Hey guys, OK need some help! Got some feminized seeds had them in 18/6 for around a month or so and they are showing heavy signs of pre flowering not just a few single pistils but a abundence of them in little clumps on the tips and yes to state the obvious they are NOT auto flowerers also lighting cycle has not been changed from 18/6 using MH lights. Are they flowering? Should i change to 12/12? Or is this normal for feminized seeds?. Someone please help???? Thanks in advance
Steps I would take because plants are ready to flower. If the plant wasn't ready to flower it would not have pistils. Vegetable stage is when plants branching grows evenly. When plants branching start to alternate with no pistils plants are in Pre/flowering stage. When the branches are alternating with pistils the Pre/Flowering stage is complete. This is not a auto flowering plant It's just ready to flower, Indicas can grow little as 6 inches to 4 feet. "Real Indicas"
1. Switch lights to 12/12 if there Indica, Indica dominate. If there Sativa or Sativa dominate use 11/13, 13 Hrs. of darkness.
2. Plants will keep growing in Flowering Stage 1 for the 2 to 3 weeks depending on strain. So use MH light and growing nutrients until plant stops growing. usually 2 to 3 weeks or early flowering stage. This will keep the plant from stretching.
3. After plants stops growing and starts flowering heavily switch to HPS Light and use flowering nutrients. If You can you will have a healthier, Bigger Yield, Taste, Aroma if done organic with a mixture of MH and HPS lights use together.
Plants Life Cycle
Germination Stage 1, No light darkness. Keep Moist. Using paper towels method works but you get more males, Just put the seed in Fox Farm or 420 Soil, keep moist. You will notice more female plants.
Germination Stage 2, 16 hrs of light, Seeds crack open. If seeds do not crack open with 75F, seeds are no good. Usually 5-7 days for a seedling to start.
Seedling Stage 16 hrs of light 2-4 weeks, when round leaves die off seedling stage is complete.
Vegetable stage, 18 to 20 hrs of light. This stage is skip when growing Sativa indoor. In Vegetable stage plants branching will grow evenly.
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Pre/Flowering, Branches will alternate grow. Pre/Flowering stage is complete when Pistils start to show as little as a "V" coming out of second node from top of plant. You can induce Pre/Flowering with 12/12 or when plants ready it will do it naturally.
Flowering Stage 1, Indicas 12/12 and Sativa s 11/13 Lights, Plant will grow for another 2 to 3 weeks depending on strain, Keep using MH and growing nutrients.
Flowering Stage 2, Plants will have heavy flower production. Indicas 12/12 and Sativas 11/13, Switch to HPS bulb in Flowering Stage 2 to keep the plants from stretching. Use Flowering Nutrients.
Flowering Stage 3, Plants will have heavy Flowering production and pistils will start to turn color.
Flowering Stage 4, Flush plants for 1 to 3 weeks. Depending on grower. No Nutrients.
