Mastering the Art of Flipping: Transitioning from Veg to FlowerUpdated 5 months ago

The flowering stage is an exhilarating time in your cannabis plant's life cycle. Your plant undergoes a dramatic transformation, developing sticky buds and colas, gaining weight, and filling your grow tent with an intoxicating aroma.

Unless you're cultivating autoflowering strains, it's your responsibility to know when to switch from the vegetative stage to the flowering stage, a process known in the industry as "flipping."

In this guide, I'll walk you through the process of flipping your plants, including when and how to do it, how to adjust your feeding schedule, and how to plan for the stretch. Getting this critical step right can make all the difference between an average and a bumper harvest.

The timing of your flip has a significant impact on your final yield, and understanding when to initiate flowering in your marijuana plants can be the key to a successful grow.

So, get comfy, put your feet up, and relax. In just 10 minutes, you'll have a clear understanding of how and when to transition from veg to flower.

I've got you covered. Let's dive in!

Your cannabis plant goes through four distinct growth stages:

1. Germination (3-10 days)
2. Seedling (2-3 weeks)
3. Vegetative (3-16 weeks)
4. Flowering (7-11 weeks)

During the vegetative phase, the plant focuses on developing new shoots and expanding its root system. The transition to flowering signifies the plant's sexual maturity, when it's ready to produce buds or pollen sacs.

In nature, plants know when to switch to flowering based on the changing daylight hours. They sense the shortening days and recognize the need to reproduce before the end of their life cycle.

As an indoor grower, you replicate nature by adjusting the light schedule, flipping from 16 hours of light to 12 hours of continuous light and 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness. This 12-hour period of continuous darkness is what triggers the flowering process.

Mastering the art of growing cannabis indoors means understanding how and when to make this transition.

Before we dive deeper into the details, I recommend watching my flipping video for a visual guide.

See you in five minutes!