Royalty Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hey guys, My plants are really starting to take off now, but i'm just wondering how long until they start budding? It seems to be taking forever, I/m getting impatient now haha, I want to see the fruits of my labour!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matanuska Thunder Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Looks like they are being grown outside?if so, they will not start to flower for a few more months (once the daylight falls below 12 hours/ more than 12 hours darkness) YMMV once they start to flower it can take anywhere from 8 to 20+ weeks to flower to completion you can also place them in darkness on your won that too will bring on the flowering cycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thank you very much for the reply...Yes this is an outdoor grow, and my first one at that...So I'd be looking at around Autumn time for pruning? Also do you think I could get clones of these still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louise Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Actually they will start flowering before the natural day is reduced to 12/12. 12/12 lighting (ie 12 hrs light and 12 hrs dark in each 24 hr period) is used indoors because pretty much all strains will flower on this regime. Outdoors is a little different, most indica dominant strains will begin to flower once the days have reduced to about 14hrs, strains with more sativa in them will need shorter days again, but only tropical sativas will actually need close to 12/12 to initiate flowering. In Hobart, at a guess, I'd say you'll see signs of flowering by mid February. All th best, lou. Edit - yes, this is the perfect time to take clones. And yes, harvest will be somewhere around the middle of May. Edited December 22, 2014 by louise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thankyou loise for your help, That is great info... I actually took some clones the other week, dipped them in clonex and then put thm in a cup with dirt in it and they just fell over...what would you say is the best way to go about cloning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Also by looking at the plants, feel free to give me any advice as to what I may need to do, for now ive just sprinkled some food on the top and i water them around every two days as it is quite humid in Hobart town at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I planted these in late September from seedling:=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCompletion Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Whatever you are doing seems to be working well. What food are you "sprinkling". A lot of people opt for a liquid based ferts (no right or wrong just different horses for different courses). Regards to cloning there's plenty of good tutorials around id start reading there. Late September is the right time for starting outdoors. General rule of thumb is plant Father's Day harvest Mother's Day. (Dad plants the seed and mum gets the flowers haha). Humidity is not too concerning during veg, but can hurt during flowering stage as mould creeps in and can ruin the last 6 months of your tlc if not spotted early. I know from experience unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happybudda420 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hey dude nice plants, are they showing female pre flowers?Happy growing to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks once again for the replies again guys! These babies have been thru hell, repotted 4 times. I took them right up into the bush a few weeks ago and 3 of them got eaten (even tho I bought a 18 dollar repellent!)So obvioulsy I took the other two out of the bush and brought them home. I was very lucky, only one plant was male and I spotted that early...They are looking ridiculously happy with nice little white and purple hairs...First time growing and absolutely loving it... Reckon I would get a pound of them? Im using osmocote plant food, making organic teas and compost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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