leafminer
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I know this has been discussed before. I've been thinking about it for ages.
The question is: Flowering time = time from going to 12/12 or time from when the first colas appear?
In my view it MUST be from when the colas appear. Reason? Otherwise the flowering time is always longer than the seed breeders quote. Notice how people here always say flowering takes LONGER than the variety is supposed to, according to the seed supplier?
For instance, my Black Dominas are now beginning week 5 according to the time "from 12/12". Supposedly the flowering time according to Sensi is 50 days. (7 weeks)
I can see that mine are not going to finish in another 2 weeks. No way!
(I'm not under-lamped by the way, I'm running 40K lumens on 2 plants, 7KL/ft sq.)
4 weeks would be the absolute minimum for mine now. But they took 2 weeks from going 12-12 to really show colas . . . so taking the time of flower from there, they've REALLY been in flower 3 weeks, plus 4 = 7, so by deduction I believe the seed suppliers are taking the flowering time from the appearance of the first colas. (And even then it would be early bud, not amber)
The question is: Flowering time = time from going to 12/12 or time from when the first colas appear?
In my view it MUST be from when the colas appear. Reason? Otherwise the flowering time is always longer than the seed breeders quote. Notice how people here always say flowering takes LONGER than the variety is supposed to, according to the seed supplier?
For instance, my Black Dominas are now beginning week 5 according to the time "from 12/12". Supposedly the flowering time according to Sensi is 50 days. (7 weeks)
I can see that mine are not going to finish in another 2 weeks. No way!
(I'm not under-lamped by the way, I'm running 40K lumens on 2 plants, 7KL/ft sq.)
4 weeks would be the absolute minimum for mine now. But they took 2 weeks from going 12-12 to really show colas . . . so taking the time of flower from there, they've REALLY been in flower 3 weeks, plus 4 = 7, so by deduction I believe the seed suppliers are taking the flowering time from the appearance of the first colas. (And even then it would be early bud, not amber)