Indoor Auto won't flower - 12/12?

[smokenosmoke]

HI guys,

i have 3 autos on the go. they are all 4/5 weeks in. The dr feelgood hasnt yet flowered though.

Ive read up i can switch to 12/12 t initiate flowering? Can i then switch back to 18/6 or do i have to keep them all at 12/12 until harvest now? will that affect yield alot?

thanks

 

[namvet25]

None of them even have preflower pistols?

 

[Iamthewitness]

I was told to not go 1212 then back to 18 when I first came here. I'm interested in your answer to nam vets question but I would wait a week or 2 cause I've had 2 or 3 autos take 5-6 weeks to start flowering

 

[smokenosmoke]

sorry yes 2 do, only the dr feelgood doesnt have pistils. the others are properly into flower

oh really i should wait? ive heard lots of isssues with dr feelgood, it may not actually be an auto tbh, way too many posts if you google it.

So what should i do? if it does flower on 12/12 and say isnt an auto and i switch back to 18/6 what would happen?

 

[overitk]

If you only have one room you have a few options ... swithch to 12 12 then once flowering switch back and see what happens .... if it doenst produce well then you will know, or swith to 12 12 and stay but then I will tell you the yields will go down 18 is minimum you would want through flower on autos.... I would go with the first one if you only have one room, first hand experience is best

 

[smokenosmoke]

yeh ok il do that... i might ait another week then and do that
cheers guys

 

[overitk]

Sounds like a plan brother and im not familiar with the strain you are having teouble with but some are late bloomers but sometimes genetics may be a littl shakey if its a new strain and it may not auto.... the extra week is a good idea

 

[smokenosmoke]

yeh maybe ive been too hasty, i just thought jeez with 10-12 weeks of life, i need as much i can for flowering.. oh well we'll see i guess

 

[hippy]

I just had that problem with pineapple chunk and had to flip to 12\12. I didn't however go back to 18\6, I felt it would just make her hermie.

 

[overitk]

Your right the stress could make her hermie but ide rather loose one plant than stunt the other two and still take a chance of the other not turning out