Sorry for the long reply super stoned Later thanks. Hi JV! This means that those hours of indirect sunlight are still being absorbed by the plant. Hi Ciara, We planted outside in Chicago on a balcony with unobstructed daylight all day. We have very hot and humid sun that starts in july and runs usually through mid October it can be 70FF for that period of time with lots of consistent humidity.
They are all in organic soil. Any plant food tips we mix in food 1x a week? Watering schedule currently every days and we test soil for moistness. How long should we expect until we see buds generally- 8 weeks? I have a few questions; did you get the seeds from cannabis flowers you were meant to smoke?
Simply keep an eye on them when they flower, as they might also be hermaphrodites. When flowering, some strains can grow up to three times the size most shoot up to almost double in size. Nitrogen is good for the veg period, and phosphorus and potassium are also good for veg and bloom especially. Your watering schedule sounds just fine — it really depends on your climate, the substrate and how much water it retains etc.
I would also recommend getting a pH meter if you plan on increasing the amount of food given to the plants, as the wrong pH can prevent them from absorbing any nutrients. However, I can tell you that the pre-flower starts once the days start getting shorter.
Thank you very much as I learned so much!! Hi Roman, Flowering occurs in photo-dependant plants once they start receiving a certain type and amount of light. I need a bit more information here to help you out; where are you growing your plant? What strain is it?
Sativas can take much longer to flower. Kind regards,. My plant I believe Sativa just started growing flowers on Friday 2 days ago. I germinated July 15 n now it is October 4. Should I add this to the water and if so, how often….. I added to another plant and I think I killed it with too much. Hi Abram! Are you using any sort of base fertilizer, or a pre-prepared soil? I am new to this growing thing 1st plant a random bag seed that has been on 24 hour light cycle for the last 2 months and I am super confused it has started what I assume is pre-flowering or maybe even flowering not sure.
Could this be a autoflower strain and should I change my light cycle or keep it on the 24 hours of light all help is much appriciated. Hi ciara, just looking for a bit of advise! I have two plants which are outdoors and currently are about 3ft. It looks like there are buds! Stick to a nutrient schedule for flowering and only start flushing one or two weeks before the expected harvesting date. Hi Dimuthu!
You can cut some bottom fan leaves when the plant is flowering so it concentrates its energy on the top buds. Do not cut all the leaves as the plant needs them to grow. Should I be getting anxious? Re: flushing: this is only for chemical ferts, yeah? Hello Agnes, congratulations on your big ladies!
The article says Cannabis plants start budding when Autumn begins, not August. In the northern hemisphere, as you say, Autumn starts on September 21st but in the southern hemisphere, that would be on March 21st.
Anyway, those dates are just a guide, outdoors budding may start earlier or later due to the environmental and growing conditions. Chicken compost usually has a high Nitrogen concentration and may or may not have enough P. This is great for vegetative growth but in the flowering stage the plant needs less Nitrogen, and if present in excess, it may delay flowering.
Try fertilizers organics are great with higher concentrations of P and K Phosphorus and Potassium. Bat guano, fish meal, and kelp products are good options and there are many other organic sources, just be sure that NPK ratios are as follows: N low — P medium to high — K high.
I hope this helps and you can harvest before the cold season begins. Thanks for reading and commenting. Hello Alicia. I am in the exact same situation as she is. I successfully germinated 6 seeds in late April and early May and 3 of them are females. My biggest female plant is 3 feet tall now and the other 2 are close behind. It sounds like all I can do is force flower them, right?
Please tell me when I should do that and how? Any advice? Is there a better way? Hi Danielle! To do this, move the female plants definitely inside the tent when they achieve half of the desired size because they will continue to grow in the switching phase. Take into account the total height of the pot and the plant with some distance between the top of the plant and the grow light. Plants growing too close to growing lights develop burns and other problems.
Start applying nutrients intended for flowering one week before switching environments and light schedules. Regarding the male plants, they are going to accidentally pollinate female plants in your area, so you may want to consider taking them out before that happens. And when doing so should I be removing the smaller leaves starting from the bottom of the plants?
Hi Stephanie! I am growing five plants in a solarium and the tallest plant is 8 feet and the smallest is 6 feet. One plant in particular, the second tallest seems to be several weeks ahead of its sisters. They were all planted at the same time, but was wondering if this is normal that one is so far advanced? Secondly, all the plants are seem quite healthy but nowhere near as bushy as some of the plants I see on the web. The colas are forming and staying close to the stalks, but like I said this is not a bushy plant.
Is this normal too? My strain is White Widow,. Hello Ted, every plant is a different individual and may grow differently even in the same conditions. In the case of tall plants like yours, they are not always as bushy as their shorter counterparts.
As long as they have budding sites, they will grow just fine. White Widow in particular needs lots of light and will take no less than 9 weeks to complete flowering. Always make sure to be giving them the correct amount of nutrients and watering.
If you need further help, you can email me some photos of the whole plants and some close photos of the buds or preflowers. Hi Karen! While some people had problems and avoided them altogether, fertilizers may be ok for the veg stage outdoors. The problem is, they have a high concentration of Nitrogen. This is not recommended for the flowering stage because it produces small buds, among other issues.
If your plants are growing outdoors, water them accordingly and the sun will do the rest. Hi, I have a few plants out side, for the most part they are doing good there about 8 ft tall and big around and bushy. But they are not budding yet.
All my plants in past years have already had nice buds established by this time of year. The newest growth is slightly purple. And all the leaves are small compared to most other plants. And they are definitely female. Do you think the late blooming is do to the strain or could I be doing something different? Hello Ian! There may be several reasons for late blooming. Strain in only one of them. Maybe something related to the nutrient schedule or soil?
