Growing White Widow. Plants are less than 1 month since germination and PISTLES are developing along with a calyx at almost every node. Plants are 5-6 inches tall with 6-8 nodes per plant. I’ve grown White Widow before and they all reached at least 2.5 feet before initiation of bud development. Plus I am striving for maximum bud development.
Photoperiod was 16/8 with.a HPS light.
Switched to fluorescent light and a 24/0 photoperiod.
It sure sounds like an auto seed. The three autos I have now flowered very quickly like yours, and my harvest will suffer big time. I am just working for quality now. I want an auto that will veg for 50-60- days before it switches…
Definitely don’t remove pistols
I believe it the 16-8 that is causing you to flower early if they aren’t not autos as you stated
I found that when i use times under 16 hour light my plant started to show signs of flowering as soon as they where mature enough to do so
I suggest you put them under 18-6 not 24 hr
all plants need there rest at 18-6 they stop flowering and revert back to veg it will add a few weekes onto you total grow times fyi @harsu
As @Countryboyjvd1971 stated don’t remove the pistils, it could affect your yield.
I think I read somewhere on a thread here, I believe it was something like an 18/6 light cycle will flower in about 5-5.5 months a 16/8 light cycle will flower in about 4-4.5 months, and 14/10 will flower in 3-3.5 along with 12/12 flowering in about 2-2.5 months.
Could be an auto flower mistake! Just guessing though.
If I was you I would just run with it! Who would complain about an early harvest!