Pinch Off Budsites to Stay in Veg?

DesertGrow89

DesertGrow89

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So I started a couple of plants indoors 12/12 from seed and they were just beginning to flower when they were gifted to someone and they have continued flowering. Obviously October is still severalmonths away and this is a Mandala seeds 8 miles high with around a 65 day flowering time. Should the buds be pinched off so she goes back into the veg stage?

Would appreciate any comments as I'd like to upcan the plants today.
 
Olive Drab Green

Olive Drab Green

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DesertGrow89 said:
So I started a couple of plants indoors 12/12 from seed and they were just beginning to flower when they were gifted to someone and they have continued flowering. Obviously October is still severalmonths away and this is a Mandala seeds 8 miles high with around a 65 day flowering time. Should the buds be pinched off so she goes back into the veg stage?

Would appreciate any comments as I'd like to upcan the plants today.
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No. It doesn't work like that. Flip back to veg light cycle and you'll be fine.
 
DesertGrow89

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Olive Drab Green said:
Oh, nevermind, you're outdoors. You have no other choice but wait for it to edge closer to summer and its solstice. If it finishes flower before then, don't sweat it. If it reverte in time, you have monster cropped, which will increase yield.
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No way it will finish flower before summer solstice. What's the reason for not just pinching the buds off?
 
Jozikins

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Dude really? No that's not gonna work. Plants flower or veg based on a photocycle. All you're gonna do is kill that plant. Just grow another one, they literally grow out of the dirt so it's not like it's a hard thing to do.
 
DesertGrow89

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Jozikins said:
Dude really? No that's not gonna work. Plants flower or veg based on a photocycle. All you're gonna do is kill that plant. Just grow another one, they literally grow out of the dirt so it's not like it's a hard thing to do.
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Yes really, no shit they do but I figured its too early for them to flower and it would revert back to veg soon. We are definitely getting more than twelve hours of light here.
 
Jozikins

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DesertGrow89 said:
Yes really, no shit they do but I figured its too early for them to flower and it would revert back to veg soon. We are definitely getting more than twelve hours of light here.
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Don't go throwing around lip just because you don't know a god damned thing. Plants don't have no beef with 13 or 14 hours of light to flower. They'll flower at 16 hours of light sometimes if you just drop the photoperiod from 24 hours to 16 one day. I don't care how many hours of light you are vegging with, if it is more than 15 hours you need to slowly introduce them to the new photoperiod they are getting outside. You need to properly adjust timers, week by week on your lights to get your times in sync with the sun. If you just throw it out, of course it's going to bud.

how is removing all the foliage off the plant supposed to make it do anything faster? Removing it's primary mechanism of photosynthesis? Leaving behind just fan leaves ain't going to help much, that plant will be in shock for weeks if not months.

Listen, shit talking aside: Up pot the damn thing and let it sit in the sun, if it just started flowering it'll reveg in a couple of weeks. If it doesn't, it'll finish ugly as fuck if it makes it even that far. Right now is a prime time to start seeds outside and still get some decent sized plants if you give them enough soil to grow into. So try with your plant and see how it works, but start some seeds so you aren't left with nothing this season. And stop taking advice from people in the desert on how to grow weed, people in the desert don't know a god damn mother fucking thing about growing anything because they are in a fucking desert. I moved out to the Coachella Valley for a few years to take advantage of the cheap rent and utilities, never in my life have I met so many dumb mother fuckers growing dirt and thinking they are some kind of grow master. Bunch of dumb fucks out in DHS and Indio. There are dumb fucks all over the world, but especially in DHS and Indio.
 
Olive Drab Green

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Jozikins said:
Don't go throwing around lip just because you don't know a god damned thing. Plants don't have no beef with 13 or 14 hours of light to flower. They'll flower at 16 hours of light sometimes if you just drop the photoperiod from 24 hours to 16 one day. I don't care how many hours of light you are vegging with, if it is more than 15 hours you need to slowly introduce them to the new photoperiod they are getting outside. You need to properly adjust timers, week by week on your lights to get your times in sync with the sun. If you just throw it out, of course it's going to bud.

how is removing all the foliage off the plant supposed to make it do anything faster? Removing it's primary mechanism of photosynthesis? Leaving behind just fan leaves ain't going to help much, that plant will be in shock for weeks if not months.

