Seperate VEG and BLOOM switches - Explained (2024)

FAQs

Should I use both veg and bloom switches during veg? ›

Always have both switches ON (VEG and BLOOM) once you plants are in the Blooming stage. It will cost more in electricity but your final harvest will reward you!

Switching from Veg to Bloom

Plants begin budding when they get at least 12 hours of 'uninterrupted' darkness each night (12/12). This must continue until harvest. Even if darkness is interrupted briefly, flowering will be hindered. In fact plants may revert back to veg unless 12 hour nights are maintained.

A veg-bloom switch turns off some diodes during vegetative growth and turns them back on during flowering. Instead, the G8LED lights are used to their full capacity during both phases without requiring a switch.

Veg switch: It's blue led and white led. For seeding or young vegetative growth,we advise using Veg switch only. Bloom switch: It's red led and white led. for flowering/blooming,we advise use both Veg and Bloom switches.

The longer you keep your plants in the vegetative stage, the bigger your plant will be, resulting in bigger yields from plants that were vegetated longer.

Telltale Signs of Too Much Light

Plants exhibit several signs when they're getting too much light. The most apparent sign is leaf burning. This typically causes the yellowing of leaves at the top of the plant but the veins stay green, and the leaves take on a yellow or brown, burnt look.

A grower can manipulate a plant and force it to revert from the flowering stage back to the vegetative stage again. This process is known as re-vegging, or regeneration, and it allows you to harvest buds from a plant, then grow the same plant again for a second harvest of buds.

When you're ready for plants to start the flowering stage, change your lights to a 12/12 cycle (12 hours with the light on and 12 hours with it off ). You will see signs of flowering in 1-3 weeks. On average plants will be ready to harvest after 8-11 weeks of flowering.

Vegetative

Much like a human adolescent, the plant will achieve most of its vertical growth during this time. Lasting between 3 to 16 weeks, the vegetative stage requires full-spectrum light for 18 hours and 6 hours of darkness.

The vegetative stage in Cannabis plants may last from 3 to 16 weeks, or even more in outdoor crops. Most growers vegetate their indoor plants for 4-8 weeks, depending on the desired plant size. Cannabis plants are usually able to start flowering from the 4th week of the vegetative stage.

How do you use veg bloom? ›

VEG+BLOOM makes pH easy. Simply dissolve the amount needed into your final volume of water and check your pH. VEG+BLOOM is blended to reduce your pH to a working range of 5.6-6.5.

In general, plants in veg only need about half the light that they need in bloom.

A: Bloom is meant to be used with veg light switch when your plants are big enough to handle the extra intensity of light.

More flexibility. Since the same light can be used for vegetative and/or flowering cycles, you can deploy your lights to best suit your needs.

Some prefer to use 20 on/4 off, which is also acceptable. However, stay away from 24 hours straight light during veg, as this does not allow any downtime for the plant, not to mention the roots grow and develop the most during the dark cycle when the rest of the plant “sleeps.”

The bigger the leaf area, the bigger your buds will be. Nitrogen is the nutrient needed most for this green growth. When plants reach their mature size and begin flowering, they need more phosphorus, the nutrient most essential for budding.

In the vegetative stage, LED grow lights should be between 12-24 inches away from the top of the canopy. During this stage, more light is needed for photosynthesis, so the light source should be located closer to the plants.

A: In general, you should not leave grow lights on 24/7. Plants need a light-dark cycle to develop properly. It's believed that they truly do “rest” during periods of darkness, and probably use this time to move nutrients into their extremities while taking a break from growing.

Plants, shrubs and trees use sunlight for photosynthesis during the daytime, but at night they need darkness to regenerate a key compound - phytochrome. Nighttime lighting can reduce vegetation's ability to properly create this compound.

What happens if you wait too long to harvest? ›

Waiting longer to harvest gives the trichomes ample time to develop. But the longer you wait, the more highly intoxicating and sedative your flower will become. This is especially true for indica strains, but even sativa strains can become sedating.

Fans of re-vegging often wait until they get leaves with 7-9 fingers before considering a second bloom. This may take 4-6 weeks. The technique of re-vegging does take time and it can offer the possibility of heavier second harvests but growers should be aware that there are no guarantees.

When you grow indoors, flowering will begin once you switch your lights to 10-12 hours of darkness. For most cannabis strains, the flowering period will last about 7-9 weeks, although some sativas require even longer for their buds to mature.

Stop Watering 1-3 Days Before Harvest – After flushing, in the final days of harvest, you can further stress your plants by stopping watering. You want to allow the plant to start to wilt just a small amount, because then the plant “thinks” it is dying and as a last-ditch effort, it will increase resin development.

Week 6-8: Pistils Darken & Buds Ripen

In the next few weeks, their size will increase significantly! At week 7 of the cannabis flowering stage, your cannabis plant should still be mostly green and healthy, and it's normal for a few leaves at the bottom to start turning yellow.

12 or more hours of darkness is the biological trigger for photoperiod cannabis to bloom. Outdoors, as the nights grow longer incrementally from the summer solstice onward, some strains can even begin flowering when receiving 14 hours of sunlight.

Bigger pots does not mean bigger plants. The recommended pot size for transplanting is between 2 to 4 inches larger in diameter from the pot that the plant was planted in.

The nutrient requirements will change dramatically when the plants enter the flowering stage, and this may be a little hard for new growers. You can feed your plants 1-2 times every week, gradually increasing the nutrients, but at the same time pay attention to your plants' reactions after each feeding.

Most cultivators vegetate their plants for 4–8 weeks. After this time, a switch to 12 hours of light per day is required to initiate flowering.

To some degree, more light translates to fatter buds and higher yields (you'll need to pay attention to the distance between your grow light and plants or your plant may suffer from light burn). Increasing light intensity is the most effective way to fatten up buds.

