I'm growing auto Bubblelicious from Nirvana and just need to know if I start counting from today, and is it safe to say I could cut it down in 4-5 weeks? Nirvana lists plant life at 8-12 weeks and I've followed their directions to a perfect t. 18/6 from seed, 2 gallon pots, organic coco, and lit by a 90 watt LED plus CFLs for supplemental lighting. Here's what they look like today at day 49:
It should be said I had to force flower by turning the clock to 12/12, its just the plant on the right just won't flower. I'm gonna give it a few days and if it doesn't I'm gonna get rid of it and assume it was a hermie.
Nirvanas auto Bubblelicious is notorious for not auto flowering. Supposedly they had thier issues worked out, but I have been seeing issues popping up with recent seed orders. I have their blue mystic autos and they seem to be right on queue, although two of four wouldnt germ.
I would suspect that since it seems to take after the non auto genetics that it would be about the same as regular bubblelicious. I checked nirvana shop, but they said 9 to 11 weeks as well as 8 to 10 weeks. Evidently they arent quite positve on flowering time for their plants either, not very reassuring.
I bought Nirvana "autoflowering" seeds that did not autoflower at all. Your plants are not autoflowing either. True autos would have been flowering long since. There's a reason why cheap seeds are cheap sometimes.
[quote name='"capitate"']I bought Nirvana "autoflowering" seeds that did not autoflower at all. Your plants are not autoflowing either. True autos would have been flowering long since. There's a reason why cheap seeds are cheap sometimes.[/quote] $10 a seed isn't cheap. I'm going to see what these guys will do, the one that did flower is taking off like a missle. Already swelling and forming small buds at the base of the sites.
my exact same experience with Nirvana's Auto Bubblegum when it was still a pre-release 3 years ago. Glad to see Buddy is on top of the problem she'll take about 8 weeks BTW
That's the info I was looking for. Gonna have to take her at 6, hopefully they're ready lol. I have to move at the end of July, if yesterday was the beginning of week/day 1 I sure hope they take off. The side branches are almost as tall as the cola.
[quote name='"capitate"']I bought Nirvana "autoflowering" seeds that did not autoflower at all. Your plants are not autoflowing either. True autos would have been flowering long since. There's a reason why cheap seeds are cheap sometimes.[/quote] My experience exactly. I won't ever use Nirvana seeds again.
Already decided on G13 Poison Dwarf, Royal Queen NL Automatic, and Big Buddha SAS for my next order. I love these autos, I just want to get one that works.
I also have 2 of their bubble autos & 1 of the blues now & would like to see when & how yours are doing, mine i put directly into their 2gal pot after they germed & now am only at 5 days after comming through the soil, I just hope mine will do as good as your are doing
Here you go bud, I've got a journal going: http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-g...-bubblelicious-bagseed-coco.html#post14567295