Switching from veg to flowering

Hi ALl,

I will be switching grow tents once I go into flowering over the next few days. My question is do I make the switch during the daylight portion of the 12/12 schedule or do I switch directly into the 12 hours of no light schedule.

Also I have heard that you are supposed to continue to use vegging nutes for the first week of flowering, is this true?

If so do I start using the flowering nutes right away or hold off till the 2nd week?

I personally use veg nutes for the first week of flowering. Depending on your feed schedule you can start with flowering nutes after week 1. I also keep using my MH for the first week as well keeping tthe light 24" above the plants for the first week. I don't know if this really helps, but it was the way I was shown and it seems to work for me. I switch mine over as soon as the lights go out, the timer gets switched to 12/12. Hope this helps.

personally i leave my ladies in darkness for 24-36hours before switching then go 12 12.
i use veg nutes until the plants show their sex and then i change to bloom nutes .

make sure your temps dont drop too low above 17C/62F is fine .
by leaving them in darkness it kick starts flowering a bit quicker so you can determine the sex

J

DCarollolaw said:

My question is do I make the switch during the daylight portion of the 12/12 schedule or do I switch directly into the 12 hours of no light schedule. Also I have heard that you are supposed to continue to use vegging nutes for the first week of flowering, is this true? If so do I start using the flowering nutes right away or hold off till the 2nd week?

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if ur in soil, the veg nutes, for the most part will remain there for a while unless you get lots of run-off. if ur not in soil, it really doesn't matter. remember, kiss! just start using flower feed when you switch ur hours. as for switching the light times, you need to decide when is most convenient for you to have the 12 on/off. if you need to leave the light off a bit longer to set the schedule that suits you best, it's not a problem.

To help you with the switch I would just use 24 hours dark then start your 12/12 when it best suits you. If you're in soil start feeding with molasses (2 tbsp / gal) and you shouldn't have problems with your plant flowering. The sugars in the molasses will allow better nutrient absorption.as well as the nutrients and vitamins in the molasses will give the plant a boost in energy to allow your plant to concentrate less on growing and more on it's buds. Your buds will taste way better. At week 6-7 you could start flushing. If you are in hydro I would start your bloom the day you switch to 12/12. Hope this helps...