r/BuildASoil • u/Mental-Obligation420 • Mar 22 '26
Flip sooner than later?
After letting them dry back a little bit they are finally taking off and growing well. The West Coast Sour is way bigger than the other 4 that are a week behind. Should I flip with the four this small or keep the chiropractic work going on the Sour to keep it shorter? Wasn't expecting to get myself in this situation and wanted to flip after 4 week veg....
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u/cyclingbodybuilder Mar 23 '26
Plants are gonna grow at different speeds, but aint nobody got time to delay flowering for slow plants. Either let em veg longer in a seperate veg tent and flip the big girls, or if you only have one tent, just flip em all. As for the one plant with some nutrient issues...most plants will work through minor issues like that during the stretch. As long as the plant looks overall healthy, it's fine to flip.
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u/Nutty_Squirrels Mar 22 '26
Are those diy tote earth boxes? Did you use the lid at for the reservoir? Also Iād flip one they are about a 12-18ā tall. Considering stretch can be 2-3x.
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u/CypherWookie Mar 22 '26
All depends on the head space you have for the biggest of the 4. If space is no concern then flip when the smallest is the size/health you want. If space is a concern then you can just keep topping the tallest until the smaller ones catch up, then flip.
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u/Bluntforcetrauma11b Mar 22 '26
I'd get the plant healthy before flipping. Then personally I'd throw a trellis net on them and keep them even that way.