Terrible: Early flowers on outdoor plants

[OrganicBuds]

So the title says it all. I put out some plants back in March that had been vegging for over a month. They are currently 3 feet tall, very healthy, and look normal for the minute.

My concerns are:

1 - They will re-veg causing weird growth and screw my flower yields big time.

2 - They continue to flower and finish with no problems, but yield will be much lower than a plant that would finish around August. I only finish 12 plants at a time, so this does make a difference in my over all yield for the year.

It had been cloudy for a couple weeks and I think that triggered flowering, and the forecast after Monday of this week shows clear skies all day long. I think they will re-veg, but I want to know what the pro's think.

On a positive note, if I do rip them out, I have plenty of back up plants ready to be planted in these plants spots. They are about half the size, but growing strong in pots atm.


BTW - the flowering plants in question are from seed. GGG grape stomper x Joseph OG and Kens Granddaddy purple. I also have back ups of these that are sexed females.

 

[OrganicBuds]

FYI, I voted to pull and replace. Any counter arguments?

 

[northstate]

I would pull and replace them after cloning a couple, especially if you have healthy back-ups. They will revert and grow allright but just wont finish in time and look a little off for the final presentation. Hard to do but new vigorous plants will outperform larger re-veg ladies in my experience. Good luck OB and I hope you get things sorted out. Game time! NS

 

[jrmedic]

Sorry to read it. Are they flowering or just showing pre-flowers?

 

[badmf]

The start /stop of bloom lowers potency slightly so replace if possible, still lotsa time for veg growth.

 

[nvthis]

yeah, cool... Then, when you do replace them and the new ones flower too, you can be weeks behind the curve..

 

[.clunk]

Leave em to re-veg. I've been in the same situation as you and was happy I left em to re-veg, hit them with a hard feeding high in Nitrogen and let them do their thing.

Dig more holes for the extra plants you have

 

[OrganicBuds]

Sorry to read it. Are they flowering or just showing pre-flowers?

For sure flowering. I know preflowers, and I am about 2.5 - 3 weeks into flower.

yeah, cool... Then, when you do replace them and the new ones flower too, you can be weeks behind the curve..

This is also a concern, but I believe the length of days are long enough, and the weather is good enough, where I don't think they will flower again.



Keep the advice coming you guys, it's a tough call.

 

[JHerbz]

I have the best suggestion.

Take some clones, keep the plant and just let it finish, hash it or butter it, plant more plants

Unless a plant is for sure gonna die or its really effecting me with the space its taking up, i dont plan on pulling unless necessary.

 

[Sinkyone]

If you are three weeks into flower, replace them. Even if they re-veg you will lose most of the growing season - and it is pretty likely they will just stall out and never really grow much for the rest of the summer. They will probably eventually finish but the yield will be a joke. Unless these are the ONLY plants you have they will likely be a waste of time. I'll put it another way - I'f rather have a 4" tall clone than 4' tall plant that is flowering too early, because that little clone will greatly out preform the 4' tall flowering plant at the end of the season.

 

[guest845704]

Post pics and what lat? It depends

 

[OrganicBuds]

I can't figure out how to post pics, long story. Lat is just below 40 in nor cal

I have the best suggestion.

Take some clones, keep the plant and just let it finish, hash it or butter it, plant more plants

Unless a plant is for sure gonna die or its really effecting me with the space its taking up, i dont plan on pulling unless necessary.

Only problem here is I am trying to stay below 12 plants. I grow in a city of 100,000 people outdoors. The cops know about my grow most likely over the years and I don't plan on testing them by going over my limits. Other wise I would let it ride and plant more like you said.

 

[Nondual]

If you do let them re-veg you'll need to cut the flowers out otherwise they will die off and rot. I worked on a friends garden one year and he had to put out everything in later April. Most everything went into flower. A few finished, he actually got some useable bud off of other plants because they came close to finishing. We made a LOT of hash . A few lbs actually. Except for a few plants everything reverted and grew out just fine. For sure hurt yields as the plants stalled. Still worked out in the end.

The start /stop of bloom lowers potency slightly

I do want to add that's generally true. Reverted plants are typically not as good. When I see people re-veg fully lowered plants I kind of cringe a bit. I'd only do that if I absolutely needed to preserve the genetics. Badmf knows his shit

 

[SeaMaiden]

For sure flowering. I know preflowers, and I am about 2.5 - 3 weeks into flower.



