Your cannabis crop is looking great as it completes the vegetative stage — uniform structure, robust size, pest and pathogen-free. Many growers run into issues when flipping their veg room to flower.
Keep your crop healthy and avoid shock damage by gradually transitioning your plants from their vegetative to flowering lighting conditions. Do this by incrementally increasing light levels and limiting cultivation changes to as few variables as possible.
For the first days in flowering, just let your plants get used to the new hour photoperiod. Leave light intensity the same as what they were exposed to in the vegetative stage.
Once your light intensity has reached the level you want for flower and your plants are happy, let them do their thing! At this stage, you can adjust other environmental variables as needed. Keep in mind that any cultivation changes can impact plant performance as you transition your crop through its life stages.
Signs of stress can manifest as leaf drop, chlorosis yellowing of leaves, reddening of leaves, drooping leaves and slow growth. If your crop is showing signs of stress while you make the transition to higher light intensities, lower the light intensity and make more frequent lower intensity increases to complete the transition. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest industry news and updates straight to your inbox.
Cannabis plants are photosensitive, meaning they will flower if they receive too much darkness, which can also cause a plant to stress hermaphrodite: produce seeds. It is important to keep a close eye on the plants in this early stage of life and to watch for signs of heat stress such as drooping or curling leaves.
If they do show signs of stress give them a break and move them back to the shade. It is wise to continue to give supplemental lighting through the dark cycle of the day ensuring they do not receive more than 10 hours of darkness. The flowering cycle is the point at which the plant is receiving roughly 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness.
In an outdoor garden, the plant is naturally triggered to flip to its flowering cycle around the time of the Summer Solstice, which falls between June nd each year. Ideally, clones should be planted as soon as they get to their home. We recommend preparing the space before picking up your plants. If you do need to store them temporarily before transplanting, the following is suggested:.
The first step is to prepare the media you are planting the clone into. Some media may require soaking, conditioning, or some other form of preparation. Coco coir blocks, for example, need to be soaked and then broken up. Pre-mixed coco coir substrates are easy to work with and can be forgiving. Popular amendments include organic or synthetic fertilizer, oyster shell meal for pH buffering , and various substances to improve soil structure. Next, fill your pots with your chosen media.
Since it is essential that you have a developed rootball before transplanting into a larger pot, planter box, or direct ground space, it is recommended to first transplant into a 1-gallon pot.
After a couple weeks your rootball should be developed, allowing to transplant her into a large vessel. Fill to 1 inch from the tip of pot and gently tamp soil by pressing it down with your hand. The growing medium must drain well to avoid becoming waterlogged. These new clones will be the next generation of your indoor grown plants.
Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. Remember me Log in. Lost your password? Mother Plants and Clones Making clones or cuttings is an excellent way of plant propagation.
Clones from mother plants that are less than two months old may develop unevenly and grow slowly. Clones taken from flowering plants root quickly but require several weeks to revert to vegetative growth.
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