When do you start counting?

Hey all, not my first grow but I am a little confused though. When do you guys start counting days into flowering? Is it when they show sex or when you switch the lights?

Thanks!

switch the lights

I count from when they show sex.

i start counting when they first show sex after 12/12. For example, i did 12/12 for a week, then they showed sex so i don't count that first week of 12/12 and start the count from that day.

its all up for debate. some seed companies say after they show sex. but to say a plant has been flowering for 8 weeks, that should mean that 8 weeks ago, it started showing sex, regardless of light schedual.

I grow with clones, so I know the sex to begin with, but sometimes I count days from flower, but generally I just keep an eye on the trichs.

I count from signs of flower not switching to 12/12.

Really, I dont even count. I dont harvest based on how long its been, so why keep track? I harvest when the plant is ready. A certain amount of days doesnt mean the plant is ready.

I count for first day on 12/12. It's 8 weeks and 1 day to harvest with my set up and strain after 12/12 starts.

I have heard of people saying when the lights flip but this is untrue, it takes the plant at least a week to start producing hormones and start flowering. Starting when they showed sex, my plant is currently on day 70 so I am at 10 weeks of flower, Harvest day is fast approaching for me, just waiting on a few more amber trichs before she gets chopped

atombomb said:

I have heard of people saying when the lights flip but this is untrue, it takes the plant at least a week to start producing hormones and start flowering. Starting when they showed sex, my plant is currently on day 70 so I am at 10 weeks of flower, Harvest day is fast approaching for me, just waiting on a few more amber trichs before she gets chopped

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Thanks all for your responses, It's been about 5 years since my last grow and I'm learning so many new things since switching to hydro. I bought a 60-100x mini scope so I will just keep an eye on my trich's. I just didn't know when I should flush my plants, do you guys wait until they are about 50% cloudy before flushing? Again I'm using DWC.

Thanks +Rep for all!

I count from when I put them in flowering...I fed mine for 8 weeks from the start and I'm flushing now for 2 weeks, one of them looks ready to pull whilst the other still has white hairs - still over a week before pulling though!

what ever way you wanna count it, your still gonna go crazy waiting until they actually finish

I start my final flush when I see roughly 10% of the trichs have turned amber, and I continue until 50% are amber , this usually takes another couple weeks, sometimes more.

The flowering time advertised is a basic timeframe. I start the clock when they show sex but only for general planning. Its all about the plant and how she develops and ripens.