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What week do you count from?
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What week do you count from?
Bit late now guys because I am near the finish line lol but what week do you guys and gals start counting the weeks of flower from?
The guy who got me my pre potted babies said 4 weeks veg and then trim the bottoms, leave it a couple of days and then flip to 12/12 cycle and that day is the start of week one
Now I’m hearing I should wait until white hairs are showing on most of them l, even after flipping and once I’m happy with them all showing these hairs- THAT’S when I begin the weeks of counting down?
Many thanks as always to the super community here
Who have helped me all the way through this first run
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The guy who got me my pre potted babies said 4 weeks veg and then trim the bottoms, leave it a couple of days and then flip to 12/12 cycle and that day is the start of week one
Now I’m hearing I should wait until white hairs are showing on most of them l, even after flipping and once I’m happy with them all showing these hairs- THAT’S when I begin the weeks of counting down?
Many thanks as always to the super community here
Who have helped me all the way through this first run
Tom
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Re: What week do you count from?
Depends on the breeder but your average strain will normally sit between 55-70 days after switching the light cycle. That's just an estimate though and you should go by the plants. Checkout some guides on checking trichomes for ripeness.Tom1974 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:52 amBit late now guys because I am near the finish line lol but what week do you guys and gals start counting the weeks of flower from?
The guy who got me my pre potted babies said 4 weeks veg and then trim the bottoms, leave it a couple of days and then flip to 12/12 cycle and that day is the start of week one
Now I’m hearing I should wait until white hairs are showing on most of them l, even after flipping and once I’m happy with them all showing these hairs- THAT’S when I begin the weeks of counting down?
Many thanks as always to the super community here
Who have helped me all the way through this first run
Tom
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Re: What week do you count from?
Thanks man, guess I was just asking what’s a rough/general estimated timeseymore_budz wrote:Depends on the breeder but your average strain will normally sit between 55-70 days after switching the light cycle. That's just an estimate though and you should go by the plants. Checkout some guides on checking trichomes for ripeness.Tom1974 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:52 amBit late now guys because I am near the finish line lol but what week do you guys and gals start counting the weeks of flower from?
The guy who got me my pre potted babies said 4 weeks veg and then trim the bottoms, leave it a couple of days and then flip to 12/12 cycle and that day is the start of week one
Now I’m hearing I should wait until white hairs are showing on most of them l, even after flipping and once I’m happy with them all showing these hairs- THAT’S when I begin the weeks of counting down?
Many thanks as always to the super community here
Who have helped me all the way through this first run
Tom
Was told each run with what I got off him would on average be around 13 weeks total
All smoker dependant like you say mate, I have a jewellers glass and can monitor trichome colours etc
Just wanted to make sure I haven’t started counting too early from changing the light cycle
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Re: What week do you count from?
I personally start counting from day 1 of the 12/12 flip, but add a week on to any estimated flowing times. So if its an 8 week strain, I'll estimate its going to go for 9. No idea if this is correct, but it seems to work for me as a rule of thumb.
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Re: What week do you count from?
I count from the day I flip, if it’s an 8 week strain I’ll flower it for 8 weeks, when I let them go longer I get lots of foxtails so I aim to finish them before that.
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Re: What week do you count from?
I tend to count from the day after i flip so like the first full 24 hour period of changing the light cycle, dunno. As a rule of thumb I add a week too but tend to just watch it and take it on a convenient wkend
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Re: What week do you count from?
Day 1 of 12/12 for me. Unless im growing a proper haze, 99% of strains are ready for me by day 70 from flip.
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Re: What week do you count from?
Thanks guys I will crack on counting then from the day I switch cycles even if only 4 weeks veg and 9 weeks flower
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Re: What week do you count from?
Week 1 flower is when i flip to 12/12
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Re: What week do you count from?
Whatever date the plants first get 12 hours darkness, that’s the date I write down.
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