If you need further help, please upload your photos to the Grow with Jane app. I want to send a pic of my 1st time plant that is flowering on a few stalks,, does the flowering supposed to leave a white dust on some of leaves???? Hello Dt! When flowering, Cannabis plants produce trichomes, which look like small crystals on some leaves.
If you are noticing something like dust or flour, it could be a fungal disease called Powdery Mildew. Some people use low-fat milk, some use neem oil. Whatever method you choose, repeat every 10 days until you eliminate the fungi. Spraying the leaves with alkaline reverse osmosis water also may work.
Powdery Mildew usually grows in rooms crowded with plants, poor airflow, high humidity levels and stagnant air. Moving the plants to get rid of excess water on the leaves after rain and adding a fan to move the air indoors may help.
For us to see your pics, please upload them to the Grow with Jane app and send an in app message with your issue. Our Grower Support team will look at it as soon as possible.
I was wondering what occurs if I remove the flower buds. I was given a small plant started from seed and was already flowering. I desire a taller bushy plant so I snipped of the beginning male flowers and repotted on its side so the main stem could begin to grow more branches, and has now tripled the amount of branches.
They are all flowering as well. Thanks for you time! Hi Zaida! Training plants, like growing them on their side to force them to grow more branches LST — Low-Stress Training is a great way to maximize your crop so make sure all those branches get enough light and go for it!
Check out this article for more info! Great stuff, thanks. Does the plant need direct sunlight during the flowering stage? So, I know direct sunlight is key during the vegetative stage, is that equally true during the flowering stage? Hello Michael! Yes, Cannabis plants need direct sunlight during the flowering stage as well. They need fewer hours of direct sunlight than in the veg stage, so it might work if they receive enough.
Check for stunted growth and consider adding an additional light if necessary. Great work Alicia! Thank you for sharing. Cannabis is such a lovely plant to prune, train and develop. Hello Denton. Thank you so much for your kind words, also for reading and commenting! Cannabis is indeed a lovely plant and we all love to learn about it! Happy growing!! Our Napoli Pink plant is flowering. We are growing outdoors in N CA and they are in 5 gallon bucks about 3 months old.
Some of the stem is turning brown. Any recommendations for a fix? Hi Julie! There may be some reasons for a stem turning brown. Some of them are not to worry, others may harm your crop. Fusarium fungi and Pythium are two main suspects if stem rot seems to be the problem. Sometimes the whole plant also shows symptoms as yellow and wilting leaves. If this is the case, avoid overwatering and try to improve drainage conditions.
Disinfect the stem and the bucks spraying with a solution of water and H There are some products to treat these diseases, but they are hard to fight once established. Inoculating the soil mix from the beginning with beneficial organisms like Mycorrhizae and Trichoderma prevents these and other fungal diseases such as Botrytis and Powdery Mildew establish. Good luck and happy growing!
I have 1 plant outside and I used 20 20 20 in flowering stage and the buds are small what can I do to get them bigger. Do I need to flush. Hello Les! This causes buds to remain small, less potent and tasty. If your plant is growing in a container, you may flush it until the water runs more clear.
If harvesting seems near, just flush and hope for the best. Avoid those fertilizers in your next grows, they are not good for Cannabis. Hi My! Yes, you can grow autoflowering and photoperiodic regular plants in the same tent. When switching to the flowering stage, auto seeds develop better, bigger and faster with 18 hours of light but they can make do with 12 hours.
Bear in mind that autos growing with only 12 hours of light may experience slower growth and may take longer to mature. Also, most of the times, less light also means less yield when growing autos.
However, I noticed my buds are much less sticky than about a week ago and the smell is much sweeter than dank. Is it time to harvest? Hi Lucas! The perfect moment for harvesting is up to each grower. Pistils white hair start white and as the plant ripens, they get darker and curl in until they are brown.
Trichomes resin glands, look like lollipops start clear and transparent. Hello Nancy! Just keep watering and apply a nutrient schedule intended for the flowering stage. They may have several weeks of flowering ahead so monitor for changes in the buds! Thanks for reading and commenting, happy growing!
Hi there, Question: Can I move my plant half way through the flowering cycle..? I have a new set up ready to go but I have to get it into my car to relocate. Will gently moving work or should I just start over in the new location? Hello Mariah! You can move your plant during the night time, just be careful and gentle to avoid damaging the plant. Here are some tips: — A blanket sounds a little heavy and may crush the budding sites, try wrapping it in a big black trash bag.
Good luck with the process and happy growing! My weed plants are right now half generative and half vegetative. What could I do to manage such stages? I mean, the plants are growing generative in the part where the sun hits in the morning, but the other side is growing principally vegetative. Is very strange because I have amazing buds in the generative side and such horrible flowering and over elongation of stems in the other side….
It usually happens with the lower parts of bushy plants. As light passes through, buds that were less exposed to light now may receive enough to develop correctly. If they still have some weeks of flowering ahead, you can try some foliar biostimulant and concentrate on the parts with less flowering development. Adding fertilizers intended for flowering always helps the plant to grow bigger buds. Some people choose to grow in containers because they can rotate them or move them around, but this may not apply if you have huge plants growing directly on soil.
Hello Sivart! The harvesting point is a very personal choice, but you should look at the trichomes and pistils on your buds with a magnifying glass to make that decision. You are doing fine giving them natural water, keep up the good work! The New York Times , 2 December. Gaudinier, A. Evolutionary processes from the perspective of flowering time diversity.
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