Pre flower at day 23???? Help

[robi22]

So I have been growing these 4 white widow auto flowers and they have been doing amazing however they just started producing a tone of pistols. Should I be scared? how much more vedging will they do. I feel like this is still super early for them to be showing that many lady bits. All 4 of them showed sex the same day. The early Miss who have 2 weeks less of a flower period have not shown sex so I am concerned. But also a noob!

I have done some light LST on them and it has worked great so far but they are still super short and am scared I did something to flip them.

Thanx

 

[Azubaz]

They are autos that is normal

You shouldn't have to flip them

You know they are autos right, or at least you mention it

 

[racerboy71]

they're autos, they flower by age instead of light periods...
it's also not suggested to do much lst or the like to autos as they don't have a true veg period, and won't have much time to recover before flowering.. i've never grown one, just what i've read about them.. i'm sure you can, it's just not suggested.

 

[crimsonecho]

They will not veg anymore. They’re transitioning. They will stretch and set bud. Don’t defoliate or nothing. Just keep them happy. Ones in the tiny cups could use a transplant.

 

[robi22]

They are autos that is normal

You shouldn't have to flip them

You know they are autos right, or at least you mention it

Yes I know they are autos however i was expecting them to flip much close to 35 days and was wondering if I could have done something to trigger a flip at 23 days. Just to get more size in future

 

[robi22]

They will not veg anymore. They’re transitioning. They will stretch and set bud. Don’t defoliate or nothing. Just keep them happy. Ones in the tiny cups could use a transplant.

also just curious my lights say they should be hung at 18-22" veg and 12-18 flower i have them at about 24 still is it time to move them down or should i have alredy done that? i want them to grow up as they are just bushing out

 

[crimsonecho]

also just curious my lights say they should be hung at 18-22" veg and 12-18 flower i have them at about 24 still is it time to move them down or should i have alredy done that? i want them to grow up as they are just bushing out

Keep it where it is let the plant grow to it. Thats how i do it anyways.

 

[hotrodharley]

Yes I know they are autos however i was expecting them to flip much close to 35 days and was wondering if I could have done something to trigger a flip at 23 days. Just to get more size in future

Plant in a larger container next time. Suggest 5-7 gallon.

 

[robi22]

Plant in a larger container next time. Suggest 5-7 gallon.

I have 4 in 5 g pots but did not expect all 7 seeds to germ so when they did it was a after thought as I don't have enough room in the 2*4 tent for three more 5g. So I am just testing the 1g pots to see the difference between the 5 and 1 g.

 

[ANC]

Lol, I have this one plant, Indigo Berry Kush, that motherfucker wears pistols all through her veg from the moment she matures, she looks like she is in full on flower. Has these weird thin long hairy pistils too.

 

[hotrodharley]

I have 4 in 5 g pots but did not expect all 7 seeds to germ so when they did it was a after thought as I don't have enough room in the 2*4 tent for three more 5g. So I am just testing the 1g pots to see the difference between the 5 and 1 g.

Well there will be a lot of difference. They start to endo when roots find boundaries. The bigger the container the longer it takes and the bigger they get. A friend here grew some in grow holes outdoors that were almost 6’!!! I grew the same strain in 5 gallon buckets and they were much shorter. I had no idea autos could get as big as his did

 

[Budzbuddha]

Yep ... happens when they “ bottom “ out in a container. They move to flower a bit faster.
It can also happen when the ruderalis part of mix kicks in front and center. Autos can perform with many variables.