How to speed up flowering

EricSmokesGreen · #1 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 04:42 PM

Ok, so i want to start growing soon. But i want my crop ready by like the end of june. Is there anyway that i can like cover up the plants to change it from a 18-6 light schedule into a 12/12. like can i put a cover halfway over the plants, does anyone know what to do to make them flower in june?

The Grim Reefer · #2 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 04:48 PM

you would have to artificially create darkness for 12 hours of the day, yes a covering could do this, just make sure its lightproof, but youll need to move it on/off every day.

greenmeany · #3 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 04:55 PM

this is a nonpactical idea. just buy an autoflowering strain

sixheads · #4 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 05:03 PM

If you give them 24 hours a day for like a month under the flourcents and then put them out in late may ( weather permitting) they might be done mid late july.

A friend of mine puts plants out on may 24 weekend or as soon as dry enough. They are usually about 6 to 8 inches tall , they have been under 18 hours lite from seed. Then about 2 weeks later after they have taken hold he picks the tops . I have seen him with kick ass buds before labour day.

Good luck

cantharis · #5 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 05:16 PM

If you want them ready at a set time your best plan would be to grow indoors.

EricSmokesGreen · #6 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 06:02 PM

I cant grow indoors, ive already posted stuff saying that, theres alot of reasons why i cant. plus i want to grow like a guerilla grow. but what happens if i like took a tarp and covered half of the crop at a certain angle so that it would only get about 12 hours of light.

EricSmokesGreen · #7 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by greenmeany

this is a nonpactical idea. just buy an autoflowering strain

Do the autoflowering strains just liek flower after a certain amount of time.

thisisfunforme · #8 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 08:24 PM

yes thats why there called autoflowering.. if you have 18 hours of sunlight where you live the auto flowers would be a good choice... after 3 weeks time no matter what the light conditions are the auto flowering plants will start to show sex and flower.. 8 weeks later you have nice smokeable buds. so figure 11 weeks from seed to harvest.. on most auto flowers each are slightly different

greenmeany · #9 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricSmokesGreen

I cant grow indoors, ive already posted stuff saying that, theres alot of reasons why i cant. plus i want to grow like a guerilla grow. but what happens if i like took a tarp and covered half of the crop at a certain angle so that it would only get about 12 hours of light.

it will still get light just not direct light. my last bit of advice before i give up on you because it is clear your only looking for the answer that you want to hear is to not even bother with this idea of yours. its either autoflowering strain to finish quickly, indica dominant the next quickest the sativa dominant the latest. o and by the way, you can read a bit more on the subject that would help.

thosevacanteyes · #10 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 08:51 PM

Time Machine always works.

-C

5starfarmer · #11 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixheads

If you give them 24 hours a day for like a month under the flourcents and then put them out in late may ( weather permitting) they might be done mid late july.

A friend of mine puts plants out on may 24 weekend or as soon as dry enough. They are usually about 6 to 8 inches tall , they have been under 18 hours lite from seed. Then about 2 weeks later after they have taken hold he picks the tops . I have seen him with kick ass buds before labour day.

Good luck

Negative, putting a non auto flowering strain outdoors, YES it will probably start to flower if you had it indoors on a 24h schedule. NO it won't finish.. the plant will adapt to the light schedule outdoors which gets LONGER every day at that time... So unless you're providing darkness for it.. it will revert to vegging. (if it's not an auto).

champloo · #12 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 11:47 PM

Are the only kinds of strains that will flower before september autoflowering? Or are there some strains that finish super early but arent autoflowering?

EricSmokesGreen · #13 (**permalink**) 02-14-2009, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by champloo

Are the only kinds of strains that will flower before september autoflowering? Or are there some strains that finish super early but arent autoflowering?

I'm with you man, autoflowering strains are gay, they have a tiny yeild and less THC

PsXtreme · #14 (**permalink**) 02-14-2009, 05:27 AM

Tiny yeild? They produce an ounce and for personal use that is pretty good yeild, unless of course your a burn out and you smoke all day everyday. An ounce lasts me a good 2-2.5 months...lol.

cantharis · #15 (**permalink**) 02-14-2009, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsXtreme

Tiny yeild? They produce an ounce

As the man correctly said, an ounce is a TINY yield for outdoor. And they are lacking in THC.

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#1 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 04:42 PM
EricSmokesGreen Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 168	How to speed up flowering Ok, so i want to start growing soon. But i want my crop ready by like the end of june. Is there anyway that i can like cover up the plants to change it from a 18-6 light schedule into a 12/12. like can i put a cover halfway over the plants, does anyone know what to do to make them flower in june?

#2 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 04:48 PM
The Grim Reefer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dried and cured. Stoned and growing more :) Posts: 841	Re: How to speed up flowering you would have to artificially create darkness for 12 hours of the day, yes a covering could do this, just make sure its lightproof, but youll need to move it on/off every day. __________________ 7 weeks Flowering - 11 new strains, looking for mothers, 1 x StrawBerry Cough, 1 x BlueBerry (Dutch Passion), 3 x Whiteberry (Paradise Seeds), 1 x Bubble Cheese, 1 x Cheesus (Big Buddah Seeds), 1 x LA Woman (DNA Genetics), 2 x Violator Kush, 3 x Crimea Blue, 3 x LSD (Barneys Farm), 3 x Satori, 1 x HashBerry (Mandala)

#3 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 04:55 PM
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#4 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 05:03 PM
sixheads Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	Re: How to speed up flowering If you give them 24 hours a day for like a month under the flourcents and then put them out in late may ( weather permitting) they might be done mid late july. A friend of mine puts plants out on may 24 weekend or as soon as dry enough. They are usually about 6 to 8 inches tall , they have been under 18 hours lite from seed. Then about 2 weeks later after they have taken hold he picks the tops . I have seen him with kick ass buds before labour day. Good luck

#5 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 05:16 PM
cantharis Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Costa Blanca, Spain Posts: 6,491	Re: How to speed up flowering If you want them ready at a set time your best plan would be to grow indoors.

#6 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 06:02 PM
EricSmokesGreen Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 168	Re: How to speed up flowering I cant grow indoors, ive already posted stuff saying that, theres alot of reasons why i cant. plus i want to grow like a guerilla grow. but what happens if i like took a tarp and covered half of the crop at a certain angle so that it would only get about 12 hours of light.

#8 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 08:24 PM
thisisfunforme guest Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 370	Re: How to speed up flowering yes thats why there called autoflowering.. if you have 18 hours of sunlight where you live the auto flowers would be a good choice... after 3 weeks time no matter what the light conditions are the auto flowering plants will start to show sex and flower.. 8 weeks later you have nice smokeable buds. so figure 11 weeks from seed to harvest.. on most auto flowers each are slightly different

#10 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 08:51 PM
thosevacanteyes Above The Clouds Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ga? Ca? Posts: 2,385	Re: How to speed up flowering Time Machine always works. -C __________________ Secret Garden '09 - NYCDiesel, Gigabud and Powerskunk

#12 (permalink) 02-13-2009, 11:47 PM
champloo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pac Nw. Posts: 874	Re: How to speed up flowering Are the only kinds of strains that will flower before september autoflowering? Or are there some strains that finish super early but arent autoflowering?

#14 (permalink) 02-14-2009, 05:27 AM
PsXtreme Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 385	Re: How to speed up flowering Tiny yeild? They produce an ounce and for personal use that is pretty good yeild, unless of course your a burn out and you smoke all day everyday. An ounce lasts me a good 2-2.5 months...lol.

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