flowering time listed by breeders is from the day you switch to 12/12.
no it isn't. if that were that case strains would only really bloom for 4 or 5 weeks if you are blooming a seed plant instead of a clone. often times the suggested blooming time from breeders is a week or two too short. But if what you said were true they'd be off by more like 4. blooming time starts when the plant starts shooting out pistils.
Umm We would have to see this to beleive it. Unless you are switching them at a foot tall I know of no strain that will get that big from a clone not even close. I grow about ten strains right now and they get switched at about 8 inches and have lots of nodes, they end up 18 -20 inches max and half of them are sativas all under 1K lights in ebb and flow hydroton. The only way I could see this happening is if you had light leaks keeping them from blooming properly.
Nice little setup you have there. Seeing is beleiving. I didnt realize Aero grew that much faster then Ebb and flo. How wide is the PVC going across the top? Hard to judge the scale of things in the pics. Are you 3.5 to 4 ft plant height? Blue Dream is a great strain.I switch mine at 8 inches and it ends up probably closer to 2 feet from the base of the pot. They yield like crazy too. I only use 5 inch pots so my roots are limited and might be hurting me a bit. If I could get away with switching sooner like you are that would help in a number of ways on my grow. I get crazy yields 2.5 to 3 lbs per light but I have to do 50-60 plants and I do let mine veg a little to really get growing before switching. Works but shaving a week off would be sweet.
