12/12 back to 18/6

nuera59

nuera59

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Hello people,
I have 20 plants which were all in 12/12 for about 2 weeks or more, 2 differant strains (king kush, cheese).
I needed to bring 4 out for mothers, the 4 mothers have minor buds!
Are they going to revert back ok?
Is this possible after 2 to 3 weeks?
What is the maximum number of weeks i can go before its to late to revert back to veg?
I dont wanna lose the strains!
HELP
 
cerebralvibrator

cerebralvibrator

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Yes, you can reveg them pretty easily at that early flowering stage if you want to keep mothers. They simply respond to the changing light cycles, no problem. I have done this before quite a few times over the years and its never caused any issues at all. I have done it at 4 weeks into 12/12 before, cut and dried the main bud (what there was of it at least!) and then revegged to take cuttings down the line. This may sound odd BUT at least you get to taste and sample her so you know what to expect :-) I grow a Kush strain too and find they respond well to this.

Hope this helps.

CV.

PS, like your choice of strains:-) The genuine Exodus cheese is a beauty, hold onto it!

*edit* Another thought ....... you could simply flower them out and THEN reveg the best for cuts...... 3 weeks is all it takes after harverst to begin to see the new shoots.
 
nuera59

nuera59

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Thanks cv this is what i needed to hear, I was in the middle of moving house so it was a bit manic!
So you say up to four weeks it can be done. Thats great i was starting to worry that i was going to lose my strains.
It seems strange that there are buds forming from the end of every shoot/branch and that they will disapear!
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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u can do it whenever i believe with 24/0, people reveg plants after harvest......i suggest you cut clones and flower them to tell gender like i think the guy above said. or take a cutting and put itin a cup of water on 12/12 if your in a hurry and dont wanna have to re-root them first.
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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take clones in flowering, read this article, it'll change your life and mind forever. also look at the 2nd post and the pics in the link i give ya too. might wanna cushion your jaw......its gonna drop.
 
nuera59

nuera59

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Thanks for your time dd420, i reverted mine back to veg 6 days ago and they have been recieveing 18hours of light.
Is this ample or would i need to increase the light period?
As i say they were flowering for about 2 to 3 weeks if this helps.
 
cerebralvibrator

cerebralvibrator

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nuera59 said:
Thanks for your time dd420, i reverted mine back to veg 6 days ago and they have been recieveing 18hours of light.
Is this ample or would i need to increase the light period?
As i say they were flowering for about 2 to 3 weeks if this helps.
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18/6 will do it just fine. You will see a period of about 2 weeks when little appears to be happening but if you look closely you will begin to see new shoots begin to grow from those budsights, the pistils themselves will continue for a couple of weeks at the same time, normal reveg.

After 3 weeks she will be back growing new leaf and the pistils will slowly brown and wither. After this fairly dormant period she will explode with new growth again and within 4/5 weeks of 18/6 you will be able to start taking cuttings from her. You may well also find the new growth initially a bit twisted with non seratted leaf edges etc but she will quickly return to normal 3 then 5 bladers etc.

I think that about covers it :-)

CV.
 
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upuptothesky

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cerebralvibrator said:
Yes, you can reveg them pretty easily at that early flowering stage if you want to keep mothers. They simply respond to the changing light cycles, no problem. I have done this before quite a few times over the years and its never caused any issues at all. I have done it at 4 weeks into 12/12 before, cut and dried the main bud (what there was of it at least!) and then revegged to take cuttings down the line. This may sound odd BUT at least you get to taste and sample her so you know what to expect :-) I grow a Kush strain too and find they respond well to this.

Hope this helps.

cerebralvibrator, is it true tho that reverting back to veg will cause major stress to the plants and cause them to hermapherdite? i'm actually vegging at the moment for the first time from seed and am not aware of sex yet. I am wondering if i can just take a cutting from each plant to clone and label them and then just flower the originals for sex and harvest and cull the males. in the meantime the female clones will have rooted and be choosen to be my mother plant. would that work out? this way you can taste it first as well. i am a newbie and am going crazy about deciding what to do best! ur advice is much appreciated!!!
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kronic1989

kronic1989

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upuptothesky said:
cerebralvibrator said:
Yes, you can reveg them pretty easily at that early flowering stage if you want to keep mothers. They simply respond to the changing light cycles, no problem. I have done this before quite a few times over the years and its never caused any issues at all. I have done it at 4 weeks into 12/12 before, cut and dried the main bud (what there was of it at least!) and then revegged to take cuttings down the line. This may sound odd BUT at least you get to taste and sample her so you know what to expect :-) I grow a Kush strain too and find they respond well to this.

Hope this helps.

cerebralvibrator, is it true tho that reverting back to veg will cause major stress to the plants and cause them to hermapherdite? i'm actually vegging at the moment for the first time from seed and am not aware of sex yet. I am wondering if i can just take a cutting from each plant to clone and label them and then just flower the originals for sex and harvest and cull the males. in the meantime the female clones will have rooted and be choosen to be my mother plant. would that work out? this way you can taste it first as well. i am a newbie and am going crazy about deciding what to do best! ur advice is much appreciated!!!
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Why not throw your clones into flower after they have rooted a bit. and find the best clones you like, find which plant it came from. and choose that as your mother?
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darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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upuptothesky said:
cerebralvibrator said:
Yes, you can reveg them pretty easily at that early flowering stage if you want to keep mothers. They simply respond to the changing light cycles, no problem. I have done this before quite a few times over the years and its never caused any issues at all. I have done it at 4 weeks into 12/12 before, cut and dried the main bud (what there was of it at least!) and then revegged to take cuttings down the line. This may sound odd BUT at least you get to taste and sample her so you know what to expect :-) I grow a Kush strain too and find they respond well to this.

Hope this helps.

cerebralvibrator, is it true tho that reverting back to veg will cause major stress to the plants and cause them to hermapherdite? i'm actually vegging at the moment for the first time from seed and am not aware of sex yet. I am wondering if i can just take a cutting from each plant to clone and label them and then just flower the originals for sex and harvest and cull the males. in the meantime the female clones will have rooted and be choosen to be my mother plant. would that work out? this way you can taste it first as well. i am a newbie and am going crazy about deciding what to do best! ur advice is much appreciated!!!
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:clap::clap:, im not cerebralvibrator,lol, but yes, that is exactly what you should do. right on.:bigjoint:reverting does not guarentee it will hermie, but it does stress the plant out and stress that has to do with the changing of stages of growth can cause hermies. i dont like keeping mothers, what i do is a perpetual. every clone that goes from the veg chamber to the flower chamber gets 3-4 clones cut a week or 2 beforehand and they veg while the mother clones flower and when they finish you just take more clones from the next generation and flower them. but if you want to keep mothers and must/want harvest generation 1 your idea is correct.
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