When does claimed flower time start

Curios as searching has given me conflicting answers but when they say on the flower time 7-8 weeks when does that clock start? Is it from day 1 of putting them in flower? Or is it after the stretch and the pistils and buds start showing? One reason I ask is I have a Hindu Kush and all the info says flower time 47 days so I kinda wanna be on the ball to catch it at perfect ripeness.

wondering the same thing I have two 1 week old plants right now in the winters

Bigbugbrandt said:

Curios as searching has given me conflicting answers but when they say on the flower time 7-8 weeks when does that clock start? Is it from day 1 of putting them in flower? Or is it after the stretch and the pistils and buds start showing? One reason I ask is I have a Hindu Kush and all the info says flower time 47 days so I kinda wanna be on the ball to catch it at perfect ripeness.

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Breeders will tell you it starts on Day 1 of 12/12. Don't hold your breath and watch. Bet you it ain't happening in any 47 days.

True hotrodharley i have never had a plant finish when the breeder say they would. usually add on 2 to 3 weeks if your lucky.

I personally say start counting from flip just to be consistent. Flowering times are going to be general anyway because each grow will be different, different temps, rh, water, medium, etc. If you personally grow the same strain multiple times then you could dial in the flowering times for your particular grow but otherwise it's all generalizations. Ones I just harvested said 7 weeks on websites but mine took 10.

It trips me out when people ask , when does flowering actually start. It starts on day 1 of the new schedule. You can't just start counting whenever you feel like it.

mr sunshine said:

It trips me out when people ask when does flowering actually start. It starts on day 1 of the new schedule. You can't just start counting whenever you feel like it.

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what are this new schedule u speak of

Freemyniggayoungmota said:

what are this new schedule u speak of

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Flowering schedule.

hotrodharley said:

Breeders will tell you it starts on Day 1 of 12/12. Don't hold your breath and watch. Bet you it ain't happening in any 47 days.

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Breeders run their plants in high intensity conditions; 60+W/ft² of HID lighting, temps in the low 80s, CO² supplementation, higher RH and loads of nutes. All these factors will push plants to finish sooner than those grown under less light and cooler temperatures. Breeders give ripeness numbers based on the intense growing conditions and let the grower understand that it's a best case scenario.

It is definitely not a perfect system, but no breeder can be expected to account for all the different conditions his strain will encounter.

I've noticed when I start counting at first site of pistils that's when they fall into the breeders flowering window , if I do it from flip it's usually a lil longer then the breeders claim .

skunkwreck said:

I've noticed when I start counting at first site of pistils that's when they fall into the breeders flowering window , if I do it from flip it's usually a lil longer then the breeders claim .

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The difference between the growing environment I described above and your preferred growing style is likely responsible for the timing difference.

I wouldn't go by what anyone tells you, anyone. Start listening to your plants. They'll never lie to you, and they'll let you know when they're done.

so if i have a baby 1 week old plant right now on dec/6/2015 as we speak. when can I expect for that plant to bear fruit if I use nothing but the power of the sun. In south texas.

ttystikk said:

The difference between the growing environment I described above and your preferred growing style is likely responsible for the timing difference.

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I don't doubt it , I remember back when Subcool was explaining how he got his m2 yields...1000 watts per m2 ...vegged for 10 weeks so on an so on .

Dumme said:

I wouldn't go by what anyone tells you, anyone. Start listening to your plants. They'll never lie to you, and they'll let you know when they're done.

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dumme ur my hero

Dumme said:

I wouldn't go by what anyone tells you, anyone. Start listening to your plants. They'll never lie to you, and they'll let you know when they're done.

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Mine don't talk but when they are ready they have a "done" look to them .

skunkwreck said:

Mine don't talk but when they are ready they have a "done" look to them .

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Get back to me when you start naming the nodes.

Dumme said:

Get back to me when you start naming the nodes.

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LMAO Too funny!

Dumme said:

Get back to me when you start naming the nodes.

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Lmao no names , I use numbers

Seems all my time is in the garden these days. I love it, but I kinda need a day off every now and then. I might be going a lil' cuckoo. Yes, I've been known to name my plants and their nodes, but it's ok.. they're female sexy names, so I'm all good.

I really think it depends on where you get them.Anything i've grown from DNA was right on the money from the day you switch 12/12.Most Seeds I've gotten from Amsterdam seem to go from when first flowers pop.

why yall make shit so complicated u put it in the dirt and it grows wotf