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William Seger

(11,731 posts)
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:01 AM May 12

My six-week-old pot plant is flowering already?!

I found a stray seed around the end of March, and just for fun, soaked it overnight then put it in a wet paper towel to germinate. It did, so I stuck it in a little pot -- too little, really, but I intended to move it if it took off. When it was about 12" tall, I pinched the top off so that it would branch out. I didn't get around to moving it to a bigger pot, so I'm pretty sure it's root-bound now and only 18" tall, but last week it started producing little flowers! Is that normal when stressed like that?

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alittlelark

(19,013 posts)
2. It was an early start - weed is photoperiodic
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:08 AM
May 12

It could also be an auto-flowering strain. In any case, she’s a pretty girl 😉

walkingman

(9,576 posts)
3. I threw away a male plant today which was about that age - it was already showing
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:10 AM
May 12

blooms. I think this happens when the plants are getting less than 12hrs light puts them in the bloom stage. I like this because I don't have to wait so long before they begin to show. Not sure if this is correct? Also we are about to get 100° stretch of days here in Texas - which sucks.

William Seger

(11,731 posts)
4. It was mostly inside, only getting direct sunlight a few hours a day
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:18 AM
May 12

... so I think you're right. I knew it was too early to plant it outside -- we still had snow last week -- but I wasn't very serious about it.

womanofthehills

(10,014 posts)
14. I give my indoor plants that I start early to plant outside
Sun Jun 29, 2025, 05:03 PM
Jun 29

24 hrs of light from April to end of May. If they get less than 12 hrs, they will begin flowering. Excessive heat also makes plants flower early.

You can get really cheap grow lights from Amazon - clip on grow lights and some are on a long stick you just stick in pot.

William Seger

(11,731 posts)
15. I may try one or two plants again next year
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 03:34 AM
Jun 30

... now that I know you can force them to flower before they get gigantic, and if I do, I'll try the 24hr grow light. This one only got to about 20" tall, and it looks like it's only going to be about 1/8 ounce of flower when it's finished curing, but it was fun watching it develop, and I've learned a lot. I haven't seen any more seeds, though (and one of the things I've learned is why that is), but it looks like there are plenty of sources to order online. I might try the autoflowering type.

William Seger

(11,731 posts)
6. I'm not sure, but I think it was from an ounce of pretty good "popcorn"
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:45 AM
May 12

Do they use auto-flower varieties for those?

William Seger

(11,731 posts)
12. Just natural light, indoors most of the time, outdoors a few hours when the weather was nice
Mon May 12, 2025, 08:16 PM
May 12

Days have been a little longer than night since March 20.

womanofthehills

(10,014 posts)
13. Until summer -New seedlings and clones need at least 14 hrs of good light or they flower
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:44 PM
May 24

You can get cheep LED grow lights now. Short light = cannabis flowers.

Over 12 hrs of good light and weed grows. Under 12 hrs of good light after a month or so - weed flowers.

Amazon has a gazillion cheep grow lights. My plants have been under 24 hrs of light for the past two months - so they are huge & beautiful and ready to be put in my garden this week - as the days are long enough. When the days get shorter, cannabis begins to flower.

Right now - you can cut off those buds and put your plant into 24 hr light till it starts regrowing & then plant it outside.

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