A good post on revegging a plant?

SMOK3R

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Can anyone point me in the direction of a good post on revegging? I lost two moms this week and have one finished plant left that hasn't been chopped and I'd like to reveg it if possible. I've searched but haven't been able to find any posts but know I've seen them around. Thanks in advance!
 

crazyhazey

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24hrs light is crap you need some dark hours for the roots to develop properly, (no root, no fruit)
roots still grow during a light period, plants grown on 24/0 are found to be more vigorous and plants like cannabis dont need sleep.
 

SMOK3R

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My mom room is 18/6 and that's where this one is going... I don't use 24/0.

What I don't know is if I should cut it down to the lowest set of branches or the second... and when I cut it should I cut those bud's off or leave them.

So I guess my main questions are ... Is better to clip the wispy lower buds off or just leave them on? I feel like if they are cut then there are open wounds all over the plants, and on the other hand if I leave them on there am I just leaving a breeding ground for mold?

The other question is how much to leave on the stock?... I really am not worried about leaving most of the plant there, but it is a short plant and is falling over with ripe buds so I would like to make my move here in the next day or so.

Never been in this situation before... I've had this mom for a few years and was pissed when I found her dried out and dead. BTW my system is DWC so it's gonna be pretty easy to move this girl to any room and give her any mix of juice that is fit for the cause.
 

crazyhazey

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My mom room is 18/6 and that's where this one is going... I don't use 24/0.

What I don't know is if I should cut it down to the lowest set of branches or the second... and when I cut it should I cut those bud's off or leave them.

So I guess my main questions are ... Is better to clip the wispy lower buds off or just leave them on? I feel like if they are cut then there are open wounds all over the plants, and on the other hand if I leave them on there am I just leaving a breeding ground for mold?

The other question is how much to leave on the stock?... I really am not worried about leaving most of the plant there, but it is a short plant and is falling over with ripe buds so I would like to make my move here in the next day or so.

Never been in this situation before... I've had this mom for a few years and was pissed when I found her dried out and dead. BTW my system is DWC so it's gonna be pretty easy to move this girl to any room and give her any mix of juice that is fit for the cause.
keep a good amount of foliage if you can, people leave the bottom branch and reveg no problem. im sure clipping off the buds wouldnt matter just as long as you have leaves. if you dont have high humidity mold shouldnt be a problem.
 

SMOK3R

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I'm gonna leave the lower portion of the plant up and move it. Hope this takes since I can't get another cut of this one and I really dig it. Was mostly concerned about the lower buds dying and rotting. I'll just remove things as they die I guess and keep a close eye on it. I've actually made jokes about this plant's vigor... the thing grows like a weed and could double as a toy for my dog and will still perform like a champ. Fingers are crossed - thanks for the info!
 

crazyhazey

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I'm gonna leave the lower portion of the plant up and move it. Hope this takes since I can't get another cut of this one and I really dig it. Was mostly concerned about the lower buds dying and rotting. I'll just remove things as they die I guess and keep a close eye on it. I've actually made jokes about this plant's vigor... the thing grows like a weed and could double as a toy for my dog and will still perform like a champ. Fingers are crossed - thanks for the info!
good luck, watch for new growth and mold.
 

bigsteve

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Re-growing 101.

A. Pick a candidate, indicas re-grow better, more bushy, than sativas.
B. Harvest like normal except leave a softball-sized handful of greenery at the base of the plant.
C. Put her in the dark for 48-72 hours to recover.
D. Start her on 1/2 strength nute water.
E. Veg at 18/6 or 20/4 for 3-5 weeks.
F. Flush when you go to 12/12.
G. Normal flowering, EXCEPT, your re-grow will finish a week or more FASTER than the first grow.

The reason for a shorter flower period is that re-grown plants have many more, but smaller buds, the second time around.
I presently have 2 plants finishing now in my 1000W. flowering room. The Kushage plant is close to 100% indica and produced
30 grams cured after 5 1/2 weeks flowering the first time and just about double that on the re-grow. The KSG had been a mother plant
and gave up dozens of clones before being retired to flower. All of the bud sites I harvested the first time grew into 2 slightky smaller
buds for the re-grow. The other re-grower, Wappa, is more a hybrid sat and will yield just slightly more the second time around.

