should i flower now ?

Hi everyone im i. Week 5 of veg. Can i start flowering now and will i get aleast a few oz each plant i f.i.m also das y kinda bushy or should i wait till week 8 ?? Let me know any one

When to flip to flower is largely based on the headroom you have for your plants.

Your plants will stretch 2-3 times their size in the first 21-24 days you go to 12/12... so if your plants are 1' now, they could reach 3' before real flowering begins.

...and yes, depending on strain and environment, after a 5 week veg, a few oz is very do-able.

-spek

What the fuck did you do to your plants

GOD HERE said:

What the fuck did you do to your plants

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It's AST (Aerodynamic Stress Training)

-spek

spek9 said:

It's AST (Aerodynamic Stress Training)

-spek

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can you elaborate? i cant find anything any where that says that is an actually method.....

Looks more just like stress. I wonder who thinks chopping back all the leaves like is a good thing? Please do explain!

Trimming fan leaves like that reduces how much the plants transpire (lose water through the leaves to stay cool). So if you have high temps and can't water very often, I guess?

It's a bit like smashing all your solar panels, though.

Do you have any grows to compare this method to or are you just trying something? Those poor plants.

Highocaine said:

Trimming fan leaves like that reduces how much the plants transpire (lose water through the leaves to stay cool). So if you have high temps and can't water very often, I guess?

It's a bit like smashing all your solar panels, though.

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you posted it before i could about the transpiring thing
yea you dont want to fuck up your solar panels

you want them to transpire so that more nutes are moving thru the plant... more waterings per-cycle is better then less waterings because ultimately the plant is getting more nutes

Hey take it easy quote (nacho libre)
Believe it or not there actually doing well no stress no nothing of bad sign . I did that because im workin with 400watt hps jus tryin tp provide more light to the plants . .

Its not.to increase yield . What im doing to increase yeild is f.i.m and super cropping .

NuGrower92 said:

Hey take it easy quote (nacho libre)
Believe it or not there actually doing well no stress no nothing of bad sign . I did that because im workin with 400watt hps jus tryin tp provide more light to the plants . .

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Unfortunately, by chopping off parts of the fan leaves, you are not getting more light to the plants, but less since there is less area on the plant for them to gather light.

Its like trying to get more light into your house by removing part of your window.

Aww g darn haha im new to all this its jus to much ideas i heard alot of people giving all different ideas and i just cant make my mind up on what to do nomore. So hbbum you think i should just stop the fan leaf trim idea?

Lol "take it easy"

That was pretty random. Anyways, I think you should veg for a little longer to increase yields, especially if you're expecting a few ounces per plant.

Hahha yeah i said cause dudes where like wtf u do to ur plants and what not but nice one i love that movie haha and thanks chronic 666

I only remove leaves if they are dead, I need to clear access to soil, or I am taking cuttings for clones. Otherwise I just let them all grow. I did also remove bud sites way down by the bottom, but not sure if I will continue that. I like them green and fluffy and hell. Light can pass through the leaves, if you are worried about it getting through, then tuck them out of the way.

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Oohhh man that plant looks healthy and beautiful And yeah ok ill just stop that fan leaf trim also bout you sayin the small lower bud sites does it make a difference if u remove em from way bottom?

Wouldnt you rather leavem also?

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Wouldnt you rather leavem also?

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Undecided, I do like using the bottom popcorn buds to make concentrates/budder. I just thought I would try removing for this one. Honestly, I don't know that it will help much to remove, just hoping it will make harvesting a little easier.

Cool Hbbum . What strain is that? Of the picture you uploaded