Is it bad to transplant plants during flowering?

Hi I am doing a str8 from seed 12-12 grow and i was wondering if its bad for the plants ot be transplanted during this time.I can trasnplant themf rom the solo cups yet but i bet i can in 2 weeks,would it hurt thr plants,any help would be appreciated!

Some people say it slows them down but I argue the opposite. I transplant all mine while in flower because I only veg for 1-2 weeks. So around week 4-5 when they get transplanted(2-3 weeks in flower) and they TAKE OFF!

DBB

ok cool,thanks.this makes me happy,i wonder how many days itll take to show sex after all my seeds pop up.they r close to popping up but not yet

I posted in your 12/12 thread...check it out. Even if you grow 12-12 from seed it still "slow vegs" for 2 weeks or so.

They prolly wont sex for 4 weeks no matter what so I would veg for 2 weeks then switch.

honestly i cant veg at all because the ammount of electricity id be using.someone else pays the bill,and until i can pay it i cant use that much electricity so yea bummer

2 100w cfls would be plenty and only be 43 watts, you would never notice.

i know but i really don now what to do,im getting my cfls back today,like 4 of them.i guess i could do that and not get in trouble,but id rather just use them for side lighting and flower right now,idk

gobears4eva said:

i know but i really don now what to do,im getting my cfls back today,like 4 of them.i guess i could do that and not get in trouble,but id rather just use them for side lighting and flower right now,idk

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Why? What is your logic? There is no logical reason at all. IT WONT SPEED ANYTHING UP!

I'm just trying to help your yield

read my other thread

gobears4eva said:

read my other thread

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Just replied, Im sticking to one from now on lol

I don't think transplanting a 12/12 from seed plant during flower would be worth it because their life is so much shorter and they have to put their effort into flowering (and not root mass growth) since they have so little time left to live. If they are starting at 12/12 from seed they might only veg the first 2-3 weeks (roots grow more in veg than flower), when they switch to flowering less effort goes under ground and more effort goes above ground. Plant them in the bigger pots in the first place and things will go MUCH better than if you transplant.

Now if we were talking about transplanting plants that had been vegging on 18/6 (lets just say that) and have since switched to 12/12 and you want to transplant them go right ahead as long as its within the first month of 12/12 (first couple weeks most ideal time to transplant in flowering). Most advise to transplant just before switching to 12/12 which is what I would do.

Bottom line: 12/12 from seed should be planted into the largest containers possible to maximize growth rates, reduce stress, and increase yields.

Ideally one shouldn't ever go 12/12 from seed if they don't have to, 12/12 from clones would be much better (but still not as good as some veg time before 12/12).