When to flower?

thebigragu25

Well-Known Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #1

Quick question to the experts!


When is a good time switch to flowering mode for white widows? 2 of them are under a 300w HPS.

I've heard that once they hit 24 inches, its your call. Is it a good idea to wait longer?

Should they be showing their sex before you switch to flower mode? Or will they show it once you switch the lighting?



Thanks!

 

MrFishy

Well-Known Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #2

Depends of your flowering space and lighting . . . at 24" in veg, you could see a 4'-5' finished plant. Can your gear accommodate such?

 

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denverGrowin

Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #3

Same question, for these guys:
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/212767-growin.html

This box will be over 3' tall in the end, and these are very short plants. Truth is I'd rather flower sooner than later (to be rewarded for my efforts), especially because I don't want to veg them forever only to discover a set of males...

 

thebigragu25

Well-Known Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #4

MrFishy said:

Depends of your flowering space and lighting . . . at 24" in veg, you could see a 4'-5' finished plant. Can your gear accommodate such?

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For sure. Are you saying flowering will grow them to 4-5 feet?!

Theorhetically, can you flower them as long as you please? Longer you flower the better buds?

 

thebigragu25

Well-Known Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #5

good call Denver. Ive had it happen before where I put in tons of time, only to find out they were males. When you begin flowering, will the sex show sooner than later?

 

thebigragu25

Well-Known Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #6

thebigragu25 said:

good call Denver. Ive had it happen before where I put in tons of time, only to find out they were males. When you begin flowering, will the sex show sooner than later?

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MrFishy

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2009

• #7

thebigragu25 said:

For sure. Are you saying flowering will grow them to 4-5 feet?!

Theorhetically, can you flower them as long as you please? Longer you flower the better buds?

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Yep- maybe even taller . . . and you can pretty much flower them as long as you want . . . deterioration causing more couch lock, very powerful, K.O buzz.

 

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chitownsmoking

Guest

• Jul 19, 2009

• #8

the best time to flower is once the plants mature, or have alternating nodes. but for you space is an issue so if u have 3 feet of grow area veg no more then a foot

 

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bam bam

Active Member

• Jul 19, 2009

• #9

You can always train the flower, this way you dont have to put it into flowering at 1 foot.