Listen, shit talking aside: Up pot the damn thing and let it sit in the sun, if it just started flowering it'll reveg in a couple of weeks. If it doesn't, it'll finish ugly as fuck if it makes it even that far. Right now is a prime time to start seeds outside and still get some decent sized plants if you give them enough soil to grow into. So try with your plant and see how it works, but start some seeds so you aren't left with nothing this season. And stop taking advice from people in the desert on how to grow weed, people in the desert don't know a god damn mother fucking thing about growing anything because they are in a fucking desert. I moved out to the Coachella Valley for a few years to take advantage of the cheap rent and utilities, never in my life have I met so many dumb mother fuckers growing dirt and thinking they are some kind of grow master. Bunch of dumb fucks out in DHS and Indio. There are dumb fucks all over the world, but especially in DHS and Indio.
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This guy's a little rough about it, but he is trying to help you. If you're walking into a new hobby/profession, don't be proud and remember to take constructive criticism appropriately.
 
DesertGrow89

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Plants went from twelve hours of light indoors to outside... Not from 24 hours to outside

I have no experience with outdoor but am aware they can flower with more than twelve hours of light..
 
Jozikins

Jozikins

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Some seedlings mature very fast. Leave her in the sun, and you can add supplemental lighting during dark hours of early morning to speed up the process until solstice, early morning hours will also help you go undetected with essentially a spot light on your plant. There are supplemental nutrients and sprays out there that claim they speed up the reversal of the flowinging process.

Again, I think to guarantee a good crop of beautiful buds with minimal problems is to start a few new seeds or break in some clones. Breaking in means slowly getting them to 15 hours of light and getting them used to sunlight so they don't burn up.

Starting seeds outside is a lot of fun and you'll be shocked at how fast they grow in the sun vs artificial lighting.
 
DesertGrow89

DesertGrow89

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Jozikins said:
Some seedlings mature very fast. Leave her in the sun, and you can add supplemental lighting during dark hours of early morning to speed up the process until solstice, early morning hours will also help you go undetected with essentially a spot light on your plant. There are supplemental nutrients and sprays out there that claim they speed up the reversal of the flowinging process.

Again, I think to guarantee a good crop of beautiful buds with minimal problems is to start a few new seeds or break in some clones. Breaking in means slowly getting them to 15 hours of light and getting them used to sunlight so they don't burn up.

Starting seeds outside is a lot of fun and you'll be shocked at how fast they grow in the sun vs artificial lighting.
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I appreciate the advice unfortunately they are at my buddies house and he knows next to nothing about growing a plant, also has dogs but they haven't touched the plants fortunately I've heard they will eat them? Have plenty of beans though will have to get him started with a couple more plants.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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DesertGrow89 said:
So I started a couple of plants indoors 12/12 from seed and they were just beginning to flower when they were gifted to someone and they have continued flowering. Obviously October is still severalmonths away and this is a Mandala seeds 8 miles high with around a 65 day flowering time. Should the buds be pinched off so she goes back into the veg stage?

Would appreciate any comments as I'd like to upcan the plants today.
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Are they autos? If so, ride it out. If not, don't sweat it, the plant will revert due to longer days and shorter nights. To accelerate the process, shine a light on it for 30 minutes around midnight every night for the next week or two. This will interrupt the buildup of hormones telling the plant to bloom.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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DesertGrow89 said:
Yes really, no shit they do but I figured its too early for them to flower and it would revert back to veg soon. We are definitely getting more than twelve hours of light here.
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Cannabis only needs 10-11 hours of uninterrupted darkness to begin blooming, this is how they time things so they aren't trying to ripen seeds in November.

Your issue is a common one for those who place their photos outside too early in spring.

I'm not so sure monster cropping increases yield, but I see no reason to get too worried about it now; it's not even June yet.
 
Jozikins

Jozikins

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DesertGrow89 said:
I appreciate the advice unfortunately they are at my buddies house and he knows next to nothing about growing a plant, also has dogs but they haven't touched the plants fortunately I've heard they will eat them? Have plenty of beans though will have to get him started with a couple more plants.
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Bored dogs will eat anything haha. My animals have never done much more than take a piss on a pot. More plants are always a good thing as long as you aren't putting yourself at risk of incarceration or being robbed. Grow the shit out of that yard!
 
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