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Here is a real newbie question....How many weeks do plants take to finish from the time you start flowering until they are ripe? I started flowering on Dec 15, they are big buds and very abundant...long white hairs....when will they be done? Thanks.

The workspace is 3 ft X 3 ft. As you can see the walls are mylar, which I think helps a lot to get light to lower foliage. I have 4 plants in 3 gallon pots. I started flowering on Dec 11, so it has been about 4 weeks now. The last time I watered I used Big Bloom. I think that I will...

These pics show 2 of my 4 ladies. The one on the right is a good example of seedlings that started out as stretched because I had the flouro's too far above them. The one on the left was not stretched as I started it properly. These were vegged and flowered under a 400 w hps. As always, I am...

These are severly stretched. If you keep them, you will likely have to use a support, such as a piece of wire to support them upright. You MUST get your light above them and within 1 inch of the top of the plant. I also had this trouble and the plants are doing well now, but they were not as...

Here are pics of my 1st lady. She has been in flowering for 16 days. I started using Fox Farm Big Bloom when I began to see the Pistils. She was vegged using Fox Farm Grow Big. She is under a 400W HPS. Does anyone see anything that looks out of whack? Again, being my 1st I am learning as I go by...

I just put my 8 plants to 12/12 8 days ago. I have 2 of them that have very apparent male organs (see earlier post with pic), thus I have had 2 funerals. These 2 plants were taller than the others. The other 6 do not show significant signs of organ develpment. So, my question is do males...

I hate to admit that this beautiful plant is a boy, but if it is it is...These flowers just started forming and are all over on the plant. If anyone can confirm my hunches, please let me know.

Need a reminder of how long it should take for immature sex organs to appear after 12/12 is started?

I placed my plants into 3 gallon pots and used the Sunshine Sun Gro #4 aggregate soil. Does anyone have any experience with this soil? It was recommended to me, but I wanted feedback from the real experts. Thanks.

I tried to focus as well as I could. Notice some light colors on edge of leaves, and slight curl to leaves. Specs. Strain XXX, 400 w hps, nutes fox farm, pH 6 - 6.5, temp 70 F., fan blowing 24/7. Water every 2-3 days, depending on moisture meter reading. Any thoughts or are they OK. Other...

Is it advisable to prune off the large leaves to allow additional light to get into the new growth in the center of the plant? Thanks.

I am proud of these for my 1st grow...but I am interested in comments from the experienced eye...how do they really look? Thanks.

Oh thank you Knowm...the answer is within your statement. I was not clear about switching back to 18+ after a short period at 12/12 to determine sex...I am now a happy and fullfilled newbie!

Thanks for the advise about maintaing the female, but it doesn't answer my very basic question about establishing the female to use for cuttings.

When do the first signs of sex appear? I am assuming it is not until you switch to 12/12 and the flowering stage. I also understand that cloning should not be done during the flowering stage, but only during veg. So, this seems to be a catch 22, unless I clone all plants, label them and then...