Bad Timing - Kill 9 plants in Veg?

I did it again. Started clones too early and now they are ready to flower but the flower room is full of plants that just haven't finished. I ran into this problem the last time and I just flipped my MH 400 with an HPS and went to 12/12 in their veg buckets. They stretched like no other and really effected my yield.

So now I am thinking of just whacking these teenagers and getting another batch of clones going. I don't want leggy girls in my flower room for another 10 week run.

Thoughts?

I got in way to deep on my grow (first timer) and have run out of room myself. I'm just going bigger though, builing a bigger flower space and turning my old flower space into a new veg space. Hope you get it all figured out and have a good grow.

its your call, dont kill em.

Yeah that's not really an option as I have used all the space that I have. If I took clones tonight, they would be ready to flower in 4 weeks. Not too upset about losing some 1000w run time as it will give me an opportunity to tweak my system a bit. It's just killing these 9 lovely looking plants has some Karma aspect to it. Sure wish I knew a local DWC grower that needed some plants.

I wouldn't kill them. Personally I would leave a few in veg and keep them as clone producers and just veg out the rest 1 mth or so won't hurt they will however probably be huge after flowering a week or so

could you just cut them at the first node and let them regrow? already have the root mass...

Pravius said:

I wouldn't kill them. Personally I would leave a few in veg and keep them as clone producers and just veg out the rest 1 mth or so won't hurt they will however probably be huge after flowering a week or so

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Yeah, that is what I am trying to avoid. Had to use tomato cages the last time I did this as they just got way out of hand. 4 ft stalks that couldn't hold the weight of the leaves. Sucked big time.

I mother in soil and these are in DWC buckets. If anyone has an idea on how to get them from the net pots into soil then I might be able to give them away and save them. I do know a few local soil growers.

why kill them just cut the stretch plants in half lower your lights add a little superthrive and your live and kicking again lol

Are you are in Michigan? I may be able to help if you are close.

Where's "local"?

Wish I could take them off your hands for ya...lol...If I could, I would start an abandoned weed plant rescue orginazation...maybe buy a ranch somewhere, let all the neglected, abused, and unwanted weedplants run around and play in the sun for the rest of their days.....

top your plants!!!! If you have a couple weeks left for your flowering plants top the vegging ones! Look up subcool's topping method on youtube. Its a little more extreme then most folks top, but you end up with a bush of a plant and it's perfect if you are running out of time and space! Respect

Sorry, I am BendBrewer and I live in Oregon.

I like your thinking Meta.

Maybe I'll chop a couple of them and see how they respond. Hell, I have time..................

BendBrewer said:

Yeah, that is what I am trying to avoid. Had to use tomato cages the last time I did this as they just got way out of hand. 4 ft stalks that couldn't hold the weight of the leaves. Sucked big time.

I mother in soil and these are in DWC buckets. If anyone has an idea on how to get them from the net pots into soil then I might be able to give them away and save them. I do know a few local soil growers.

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Yeah easy, bury the roots, net pot and all. I've done it before, works fine.

I chopped their tops. Had already LSTd them so who knows how many tops I'm going to end up with but I think I bought myself a week.