1000 watts = 2 lbs

[cat of curiosity]

Im not doing anything wrong, your just not understanding and are convinced flower starts the day you flip the switch. It does NOT, the plant has to adjust to the drastic change in light and also has to change chemically before it can just begin shitting out buds. You dont miraculously have buds the next day after you switch to 12/12. The plant changes chemically. It has to transition from veg to flower, there is a short period of time between these stages where this happens. The plant is not in veg then the next day in flower just because you flipped a switch, get real. Cannabis transitions from veg to flower period!

if on 24 schedule, the first dark cycle shows initial stretch. that is your first sign of flower.

but only if you did it right and it is healthy.

 

[MeJuana]

Generally 5 days for pistils bursting out of everywhere is what I'm looking for if that didn't happen I know my plant wasn't mature enough. Anything more than 7 days and I know my yield will suffer because my plants weren't mature enough. Mature plant has a huge advantage.

 

[mr sunshine]

You have pistils showing by day 4-5 but you dont have full swing flower production until about days 7-8. Thats not early flower, read the chart. Its transition then early flower begins. If what you were saying were true I wouldn't be flushing right now at week 8 flower. According to you id be week 9 but if that were true my plant would need another week of feeding then a week of flush which it doesn't. I have amber trichs and 85% pistils are orange and retracted. I could harvest now but I flush for a week and allow it the full 8th week. I follow that chart to the letter and its right on the money. Everyone is welcome to do what ever they like but I do what works perfectly for me, in my climate, with my set up.

You shouldn't ever be flushing.

 

[chronicals77]

the fact is, if your plants are mature, then going from 24 hours of light to 12 will trigger immediate response.

therefore, day one is day one.

i personally don't have a problem waiting 12+weeks. but some people are impatient...

My plants grow until they are done. I used to harvest according to what effect I wanted, stone or energetic high. Now I just grow a potent Indica if I want to slobber on myself and harvest at peak ripeness. All white trichs if possible. If not I go by trichs and pistils.

 

[cat of curiosity]

You have pistils showing by day 4-5 but you dont have full swing flower production until about days 7-8. Thats not early flower, read the chart. Its transition then early flower begins. If what you were saying were true I wouldn't be flushing right now at week 8 flower. According to you id be week 9 but if that were true my plant would need another week of feeding then a week of flush which it doesn't. I have amber trichs and 85% pistils are orange and retracted. I could harvest now but I flush for a week and allow it the full 8th week. I follow that chart to the letter and its right on the money. Everyone is welcome to do what ever they like but I do what works perfectly for me, in my climate, with my set up.

how i see it:

you already have pistils, esp if using cuttings.

transition is stretch which starts day (or to be precise) night one

early flower is after the two week stretch, meaning week two

week four, you have flower balls (true buds but tiny). this is week four of flower

buds grow and pack and dense and trich up. this can take 4 weeks or 8+ depending on strain.

so, day one of flower is the first day after the first dark cycle. gh even thinks so, which is what i've used for more than a decade.

this gives you your 8-16 week flower period that is labeled.

but however, not every individual will conform. seeds are like humans, each is a unique individual with it's own dna sequence. one might go 7 weeks while another goes 10.

that, right there, is why we keep moms and grow a crop of plants that are known.

 

[cat of curiosity]

My plants grow until they are done. I used to harvest according to what effect I wanted, stone or energetic high. Now I just grow a potent Indica if I want to slobber on myself and harvest at peak ripeness. All white trichs if possible. If not I go by trichs and pistils.

fuck pistils. i grow until they are ''done''. you can tell, the overall color changes.

i also wait for the swell, calyxes will look like they have seeds in them, even though they don't. i never chop until the swell is complete. it's eyeball for me, but i've been doing this for over 20 years so i might just be spoiled by experience.

 

[chronicals77]

You shouldn't ever be flushing.

If you dont flush when growing DWC and feeding more than 1000ppms the buds will be minerally, harsh, and burn black.

