Should I force flower my plant

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ShermHead

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Ok so this is my first grow and I’ve been growing this plant in my backyard for about a month now. It has been receiving a total of 12-14 hours of sunlight a day and it’s about 8 inches tall now. Is it okay to force flower it this early? This is my first plant and I’m really just trying to test the waters and see what I’m capable of doing. I think cultivating marijuana is a felony in my state and my neighbors have already been giving me weird looks lately (I hope they’re not Karens) so I think it’s time to get this over with and start the flowering process. How many hours of sunlight should I be giving it now and what type of fertilizers should I use? I also understand this is just a test subject but I would still like some decent quality nugs to smoke up so I’d like to fertilize it as best as possible; Preferably organically but also nothing super expensive since the plant probably wont produce a large quantity of weed anyway. Also how many grams do you think I’ll get out of this? Like a half ounce or something? I pray to god this isn’t a male either because I’m going to just set this thing on fire32030C23-F051-4C0B-B2EA-D823FFB3D76B.jpeg
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ShermHead said:
Ok so this is my first grow and I’ve been growing this plant in my backyard for about a month now. It has been receiving a total of 12-14 hours of sunlight a day and it’s about 8 inches tall now. Is it okay to force flower it this early? This is my first plant and I’m really just trying to test the waters and see what I’m capable of doing. I think cultivating marijuana is a felony in my state and my neighbors have already been giving me weird looks lately (I hope they’re not Karens) so I think it’s time to get this over with and start the flowering process. How many hours of sunlight should I be giving it now and what type of fertilizers should I use? I also understand this is just a test subject but I would still like some decent quality nugs to smoke up so I’d like to fertilize it as best as possible; Preferably organically but also nothing super expensive since the plant probably wont produce a large quantity of weed anyway. Also how many grams do you think I’ll get out of this? Like a half ounce or something? I pray to god this isn’t a male either because I’m going to just set this thing on fireView attachment 4623217
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Transplant it. To a 5 gallon bucket, at the least. I use Jack's 5-12-26 and Calcium Nitrate for nutrients. Last I calculated, it costs me 1.3 cents per gallon (and that includes MKP which isn't technically necessary). They're powder nutrients, water soluble. Because the lake water I use for the plants is only < 65 PPM, I must add a Calcium and Magnesium supplement (Botanicare Cal-Mag Plus), that 1.3 cents goes up a little bit.

As far as how much sunlight. You want as much as humanly possible throughout the entire grow. This is where the larger pot comes into play. In the sun, much of your nutrient solution evaporates into the atmosphere. It'll prevent you from having to water multiple times per day.
 
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Lemon69

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Yield is not a concern at this moment, finishing your plant to flower is.

How much you get depends on you, and if you can give it everything it needs to grow healthy. ;)
 
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ShermHead

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Lemon69 said:
Yield is not a concern at this moment, finishing your plant to flower is.

How much you get depends on you, and if you can give it everything it needs to grow healthy. ;)
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What should be my next step as far as getting it to flower? What kind of fertilizers and stuff should I use and how much sunlight should I give it based on what it’s already getting right now?
 
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ShermHead

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Lemon69 said:
You need to give it 12 hrs of dark time to start flower, if its a photoplant.
Bloom nutrient after you see buds forming.
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Okay thanks. Any recommended brand of nutrient I should get? How much and how often would I need for a plant this size?
 
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DCcan

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Spray for thrips or leafhoppers , the leaves are getting chewed up. Mites will be next. Probably already there.
Look at the outdoor shot, all that area is infested already, can't tell whats causing the leaf curl on the surrounding plants, that could be from nutes.
 
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