How much bigger do plants get in flower?

[soilmaster]

Hey all.
Noob here. I'm wondering how much bigger will my plants get from the start of flower to the end.

I grew a plant very poorly last year and the difference between the start and end of flower wasn't that much. I've heard the plant will usually double or triple, is that true? Mind you I didn't use and ferts.

I've got 4 plants in soil under a 1000w HPS. My plants are about 1.5 feet tall. I was thinking of vegging another 4 weeks and then putting them in 12/12.

I have 6 foot on height to play with. Cheers.

 

[Pompey_Monkey]

You asked a question in a thread you started 2 days ago and you haven't responded to the posters who are trying to help you there. Why start a new thread here?


The amount of stretch depends on the strain and how mature the plants are when flowering is induced. Sativas can go to 3 times the height or more (apparently some never stop...), Indica dominant strains usually max out at around twice the original height.

I usually grow Satori, a hybrid with strong Sativa characteristics. This strain stretches 2 to 2 1/2 times over the first 3 weeks of 12/12. I find that this is a good time to train the branches outwards, keeping the height down and the light penetration into the canopy good.

 

[soilmaster]

You asked a question in a thread you started 2 days ago and you haven't responded to the posters who are trying to help you there. Why start a new thread here?


The amount of stretch depends on the strain and how mature the plants are when flowering is induced. Sativas can go to 3 times the height or more (apparently some never stop...), Indica dominant strains usually max out at around twice the original height.

I usually grow Satori, a hybrid with strong Sativa characteristics. This strain stretches 2 to 2 1/2 times over the first 3 weeks of 12/12. I find that this is a good time to train the branches outwards, keeping the height down and the light penetration into the canopy good.

Thanks for the reply.
I'll now reply to the unanswered posts.

 

[seeyouaunty]

I've found that plants vegged under 24/0 light stretch more than plants vegged under 18/6. YMMV.