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Drop That Sound · 05-21-2017, 12:46 AM

I was just wondering if its possible to temporarily deprivate the plants about 3 weeks or so before I usually see flowers form (mid August usually), to get a kick start and beat the rainy weather here in the PNW.

I don't really want to bother setting up a system, just kick start the plants into flower a little earlier than usual.

Would say 1 week or so of light dep towards the middle of July be enough or would I have to continue the process on through august?

Natural high · 05-21-2017, 02:20 AM

I think you have a good chance of success that close to the natural flowering date. Maybe 7-10 days of 12 hours darkness in the latter half of July would set the plants on a path of no return. Good luck!

theJointedOne · 05-21-2017, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Drop That Sound

I was just wondering if its possible to temporarily deprivate the plants about 3 weeks or so before I usually see flowers form (mid August usually), to get a kick start and beat the rainy weather here in the PNW.

I don't really want to bother setting up a system, just kick start the plants into flower a little earlier than usual.

Would say 1 week or so of light dep towards the middle of July be enough or would I have to continue the process on through august?

if you want them to flower earlier you can start covering in early to mid july, but i would cover till mid august just to be safe that you dont get a reveg...probably unlikely but all that hard work would be a waste if it did happen.

stone meadow · 05-21-2017, 07:24 PM

I consider it strain dependent.
if you go to silverbacks sticky threads and scroll down to 60/60 forced flower approach youll get a good read.
I tried it a couple years ago and it did not work. they revegged and I pulled them up. oh well nothing ventured nothing gained.
at this time I don't screw around. if I want it to stay vegged I give it two hour light break if I want it to flower I pull tarp till September 22

HorseMouth · 05-21-2017, 08:50 PM

Start Pulling on July 10, Stop pulling on Aug 15th.

Good Luck

Peace

05-21-2017, 12:46 AM	#1
Drop That Sound Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Services Disabled Posts: 501	Temporary Light Depping question.. I was just wondering if its possible to temporarily deprivate the plants about 3 weeks or so before I usually see flowers form (mid August usually), to get a kick start and beat the rainy weather here in the PNW. I don't really want to bother setting up a system, just kick start the plants into flower a little earlier than usual. Would say 1 week or so of light dep towards the middle of July be enough or would I have to continue the process on through august?
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05-21-2017, 02:20 AM	#2
Natural high Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 524	I think you have a good chance of success that close to the natural flowering date. Maybe 7-10 days of 12 hours darkness in the latter half of July would set the plants on a path of no return. Good luck!
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05-21-2017, 07:24 PM	#4
stone meadow Newbie Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 37	I consider it strain dependent. if you go to silverbacks sticky threads and scroll down to 60/60 forced flower approach youll get a good read. I tried it a couple years ago and it did not work. they revegged and I pulled them up. oh well nothing ventured nothing gained. at this time I don't screw around. if I want it to stay vegged I give it two hour light break if I want it to flower I pull tarp till September 22
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05-21-2017, 08:50 PM	#5
HorseMouth Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 478	Start Pulling on July 10, Stop pulling on Aug 15th. Good Luck Peace __________________ A Man is what he thinks about all day long. -R.W.E Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead. - B. Franklin A secret shared is never a secret halved. - Alistair MacLean When you borrow a thousand dollars, the bank owns you. When you borrow a million, you own the bank. - Larry Niven Only I chose to move into a field where there was little or no competition. Why fight my way up a chain of command when by taking one step sideways I could form my own chain of command with myself at the top, running things the way I felt they should be run from the start instead of adapting someone else's system until I was high enough to make my presence felt. -Robert Lynn Asprin
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