 

[chronicals77]

fuck pistils. i grow until they are ''done''. you can tell, the overall color changes.

i also wait for the swell, calyxes will look like they have seeds in them, even though they don't. i never chop until the swell is complete. it's eyeball for me, but i've been doing this for over 20 years so i might just be spoiled by experience.

I speak in laymens terms. If you know what your looking at the plant will tell you when its ready. I take everything into consideration. Ive been in horticulture for going on 23 years. 11 years on a serious level. But everyone should take trichomes and pistils into consideration when determining ripeness..

 

[KryptoBud]

You shouldn't ever be flushing.

ever?

 

[cat of curiosity]

If you dont flush when growing DWC and feeding more than 1000ppms the buds will be minerally, harsh, and burn black.

no, they absolutely won't.

i feed up to 3000ppm up to the day they come down, and my shit flies off the shelf. potent, great flavor, and pure white ash.

drying is where people fuck up. just dry it full, re-hydrate if it gets crunchy, and it's fully decarboxylated and ready for the bag/jar/capsule/etc.

if you ever over-dry, hang branches in the bathroom and turn the shower on full hot. wait an hour, and remove. buds will be spongy/damp; let sit until proper moisture level is achieved, then jar/bag/vacuum seal.

smell will be awesome if plant is good. potency will be awesome if same. bag appeal will be perfect.

 

[cat of curiosity]

I speak in laymens terms. If you know what your looking at the plant will tell you when its ready. I take everything into consideration. Ive been in horticulture for going on 23 years. 11 years on a serious level. But everyone should take trichomes and pistils into consideration when determining ripeness..

i ALWAYS wait until the re-bloom.

pistils die, and after a few weeks, new flowers grow, with new white pistils. all of my finished product has a combination of dead-to-new pistils. re-bud is important, and adds to final yield.

 

[chronicals77]

ever?

Eww!!

 

[cat of curiosity]

Eww!!

welcome to rollitup, shit happens 'round these parts...

 

[chronicals77]

no, they absolutely won't.

i feed up to 3000ppm up to the day they come down, and my shit flies off the shelf. potent, great flavor, and pure white ash.

drying is where people fuck up. just dry it full, re-hydrate if it gets crunchy, and it's fully decarboxylated and ready for the bag/jar/capsule/etc.

if you ever over-dry, hang branches in the bathroom and turn the shower on full hot. wait an hour, and remove. buds will be spongy/damp; let sit until proper moisture level is achieved, then jar/bag/vacuum seal.

smell will be awesome if plant is good. potency will be awesome if same. bag appeal will be perfect.

I'll see. I removed one 7g bud a little early because it was in my way. The rest is being flushed with FloraKleen for 3 days then just water for 4 days. I hang in 50% humidity until almost dry then cure in jars for 2-4 weeks. Quality is so much better. I cure to about 6% moisture.

 

[bdt1981]

I was only asking to compare my newest grow. First in dirt in a longtime... That first pic of day 13 how many days exactly from flip of lights. These are like 23 from flip.. Cant say im real happy. Kinda missing my aeroflo.

 

[cat of curiosity]

I'll see. I removed one 7g bud a little early because it was in my way. The rest is being flushed with FloraKleen for 3 days then just water for 4 days. I hang in 50% humidity until almost dry then cure in jars for 2-4 weeks. Quality is so much better. I cure to about 6% moisture.

i air dry til stems snap, re-hydrate if necessary.

i've never gotten three pounds on a 1k, but i've gotten close, more than 2.5...

 

[cat of curiosity]

I was only asking to compare my newest grow. First in dirt in a longtime... That first pic of day 13 how many days exactly from flip of lights. These are like 23 from flip.. Cant say im real happy. Kinda missing my aeroflo.View attachment 3742379 View attachment 3742380

that bitch is gonna be beastly. good job!

 

[chronicals77]

i air dry til stems snap, re-hydrate if necessary.

i've never gotten three pounds on a 1k, but i've gotten close, more than 2.5...

My current is atleast 1.5lbs, if not 2lbs.

 

[cat of curiosity]

My current is atleast 1.5lbs, if not 2lbs.

that's great, can't argue with success! we all have to do what works best for us, imo

 

[chronicals77]

First pic week 2, second week 3.