Tiger Bloom before signs of sexing?

[vaportrail420]

1st timer here

ive got my plant I kept in veg till I got her where I wanted, which took me into 7th week

Im now ready to kick her into 12/12 with the tiger bloom, big bloom, and open sesame

I guess my question is should I start the 12/12 and feeding or stay with the 18 hour lights and continue the feeding schedule of growbig and open sesame since im not showing any sign of sexing yet?

 

[1st time]

I am a first timer too but my understanding is you won't be able to tell the sex until you do 12/12

 

[Richard Richardson]

You can flip to 12/12 and start the bloom nutrients, if you are happy with her now

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What are preflowers?

 

[vaportrail420]

that I did and she came out quite nice

thanks

 

[Herb Green]

Hi. This is sort of related. I am going to grow Jack Here auto indoor in promix bx and perlite. Fox Farm liquid nutrients. Now, do I start with Grow Big until they bud, or use the flowering liquids all the way? Also, should I feed right from the start? This is my first grow. I don't want to burn them which is a common rookie mistake from what I've read. Any and all info appreciated. Thanks, Herb.

 

[vaportrail420]

I found a post here on the lifecycle of autos, I have only grew one auto but it may help you out








re: Autoflowers have cost me big time!



calm down buddy, auto's are much harder to grow then regular ones. make a mistake and boom... yield is like yours. you are doing something wrong. this is a pretty good guide, keeping in mind that PH and flushing is a must. 200w per plant and more if you want those insane yields.




LIFECYCLE OF AN AUTO

A common question I see is when to switch autos from veg to bloom. Many people are under the impression that as soon as they see the first flowers it's time to switch. Perhaps a little explanation of the life cycle of autos will help to clarify this.

Weeks 1 - 3. Once you've started your seeds and they break the surface of the soil, they are in their seedling stage. The first set of leaves to appear will usually single fingered, followed by a second set that may still be single fingered or perhaps 3 fingered. Once that second set appears growth will start to accelerate as the new leaves provide more photosynthesis. This process will continue, more new leaves, faster growth. Depending on the type of soil in use, mild vegetative nutes can be introduced at week 2. By week 3 most plants will start to show their sex. Males will start to produce pollen sacks and females will display pistils.

Weeks 4 - 6. The plants are now entering a pre flowering stage. During this time the plants should exhibit explosive growth, often as much as a new set of nodes and 1" vertical growth a day. This is the time when they will gain most of their vertical height. Many people make the mistake of switching from vegetative to flowering nutrients at this point, assuming that since they see flowers it must be the proper time. This is incorrect. If the switch to flowering nutes is made at this time the vertical growth will stop and the plant will put it's energy into producing buds. If you need to keep your plants small, or want them to finish earlier, they by all means switch nutes at this point. But if you want to get the most out of your plants continue feeding vegetative nutes until you see the vertical growth slow and stop. Depending on the strain that will usually be sometime during week 5 or 6.

Weeks 7 - 9. By now vertical growth has stopped and the switch to flowering nutrients has been made. The buds will start to fill out and put on weight, becoming hard and tight. Pistols will start to change from white to brown, orange, red, etc. By now the plants will also have developed a strong smell. Toward the end of this phase the large primary and smaller secondary fan leaves will begin to turn yellow. This is an indication that the plant is moving toward the end of it's life.

Weeks 10 - 11. At this time flowering nutes should be discontinued and only plain pHed water fed to flush the remaining nutrients from the soil and improve the taste. Yellowing of the fan leaves will continue as the plant draws the stored energy from them. Eventually they will die and fall off. By the time that the smaller leaves that come from out of the buds will also start to turn yellow. Then it's time to harvest.

I know that many of you are thinking that the seed bank said the plants will finish in 8-9 weeks, so why are you saying they take 10-11? The claims made by the seed banks are somewhat deceptive. If you switch to flowering nutes at week 3 or 4 the plants can finish in the times the seed banks say but they will remain small and not reach their full potential yield. Years of growing by myself and others has shown that autos do best if you follow this time line.

Of course, there will always be variations depending on the strain, the environment, nutrients, etc. This information is meant to only serve as a general guideline.

 

[MiOutdoorsman]

Vapor, good information

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