder.
But good bud.

Right, but a 'baby' clone still has the genetic age of the mother. If you take a clone from a 2 year old mommy, that clone is 2 years old even if is very small.

I thought autoflowering ruderalis-descended varieties like Lowryder are not cloned because when they attain a certain age they go into flower and cannot be reverted to veg, making cloning useless, and making a 2 year old lowryder plant an impossibility.

[Red Eyes]

thank you all for the information.

[LIP]

Let me see if I hear you right- the plant can be put into 12-12 but may not show flowers as early as a sexually mature plant that is put in 12-12 at the same time. Makes sense.

Yeah, exactly.

[Shallow Hal]

i am sorry lip but i have to disagree, a plant will flower at any stage of it life at the same time ( or there abouts give or take a day ) most dutch seedscan be flowered 3 weeks from germination. i have recently added a 3 week old white widow to my flowering chamber and it showed 4 days before my clones who have been taken from a plant that is nearly 2 monthes now.

[Jdog7000]

Right, but a 'baby' clone still has the genetic age of the mother. If you take a clone from a 2 year old mommy, that clone is 2 years old even if is very small.

I thought autoflowering ruderalis-descended varieties like Lowryder are not cloned because when they attain a certain age they go into flower and cannot be reverted to veg, making cloning useless, and making a 2 year old lowryder plant an impossibility.

I think you need to read my post the whole way threw?:thumbsup:
Or just more carefully.