This is also a concern, but I believe the length of days are long enough, and the weather is good enough, where I don't think they will flower again.



Keep the advice coming you guys, it's a tough call.

Revegging will for sure impact yield. Can you light deprive them at all? Just let the flowering phase flow. Seems silly to have to start *all* over again.

Do you interrupt the photoperiod of new clones at all? or extend the daylight period while they're adjusting..? All some techniques for preventing flowering. You're right, at this point it's too late to try to stop it, so that's why I say go with the flow.

 

[painroad]

I can't figure out how to post pics, long story. Lat is just below 40 in nor cal




Only problem here is I am trying to stay below 12 plants. I grow in a city of 100,000 people outdoors. The cops know about my grow most likely over the years and I don't plan on testing them by going over my limits. Other wise I would let it ride and plant more like you said.

I thought a few years ago the courts over ruled the plant limits??

http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010...-state-limit-on-medical-marijuana-possession/

I don't see you getting messed with for a few extra babys IMO
Also, back in 07 my buddy had leo over at his property several times for domestic BS, and they told him he was over the limit, but never did anything. That was in shasta county, which is about the sam LAT i believe as you are.

IT sounds like you're in redding? If that's true... If you don't mind me asking.. what co op/clubs would you recommend to get some cutz?

 

[SeaMaiden]

I thought a few years ago the courts over ruled the plant limits??

http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010...-state-limit-on-medical-marijuana-possession/

I don't see you getting messed with for a few extra babys IMO
Also, back in 07 my buddy had leo over at his property several times for domestic BS, and they told him he was over the limit, but never did anything. That was in shasta county, which is about the sam LAT i believe as you are.

IT sounds like you're in redding? If that's true... If you don't mind me asking.. what co op/clubs would you recommend to get some cutz?

The landscape is changing. After The People vs Kelly, cities and counties have moved to use every tool they can come up with to impose limits. It's happened in my county and I am now limited to 12 plants, at any stage of development, grown outdoors, for myself. It will not meet my own needs.

 

[OrganicBuds]

I thought a few years ago the courts over ruled the plant limits??

http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010...-state-limit-on-medical-marijuana-possession/

I don't see you getting messed with for a few extra babys IMO
Also, back in 07 my buddy had leo over at his property several times for domestic BS, and they told him he was over the limit, but never did anything. That was in shasta county, which is about the sam LAT i believe as you are.

IT sounds like you're in redding? If that's true... If you don't mind me asking.. what co op/clubs would you recommend to get some cutz?

I have been caught with over 20 outdoor plants in my back yard before. The cops never took anything and never arrested me or anything. However I have more at stake these days, I own my own house. Don't want to risk loosing my house over one extra plant. Not sure if that is a real fear or not, but just trying to be safe.

I live in the bay area in cali, not redding. I would not recommend any clubs that I have ever been to for clones. It is always a 50-50 shot that way. Find folks here on ICmag and find out how they get their elite cuts. That is how I got my Cherry Pie, La con, GirlSC, and DBxWW. Hand to hand transactions, not clubs IMO.

It's happened in my county and I am now limited to 12 plants, at any stage of development, grown outdoors, for myself. It will not meet my own needs.

Really? Not enough for your needs? I can get 5 lbs a plant. 12 is plenty for me, all my friends and family, and more to re-cop any costs.

 

[Wicked Budz]

I have like 5 plants the started flowering then went back to veg aswell..But I also had this happen last year aswell I let them finish out along with a fewothers of the same strain that did not go back into veg, There was almost no differance in yield and potency.

So these ones this year i will let finish out..

Heres a pic of one of them that went back to veg last year and still grew to its full potential

 

[GanjaRebelSeeds]

I would definitely pull any plants from seed or clone that are flowering at this point. Replacing them with fresh health plants in veg will pay off in the long run,trust me I know from experience. Any seed plants that flower naturally this early unless severely root bound or planted in very early Feb may not be the strongest genetics anyways.

 

[THC123]

just repot to bigger pot or in the ground

i havez had my best yields from revegged plants, they make way more branches then non reveggged ones