Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

[DJMattz0r]

Okay so first off I have been growing this lovely lady (hopefully) from some bagseed since about 4/20 and I have recently built a small box to flower in. I switched to 12/12 lighting schedule ~8 days ago and I came home just before the lights went off to take a look. Well the lights turned off and I realized that there is a power strip located in the box for lighting etc and the test/off button glows red! I completely forgot about this; albeit a very small light source, will it throw off my flowering? First grow so I am not sure if it is really in flowering or not at this point, some preflowers have developed as well as internodal branching just waiting for hairs is all. If you need any more info please ask and hopefully I haven't thrown anything off.

Thanks for reading.

 

[DJMattz0r]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

Here is a picture of the box, still unfinished but you can see the power strip in the lower left hand portion.

 

[FreakNature]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

At this point I doubt if it should be a source of concern. Fix it with black electrical tape.

 

[bucktoothal]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

I use the same type of power strip. the red light does not give off enough mess with the plants. Like FreakNature said " Fix it with black electrical tape ".

 

[Lil Neutrino]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

I wouldn't worry about it either...just cover it with something, no worries. I'm sure I have worse light leaks in my cabinet and mine have grown fine...maybe matured a little slow, but that's about it lol

 

[DJMattz0r]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

Okay, I have never put a plant through flowering so I am unsure of exactly what it should look like and the time period it takes. I have been checking for pistils or male flowers and nothing I can see yet. Replanted her (hopefully) and started LST. Going to start a journal tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[DJMattz0r]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

Journal has been started, had some trouble with uploading my older pictures but I will keep trying and update it later tonight hopefully.

DJMattz0r's stealth CFL grow

 

[Lil Neutrino]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

Preflowers on the bagseeds I've grown have tended to show preflowers around 4-5 weeks, I didn't catch how old this plant is but it looks to be around that age. Even if you put a plant in to 12/12 from seed it won't actually start the flowering stage until it is sexually mature...just a side note.

You'll need to get us a MUCH closer shot to determine any preflowers...does your camera have a macro mode? I've found that they tend to show up first on the newer growth near the stem...but I've also found them farther out on the branches first too. Look for them where they branch off from the main stem or where any other fan leaves are growing off the side branches.

Maybe a bit late for the best results from LST but try it out and see how you like it.

Post a link to your journal here and I'll subscribe to it. Good luck! Edit: nm...posted while I was replying

 

[DJMattz0r]

Re: Did I ruin my flowering cycle?

I had some aluminum tape laying around so fixed the light problem and hopefully everything is smooth sailing, thanks for the help!