guarapera

I've been searching through the threads for awhile and I haven't seen anyone address how to harvest if you want to take the plant back to veg.

I read that it possible to take a plant back to the veg after it has flowered, and that it takes approx. 4-6 weeks.

But what do I cut off? And more importantly, what do I leave on the plant?

Do you just cut all the colas and double-flowers off and throw them back under 18/6?

Any help is appreciated.

-g

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pontoon

From what I've read...you pull off MOST of the bud, and leave just a small part of it on the plant. And then turn your lighting back to a vegging regimen...18/6 if that's what you prefer.

I don't know too many who do this...as it can be a timely procedure.

Any other member input on this?

pOOn

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Horizontal

yes it is definatley possible. You might experience a loss in potency and stabilty tho.

I think I remember reading a article in high times that described the whole process, you leave a small portion of bud on (as poon pointed out), then put them into 18/6. Not 100% sure tho.

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powercow9

Well unfortunately I have had a lot of experience with revegging.. as I was one a proud owner of a phototron. I accually think that pot must make you smarter cause Now i dont own the tron.. and have a good healthy mental block of most of my experiences with it.

anymoo, TO reveg.. you really got to harvest early.. the earlier the easier and quicker reveg. I never left any pieces of the bud on there.. as long as there are still leaves. branches will grow. Like I said before i have a good mental block of most of this but i grew for eight years in the trons.. with only one refill by cloning.. the first ones where revegged for 6 years.. so it must work.. i just cant remember it.

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Mamabudz

It's doable...haven't done this myself but...

there is someone who is here occassionally who does this in his soil grow.

Suggests an ultimate rotation of 9 plants, with 3 in reveg, 3 in pre harvest and 3 in early flowering at all times.

Cuts off 2/3rds and he suggests leaving the bud on the bottom third and pull it off as it dies off (what is referred to as "dead-heading" in the horticultural world...really )

Note that this "overripe" bud, when dried, pulverized and reduced in olive oil and then mixed in any hypoallergenic skin cream is an excellent analgesic especially for rheumatic arthritic conditions as it is high in cannabinoids CBD and CBN, created as the de-stabilization of the delta 9 thC molecule occurs during ripening.

Suggests additional magnesium in the soil during flowering too for fuller blooms.

Hope that helps.

xyz

I am getting ready to do the same thing, so I will be following this thread.
I did a search and found this thread,

http://www.hempcultivation.com/420/s...ging+flowering

Uncle al had some instructions I will follow in this thread.
I also read that it is a good idea to trim the roots after initial reveging sets in. You can find stuff on that in a search.

xyz

Got more info and here is what i am going to do (so far).

Harvest most of the plant's buds, leaving most of the mini-buds from the lower growth. Back to about 1 foot in hight.
I will leave the lights at 12/12 for a week or so and then go 24/0 to kick in veging.
Once the plant is setteled down I will do a root pruning to allow more root growth/veg growth. (I have read here that the plant's reveging is related to new root growth).
When I repot I will lay the plant on it's side, in the pot, and train for lateral growth.

I haven't done this before but it looks to make sence. I gleaned this info from several sources on this site.

weedchiller

I had to re-veg because I didn't bother sorting a mother before flowering.
I played safe and left all the side buds on, just cutting off the main cola and going straight to 18/6. No root trimming, I just left her alone to get on with it, which she did, very much in her own time.
Due to timer problems it was a 9 1/2 week flowering. (Not now Kim, I'm busy )
I'll flip her to 12/12 next week as she looks like a 3' green ball.

guarapera

for the input...

I think I'm going to try it after I flower. I don't really have the room to have clones going while I'm trying to flower. Also, I ordered a seed mix, so I'm not sure what strain'll I'm growing--it could be one of 10 different strains. So if I like one of them especially, I want to be able to grow it again.

xyz: (I know this is sorta off the topic, but...) in that link you posted, after it downgraded into the semantics of light cycles, there's a thread I remember that talked about a timer that actually let you have a light cycle of 24/7, or 25/7, 26/9, etc. but damn if I can remember the name of the timer.

Any other members know what I'm talking about? PM me please...

-g

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lily

in brief...what I did is cut off all the large buds. Left on all the whispy ones. I cut all the stems to the 1/4 before the node on the branch and then put it into 24/7. This is sucessfully working for me. They need to be in LOW light...if you put them in your regular veg room put them to the side...not directly under the light, or put them under floros cause it will produce less stress. I have about a 90% sucess rate taking the plant from bud to reveg and back to bud.

What I find works is to get some nice healthy new growth and take your clones. Then I took one of the established clones and turned it into a mother plant to leave in 24/7 just taking clones from it. You can then put the rest of the clones once they are established to the bud room and put your reveg in there as well. While the buds will look a bit different it works.

Also to note when you reveg the leaves that start growing look really odd at first, they are rounded instead of pointy.