Thundercat
Well-Known Member
Exactly you get it, thank you!I think the miscommunication was the time it takes from clone or seed to flowering harvest VS the time it takes from start of flowering with a mature plant. But the third thing he mentioned is that due to several competing factors, preflower period can vary and thus, a more accurate counting regimen is had by counting after they have stopped stretching. I’ve taken data from many clones of my same Tangie, and had preflowering times change by 20-40% based on the size of the plant, it’s health, it’s proximity to the light and other environment stuff.
To be honest, I use a ballpark figure of 8-10 weeks and watch the plant for full mass and then ripeness. The counting thing is too inaccurate.
Thunder isn’t trying to come off as arrogant, I think you may be misreading him. He knows his stuff and is being helpful. You sound like you know your stuff too. Let’s keep this dialogue respectful.
On your tangle even though the preflower times varied so much was the actual flower time very similar?
Also I would add a note. I completely stopped counting flower time years ago, unless I'm doing a test run for a breeder. Once I learned how the plants grow and what signs to look for to harvest I didn't see the point.