How many times can you top in veg? ›

In time, these side branches can also get topped, which will create even more side branches and make the plant bush out even more. Doing this will also create more bud sites on branches and therefore increase your yields. Generally, a plant will get topped 1-3 times during its life.

VEG+BLOOM DIRTY is formulated for growing mediums like soil and peat. It contains alkalinity and Cation exchange enhancers, which makes it compatible with premixed media products like Promix, Sunshine and Light Warrior. Use with +LIFE and SHINE for optimum results.

Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Bloom Booster® Flower Food promotes more blooms for greater color compared to unfed plants. Use our flower food with the Miracle-Gro® Garden Feeder or any watering can, and feed every 1-2 weeks.

It is specially formulated for flowering plants. Helpful? A: Miracle-Gro Bloom Booster can be used for all flowers, all vegetables, garden beds, trees, shrubs, houseplants, herbs and cacti. This product should not be used when growing plants in water, hydroponically.

Blue lights with a Kelvin color temperature from 5000K to 6500K or wavelength in the 400-500 nanometer range are best for the vegetative stage of the grow cycle and for starting seeds indoors.

Yes. Much like a human sunburn, your plants can burn or bleach if you use too much light. More wattage may mean more light output, but it also means more heat output, which can lead to burned plants.

The parts of the plant exposed to the excess light will show physical symptoms. You might see the leaves droop before changes in color appear. Then pale or brown spots, or yellowing leaves can occur, even as the veins remain green and looking healthy.

Always have both switches ON (VEG and BLOOM) once you plants are in the Blooming stage. It will cost more in electricity but your final harvest will reward you!

Begin application when buds are forming and continue to use with every fertilizer application during the blooming cycle. Discontinue use 1−2 weeks before harvest of crops.

Lower wattage LEDs of around 200 watts should sit between 12-20 inches from the top of the plant. Higher wattage LEDs of 1000 watts and above should sit between 36-46 inches from the top of the plant.

How long does it take to switch from veg to flower? ›

So, as you could likely guess, there isn't much benefit to flipping the lighting schedule for an autoflowering plant: They won't take too long to make that transition themselves! Most autos enter bloom after 3–4 weeks of veg.

The length of your veg cycle will ultimately determine how big your plant becomes. The flowering period is a fixed period of time, usually 8 to 9 weeks with most strains. No matter how long your plant was in a vegetative growth phase, the it will produce buds and finish flowering in 8 to 9 weeks.

When it comes to whether or not you should dim your grow lights, the answer should be “no.” Your grow lights are not like your typical household lights. Your plants depend on indoor grow lamps to be operating at 100 percent in order to get the full benefit of your bulb's light spectrum.

Here's what to look for when planning to remove fan leaves during veg: Leaves at the bottom of the plant that receives little light can be pruned. Fan leaves that create shadows over budding sites should be pruned to increase light penetration throughout the canopy, rather than just the tops.

Absolutely. VEG+BLOOM is compatible with all hydroponic nutrient additives. Just remember to reduce the strength of VEG+BLOOM if the additives contain NPK.

The advantages to using a single, full-spectrum LED grow light for both vegetative and flowering lifecycles include: Plants don't experience shock when changing spectrums. When plants grow leaves, they optimize the leaves for the light they are currently receiving.

It is specially formulated for flowering plants. Helpful? A: Miracle-Gro Bloom Booster can be used for all flowers, all vegetables, garden beds, trees, shrubs, houseplants, herbs and cacti. This product should not be used when growing plants in water, hydroponically.

Most experienced growers top their plants early in the vegetative stage when plants are still relatively small. It's typical to top plants 1-3 times throughout the veg cycle. Again, topping can be stressful, so observe you plants for about 2-weeks between toppings to ensure they are healthy enough for further trimming.

Use with every watering as needed. Mix well and adjust pH accordingly. Shake well before each use. Add 1 tsp (5ml) per gallon of water, Mix well and adjust pH to 6.2-7.0 before application.

In optimal conditions, plants should be kept in their vegetative stage for approximately 60 days. This time period should give the plant the opportunity to maximise yield and acclimatise to growing conditions.

Do plants need darkness in veg? ›

Plants do need that period of darkness for their metabolism to work properly. They are not designed to create food non-stop, and it will do them harm in the long term to put them in this sort of situation. So, yes, plants need their darkness just as much as they need their light.

These water soluble fertilizers are heavy in salt and are harmful to soil microbes, the living, breathing organisms that have an actual job of providing nutrients to our plants.

Yes and no. The FloraNova series is designed to use one part at a time, but in a time of transition it may be beneficial to mix the two at half strength each (makes a full strength nutrient solution). Use FloraNova Grow® in the vegetative stage and FloraNova Bloom® in the fruiting/flowering stage.

Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Bloom Booster® Flower Food promotes more blooms for greater color compared to unfed plants. Use our flower food with the Miracle-Gro® Garden Feeder or any watering can, and feed every 1-2 weeks.

Ideally, we recommend defoliating your plants once during veg and once during flower. If you're an inexperienced grower, only defoliate once during veg. If you are more experienced, you may want to try defoliating multiple times (given your grow schedule allows enough time for plants to recover after each defoliation).

Vegetative Stage-How often to Water Cannabis

As usual, stick your finger into the soil about 1 inch and see if it is damp. If it is, don't water. If it is dry, add water. If your plant is in its forever home (a large pot), you'll likely be watering every 2-4 days.

Topping is best done when the plant is very young (less than 2-3 weeks old) and has only 2-5 nodes in total. Topping is the removal of the plants 'top' growth just above a node (fig 2). Once topped, the two axillary buds immediately below the cut will then grow out into two new branches.