why arent my plants showing any signs of preflowers or flowers?

[SeniorRaincloud]

hey everybody=)! my plants have been in the ground since the first week of april! its now july and i do not even see a preflower yet? is this normal? thanks=)!

 

[tip top toker]

they are still vegging. i don't know where you live or too much about outdoor flowering times, but don't they start to flower come Septemberish?

 

[SeniorRaincloud]

alright thanks dude plus rep=)!

 

[Dubious06]

Yeah from what I've read, an outdoor grow won't flower until light cycles change in the fall. Good luck bud.

 

[racerboy71]

yah, i think that outdoor crops finish around late september, early octoboer, depending of course on strain and where you live.. so if a certain strain takes say 8 weeks to finish flowering, you just subtract 8 weeks from say oct 1 to make things easier.. 8 weeks is two months in my book, so two months before oct 1 would be aug 1.. so i would think that around early to mid august you should start to see some signs of flowering going on with your plants..
good luck with the grow..

 

[lerellion]

Here in the Pacific NW we start flowering late July - Oct

 

[SmokesLikeBob]

Actually, plants will show their sex if they are vegged long enough...I had a mother plant for 6 months on an 18/6 light cycle, and it showed pre-flowers...


SLB

 

[phyzix]

Preflowers aren't based on light schedule in my experience. Rather they develop between the fourth and tenth nodes based on the maturity of the plant. All of my outdoor plants are currently showing preflowers in Northern California.

EDIT: I don't mean to say that adjusting light schedules wont make preflowers show up earlier - because it will. But they will show up on their own even on 14 hour days when the plant is ready, depending on genetics.

 

[SmokesLikeBob]

Preflowers aren't based on light schedule in my experience. Rather they develop between the fourth and tenth nodes based on the maturity of the plant. All of my outdoor plants are currently showing preflowers in Northern California.

EDIT: I don't mean to say that adjusting light schedules wont make preflowers show up earlier - because it will. But they will show up on their own even on 14 hour days when the plant is ready, depending on genetics.

Yes, genetics are the most influencing factor in the way a plant grows...


SLB

 

[phyzix]

Pictures from today, ~12th node, plants are about 2 months old. Northern Lights.

 

[SeniorRaincloud]

thanks guys for all the info=)!!! btw phyzix, nice looking lady=)!

 

[bootloose]

yes,all normal from seed.

 

[SeniorRaincloud]

thanks guys=)!!!!