Whats Your Advice

[weedychris]

My plants are looking pretty good, and gettin rather tall ( ive topped them all already) and was just wondering what do YOU think the best way to figure out the sex of these plants is? Should i take a snippin' and maybe put it somewhere else and put it on 12/12 and see what it does or should i just change all the plants cycles to 12/12 and go from there? If any experienced homies could give me some direction thatd be sweet.

 

[Bongman]

As long as you check on them reasonably often during 12/12, you should be able to see the cluster balls before they open and pollinate. If that's what you meant to do. If there are males.

 

[stoney_stoner]

My plants are looking pretty good, and gettin rather tall ( ive topped them all already) and was just wondering what do YOU think the best way to figure out the sex of these plants is? Should i take a snippin' and maybe put it somewhere else and put it on 12/12 and see what it does or should i just change all the plants cycles to 12/12 and go from there? If any experienced homies could give me some direction thatd be sweet.

sorry to get you off topic how many cfl's you got and whats the watts of them.

 

[VictorVIcious]

Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you are trying to make sure you can keep the strain of plants you have going then clone them. Make sure, and I know this sounds obvious, that you mark your clones so you know which plant is thier parent plant. Its a good idea to take at least 2 cuttings from each plant in case one doesn't make it.
If the plants you have now are 1/2 way or a little less to the height you want to finish them at put them on 12/12 light cycle. They will double or triple the size they are now.
If you match the law of averages 1/2 of your plants, and of course 1/2 of your clones will be male.
Say you had 10 plants that would give you 20 clones. If five of the plants are male then 10 of the clones will be also. Get rid of the males. You would have 10 clones left all of which will be female. Now just clone the best of them. Hope this helps.

 

[weedychris]

sorry to get you off topic how many cfl's you got and whats the watts of them.

i have one 43 watt cfl, and three 23 watt cfl's, so with the actual wattage that they put out thats like, 450watts if im correct, and i have a 4 ft flourescent worklight right beside them, if you can see it and thats putting out 60 watts.

 

[weedychris]

Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you are trying to make sure you can keep the strain of plants you have going then clone them. Make sure, and I know this sounds obvious, that you mark your clones so you know which plant is thier parent plant. Its a good idea to take at least 2 cuttings from each plant in case one doesn't make it.
If the plants you have now are 1/2 way or a little less to the height you want to finish them at put them on 12/12 light cycle. They will double or triple the size they are now.
If you match the law of averages 1/2 of your plants, and of course 1/2 of your clones will be male.
Say you had 10 plants that would give you 20 clones. If five of the plants are male then 10 of the clones will be also. Get rid of the males. You would have 10 clones left all of which will be female. Now just clone the best of them. Hope this helps.

i only have one box to grow in, so do you think i should cut some clones and put them in the same box then start 12/12, or would it be better to start 12/12 and then clone them?

 

[stoney_stoner]

i have one 43 watt cfl, and three 23 watt cfl's, so with the actual wattage that they put out thats like, 450watts if im correct, and i have a 4 ft flourescent worklight right beside them, if you can see it and thats putting out 60 watts.

not a bad set up i got 5 13w actual is 60w so thats 300w and i got a 20w actual 75w and im only about 2weeks old so im pushing like 375w actual. and then a unknown 2ft flourescent light.

 

[weedychris]

not a bad set up i got 5 13w actual is 60w so thats 300w and i got a 20w actual 75w and im only about 2weeks old so im pushing like 375w actual. and then a unknown 2ft flourescent light.

what do you have you cfl's attatched to? and where did you get it? its looking rather handy.

 

[stoney_stoner]

what do you have you cfl's attatched to? and where did you get it? its looking rather handy.

picked it up at wallmart and got a 2 just hanging when my lights come on i can get a better pic. it was called a fan replacment light thing the part that go's on the end of a ceiling fan. and it has 4 spots for lights. costed like ....$15.00 i think no more then $20 at most. give me like 10 more min and i can get the pic.

 

[btt]

Weedychris,

How much vertical height do you have? I would flower now. (Depending on your max. vertical height)

CFL's light penetration is not as great as HID lighting. They will double to triple in height during flowering.

Clone if you want, but only if you have a place where you can give them 18/6 until they can root, then you can let them veg until you know the sex of the mothers and go from there. This MHO.

 

[weedychris]

Weedychris,

How much vertical height do you have? I would flower now. (Depending on your max. vertical height)

CFL's light penetration is not as great as HID lighting. They will double to triple in height during flowering.

Clone if you want, but only if you have a place where you can give them 18/6 until they can root, then you can let them veg until you know the sex of the mothers and go from there. This MHO.

so can you not put your clones straight into 12/12? also, my vertical height is 2 and a half feet, so i agree, i think that i need to start flowering now, but im pretty sure that the smell will be a problem, thanks for the help

 

[OhioGrown]

why does no one buy 100w or 150 watt CFL's ???? they are like $2 more.....and waaaay more effective.
and they got more LuMeNsSsSsSsSss

 

[weedychris]

why does no one buy 100w or 150 watt CFL's ???? they are like $2 more.....and waaaay more effective.
and they got more LuMeNsSsSsSsSss

well for 1) they dont sell them in wally world (walmart) and 2) ive gone to every store in my hometown and not seen any 100w or 150w cfl's

 

[poochdamooch]

whats up every1 first grow need a lil advice?