# Re vegging a plant **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Cycle\ **Created:** [December 1, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/re-vegging-a-plant/79069 "2021-12-01T18:11:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![laurienx3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/laurienx3/32/611259_2.png) [@laurienx3](https://ilgmforum.com/u/laurienx3)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/re-vegging-a-plant/79069/1 "2021-12-01T18:11:26Z")
Hi all, I need some guidance. I want to reveg a plant that’s nearly done flowering, it’s a mandarin zskittles and I’ve made a fair few mistakes on my grow but it’s still producing some lovely stuff so would like to see what a tent full of these look like with less mistakes. Its currently in a 15L pot and my plan was to harvest/cut it back, leave a few small bud sites, then re pot it into a smaller pot, like an 8L fabric one with some fresh soil amended for veg. Does that sound right? Then I’m giving to someone to look after, will they need a tent or can they just grow it in the open like a house plant with a low watt led and a clip fan near it for some air flow? Hope this question don’t seem to stupid, never had a mother plant or took clones before ![44689-955F7F4D-3B0D-4801-AB0D-D63F210641F9](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/3/b/53b4bc1a2dd27cbce119f93347b472d202220900.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PharmerBob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/pharmerbob/32/269760_2.png) [@PharmerBob](https://ilgmforum.com/u/PharmerBob)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/re-vegging-a-plant/79069/2 "2021-12-01T18:17:12Z")
Pull flowers but leave some fan leaves when harvesting, sit her in 18-6 for a while and give her light feedings eventually she’ll start growing again ---
**Author:** ![Tylersays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Tylersays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Tylersays)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/re-vegging-a-plant/79069/3 "2021-12-01T18:17:55Z")
I’d just flip the lights back to 18/6 after I cut the buds and let it ride. Too much shock to the system might just kill her. If you need to re-pot I’d wait until I was sure she was back to veg. It’s probably one of those things, she might survive just fine, or she might not. I would think the less stress to the plant the better the chances it’ll re-veg. I think you could do it outside of a tent IF she’s getting a strong enough light source and it’s on it for more than 12 hrs at a time. Just my thoughts… I know in my life the less stress I have the more I actually want to do something! LOL! Best of Luck!! i see why you want to clone her - beautiful buds and colors!! ---
**Author:** ![2GreenThumbs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/2greenthumbs/32/696724_2.png) [@2GreenThumbs](https://ilgmforum.com/u/2GreenThumbs)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/re-vegging-a-plant/79069/4 "2021-12-01T18:35:30Z")
I’ve revegged many once, but won’t do it more than once anymore as for some reason around round 3 the plant becomes less potent or at least my blue dream did. I agree with @Tylersays and wouldn’t repot at least not untill your in veg. I cut my buds and left 3 nodes on each stalk and my fan leaves and chopped the top of the buds on the 3 remaining nodes. At each bud site where I chopped the buds in half they came back out like I fimmed the suckers. I got like 8 branches the started growing back out of each bud! I doubt I reveg anymore as any loss of potency is not my cup of tea. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![DeadW8life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@DeadW8life](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DeadW8life)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/re-vegging-a-plant/79069/5 "2021-12-01T20:15:46Z")
I’ve had that happen in the past; almost like the plant went through some kind of senescence. On the other hand, I’ve kept plants through several reveg cycles before and we’re just as good…maybe even a tad better in the trichome department. No idea why some of them experienced “senescence”, but now I’m wondering why. I always chalked it up to something I did to strain the plants.