
LoveGrowingIt
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It was this discrepancy that is commonly attributed to optimism or deceptive marketing practice that caused me to question whether breeders were measuring flowering time from the flip date. Their flowering times are more accurate when measurement begins after stretching is done or when buds first appear. The flip date is convenient because it's definite, but it's not when the plant transitions from the vegetative stage to the reproductive stage. That later part in a plant's life is inconvenient because it is difficult to determine and describe. Nevertheless, stated flowering times are more accurate when measurement of flowering time begins at this later date.Breeders stated flowering times are optimistic.