when does veg stage actually start???

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by TokinSnowMan, Nov 20, 2006.

  1. #1 TokinSnowMan, Nov 20, 2006
    Hey everyone. Can someone please tell me when the seedling stage ends and what signifies the start of veg stage?
     
  2. #2 -mu, Nov 20, 2006
    It's all the same really. I guess, technically it's when the first true leaves show, but even a seedling is "vegging".

    What does it matter?

    -mu
     
  3. #3 chimera, Nov 20, 2006
    as Mu says including what does it matter. give them 24/7 light and watch them grow.
     
  4. #4 TokinSnowMan, Nov 20, 2006
    Thanks guys. I was just curious because i see some people refer to their plants as being in the seedling stage and it looks like they are in the veg stage. Just wanted to make sure i was on the right page as everyone else.
     
  5. #5 Homergrower, Nov 21, 2006
    I suppose you could catagorise it by - using nutes or not.
    I wouldn't use nutes in the seedling stage but it's ok in the veg stage.
    In that case Veg stage would be a few weeks into the plants life, whenever it's safe to start on nutes.
     
  6. #6 -mu, Nov 21, 2006
    A good indicator of when to start (light) feeding is that the cotyledon (baby) leaves will shrivel, which means that the growing plant is sucking nutrients out of them.

    -mu
     
  7. #7 Homergrower, Nov 21, 2006
    I always wondered why the bottom leaves dried up and died. Thanks.
     
  8. #8 bliz, Nov 28, 2006
    vegg stage starts when the 1st five finger leaves begin to show:smoking:
     
  9. #9 Rockwell_, Nov 28, 2006
    In fact, the proper vegatative state begins roughly around the time the plant has grown 4 developed nodes and has started the 5th. So up until this time, the plant should be exposed to 24/7 light and a very light seedling feeding schedule.

    Treating a seedling as if it is fully formed vegatating plant just because it has developed the first fan-leaf will not yeild any postive results.
     

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