From my understanding of things one can flower 12/12 a clone as soon as it roots because it is already mature. With seed, plants must determine sex and then be flowered. Everyone says don't veg and flower then veg again. My question is: can you induce flowering 12/12 after a seed has germd and vegged for say 2 weeks? Or from seed do you have to see signs of sexual maturity before flowering or risk shocking the plant? I am curious because I know plant height can be more easily regulated after selecting a mother with a pheno that suits your needs. But for my 1st grow I'll have to deal with seed and then males. I'm on a 4x4 ebb and flow. Plants max height is 32 inches. I figured I'd aim for 1 per sqft from clones = 16 plants. In order to establish this I plan to get 20 seeds. Assuming I can get 80% germ. I will have 16 remaining. 3 weeks into veg I will take and label clones for mother stock. Now, at this point, do I wait another 1-3 weeks and then go 12/12 (if so, will height be a concern for longer veg time?), or can I go 12/12 early on with my seedling generation (what is bad: shock, male pollination??). At what period for either scenario does one cull the males from the garden. And will a 4x4 even have enough room for a seed generation at 1 per sqft. I assumed 50/50 with 8 female at 1/2 plant per sqft. after males have been culled. Thanks! <o></o> As a side question about veg vs flower areas: Setup on the 4x4 flowering table will be 2 x 430W HPS. The mother/veg chamber will have 2 x 150W CFL for mothers and 2-4’ flouro tubes @ 100W total for a 10” x 40” footprint for seeds/clones. <o></o> My issue: I only want two phases of medium. The medium I root in and the medium I flower in. I also want things to be perpetual. How long after a clone has rooted can one veg for if the container is something small like a rockwool cube or rapid rooter plug? Could I root for 2 weeks, then allow veg growth for 2 weeks. Then transplant to flower table and veg for 1 week for a net of 3 weeks veg growth? Or do I not have enough light for veg w/flouro and/or enough space for my roots in that setup? <o></o> Thanks again!<o></o>
i believe you have it correct in that once a clone has roots you can flower it. with a plant grown from seed it needs to reach a certain point of maturaty and i think that is around 30 days old, or when the nodes start staggering but someone correct me if i'm wrong.
I have 4 clones that were started into flower 1 week after being cut (just got their roots). They appear to be forming single large buds which is exactly what I was hoping for, unfortunately I'm stuck with flouros for another 4-6 weeks. I think starting them early is the way to go though, at least in terms of maximizing space usage.