How long takes to flower after preflower

Atilaa

Member
This is my first time growing weed .I bought seeds from a guy who I don't trust him . He sold me Moscow blueberry autoflower seeds . Just one out of three was sprouting so I guess something is going wrong . I didn't take risk and top my plant in day ten , then in day 32 I saw some female pistils and now after 10 days nothing change . Im not sure my plant is autoflower or not . İf it's photoperiod i have to switch now because of my limited space if it's autoflower i have to keep 18/6 light schedule to not lose yield . Usually How long a autoflower plant takes after preflowering to inter full flowering ? Or how can I know my plant is Auto or photoperiod ?

Grow media is biobizz lightmix soil , 400 hps , biobizz nuts , 1 m2 and 185 cm height tent .




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G.I.JOSE

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Weeks 1 - 3. Once you've started your seeds and they break the surface of the soil, they are in their seedling stage. The first set of leaves to appear will usually single fingered, followed by a second set that may still be single fingered or perhaps 3 fingered. Once that second set appears growth will start to accelerate as the new leaves provide more photosynthesis. This process will continue, more new leaves, faster growth. Depending on the type of soil in use, mild vegetative nutes can be introduced at week 2. By week 3 most plants will start to show their sex. Males will start to produce pollen sacks and females will display pistols.-

Weeks 4 - 6. The plants are now entering a pre flowering stage. During this time the plants should exhibit explosive growth, often as much as a new set of nodes and 1" vertical growth a day. This is the time when they will gain most of their vertical height. Many people make the mistake of switching from vegetative to flowering nutrients at this point, assuming that since they see flowers it must be the proper time. This is incorrect. If the switch to flowering nutes is made at this time the vertical growth will stop and the plant will put it's energy into producing buds. If you need to keep your plants small, or want them to finish earlier, they by all means switch nutes at this point. But if you want to get the most out of your plants continue feeding vegetative nutes until you see the vertical growth slow and stop. Depending on the strain that will usually be sometime during week 5 or 6.-

Weeks 7 - 9. By now vertical growth has stopped and the switch to flowering nutrients has been made. The buds will start to fill out and put on weight, becoming hard and tight. Pistols will start to change from white to brown, orange, red, etc. By now the plants will also have developed a strong smell. Toward the end of this phase the large primary and smaller secondary fan leaves will begin to turn yellow. This is an indication that the plant is moving toward the end of it's life.

Weeks 10 - 11. At this time flowering nutes should be discontinued and only plain pHed water fed to flush the remaining nutrients from the soil and improve the taste. Yellowing of the fan leaves will continue as the plant draws the stored energy from them. Eventually they will die and fall off. By the time that the smaller leaves that come from out of the buds will also start to turn yellow. Then it's time to harvest.-

I know that many of you are thinking that the seed bank said the plants will finish in 8-9 weeks, so why are you saying they take 10-11? The claims made by the seed banks are somewhat deceptive. If you switch to flowering nutes at week 3 or 4 the plants can finish in the times the seed banks say but they will remain small and not reach their full potential yield. Years of growing by myself and others has shown that autos do best if you follow this time line.

Of course, there will always be variations depending on the strain, the environment, nutrients, etc. This information is meant to only serve as a general guideline. I hope this helps. Cheers! -G.I.JOSE
 

Renfro

Well-Known Member
Well I have no idea what you are feeding now, but look at that plant! It's obviously not happy, light green, leaves drooping and tacoed. The pH could be way too high in the root zone, I would wanna check that personally.
 
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