mostblunted
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i wannna know how early you can start making your plants flower. like what is the shortest the can be? or how many sets of leaves do they need? im just lookin for some info 
whats the earliest you can make your plants flower
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Purplekrunchie
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No rules apply for this, but I prefer to wait until maturity around 8-12 weeks minimum. Plants will grow up even when turned.
That 5hit
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what type of light do you have and how many plants are you trying to grow
you can 12/12 from seed and your plants will stay short and bud one main cola 1/2ft-11/2ft tall 1g-1oz all depends on lights nutes air flow temps skill level etc....
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you can 12/12 from seed and your plants will stay short and bud one main cola 1/2ft-11/2ft tall 1g-1oz all depends on lights nutes air flow temps skill level etc....
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Tosh
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8 TO 12 WEEKS MINIMUM? JEZZ WHAT DO YOU GROW TREES?
I WOULD SAY 4 WEEKS (1 MONTH) IS A GOOD START FLOWER DATE, YOUR PLANTS WILL CONTIUE TO GROW THROU OUT FLOWERING (WHICH WILL TAKE 8 TO 12 WEEKS DEPENDING ON YOUR STRAIN. IM A sog (SEA OF GREEN) GROWER SO i START FLOWERING 1 WEEK AFTER I CLIP MY COLNES.
GOOD LUCK.
I WOULD SAY 4 WEEKS (1 MONTH) IS A GOOD START FLOWER DATE, YOUR PLANTS WILL CONTIUE TO GROW THROU OUT FLOWERING (WHICH WILL TAKE 8 TO 12 WEEKS DEPENDING ON YOUR STRAIN. IM A sog (SEA OF GREEN) GROWER SO i START FLOWERING 1 WEEK AFTER I CLIP MY COLNES.
GOOD LUCK.
mostblunted
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i am just trying to grow 2 plants right now. with 3 20w fluorescent lights. i have lined my grow space with aluminum foil. im still livin at home and im on low funds. i just wanna try this out for when i gt my own place
mostblunted
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its been about 3 weeks. one plant is starting to get its fourth set of leaves. will four weeks be long enough?
Tosh
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hell ya man, do it now, if you live at home you don't want 4 to 5 foot plants when they are done.
Remember, once you put them in to flower (12/12) they will take 8 to 11 weeks to be done. That whole time flowering they will continue to grow.
Also if you don't know if they are male or female plants you might as well start flowering to see. As soon as you see the males (start growing balls) kill them,, unless you want seeds in your buds. Once you know that you have a female you can clone it and start growing it in veg stage in another part of your closet while you flower your females to smoky goodness.
Remember, once you put them in to flower (12/12) they will take 8 to 11 weeks to be done. That whole time flowering they will continue to grow.
Also if you don't know if they are male or female plants you might as well start flowering to see. As soon as you see the males (start growing balls) kill them,, unless you want seeds in your buds. Once you know that you have a female you can clone it and start growing it in veg stage in another part of your closet while you flower your females to smoky goodness.
mostblunted
Member
tight shit, thanks man. all i have right now for nutrients is miracle grow. how often should i give that and how much?
Tosh
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MG is good for now, I do a half or even a quarter dose of nutes "every" time I water, (every other day) that way you can be sure your not give your babes too much and be sure that they are getting enof. as the plant grows it will obviously need more water. by then (in a few weeks) you should have mastered the art of watering and start gradually giving them more nutes slowly as not to "shock" them. When you flower if you want to stick with the MG, Get there flowering formula,
Regular MG has a ratio of 20-20-20 (20 nitrogen 20 Phosphate 20 Potassium ie Soluble Potash) MG flower is 15-30-15 so it is suited better for flowering stage. Also, strange as it sounds, breath on your plants or read them a book. we release lots of c02 when we breath out and your plants will thank you for it.
Peace.
Regular MG has a ratio of 20-20-20 (20 nitrogen 20 Phosphate 20 Potassium ie Soluble Potash) MG flower is 15-30-15 so it is suited better for flowering stage. Also, strange as it sounds, breath on your plants or read them a book. we release lots of c02 when we breath out and your plants will thank you for it.
Peace.
mostblunted
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i have heard that. every now and then i do breathe on them. im not sure if my plants are growing like they should be. i think the problem is just that they are in too small of a container. any ideas?
cowell
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you are offering really good advice. I don't promote MG for anything, but if you are going to use it, you have it right.. from hat I understand 20-20-20 is adequate for growth and should be diluted as you stated.
I do disagree with the flowering ratio at 15-30-15. I would suggest that may be a little high on the Nitro and Potassium and only suggest a 10-30-10... again though, your info is straight, and that's just my opinion, I'm sure it would be fine as you put it, but thought I should put my 2 cents in... cheers and thanks for the accurate info again.
Oh, and the breathing thing, you're right on too. There is also evidence pointing to that in the myth buster's episode on playing music for your plants. There was evidence that suggested that the plants that were talked to had more growth than the plants that were not talked to, and their explaination was the same... humans breath alot of co2 on exhale, so this was enough to show a difference.. so again.. good advice and accurate, from what I understand.
mostblunted
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i have a fan blowing all times will that keep it from heating up too much?
You can flower them from seed, so in essence from day 1.i wannna know how early you can start making your plants flower. like what is the shortest the can be? or how many sets of leaves do they need? im just lookin for some info
mostblunted
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reaally? wht would that do to the plant. like how would it grow and when would it bud?
Purplekrunchie
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I dont grow trees indoors no, but I surely dont flower males. Preflowers come between 8-12 weeks, at that point you can tell sex and work from there, cloning and flowering the larger plant(s) than decide on the best female and determine what clone should be a mommy.
Tosh
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Humm, 8-12 weeks pre flower? you can tell sex in about 1 week of starting your 12/12 flower cycle why the hell would you wast the space and lights growing males with your females? if you are waiting that long to sex your plants, Then yes dude, you are saying for 2 to 3 months (8-12 weeks) you are growing males with your females, WHY?
I think you need to go back to growing 101 my friend, and please, if you don't know wtf your talking about you should not post in help threads. again read what he is asking, ie "when can you start flowering". and the answer is, "As soon as you see the first leaves spout."
(JK)dogerroger
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Lol, i just found the answer to this question a week ago. I just got some new clones and planted them and set up my grow box and left town. Got back and they were flowering already. 2 weeks after transplanted and only 4 inches tall. I pulled a timer off the shelf that was 12/12, so it indused flowering.
Hope that answered your question. Probably get an 8th out of each one of them. They look pretty cool though. Kinda funny.
Hope that answered your question. Probably get an 8th out of each one of them. They look pretty cool though. Kinda funny.
yeah when going clones its a different story, the clone is exactly as mature as its mother,but for seed the best thing to do is wait for the pre flowers to cut down on light stress since then it shows its maturity, its not a must but your plants will be more stress resistant and itll take just as long to flower as if you waited for the pre flowers. but you must recognize the difference between a seedling and a cutting