Looks very healthy. You can actually flower it at any time even straight from seed, although that would probably stress the plant a bit. Certainly this is ready but of course vegging longer will give you more yield if you have the light for it. I sure hope it's a biogirl.. sometimes they'll throw out a random stamen/pistil during veg and you can know the sex. Another option if you're wanting to veg more but want to know, make some clones and stick one in 12/12 right after you see roots. Another complication, intersex plants are quite common so adjust your hopes accordingly.
it sounds like now's a good time to switch to 12/12 then, simply out of concern for the growing space I have. It's got maybe 4-5ft before I can't raise the lights any higher.
Yeah I'm really hoping it's female, but if not, oh well. I can try again with some more of the random seeds I've saved, or buy feminized ones when I've got the money. And I think I can still potentially use a male plant for extracts, even if it's lower yield?
Another option if you’re wanting to veg more but want to know, make some clones and stick one in 12/12 right after you see roots.
This is a good idea! I might be too lazy to do that now since I only have one light and would have to manually handle putting it in darkness to not disturb the main plant. But if I get another light in the future I'll keep that in mind, great idea.
Given your space concerns, go to flower now, it will take a few days at least for clones to take hold. But why not take some anyway, if it's a good plant you're gonna miss it lol. Re extracts you're going to get much, much better results with buds, but who knows you may still be able to get high. One of the more empowering activities I've ever taken part in, best of luck but even if it's not on your side don't give up!
But why not take some anyway, if it’s a good plant you’re gonna miss it lol
Well, I thought about it, since it'd save a lot of time and worry if it turns out to be female and I wanna grow again, but since I only have one light I don't know how I'd get it to work out, since the clone would have to be subjected to 12/12 lighting as well as the mother. I could maybe stick it in a window but uh, would rather not, and with my windows it would probably get even less lighting than 12/12 under the light...
If you have just a bit of space.. you don't need lots of light to keep them alive, just give em what you can until (hopefully) momma is done flowering.
I'd just read that if you have the light cycle on 12/12 and then switch back to 18/6 it can cause the plant to go hermaphroditic, so I don't know how having a clone under the same light for the 1-2 months the mother might take to flower would work out... Is that not actually how it works? It's hard sometimes to separate the actual science from the superstitious bro-science
I've heard the same thing, in any case it will probably stress the plant out. Suggesting you stick the clones in a separate room/container with whatever light you can give them, like some cheap florescent or led bulbs, they won't grow very fast and some will die especially the first week when they're rooting, you could prolly keep them in a big cardboard box or something the entire flowering period.
Appreciate the update! Yeah definitely don't tear it down until you actually see male parts. Is it possible there's a light leak or something? Shitty if it does turn out that way, but if so please try again and just do basically the same thing, raising a healthy plant isn't trivial and you got that the first go round.
Looks very healthy. You can actually flower it at any time even straight from seed, although that would probably stress the plant a bit. Certainly this is ready but of course vegging longer will give you more yield if you have the light for it. I sure hope it's a biogirl.. sometimes they'll throw out a random stamen/pistil during veg and you can know the sex. Another option if you're wanting to veg more but want to know, make some clones and stick one in 12/12 right after you see roots. Another complication, intersex plants are quite common so adjust your hopes accordingly.
Oh and once you go to flower it will grow a lot, mostly upward, assume it will double in height and go 50% wider
it sounds like now's a good time to switch to 12/12 then, simply out of concern for the growing space I have. It's got maybe 4-5ft before I can't raise the lights any higher.
Yeah I'm really hoping it's female, but if not, oh well. I can try again with some more of the random seeds I've saved, or buy feminized ones when I've got the money. And I think I can still potentially use a male plant for extracts, even if it's lower yield?
This is a good idea! I might be too lazy to do that now since I only have one light and would have to manually handle putting it in darkness to not disturb the main plant. But if I get another light in the future I'll keep that in mind, great idea.
Given your space concerns, go to flower now, it will take a few days at least for clones to take hold. But why not take some anyway, if it's a good plant you're gonna miss it lol. Re extracts you're going to get much, much better results with buds, but who knows you may still be able to get high. One of the more empowering activities I've ever taken part in, best of luck but even if it's not on your side don't give up!
Well, I thought about it, since it'd save a lot of time and worry if it turns out to be female and I wanna grow again, but since I only have one light I don't know how I'd get it to work out, since the clone would have to be subjected to 12/12 lighting as well as the mother. I could maybe stick it in a window but uh, would rather not, and with my windows it would probably get even less lighting than 12/12 under the light...
If you have just a bit of space.. you don't need lots of light to keep them alive, just give em what you can until (hopefully) momma is done flowering.
I'd just read that if you have the light cycle on 12/12 and then switch back to 18/6 it can cause the plant to go hermaphroditic, so I don't know how having a clone under the same light for the 1-2 months the mother might take to flower would work out... Is that not actually how it works? It's hard sometimes to separate the actual science from the superstitious bro-science
I've heard the same thing, in any case it will probably stress the plant out. Suggesting you stick the clones in a separate room/container with whatever light you can give them, like some cheap florescent or led bulbs, they won't grow very fast and some will die especially the first week when they're rooting, you could prolly keep them in a big cardboard box or something the entire flowering period.
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Appreciate the update! Yeah definitely don't tear it down until you actually see male parts. Is it possible there's a light leak or something? Shitty if it does turn out that way, but if so please try again and just do basically the same thing, raising a healthy plant isn't trivial and you got that the first go round.
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