Should I revert back to veg nutes?

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darterjay

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Hey guys,
I am currently on my 2nd photo grow with 2 females,flipped at 4 weeks and didnt show sex for another 2 weeks.
After the flip I waited about 10-12 days but no signs of sex..so I tried a weak dose of big bud to see if that would work and it did!..1 showed 4 days later and the other showed the very next day..coincidence?
My question is..big bud says not to use until week 2..should I stick with the big bud nutes or revert back to veg nutes for the stretch which has been crazy..15" in 2 weeks.

This grow is gonna be way more successful than my last which ended up being a disaster..split almost every stem trying to supercrop and LST on 4 plants and only yielded about 4 oz after 5 months which took almost 2 months just to start flowering..then they all hermied at 6 weeks and had to chop em.what a piss off it was in the end but the smoke was pretty good for what I got out of them..I learned quite a bit about stress,lights,ventilation and nutes and am alot more prepared this time around and even cloned one that is thriving in its own little dome made of a paper cup with the medium and a clear plastic cup over the top as a dome..works great!

Any advice or tips would be appreciated!
thanks
 
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darterjay

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swazifarmer said:
Stick with big bud.

Why are you flipping so quickly? Size constraints? I’m really not sure why you just didn’t get autoflowers
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not really a size thing as they are in a 3.5x3.5x6' grow box I built with 2x600w leds hanging about 14 inches.
I flipped according to height which I was using as a sign of maturity..but only recently read they are not mature until alternating nodes have appeared..thats when I flipped..still to early?..maybe a little impatience to get those lovely flowers to appear?..this is only my second photo grow so its something I will take into my next grow..I used to grow autos using miracle grow soil which yielded enough to keep me goin..but I thought id give photos a try which is an entirely new thing for me..I want to get at least 3 harvests a year maybe 4..not looking for 5' plants as I still use lst which is going alot smoother than before..lol
 
cindysid

cindysid

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I doubt the Big Bud had anything to do with them showing sex. It was just time. If you're going to use photos, learn to clone. You can manage multiple harvests easier that way. Take clones before putting them into flower. By the time they are finished, the next is ready to go.
 
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darterjay

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cindysid said:
I doubt the Big Bud had anything to do with them showing sex. It was just time. If you're going to use photos, learn to clone. You can manage multiple harvests easier that way. Take clones before putting them into flower. By the time they are finished, the next is ready to go.
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I wanted them to show sex before taking clones as a form of monstercropping and help go into flower alot sooner when flipped again..so ive read and tried..clones will be my go to thing definitely from now on...all the info ive gathered over the last few months is a little tough to organize mentally..learning as I go:grin:
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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darterjay said:
I wanted them to show sex before taking clones as a form of monstercropping and help go into flower alot sooner when flipped again..so ive read and tried..clones will be my go to thing definitely from now on...all the info ive gathered over the last few months is a little tough to organize mentally..learning as I go:grin:
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If you’re having trouble now prepare to learn patience monstercropping. I’m not understanding how you lost plants to supercropping. It’s hard to actually kill cannabis but apparently there’s a lot of people capable of doing so.
 
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darterjay

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hotrodharley said:
If you’re having trouble now prepare to learn patience monstercropping. I’m not understanding how you lost plants to supercropping. It’s hard to actually kill cannabis but apparently there’s a lot of people capable of doing so.
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I didnt lose any plants..they were stressed from fuckin things up..the potential harvests were Iost..im not having much trouble now as i have learned patience..they are rarely touched except for some lst and topping only once until my skills are more advanced..supercropping is no longer something i will be doing..monstercropping is something that really interests me and i want to do it right...i look at the first grow as a runthrough to work out the kinks..the second will be better..the 3rd better than that and so on..ill keep going with the big bud careful not to over-do it..i also have some nirvana and overdrive which i am looking forward to using..experimentation is the key to success:bigjoint:
 
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