hi
i can use some advice on whether it may be a higher chance of success to reveg a plant half way through the flower cycle as opposed to the end of the flowering cycle ? anyone have any thoughts on this ?
thanks 
Why reveg a keeper halfway through?
Take some clones. Even if halfway through flower you’ve still got a shot.
Or let her finish clip her all the way back and reveg.
I wouldn’t do it mid cycle, waste of a crop
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Take some cuttings from as near to the bottom of the plant as possible… with as small buds as possible but preferably with some green leaf. They should root and then reveg as they start to grow. Keep the cuttings under 24hr light until they are properly revegged.
This nearly always works for me , even in late flower.
VG
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hi 
thanks for reply . the way im looking at it is that id like to ensure the survival rate . the plants will be worth many times more to me than what i can get from the harvest. if i clone them, ofcourse its possible however then you have the added stress of the clone needing to root. it also will not affect my harvest a lot as my flowering room was a little overcrowded - only ended up with around 5 males out of 25 plants . i was just curious if there was a higher change of reveg success if they are revegged now as opposed to the end of flowering ? and if i did do that - is it better to chop the plant back by 70 percent etc .
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Yes it can be done. I’ve had plants reveg mid flower.
I still wouldn’t. How do you even know it’s a keeper if you haven’t run it all the way through?
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its not entirely possible to tell if it has all charachteristics id like - but it good enough for a start . but the most important things are there to be seen in the light of day right now . the smell of the buds , and the structural nature of the plant ,and the flowering speed, resistance to cold temps - this gives me a fairly good idea i think.
it does not give me the ability to see the finished buds in terms of size , however my longterm plan is to cross breed anyhow. its mostly a flavor bank im assembling now.
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Well, I still wouldn’t, but if you must I would hedge your bets. Take a bunch of clones then trim the shit out of her and try for a reveg.
Good luck.
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cool thanks will trim it up now and take a few clones for good measure.
i also have a male plant which i pulled and im keeping that in veg now . does anyone have any idea on revegging males ? i read somewhere that males can release pollen in veg ?
ps did not want to start another post for such a minor detail
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I’ve never reveged a male so I couldn’t say for sure but I expect it would be similar. And yes males can spit pollen in veg.
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You can even clone them at this stage.
Most of strains just die at this stage, once entered in senescence. The real end of flowering time just mean death ^^
Just the same than their sister, at the difference that they usually enter in senescence earlier. So the optimal window is even more short. If you have a male flowered, he will continue to produce with the existing flowers whatever is the cycle. But even the reveg steps are the same, it’s starting by calyx and all.
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Some good advice here @jonathan77 .
I am constantly re-vegging female plants as part of my seed making strategy. Of course it’s very strain dependent but the short answer is yes, the females gets harder to re-veg the closer you get to maturity. I’ve had to pull plants 1/2 -3/4 mature for a re-veg and have found these ones returned to a veg state faster then ones I let go to full maturity. Rule of thumb for me anyhow: The further into the harvest window you go, the harder it’ll be to bring it back to a good veg. I harvest the ones I’m interested it using & re-vegging early or even just before the harvest window.
Side note: For me the farther "Sativa ", the quicker the return to veg state. I’ve had hard times with the Afghans.
Edit: cool to see someone else rockin the floral foam for cuttings @Fuel !
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Ahh, I was thinking it was extreme rockwool algae…I think my mum used to use this stuff for flower arrangements and called it “Oasis” blocks. The temptation to crush it was on par with popping bubble wrap.
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Yup it’s Oasis, nice shot ^^
Most of the time i’m using an hydrocloner for shorter rotations (SOG, small space). I use the foam to “work” the plants a bit before flowering them (pollen catchers, stash, training …).
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Are you wanting to reveg the plant now because you are declaring it a keeper before you smoke it, or are you wanting to reveg it to make room in your flower tent at the moment?
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hi . im stupid enough to believe that i can go on the smell and branch structure mid flower to have some type of idea . im not sure if it will pan out however one good thing is theres not high numbers to choose from . i can kind of work out the phenotypes etc and see the plant and make a decision based on my perceived ideal strain im working on. one of the strains im growing looks like it takes forever to begin flowering -that is weird for sure. in this cold weather the others have all flowered . this strain im talking about is a indica by the looks - heavy branching and slow growing - now thats a tough decision to make as it may turn into a killer i am guessing .
short answer - im declaring keepers based on smell and branching
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hmm, it seems like you are jumping the gun a little by declaring this a keeper before you’ve even smoked it! - and by pruning it and revegging you aren’t even going to know for sure this round by smoking it ! …
So my advice (again) would be to take reveg cuttings from it as described above and then continue to flower out your plant and smoke it so that you can find out IF it is the keeper you think it will be. With any luck they will root in a couple of weeks before the main plant finishes.
Reveg cutting have nearly always worked for me and avoided me having to try and reveg the plant itself.
BUT if you do want to reveg the whole plant, keep in mind that the flowering hormones are mainly in the root tips so you are better reducing the rootball as well as pruning the top of the plant when you start the reveg… then pot the reduced rootball up in a smaller pot with a bit of fresh soil and keep under 24hrs light. Keep as many of the spindly lower branches on the lower part of the plant as possible as these have less budding and maybe a few fresher leaves and they will reveg better.
GL
VG
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Hi
I have manicured the plants into reveggers now. They’re under 16-17 hours light as it’s in my bedroom in kind of open cabinets. The plants are just growing as normal pretty much it seems (without flowering) - good point with the roots. Will try that out next time. As to the buds(colas) Ive put the In rockwool as clones and they’re looking also like reveg success so far. I can not see roots yet but the buds are growing small leaves slowly.
The male clones are even looking like they can give some polllen for this round perhaps.
It’s winter. I’m not using any domes or anything for the clones. It’s already humid enough and cool. Perfect:) . If the majority of these monster clones survive I could pollinate all the clones with the chosen male.
Yeah. I have a bit of a issue when it comes to labeling things and methodical back up clones etc. I’m not in the habit of doing it properly
Some interesting points are coming to mind here though.
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Yeah i would root some cuts from the plant now , lowest branches you can grab , then if they dont take then try reveg at harvest time .
Most plants reveg if nice and healthy
Repot into larger pot , 24 hour light and normally within a few weeks you got new tips growing from buds.
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the 3 female keepers and the male have been cut back and have very easily revegged it appears - no problem at all. the colas of all the plants along with the branches ofcourse- have been turned into flowering clones which i have under the same light as the others, so im trying my luck at revegging these and if im lucky they will be ready for a monster crop in around 6 weeks or so. going to add some pics now of this performance. the other flowering plants that i have are up in the roof. a few different genetics up there.It is the middle of winter right now. there is one type which looks like a strong indica but its having the hardest time it seems. the rest of them have battled hard and show no sign of defeat yet. i can only assume that the type of genetics are indica and whats more are struggling with humidity . i thought indicas were supposed to be tough- but i can see its not true in this case. cheers
