flowering

djfroggy

djfroggy

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so im about to start flowering in the next week or so is it tru that it takes longer to veg and flower under cfl's? cuz im on like week 7-8 and my plants r like just about 2 feet tall. im wondering if i should start flowering or veg a lil longer! or does it matter only for how tall u want ur plant?
 
Weedoozie

Weedoozie

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I've read that you should expect your plant to grow 2-3 times the size in flowering phase. I personally begin flowering when my plant begins to show me its female preflower under a 30x magnifying glass.
I have read that it does sometimes take longer for a plant to fully develop under CFL's vs. HID's but it really depends on how many CFLs you have in there and how many lumens you have reflected at the plants. I've also read that you should have 7,000-10,000 lumens per square foot in your growing area if you want to have healthy plants and nice flowers.

Are you LST'ing them at all?
 
djfroggy

djfroggy

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Weedoozie said:
I've read that you should expect your plant to grow 2-3 times the size in flowering phase. I personally begin flowering when my plant begins to show me its female preflower under a 30x magnifying glass.
I have read that it does sometimes take longer for a plant to fully develop under CFL's vs. HID's but it really depends on how many CFLs you have in there and how many lumens you have reflected at the plants. I've also read that you should have 7,000-10,000 lumens per square foot in your growing area if you want to have healthy plants and nice flowers.

Are you LST'ing them at all?
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whats lsting
 
OutDaCloset

OutDaCloset

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yeah flowering takes a while. i dont know how it compares to HIDs or outdoors plants cuz i've only grown under CFLs but i've found that when growing under CFLs a staggered harvest is best. Staggered harvest is used when the top of the plant matures faster than the bottom, therefore you harvest the top first, let the bottom mature some more, then harvest the rest. Because of this, my grows have always taken pretty long to complete, about 20 weeks
 
Weedoozie

Weedoozie

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KBRoaster said:
I'd be interested in hearing a little bit more about this.
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I have something like this:
http://hobbytoolsupply.com/images/T/LP-30X21-small.jpg

I tied a string around the loupe so I can hang it from my neck to look at my plants closely.
This is a picture of preflowers:
http://www.gardenscure.com/420/attachments/growth/121254d1111896289-sex-identification-i-have-pretty-good-m_and_f.gif
One side is female, the other is male. Males have balls and females have a single teardrop with 2 white hairs coming out. I induce flowering when I see my plant showing a teardrop with 2 tiny but distinct green hairs coming out. When you induce flowering, they turn white:
https://cannabis.community.forums.ozstoners.com/uploads/1147953791/med_gallery_7211_105_49790.jpg

Hope that helps!
 
djfroggy

djfroggy

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ok so i should let them veg a lil longer then cuz i cant tell if its male or female yet but i thought u couldnt find that out till u put them into flower mode? ok well i figured i would let them go for about another week or two at the longest
 
Silky Shagsalot

Silky Shagsalot

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djfroggy said:
ok so i should let them veg a lil longer then cuz i cant tell if its male or female yet but i thought u couldnt find that out till u put them into flower mode? ok well i figured i would let them go for about another week or two at the longest
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one of the things you have to keep in mind when not using hid lighting, is the nute strength can't be the same. the reduced lumens, will not enable the plants to process the regular strength nutrient mix. you have to take this into account, and use a reduced ppm when using fluorescents. most folks never take this into consideration and sometimes burn their plants.
 
djfroggy

djfroggy

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Silky Shagsalot said:
one of the things you have to keep in mind when not using hid lighting, is the nute strength can't be the same. the reduced lumens, will not enable the plants to process the regular strength nutrient mix. you have to take this into account, and use a reduced ppm when using fluorescents. most folks never take this into consideration and sometimes burn their plants.
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ok wow no i dnt lst them but i should have done that a while ago to save space i didnt think in a month they were going to grow 2 feet tall. hey whatz this red and green bar about posts?
 
K

KBRoaster

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Weedoozie said:
I have something like this:
http://hobbytoolsupply.com/images/T/LP-30X21-small.jpg

I tied a string around the loupe so I can hang it from my neck to look at my plants closely.
This is a picture of preflowers:
http://www.gardenscure.com/420/attachments/growth/121254d1111896289-sex-identification-i-have-pretty-good-m_and_f.gif
One side is female, the other is male. Males have balls and females have a single teardrop with 2 white hairs coming out. I induce flowering when I see my plant showing a teardrop with 2 tiny but distinct green hairs coming out. When you induce flowering, they turn white:
https://cannabis.community.forums.ozstoners.com/uploads/1147953791/med_gallery_7211_105_49790.jpg

Hope that helps!
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Sweet...thanks for hooking a brotha up.

ciao!
 
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