Shorter flowering under led

not sure if it’s just me reading my plants wrong but does anyone else find floweringbto finish a couple of weeks early under led?
Seems mine are almost done at day 46 and I think they are 60ish day strains.
I use 3000k 90cri cobs at 35-50w so plenty of red

astonehead said:

not sure if it’s just me reading my plants wrong but does anyone else find floweringbto finish a couple of weeks early under led?
Seems mine are almost done at day 46 and I think they are 60ish day strains.
I use 3000k 90cri cobs at 35-50w so plenty of red


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Those arent ready still have several weeks. For LEDs depending on a host of factors you usually add time to flowering.

Showing amber trichomes already though that’s what makes me think plus with the hairs dieing back and changing colour. Iv always gone by the trics but I don’t document my gross and forget where I took the last lot, on a long flush now anyway so il just keep checking, if I get too many il cut, just wondering the general consensus

And they aren’t all at the same place I have a stardawg s1 from seed I’m referring to more so witch is bud in the pic

From my experiences, LED takes longer to flower. But I am still experimenting and have not made that my final conclusion.

For day 46 those look great. not ready yet, but on track to be in 2-4 weeks depending on how everything progresses. If they get their growth spurt now, they should fill up nicely in the next two weeks.

astonehead said:

Showing amber trichomes already though that’s what makes me think plus with the hairs dieing back and changing colour. Iv always gone by the trics but I don’t document my gross and forget where I took the last lot, on a long flush now anyway so il just keep checking, if I get too many il cut, just wondering the general consensus

And they aren’t all at the same place I have a stardawg s1 from seed I’m referring to more so witch is bud in the pic

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Are you checking the leaves or in the actual buds. Amber will show on the leaves sooner than the buds.

That’s interesting as I’m sure iv always cut early from what you both say, according to the trichomes my plants are always done by 60days I know that, since the switch from 600w hps, I’m at 750w with he leds so could be burning the trichomes I suppose but then I should have more clear than I have

astonehead said:

That’s interesting as I’m sure iv always cut early from what you both say, according to the trichomes my plants are always done by 60days I know that, since the switch from 600w hps, I’m at 750w with he leds so could be burning the trichomes I suppose but then I should have more clear than I have

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Do you have photos? You could be chopping them early?

Lordhooha said:

Are you checking the leaves or in the actual buds. Amber will show on the leaves sooner than the buds.

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Can’t really get right in he buds without breaking it apart and who does, I push my loupe into the bud and fuck enough trichomes doing that. I look as far into the plant as I can and lowers aswell

astonehead said:

That’s interesting as I’m sure iv always cut early from what you both say, according to the trichomes my plants are always done by 60days I know that, since the switch from 600w hps, I’m at 750w with he leds so could be burning the trichomes I suppose but then I should have more clear than I have

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You shouldn't have any clear if they are finished
The only time i had "fast finish" was when they hermied and yours doesn't look pregnant or finished

Porky101 said:

Do you have photos? You could be chopping them early?

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Seems not all my pictures come up on my phone but normally like his but all hair dark and trichomes roughly 30% amber

Herb & Suds said:

You shouldn't have any clear if they are finished
The only time i had "fast finish" was when they hermied and yours doesn't look pregnant or finished

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Yea that’s what I’m saying I have very few with lots of cloudy and some ambers, I’m going to let this run keep going then and see what difference I get

astonehead said:

Yea that’s what I’m saying I have very few with lots of cloudy and some ambers, I’m going to let this run keep going then and see what difference I get

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Good plan and nice little set up I would go at least 2 or 3 weeks

astonehead said:

Can’t really get right in he buds without breaking it apart and who does, I push my loupe into the bud and fuck enough trichomes doing that. I look as far into the plant as I can and lowers aswell

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Check into a usb can get in there without smashing them all to hell.

Been looking but don’t know which to buy and not waste my money, ideally would connect to an iPhone

astonehead said:

Been looking but don’t know which to buy and not waste my money, ideally would connect to an iPhone

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I know they work on droids they come with an adapter in the box at least for the newer style plugs on like the note 8’s. They’re cheap though like 20 bucks on amazon.

730nm nightly, 10 hours dark, 6 hours 1300 PAR, 10 hours dark, 6 hours 1300PAR, 10 hours dark, 6 hours 1300PAR, 48 hours, so for every 2 days, You get 3 days, so for every 2 realtime days. So, for a 70 day flower strain, you can really get it done in 48 days, thus knocking off, 22 days of total flower time.

50 day flower, gets it done in 32 days,

45days flower? 30 day done

Doing this with my next run, OG strain.

will post results,

InTheValley said:

730nm nightly, 10 hours dark, 6 hours 1300 PAR, 10 hours dark, 6 hours 1300PAR, 10 hours dark, 6 hours 1300PAR, 48 hours, so for every 2 days, You get 3 days, so for every 2 realtime days. So, for a 70 day flower strain, you can really get it done in 48 days, thus knocking off, 22 days of total flower time.

50 day flower, gets it done in 32 days,

45days flower? 30 day done

Doing this with my next run, OG strain.

will post results,

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Please elaborate further? what are you trying to do? run 10 hours off 6 hours on??? I would love to know results...

Porky101 said:

Please elaborate further? what are you trying to do? run 10 hours off 6 hours on??? I would love to know results...

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yeap, thats the plan. scrogg, 10 hours off, 6 hours on, 1300PAR, gets me close to 30 DLI,

going to see, definitely doing it, got seeds in the water,.

Sounds interesting....has anyone done it before??? very interested to know results.

Im going to make it interesting. I have some bagseed that finishes in around 45 days. So, Im going to start flower cycle straight from seed. The same strain i crossed my FireOG with.

Ive flowered the strain before, so i know how long it takes.

So, flower from seed, this run should be done from seed in around 45 days total. Top at 14 days,
Takes 21 days to show sex, pull males and roll with whatever females i get. Aiming for 4-6plants, 1 gallon homemade air pots, in cocoloco, under 250 watts, 3x3 hopefully scrog them,

should be interesting. Ill start an thread on them