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when switching to flower. how long does it take th...
HiddenMessagestarted grow question 4y ago
when switching to flower. how long does it take the plants to start their hormone change?
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Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 4y ago
Depends what you’re asking exactly.. they’ll have levels of ethylene before 12/12 is initiated (assuming you’ve vegged at least 4-6 weeks)..
But it takes a few nights of 12 hours of darkness for them to actually initiate flowering in my experience.. but the signs won’t be evident for 10 days or so..
Stretching usually starts after 5-10 days from flip..
Then you’ll get clusters of pistils/stigmas around 14-21 days in.
This is all relative to how long you’ve vegged like I mentioned earlier in post.
Less than 4 week old plants do not have enough of the hormone ethylene to even begin the process of flowering.. so for a fast trigger into flower it helps to have vegged around 6-10+ weeks.
Chucky324answered grow question 4y ago
Hello. My answer is 3 days. In the past I've taken clones and forgot to take clones at flowering. I can take clippings to make clones but the longer you go into flowering you get weird mutated growing leaves until the plant comes out of flowering and goes into veg. I try to take clipping/clones at the switch to 12/12 but the clippings I have taken at 3 days into flowering showed the weird leaf mutations and 2 days didn't. My answer is 3 days and that is my reason why I think that. Chuck.
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AsNoriuanswered grow question 4y ago
Leave those girls alone, max you can do - bend them with wires to flatten out and use your lowered scrog, no need for reducing any mass, they are too small , you won't need that scrog if you stress them, believe me ...
On switch day is recommended to prolong night duration up to 24 hours, helps in transition.
Keep humidity in high sixteies or middle of seventies, don't forget veg nutes, add a bit bloom and tuck new grow with thinking of future space and direction to fulfill your space.
They like hotter temps too, I go 25-27 cel in those two weeks.
All the Best !
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Robertsanswered grow question 4y ago
Takes about 2 weeks after light switch. But after week 1 you will start to notice stretching. Increase potassium and phosphorus levels stronger, and stronger till after bulking. While reducing nitrogen level.
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Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 4y ago
Dont defoliate at all IMO, unless you’re talking about clearing out the lower growth to “lollipop”
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ThinLizzyanswered grow question 4y ago
Plants are like every living thing on the planet. They will change instantly to the environment they are in.
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