Hey Folks. First off- a Huge thank you 
to all who have mostly unknowingly helped me out with posting info over the years I've spent reading and learning here. And appreciation for the helpful tone of this forum which is why I joined it. I'm always reluctant to post questions because I know the question/answer is already out there. But you know how sometimes the more information you read the more confused you get ?!? For a while I considered 12/12 from seed with these latest varieties I've got, and ended up feeling like I know less about that subject than before I started researching. I haven't grown any sativa strains except outdoors. This is more of a -"what would you do" question.
I want to start some new strains. I sprouted 3 types about three weeks ago now- 3 fem Jack Herer, 3 fem Pineapple chunk, and 4 Mama Thai regular seeds. I'm going to run these strains and keep/clone whatever plant(s) I like the best and probably ditch the God bud I've been growing a few years now. I'm going to scrog if all goes to plan. I have a couple hps 600s for flowering room- and at least five feet useable growing height to work with in there but like I said planning to scrog anyway. I'm not super limited for space but that's my light footprint- two tables about 4'x'. If I'm running out of horizontal room under my lights I would maybe axe whatever plant looks least promising, or prune. Anyway- this is basically a test run to check out these varieties.
All about 4 inches high now in sunshine mix, have 2 or 3 nodes. A couple days ago I put them under 12/12. I figured this would work well for the Mama Thai sativa and having read some crazy nightmare stories about the stretch of some of the pineapple chunks (this might be a throwaway if I don't like the looks of it) - It sounded like I might have runaway plants. The Jack Herer less so depending on pheno. I was hoping to train them under the screens in the flowering room while (if) they continue stretching and growing like crazy under 12/12.
Anyway- after more thinking and reading conflicting ideas about 12/12 at this height/age- I'm considering taking them (especially the Jack) out of 12/12 back in to the vegging room to grow/train them, let them reach the screens and fill out a bit. It seems like I might just end up wasting my plants potential if I 12/12 at 4 inches high from seed? On the other hand 12 hour light (though maybe not HPS?) is business as usual for the Thai so maybe it's best left where it is? I'm not worried that much about yield- just sort of lost in the grey area theory between getting a half empty screen and having runaway sativas. Mainly I'd just like to see well developed plants so I can get a sense of these strains. I also for sure want to take several clones off each plant at some point, sooner rather than later in flowering, so will need some branch growth. I've been growing clones for ages and never flipped from seed so early. Just wondering for those who've grown some of these strains- when would you put them in to 12/12 ?
to all who have mostly unknowingly helped me out with posting info over the years I've spent reading and learning here. And appreciation for the helpful tone of this forum which is why I joined it. I'm always reluctant to post questions because I know the question/answer is already out there. But you know how sometimes the more information you read the more confused you get ?!? For a while I considered 12/12 from seed with these latest varieties I've got, and ended up feeling like I know less about that subject than before I started researching. I haven't grown any sativa strains except outdoors. This is more of a -"what would you do" question.I want to start some new strains. I sprouted 3 types about three weeks ago now- 3 fem Jack Herer, 3 fem Pineapple chunk, and 4 Mama Thai regular seeds. I'm going to run these strains and keep/clone whatever plant(s) I like the best and probably ditch the God bud I've been growing a few years now. I'm going to scrog if all goes to plan. I have a couple hps 600s for flowering room- and at least five feet useable growing height to work with in there but like I said planning to scrog anyway. I'm not super limited for space but that's my light footprint- two tables about 4'x'. If I'm running out of horizontal room under my lights I would maybe axe whatever plant looks least promising, or prune. Anyway- this is basically a test run to check out these varieties.
All about 4 inches high now in sunshine mix, have 2 or 3 nodes. A couple days ago I put them under 12/12. I figured this would work well for the Mama Thai sativa and having read some crazy nightmare stories about the stretch of some of the pineapple chunks (this might be a throwaway if I don't like the looks of it) - It sounded like I might have runaway plants. The Jack Herer less so depending on pheno. I was hoping to train them under the screens in the flowering room while (if) they continue stretching and growing like crazy under 12/12.
Anyway- after more thinking and reading conflicting ideas about 12/12 at this height/age- I'm considering taking them (especially the Jack) out of 12/12 back in to the vegging room to grow/train them, let them reach the screens and fill out a bit. It seems like I might just end up wasting my plants potential if I 12/12 at 4 inches high from seed? On the other hand 12 hour light (though maybe not HPS?) is business as usual for the Thai so maybe it's best left where it is? I'm not worried that much about yield- just sort of lost in the grey area theory between getting a half empty screen and having runaway sativas. Mainly I'd just like to see well developed plants so I can get a sense of these strains. I also for sure want to take several clones off each plant at some point, sooner rather than later in flowering, so will need some branch growth. I've been growing clones for ages and never flipped from seed so early. Just wondering for those who've grown some of these strains- when would you put them in to 12/12 ?
) so it's very small - about 9". Hope that helps anyone who wades through this...
