Advice on 12/12

CoveredSociety

Active Member
Alright peeps, im sick of getting hounded on every post i make. So ima make this clear, can you guys HELP me. Not brag about how shit and f**k all i know. Im obviously here for help because i dont know. Or i wouldnt be asking questions. Now, heres my situation. I have a plant that is near 2 weeks old. about 12-13 days from time i put in soil. Its been on 18/6 since, and is now working on its second set of leaves(Bladed). Now what i want to know is, can i get a quicker harvest doing the 12/12 schedule? Iv been seeing people get about 10inch plants doing 12/12 from seed with a big nice long bud all the way up the stem. But iv been in 18/6 for a couple weeks almost and i want to goto 12/12 but everyones saying i wont get fu*k all bud? I dont understand. Iv been vegging for 2 weeks??? In common sence, i should get a decent amount (for its size) ? right? or no? Explain, please :) and the other question no one seems to want to answer is, if its still only small, and i put it in 12/12, should i keep the 6500k lights for the first week or two in 12/12 to help it grow more foliage during the start of 12/12? As im sure two sets of leaves aint enough. Or should i MIX a 6500 with a 2700 or 4000k light to intice flowering AND foliage growth for the first week or two? Or do you recommend i just stick to 18/6 for another few weeks to get her a bit bigger? And if i do that, would it be ok to top BEFORE i see inter-nodes? will it still mature? Do the branches just start to inter-node or what? Please, HELP, not rediculous i wont even get 2 joints bullcrap. Because im sure i will atleast get 2 joints worth of bud. surely. Im not after massive yeilds or lots of weed. i just want some dope for a special occasion coming up. and the useless help iv been getting is just wasting my time. i have only 10 weeks from now to have this fully budded and ready to harvest. And leaves me only 3 more weeks to dry and cure. and one last week to be smoked. Please help. :) il put a picture up in the morning as shes in the middle of her dark period. I will keep on 18/6 for another night or so just incase im advised to keep on 18/6 otherwise shes guna get fuc*ked up light times.
 

Flash63

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The longer you veg the more yield you will get,if it is from seed,let it veg for at least a month.yes you can use mh for the first couple of weeks in flower...then go hps..
 

curious2garden

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Staff member
Alright peeps, im sick of getting hounded on every post i make. So ima make this clear, can you guys HELP me. Not brag about how shit and f**k all i know. Im obviously here for help because i dont know. Or i wouldnt be asking questions. Now, heres my situation. I have a plant that is near 2 weeks old. about 12-13 days from time i put in soil. Its been on 18/6 since, and is now working on its second set of leaves(Bladed). Now what i want to know is, can i get a quicker harvest doing the 12/12 schedule? Iv been seeing people get about 10inch plants doing 12/12 from seed with a big nice long bud all the way up the stem. But iv been in 18/6 for a couple weeks almost and i want to goto 12/12 but everyones saying i wont get fu*k all bud? I dont understand. Iv been vegging for 2 weeks??? In common sence, i should get a decent amount (for its size) ? right? or no? Explain, please :) and the other question no one seems to want to answer is, if its still only small, and i put it in 12/12, should i keep the 6500k lights for the first week or two in 12/12 to help it grow more foliage during the start of 12/12? As im sure two sets of leaves aint enough. Or should i MIX a 6500 with a 2700 or 4000k light to intice flowering AND foliage growth for the first week or two? Or do you recommend i just stick to 18/6 for another few weeks to get her a bit bigger? And if i do that, would it be ok to top BEFORE i see inter-nodes? will it still mature? Do the branches just start to inter-node or what? Please, HELP, not rediculous i wont even get 2 joints bullcrap. Because im sure i will atleast get 2 joints worth of bud. surely. Im not after massive yeilds or lots of weed. i just want some dope for a special occasion coming up. and the useless help iv been getting is just wasting my time. i have only 10 weeks from now to have this fully budded and ready to harvest. And leaves me only 3 more weeks to dry and cure. and one last week to be smoked. Please help. :) il put a picture up in the morning as shes in the middle of her dark period. I will keep on 18/6 for another night or so just incase im advised to keep on 18/6 otherwise shes guna get fuc*ked up light times.

I believe I answered you. Essentially you are limited by your total amount of light. If all you can bring is low light levels then go 12/12 now. Don't even worry about spectrum. That is a non-issue because with low light levels neither spectrum will penetrate through your plant.

As for 'enticing' flowering? I am not sure what you mean. If you have photoperiod plants when you go 12/12 IF THEY ARE MATURE (showing sex), they will flower. When you run 12/12 from seed or prior to sexual maturity the plant will not flower until it matures no matter WHAT spectrum you hang over it.
hth,
Annie
 

RM3

Well-Known Member
You can go ahead and flip em to 12/12 but they are not gonna finish in your scheduled time frame. You're gonna have prolly 3 more weeks before mature, then 7~8 weeks to finish and that depends on the strain. At best you will be cuttin it close and yeppers plant will be small with a small yield
 
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