Grape ape grow tips needed please

[LuckyAcres]

hey hey, how's everyone today?
First time posting. I am basically looking for any info on growing grape ape but would LOVE to know what kind of flowering cycle I should expect, info i found is anywhere between 6 weeks(unlikely) to 10 weeks(bummer)! also what kind of stretching these ladies go thru once in 12/12. I'm growing them under 1200 watts LED in soil/coco mix, they'll end up under a 8x5 scrog in a month when done with veg. Anyways, let me know what you know please, the web is an arid desert of info on growing this strain. Thanks in advance!

[Karlee]

Hi Lucky ...Welcome

I always go leafly to check on top of the place you buy seeds. I do hydro but we have the best dirt growers on this site.

https://www.leafly.com/indica/grape-ape

[LuckyAcres]

Hi Karlee, thanks!
yeah i tried leafly but came back fairly confused and/or empty handed. They show a 56 day cycle for flowering but every other thread i came across talks about to 70 days or slightly more...confusing.... found a couple grow journals but they're all unfinished because of death of male seeds....That's ok the line is cast on this awesome website, I'll catch something!

[kingfish]

I have never personally grown Grape Ape. But like most Indica dominate strains. A 8-9 week flowering period is pretty normal.

[LuckyAcres]

That's my problem with leafly, it's too much of an early version of wikipedia, too much user input and not enough fact checking, this 56 days is suspicious. gonna go with the 8-9 weeks idea until i hear otherwise. In your experience kingfish, how much stretching with those indicas you grew? I'm afraid I'll veg them too long and my scrog will be too small!

[kingfish]

I tie mine down pretty early on. So they don't stretch too much. I also have pretty heavy duty lights. That eliminates stretch unless you want it. I'm currently smoking Purple Kush and they where about 3 feet tall when I harvest them.

[LuckyAcres]

sounds like a plan king!

[9fingerleafs]

http://en.seedfinder.eu/

[LuckyAcres]

thanks for the link, indeed extensive amount of info. but more of the 60 days cycle....guess i'm just gonna have wait and see...

[Pankace]

I haven't seen this site before thank you for sharing 9.

[9fingerleafs]

You are both very welcome I think I'm gonna share this in a new topic. No one ever talks about this page

[NebulaHaze]

In my experience, you can take whatever timeline the breeder says to expect for the flowering stage, and add 2-3 weeks when growing indoors. Breeders tend to count from when flowers first appear, not after the switch to 12/12.

And honestly, many breeders exaggerate a little about flowering times because it makes strains sell better. If you actually contact them and ask, many breeders will tell you to wait a few extra weeks to harvest to get the best results

[LuckyAcres]

Thanks nebulahaze, found the seeds in dime bags right before prohibition ended here so no grower info. Oh well, after this grow we'll know more.

[berrypilot]

LEDs are neat and 1200 watts sounds like a powerful one! 💡 You should post pictures of your lights and your plants!!! 🌱 ✨

[LuckyAcres]

Hey berry I started a grow journal yesterday if you wanna check it out http://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum/...-d-big-dirty-2