A customer has a question and I hope we can get some opinions on it, thanks
“I got two of the seeds to germinate, 2 out of 3 is good, they are about 5 weeks and about 2’ tall, I think I will go another foot and go to 12/12. Should I go to 12/12 when they are about 8 weeks and 3’ tall, currently 24, don’t really want tall plants, what do you think?”
when to go 12/12 is a preference thing and also how much room you have… the ladies will almost double in size during flowering from what i have seen… so take that into account when vegging a plant 3ft tall vegged has the potential to hits 6ft plus… and well most tents stop 7ft which won’t leave a lot of room for light imo… ive always tried to go for short fat plants myself they tend to yield more quality buds in limited experience… @Countryboyjvd1971 you said auto’s wasn’t your thing maybe you can shed some light here?
My personal experience is a bit different. I don’t see much if any stretching during flower. Only one clone that was on the small side (WW) added in height. It depends I think on too many variables. I got a decent yield on two plants grown to that height, but let the plants tell you what they want as well.
that could be my issue @Myfriendis410 i mostly do auto’s and the 2 fems i have now where clones hence my limited experience comment 
plus theres topping fimming all ways to make the plant stop growing so much…
All plantswill either double and can even triple in size. It depends on how much space you have your your grow room/tent and how much vertical space between the canopy and the light. Of it becomes too crowded then the yeild will suffer.
It depends on your definition of a tall plant but really depends on your grow space. At 2’ tall if you switched now you could end up with a 3.5’ -4’ plant. I’m not sure if bubblegum is an indica or sativa but generally sativa a will stretch more at the beginning of flowering (unless of course you train them accordingly)
I have seen some strains triple in size during flower. 
