How and when do you know it time to change to a 12 and 12 cycle
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It looks awful crowded in there. Keep in mind that cannabis can double in size one flipped and manage your space accordingly.
Yeah its tight in there my first grow wasn’t sure if they were going to make it so I started with a lot of them down to 5
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Need pics in natural light cant tell with the burple light
Two considerations:
Age of plant: For “seedlings”, if space (and time) permit, better yields can be obtained from a 6-8 week veg period. Alternatively they can be switched straight after germination, however they are biologically incapable of budding until about 3 weeks of age.
Height of plant: Depending on the strain, plants will generally double in size during flowering. So, if ‘room’ height is limited, the switch to 12/12 will need to be done no later than when the plant has reached 50% of the ‘available’ height (remember to consider the minimum gap distance between lamp and foliage).
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I agree with MH47. I go by height and not age anymore.
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You are beyond the point I’ve ever flipped at… Flip now or start over. Or fight… I’m fighting
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That’s 5’5" tall. Was half the size of yours when flipped…
Over quadrupled in height.
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Once I switch the light times do I start to trim off the fan leaves
The age old question and the answer is simple for most. You veg according to strain and room height and size. Some plants stretch a little, many stretch alot like 2 ft or more.
This is something that should be figured out before seeds are even planted.
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do I start to trim off the fan leaves
generally not the fan leaves. Your tent is crowded so you need to keep the bottom 1/3 and the center of the plant as open as possible. As suckers grow in, remove them. I do this clean out when I flip. Fan leaves powers the plant so you want to leave them. Once buds start forming you can then think about removing fan leaves. The ones obstructing buds underneath.
