How long does it usually take for buds to start forming after 12/12?

[smokeymacpot]

you will be fine after tieing it down, it will still grow a fat cola

 

[Attilioatia]

Hi, i have been growing a northern lights for 6 weeks now, it is currently standing at 15 inches tall, its this on track or am i behind. I would add some pics but i am unsure how to on here.

 

[Snook]

How long should it take for buds to start forming after switching to 12/12? Today is day 12 and I still don't have any forming yet. I have Northern Lights (feminized White Label), White Ice (feminized White Label) and Power Skunk (regular G13 "brand" freebies). I thought you would be able to see buds forming by now??? But all there is are the preflowers. There's more of them than there was and they've gotten bigger somewhat, but you can't really tell from looking at the plants that they're on 12/12 yet. I don't think I have any light leaks, but just to make sure I don't really go in the room that these are in during lights out, but sometimes I have to. But I usually use a flashlight in the room to see. I have noticed a couple of times though that light may be getting in one of the windows and very dimly shining towards one of my vents on my DR120 and I don't have them totally lightproof. The two vents that could get light if I open the door to the room I have covered during lights out. But one of them on the opposite side is near that window and might be possibly letting a tiny bit in.

If they are getting any amount of light at all during lights out they'll just never bud right?

My power skunk is totally out of control going nuts and has grown over an inch a day since I switched to 12/12 and I'm about ready to tie it down or something. I have to keep raising the light and raising my other plants up since they're so much shorter. It's becoming a real pain.

I hope I start seeing some buds forming soon.

Stay out of the room your tent is in during 12/12 and for
sure stay out of the tent with a F'n flashlight during bloom.
I tape up the red lights on the plug strips, dehumidifier, air conditioner and battery backup panel. listen to whom you may but even small irregular light leaks WILL cause hermies.. some say that in nature there is the moon, stars and planes flying about.. Does anyone grow outside an not get any seeds? IMO, the darker a plant is used to, the more susceptible to light leaks and hermies the more light let in during bloom, the more seeds produced and less yield. OTOH, I have a sssdh from a light leak that's killer.. so an occasional seed or 2 can be interesting..


The buds have formed I see.. GL..

 

[Gramse]

Hi, i have been growing a northern lights for 6 weeks now, it is currently standing at 15 inches tall, its this on track or am i behind. I would add some pics but i am unsure how to on here.

I have never grow any nl but it sounds like you are on track

 

[ISM2]

Hi, i have been growing a northern lights for 6 weeks now, it is currently standing at 15 inches tall, its this on track or am i behind. I would add some pics but i am unsure how to on here.

Are you still in veg?

I have a Nirvana Northern Lights (fem) at 21 days of 12/12 running in a 5gal DWC.
She's doing the stretch, and I'm FINALLY seeing some flowers appear.
She was in veg for 37 days.

I think she was a little put-back because of too much nitrogen in the nutrient solution.

 

[Attilioatia]

It was still in veg until today, she starts her 12/12 cycle this evening

 

[cravin morehead]

light proofing a tent

light proofing a tent

just thought I'd pass this on. the only place my tent leaked light was at the mesh covered vents down low on the sides. so, I found this link here: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=135524
the link shows you how to make diy dark room louvers. gotta do some math to figure out airflow, but they 100% work. I put little sticky back stiff side velcro pieces on the outside to attach air filters to.
just thought i'd add this to the discussion

cm

 

[mango420]

U guys realize this was an 8 year old thread? lol

 

[cravin morehead]

U guys realize this was an 8 year old thread? lol

Hahahaha!! No I didn't. Oh well my post is relevant to somebody I'm sure

Cm

 

[Snook]

U guys realize this was an 8 year old thread? lol

I did not! but pertinent - light leaks are everywhere.

 

[Floridian]

Now I do but still want to second the covering up of red diodes on all your equipment.