Plants flowering on 18/6 - any ideas?

[dubble-oh]

Hey there experts!
For some reason unknown to me the kids have started to flower even though they are still on 18/6.

The setup is a bubbler system with 4' fluorescent lights and cfl lights. The plants are two months old and for some reason they just decided this week to flower.

In the same room there are also tomato and pepper plants growing (soil and hydro) and they too have started to flower.

Now, the lighting cycle has never been changed from the 18/6 in the two months that the plants have been growing. There might have been the odd evening when the lights were off that the temps might have dipped a little below 70 degrees, but other than that, I have no clue as to why the plants would have decided to flower.
The current MJ grow is a bagweed test, and if it was only the MJ flowering I would be tempted to think that it was just genetics causing the early and unprovoked flowering cycle. But since I'm also seeing flowers on the tommies etc., I am inclined to think that there is some other issue at play here.
Is it possible that cool evenings could have inspired the plants to shift into the flower cycle?
I'm eager to hear any feedback as I'm just starting a new set of Bubblegum and I want to ensure that these ones grow to their full potential and don't flower until I want them to.
Thanks everyone. peace.
D-O

dubble-oh Reviewed by dubble-oh on 02-02-2007. Plants flowering on 18/6 - any ideas? Hey there experts! For some reason unknown to me the kids have started to flower even though they are still on 18/6. The setup is a bubbler system with 4' fluorescent lights and cfl lights. The plants are two months old and for some reason they just decided this week to flower. In the same room there are also tomato and pepper plants growing (soil and hydro) and they too have started to flower. Now, the lighting cycle has never been changed from the 18/6 in the two months that the Rating: 5

[xcrispi]

there are some strains that are auto-flowering / self sexing .
they'll preflower w/o any light cycle changes .
peace
crispi

[Gatekeeper777]

also some clone mothers that are NOT autoflowering strains flower even under 24/0 because the hormone that induces flowering gets built up in the plant.
are your girls clones of an older woman?

[JackdaWack]

um pre-flowers are not uncommon and it doesnt mean they are flowering. unless it is an auto-flower strain, it will not flower unless under 12/12 light. there is not a harmone that forces flower unless auto-flowering, ppl have moms that are 2 years old under veg lighting and show no signs of flowering.

[JackdaWack]

let me restate that, the harmone that flowers the plant does not act until proper lighting schedual. unless auto-flowering. ive seen preflowers as soon as 3 weeks after seed.

[Gatekeeper777]

um pre-flowers are not uncommon and it doesnt mean they are flowering. unless it is an auto-flower strain, it will not flower unless under 12/12 light. there is not a harmone that forces flower unless auto-flowering, ppl have moms that are 2 years old under veg lighting and show no signs of flowering.

ummmmmmmmmmmm, thats NOT what they say on HT. and if anyone would know it would be them.

[JackdaWack]

HT high times..? it would be who? what about us ppl in here who do this every day and for months on end... we might know better... then a magazine. I got 2 BB growing next to eachother, one has preflowers one doesnt, explain that, same seeds, same place. Dont be so sure what u read is true, and i speak from experience not reading it from some one. Unless it is an auto-flowering strain, it is not flowering until you force it to by changing to 12/12, just cause u get some pistals doesnt mean ur flowering, im still veggin my gurl with loads of pistals and she's not flowering, and its not an auto-flower strian and that is how i know. Also if your plant just flowers on its own, how are u going to have a mother, clones come from veggin moms not flowering ones.

[Gatekeeper777]

but they have been doing this for FAR FAR FAR longer then any of us.

[JackdaWack]

who? Hightimes? they dont do shit, ppl tell them what to write in there magazines they dont even grow. They get there info from other growers and most likely things get lost in translation. Im not sayin there wrong or morons, but if they said a plant shows pistals its flowering they may be on a different subject . Every experienced grower in here knows about preflowers and how wonderful they are becuase they let u know the sex of the plant way before you should know. Also it may be an indication they are mature enough to start flowering. as long as there kept on 18/6 they will vegg for a very long time, and at 2 months you shoul dbe seeing preflowers.

[Gatekeeper777]

if you want to rob a house do you ask burglers in jail or the one that never got caught.
the ones in jail will tell you about their technique.
but the one who never got caught will tell you how to do it right.