When to start flowering?

At what age of the plants do you start flowering? I have a book that says to wait until they are at least 6 months old, is this true? Is 3 months and about 2 ft tall too soon?

~Miss Behavin

you either veg early to keep the plants short or you veg when the plants show signs of maturity. these are preflowers and alternating nodes.

i dont think there are very many indoor growers who veg for 6 months.

from seedling i veg just over two weeks and from clone i veg not at all. this keeps my plants short for my puny grow.

MissBehavin said:

I have a book that says to wait until they are at least 6 months old, is this true? Is 3 months and about 2 ft tall too soon?

~Miss Behavin

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6 months???? Is that book for outdoor growing? If the book says that for indoor growing then it must be a mis-print because that is too long for an indoor plant. Not that it would hurt an indoor plant.... it's just not necessary.

I vegged for 7 weeks with plants from seed and I'm planning on vegging 5 weeks with the clones I have.

Three months and 2 feet tall is PLENTY good to start flowering... in fact don't wait any longer. Plants double and sometimes triple in size during flower. I doubt you want a plant bigger then 6 ft. indoors so go ahead and start now. You may want to even consider tying it/them over a bit to help keep the height in check.

Basically the time to flower depends on the space and/or time you have available.
If you are growing in a box you should start to veg when you're plants are just below half the total grow height that you have available so that you're plants will still have enough room to grow during flowering.
Don't forget that with a HPS bulb you are going to need more clearance between the bulb and the plant beacause of the heat it produces.
If time is the main factor you can start any strain (I think) from 12/12 so that flowering will start as soon as the plant starts to mature and bud as fast as possible, the only problem with this is that you can't expect as much bud from a plant thats gonna end up 2ft tall.

Golden Ray said:

f they go out before mature you can be set back 6 weeks.

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where on Earth did you get that bit of disinfo?

i have never seen that and i never ever let my plants fully veg... what ever your source is it is wrong.

This is just something I see, but not what I read 5 days ago.
Problems with 12/12
If you switch to 12/12 before pre-flowers have shown, you may encounter the following problems:
1. Stress-related sex problems (hermaphrodites)
2. Abnormal bud growth

LOL your too funny, ummm yeah you go ahead and put your non mature ones out then. Just don't let anyone know your a dumbass.

only time i have gotten hermies is when i had issues with my lights. once i got my lights stable i never saw another hermie.

my buds grow normally... also the delays you were talking about do not happen either... my whole flowering cycle ends in under 8 weeks.

what flowering early does do is stunt their growth.

remember, you cant always believe what you read

if grown outdoors then when ever the light cycle is right if indoors when ever u want to switch the light cycle

Golden Ray said:

LOL your too funny, ummm yeah you go ahead and put your non mature ones out then. Just don't let anyone know your a dumbass.

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um, yeah.... go fuck yourself.

AS true as that is, one has to wonder where one gets there info to lets say write a few books on the subject of growing Ganja. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Books are knowledge, someone did all the homework for us, we just have to follow.
My One plant I put out to flower inmature (my Mistake) went out with three others that where mature, well the 3 are moving right down the grow line the ONE is still in the same spot after all these weeks, no growth, no alt nodes.
Moral of this story:You can not teach a old dog new tricks.

bfq said:

only time i have gotten hermies is when i had issues with my lights. once i got my lights stable i never saw another hermie.

my buds grow normally... also the delays you were talking about do not happen either... my whole flowering cycle ends in under 8 weeks.

what flowering early does do is stunt their growth.

remember, you cant always believe what you read

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let me say I LOVE ya with all MY HEART.....
But now ya say I aint supposto veg fer 6 months???
woops.... LOL LOL LOL

MrsMcGreggor said:

let me say I LOVE ya with all MY HEART.....
But now ya say I aint supposto veg fer 6 months???
woops.... LOL LOL LOL

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i never said that

you have both space and time and can cope with vegging for a really long time.

i dont have the space nor the time so i cant.

bfq said:

i never said that

you have both space and time and can cope with vegging for a really long time.

i dont have the space nor the time so i cant.

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just giggling over here....
just kind of figured I resembled the remarks in da room... lol lol lol
OK OK OK i was having seperation anxiety... I admitt it....
yet be that as it may BFQ ya know I love ya
so figured I would toss a smile your way....

MrsMcGreggor said:

just giggling over here....
just kind of figured I resembled the remarks in da room... lol lol lol
OK OK OK i was having seperation anxiety... I admitt it....
yet be that as it may BFQ ya know I love ya
so figured I would toss a smile your way....

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thanks, i needed it

truth is if i had the space for it i would grow some serious trees... oh and the 1kw light wouldnt hurt either

wiskey kegs work????
ask bfq him seen da itty bitty babys