Flowering point, when?

Penivc

Penivc

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Hi.
I don't know from which point of the timeline is runing "floweing time"? Is this the exact time when we change light schedule from veg(18h) to 12 hours or is from that time when the plant starts to show first signs of buds(first hairs or pistils)?
It is around 1-2weeks difference between those two points...
Thank you.
 
Craigson

Craigson

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Yes the industry standard is to startcounting flower the day you switch to 12/12 lighting schedule.

some ppl count once they see pistils/buds developing.
 
Penivc

Penivc

Member
Ok, so I can calculate harvest time from 12/12 hour switching. I need it for stop feeding and start flushing schedule.
Thank you.
 
Craigson

Craigson

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Arnski5000 said:
Go off how plant looks not how long they
possibly should take I counted mine from day pistils started showing on 64 days now and still going.
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Agreed on the fact that recommended flower times are just that - recommended not set in stone.
you could plant 10 seeds and depending on the strain could get 10 diff finishing times.
 
CanadianJim

CanadianJim

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@Craigson is right, adding to the confusion is that different breeders seem to use a different start point for counting.
There have been huge arguments on here about when to start counting. My advice, don't count. Go by the plant. There are threads with lots of pics asking about whether or not plants are ready in the Harvesting & Curing sub-forum.
 
TheSadVeryBadMadGrower

TheSadVeryBadMadGrower

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CanadianJim said:
@Craigson is right, adding to the confusion is that different breeders seem to use a different start point for counting.
There have been huge arguments on here about when to start counting. My advice, don't count. Go by the plant. There are threads with lots of pics asking about whether or not plants are ready in the Harvesting & Curing sub-forum.
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This right here!
 
Craigson

Craigson

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TheSadVeryBadMadGrower said:
hightimes.com

New Research Shows Flushing Plants Before Harvest May Be Unnecessary

In a blind taste test, researchers have found that many prefer cannabis that has not been flushed before harvest.
hightimes.com hightimes.com



I personally think it's personal preference. I have done both and I haven't really noticed a difference.
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Meh, theres another study by the university of Guelph that concludes that feeding once rhe plant goes into senescence is a waste of $$ and nutes.


 
TheSadVeryBadMadGrower

TheSadVeryBadMadGrower

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Craigson said:
Meh, theres another study by the university of Guelph that concludes that feeding once rhe plant goes into senescence is a waste of $$ and nutes.


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Like I said above, I think it all comes down to personal preferences. I have done both and haven't noticed any difference in the end. Only thing I noticed was how the plants looked at chop. The plants that were flushed in final 2 weeks just had pulled the nutes from the leaves. Like you said, saves a little money on nutrients in the end.
 
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