Bonus info -- I've been re-growing for years and try a lot of Attitude's freebies. Below is a short list off the top of my head that have been
the best varieties to re-grow.

* Kushage from T H Seeds.
* S.A.G.E. from T H Seeds.
* Tutankhamon from Pyramid Seeds.
* Blueberry Gum from G13 Labs
* Gigabud (I forget the supplier but this variety gave the biggest increased yield of any.)

Good luck and remember -- re-growing is a step towards mastering cloning. In a lot of ways the 2 go hand in hand.
I believe re-growing experience greatly speeded up the learning curve for when I tackled cloning.

BigSteve.
 

SMOK3R

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I keep clones in the bin throughout the grow in an attempt to avoid these types of disasters.
Ya me too man but sometimes life just gets busy and things get neglected.

Thanks to all that have given some thought though I really appreciate the info...

I just clone with rockwool and a tray and always have 95% success that way. Probably just luck but I have a routine that I do with every cutting that seems to work. That being said I have never in my life had to reveg a plant ... I am totally terrified that if I don't do this right I am going to be running backwards through a cornfield with my pants down and no way out. I really want to make sure that I do this right once.

I don't have a lab and am just your average home grower who has been doing just that for 10 or so yrs. I don't do anything special... in fact I probably don't do justice to some of these strains that are finicky, but I do have some love for this plant that I'm talking about. I have never heard of putting the plant in the dark for a period of time and will give that some thought.

BTW I wish I knew where this one came from because that would help a bit since these lady's all have their own nuances... Everything else I have grown has been ordered from nirvana seed bank which makes things easy. I got this cut from a shop that was pushed out by our city. Unfortunately they were one of the best but were forced to shut down due to losing a lottery that dictated which shops could stay in business and which couldn't.
 

RetiredMatthebrute

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revegging is easy mode man, the plant does all the work. just make sure you leave enough growth to grow back, harvest most of the good buds and leave as many small popcorn buds as you can, the growth will look funny at first, far from normal looking. usually 3 fingered leaves and abnormal node structure. the revegged mother will shoot off lots of budsites that are great for cloning so after about 4 weeks in re vegg you shouldnt have any issues gettign a bunch of clones and re establishing a nice mother plant, or just keep the reveg as a mother the growth revegged plants put out is actually quite nice for cloning (repeating myself sorry)
 

artofit

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Dude, you can't have 24 hours light. That will fuck your plant up real real good. Dark ours are the time a plant actually grows. It makes sugar during the day and stores it in the cells. Then burns the sugar off at night with oxygen to get energy and do the cell division and go through the growing process. But you knew that, right?:eyesmoke:
 

crazyhazey

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Dude, you can't have 24 hours light. That will fuck your plant up real real good. Dark ours are the time a plant actually grows. It makes sugar during the day and stores it in the cells. Then burns the sugar off at night with oxygen to get energy and do the cell division and go through the growing process. But you knew that, right?:eyesmoke:
i always veg on 24/0, no problems here man.
weed doesnt need a dark period, under 24/0 plants will grow faster. but you probably knew that right.
 

dozer777

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Dude, you can't have 24 hours light. That will fuck your plant up real real good. Dark ours are the time a plant actually grows. It makes sugar during the day and stores it in the cells. Then burns the sugar off at night with oxygen to get energy and do the cell division and go through the growing process. But you knew that, right?:eyesmoke:
24/7 no good? Vegged these 7 weeks from sprout. Harvested over 2.5 ozs. per plant.First grow purple kush
 

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crazyhazey

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24/7 no good? Vegged these 7 weeks from sprout. Harvested over 2.5 ozs. per plant.First grow purple kush
lol thank you dozer, i would fish out a few pics but this point has been argued too many times, all of us know damn well its much better to veg 24/0.
 
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