12/12 outdoor question

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moonstar45

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I live in a country where it's almost 12/12 all year round. this plant is outdoor

so I have a bagseed (GSC i think) that was started then it pre-flowered.





my questions are:

1.) what would signal a plant to pre-flower when it started from 12/12 in the first place

2.) when it pre-flowers, does that mean that's the start of flowering?

3.) if not, how long will it start to flower after showing pre-flowers at 12/12?
 
Downbytheriver

Downbytheriver

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A plant thats always 12/12 will start to flower when it hits maturity. It just cant help it, its in its genetics to do so. Now it does appear your plant started to flower and I am guessing you did not want it too yet. So that leaves you 2 options at this point. Option one let it finish out flowering(easiest option at this point). Option two bring it inside at night and put it under lights for another 6-8 hours and It will go back into veg mode. It doesn't look too far along so bringing it in and putting it under lights wont be too much of a problem growth wise. Then when it hits the size you want put it back outside and it will start to flower again. You could also put a light outside on a timer if you don't want to bring it in every night. Thats what a lot of us California outdoor growers do early and late in the season to control when it flowers. A cool timer is a light sensitive timer that turns on for 2-4-6-8 hours a night. They use them for Christmas lights typically but they sure are nice for outdoor lights. If you have any more questions feel free to PM me. Have a good one.
 
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moonstar45

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Downbytheriver said:
A plant thats always 12/12 will start to flower when it hits maturity. It just cant help it, its in its genetics to do so. Now it does appear your plant started to flower and I am guessing you did not want it too yet. So that leaves you 2 options at this point. Option one let it finish out flowering(easiest option at this point). Option two bring it inside at night and put it under lights for another 6-8 hours and It will go back into veg mode. It doesn't look too far along so bringing it in and putting it under lights wont be too much of a problem growth wise. Then when it hits the size you want put it back outside and it will start to flower again. You could also put a light outside on a timer if you don't want to bring it in every night. Thats what a lot of us California outdoor growers do early and late in the season to control when it flowers. A cool timer is a light sensitive timer that turns on for 2-4-6-8 hours a night. They use them for Christmas lights typically but they sure are nice for outdoor lights. If you have any more questions feel free to PM me. Have a good one.
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okay. thank you very much! sad to say, anything electric with my grow is out of my reach as of now. we're only doing outdoor because of electrical issues.

I was also wondering if being rootbound could cause a plant to pre-flower immediately? This girl was root bound in a very small pot for quite a while and got to transfer it pretty late already :|
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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It can in some cases. Not something I would worry about.

For your location situation.
I would be finding a way to get my hands on an equatorial Sativa like a Thai or a Vietnamese, maybe a Colombian "gold" or "red" or Jamaican Lambsbreath....some African's should work for you too......A pure "HAZE" may also....
These generally run LONG and are low feeders.....
They came from equatorial 12/12 regions and will work well were you are.
 
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