need to start flowering

alright so it looks like i have 4 females and 1 male
they need to start flowering now or they be to big
should i water them with flowering nutes right now and then start 12/12
or do they need 24 hours of dark before 12/12?
i am going to be gone for a week, and i dont want to wait a week to flower
they will be HUGE
they are over a foot right now
the hydro store is closed so i cant get a timer, so my girlfriend will have to do it manually while im gone, wat should i do?

also if i start flowering and i leave my male in there for a week would it turn the females hermie?
cause i dont kno if it is FOR SURE a male
ill post pictures in a second
i dont kno if u will be able to tell with my shitty camera

Better to be safe than sorry, so pull the one you think is male right away. You can start 12/12 anytime, maybe wait a week to start bloom nutes. You might be able to find a timer at walmart.

Start the 12/12 but hold off on the bloom nutes until you get back. Give them one last dose of grow nutes before you leave....have your g/f just give them plain water if they get dry while your gone. You can play it safe and remove the suspect male, but I honestly dont think it will bloom and open up in the next 5 days. You are most likely safe.

ok well first off just so you know if theres a target or walmart near you, go there and get a timer you don't have to go to a hydro store i got mine from target for $4 it works great i left my plants to start flowering over thanksgiving week and they're good. also yes you want to switch the lighting and maybe wait a week or so befor adding flowering nutes unless its bud blood in which case you can use with the lights. And lastly, no a male will not affect a female like that, the worst he would do is pollinate them but it wont because its so early im sure the pods wont open by the time you get back.





good luck!