i was asking the same questions when i first started. then i actually searched and its all here on gc! Vocabulary of Growing Terms Sticky: http://forum.grasscity.com/general-indoor-growing/55129-vocabulary-growing-terms-slang.html
Thank you very much! I did already read that though. I should have been more specific with my question. Flowering, does a plant automactically flower or do you HAVE to force flowering by swithcing to 12/12?
Once you grow out your plant to half the size that you want it to be, you switch your light shedule from 24/0 (or 18/6) to 12/12. This will force your plant to show sex and flower.