Skunk if your getting that from germination 3 weeks then flip your still going to be vegging 5 - 6 weeks till she matures even on 12 / 12 reg beans so inreality it would be safe to say the plant is in veg for 6 - 7 weeks where as i am getting 14 - 18 consistent oz @ 5 Weeks veg per plant with training from clones.. I am a firm believer from my experience that clones being mature will grow faster then seeds Again from my experience clones are like hardened ready for intense lighting where seedlings are to delicate at the beginning so most growers slowly up power
This is not a competition as far as i am aware
i apologize if i have ruffled the feathers of some growers
i am posting information of my experiences , take them as you wish
requests for time stamps are retarded, anyone can place any date and time on any picture after the event
time stamps do not add any authenticity imo
i guess i could start buying newspapers and take some pictures with them lol
the plant vegged for 3 weeks on a vegetative photo period total time under HID from germination
at this time the plants are 6 inch to 1ft depending on strain/vigour
seed plants flowered at this stage the yield will vary hugely from 2-16 oz in my experience
it all depends on the stretch and the plants ability to form colas on most of its branches
it is not an uncommon trait with skunk crosses to produce 10-12 oz or so per plant with 3 weeks veg time 1lb is not as common
when i flip at 3 weeks the plants show signs of flower 1 week to 10 days later than if they have been vegged for 5 weeks or until preflowers are visible
i have found overall this has little effect on the total flower time ,i am pulling plants down with 3 weeks veg at the same time as i would with 5 weeks veg
the yield is lower with 3 weeks veg plants are mostly smaller but they finish just as fast
plants flowered after 3 weeks veg catch up by week 6 of 12/12 and show the same level of flowering maturity as a plant would show if it had vegged for 5 weeks
8-9 weeks 12/12 is still enough to fully mature most of them
i grew lavender from seed along side the blue cheese, it took ages to go into flower but this one finished in a total of 8 weeks, 12/12
the lavender plants were big and bushy but the yield was poor only 11 oz from 3 plants, they did not build colas
the largest nugget was about 3 inches long
the plants will continue to "grow" on a 12 hour photoperiod
those that are vigorous will build many branches during this stage they can grow from 8 inch to 4 ft tall in a few weeks
this stage of growth is the fastest period of growing during an indoor cannabis plants life
plants grown hydroponically will also in my experience grow larger, produce more branching
its quite hard to keep them small sometimes
this thread as far as i am aware is not about clones v seed plants
it mildly amuses me that anyone could interpret what i have written to be suggesting that "seeds" should be used
in place of clones for a continuous commercial production of uniform cannabis plants ready on a deadline
the initial question was asked, what is the quickest way or how quick to get 1lb from 1 plant
to which i answered 3 weeks veg 8-9 weeks flower from seed (blue cheese)
the op has moved on since then, he wants six 1lb plants
of course to produce yields consistently clones are required because they are predictable and uniform
i did not feel this was something that needed pointing out, since it was not the issue anyway to begin with
clones will not stretch as much as seeds, therefore they will need more veg in my experience
"remember a sativa dom plant will do most of its growing during 12/12"
the 3 weeks veg concept you are finding hard to grasp is because you're not
giving the correct necessary significance to the "stretch"
to you its all about "veg time" (16+ hour photo period)
in the case of seeds which express strong sativa vigour its not so much about veg time any more, its about the stretch/growth spurt that the plant will have during the first 4 weeks or so of 12/12
i hope this helps you understand it, i do not know how else i can explain it
with 5 weeks veg from clone 1lb is easy with the right genetics
people that have only grown little indica plants may find it hard to comprehend that some sativa dom genetics grow like trees even with only 3 weeks of veg
big bud is not the only large growing sativa dom around lol
with clones they need to be 2ft or so in veg to stretch to the size of a 1lb plant in my garden
with seeds some can produce 1lb from a plant that is less than 1ft tall and only 3 weeks old when it is flipped
peace