Power Skunk 12/12 from start in DWC hydro

greenearth5 said:

im wondering the same thing... what advantages are their to doing 12/12 from seed vs. the usuall

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dsn said:

I have never done this, but from what I have seen, I can say plants are smaller, for a 8 week flowering plant it will take about 9 weeks to harvest from seed, there is less vegetative growth, so there is more bud than leaves.
I might be wrong at some points, but thats from what I have seen.

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SikSol said:

the plus side to a 12/12 is like stated before more bud and less leaves, plan tends to usually be like one two foot tall bud-sickel, although I've had some with multiple cola's. The main plus is that the time from germination to harvest is usually alot less. Say you normally spend a month veg'n and then 8-13 week flowering, by the time Im at the end of my first month with 12/12 I already have bud sites forming. So total time from start to harvest is 8-13 weeks usually, where as a normal 18/6 with a veg period is around 12-17 weeks on average.

Also since the plants are on 12/12 all the time you can introduce new clones or seeds at anytime, no need for two seperate grow setups. So its very easy to have a perpetual grow and harvest often.

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SikSol said:

the plus side to a 12/12 is like stated before more bud and less leaves, plan tends to usually be like one two foot tall bud-sickel, although I've had some with multiple cola's. The main plus is that the time from germination to harvest is usually alot less. Say you normally spend a month veg'n and then 8-13 week flowering, by the time Im at the end of my first month with 12/12 I already have bud sites forming. So total time from start to harvest is 8-13 weeks usually, where as a normal 18/6 with a veg period is around 12-17 weeks on average.

Also since the plants are on 12/12 all the time you can introduce new clones or seeds at anytime, no need for two seperate grow setups. So its very easy to have a perpetual grow and harvest often.

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SikSol said:

so here's a pic update, its been 5 days since the last pics I posted, plants are about 4 1/2 weeks now.

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greenearth5 said:

So you might call me stupid but i have no clue what pistols look like ... i can not see them in this picture... i top my plants everyday but in a new spot.. this is cause im outta weed and smoking the tops get me high plus i dont want them growing any taller... FYI im not an expert grower if you cant already tell

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Where in the hell am I? said:

I wud not call ya stupid, but I dont understand how yer rep can be so high, ya have so many posts, have been on here fer so long, yet do not know wat pistils are.
I am attaching a close up pick of pistil fer ya, to try to help ya out. BTW, in his second pic down from the post ya were askin about, the pistils are clear as day!

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greenearth5 said:

I done a ton of posting and corresponding with people on here. For the most part i only focused my time and energy on the stage of growth that my plant was enduring at that moment in time. That is why I did not know what the pistols were at that time. I do know what they are now.. Thanks for the help

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