Flowering question

Yrteop

Active Member

• Mar 23, 2008

• #1

if i have a plant now thats big enough to put into the flowering stage how many days should i plan for. THe most and min? If I want to harvest it at the most by mid may, when should i change the light cycle?

 

gohydro

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• Mar 23, 2008

• #2

Yrteop said:

if i have a plant now thats big enough to put into the flowering stage how many days should i plan for. THe most and min? If I want to harvest it at the most by mid may, when should i change the light cycle?

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What strain? Depending on the strain it could be anywhere from 55 to 80 days from the time you go to 12/12.


https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/54294-papaya-hindu-kush-aerotub-journal.html

 

brasmith

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• Mar 23, 2008

• #3

Put them in flower today (yeaterday is even better) if you want your buds to be ready by mid may! We are at the end of March now and all of april ahead, there is only 6-7 weeks until mid may arrives. Like gohydro said it really depends on the flowering time of the strain you have. But whatever the strain is if you want it by may put it in to flower now for best results.

 

Yrteop

Active Member

• Mar 23, 2008

• #4

once i put them on the 12/12 cycle will they get any taller or grow any new nodes?

 

gohydro

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• Mar 23, 2008

• #5

Yrteop said:

once i put them on the 12/12 cycle will they get any taller or grow any new nodes?

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They'll DEFINITELY get taller. Sometimes they'll double or triple in size. Plan ahead. If they do double (or triple) in size you'll need to consider ways to keep your lights at a safe distance.

 

brasmith

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• Mar 23, 2008

• #6

Both. They wil double to triple in size in all directions. The trick is to keep up with them. When they grow another 2-4 inches taller in one day during flower raise your light at least that much of more. They tend to grow a bit more rapid once switched to flower for the first 4 weeks or so then they kinda relax and teh energy goes into fattening up the buds. Good luck

 

Yrteop

Active Member

• Mar 23, 2008

• #7

could you speed up the flowering by doing longer dark cycles in the begining, to really let the plant know or will that be too much shock.

 

brasmith

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• Mar 23, 2008

• #8

I have never tried but there are others on here that have. I tend to stick with timing schedules that are known to work when growing indoors. I do however veg mine on an 18/6 cycle. I like the idea of the young plants getting a nap everyday and they seem to like the rest.

 

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Up4anything

Active Member

• Mar 23, 2008

• #9

yeah. longer dark will flower earlier, but you will sacrifice growth/buds. Plan on 2/3 of your growth to happen inflowering, so plan accordingly.