I’ve only grown a handful of times and this time I am doing some ILGM GrandDaddy Purple but I am not sure they are ready for flower or maybe they are ready to go…
They started from seed September 6 and I let them mature before I started the veg cycle. Tomorrow will be the end of week #4 veg.
Plants are compact and only about 16" tall but as you can see from the picture they are super bushy.
Its hard to see but they are sitting in 5 gallon SmartPots with FFOF under 600w Viparspectra LED. They are running running 18/6.
The were topped at node 4 and then again last Saturday and appear to have recovered.
Are these girls ready to flower or should I let them get some more length ? According to ILGM they are supposed to be “compact”.
Look to see if they are pre flowering, if they are already showing signs. I would swap them they will double in size when they stretch. You got six more weeks anyway.
I would wait another week before flipping to the 12/12 light cycle but start giving it the pre flower nutrients like open sesame if you have it or something like that
If you switch now, you still are going to get growth. Unless you’re doing some low stress training or cropping. Then wait for more growth. If you want more buds, make more bud sites.
I’d let them veg a bit longer. Spread them open up a bit as they grow and do some Lst. How tall is your tent? They will stretch.
Keep an eye on your humidity during the last half of flower. The ilgm GDP grows some fat dense buds and boytritis can easily take hold.
I will let them go another week before flipping them.
What is LDS ?
I figured since they are so compact I wouldnt need to use the SCROG net. Should I use the net ? If so, when should I put it in the tent ?
When should I start to prune them ? @boardsbird your plant looks awesome but i think its much older than mine at least looking at the diameter of the stems. Amazing looking plant!!
I think LDS are Mormons
He probably meant LST (my iPad kept changing it too).
You don’t need a scrog net unless you’re doing a scrog. Some people throw a net in there to try and hold up the buds, but that’s not actually a scrog. I wouldn’t worry about it. Just some simple lst, a little supercropping, and you’ll develop more bud sites. Then Flip the light schedule to 12/12.
This is the top of the Durban Poison auto starting to flower, See how the bottom of plant would be shaded anyway and any buds that grow down there will dry out to nothing.
