Growing Girls Scout Cookies (low yield?)

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Hunter66

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I have a very nice GSC plant growing from a clone outdoors in soil in a large pot. When I first got the clone, I had heard that GSC was not great when it comes to yield. It ain't always so. My girl will be ready in 2-3 weeks and I can see obviously that it is going to give me a nice harvest. It seemed slow to flower compared to my Sour Diesel, but then it exploded and has almost caught up to the Sour D. Also, I can see it is going to have some dense crystally buds.
Long story short, if you are hesitating to grow GSC because of claims of low yields, do not be put off. I gave mine a heavy feeding schedule and it loved it. In fact, I had to double the bloom nutes to make it happy. As soon as I did, she took off, with a major stretch - more than a foot of stretch. And the bud development has been amazing. I swear I can see the buds getting fatter by the day. And the smell is amazing. Like Juicy Fruit gum. So don't be afraid to try upping your nutes if you are being conservative.
I should add that I am growing outdoors in Maine, and my plants have had full sun all day long. So it has really been in ideal conditions. But if you treat your GSC right, give her what she wants, you should get a very nice harvest of maybe not huge, but dense, flowers. Even if you don't get a huge yield, it's prized bud (for those who like indica). So we'll worth growing. Just my 2 cents worth!
 
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Hunter66 said:
I have a very nice GSC plant growing from a clone outdoors in soil in a large pot. When I first got the clone, I had heard that GSC was not great when it comes to yield. It ain't always so. My girl will be ready in 2-3 weeks and I can see obviously that it is going to give me a nice harvest. It seemed slow to flower compared to my Sour Diesel, but then it exploded and has almost caught up to the Sour D. Also, I can see it is going to have some dense crystally buds.
Long story short, if you are hesitating to grow GSC because of claims of low yields, do not be put off. I gave mine a heavy feeding schedule and it loved it. In fact, I had to double the bloom nutes to make it happy. As soon as I did, she took off, with a major stretch - more than a foot of stretch. And the bud development has been amazing. I swear I can see the buds getting fatter by the day. And the smell is amazing. Like Juicy Fruit gum. So don't be afraid to try upping your nutes if you are being conservative.
I should add that I am growing outdoors in Maine, and my plants have had full sun all day long. So it has really been in ideal conditions. But if you treat your GSC right, give her what she wants, you should get a very nice harvest of maybe not huge, but dense, flowers. Even if you don't get a huge yield, it's prized bud (for those who like indica). So we'll worth growing. Just my 2 cents worth!
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How do you know you have a legit cut of GSC?
 
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Cpappa27 said:
Cool man. Hopefull Maine doesnt get a blizzard in 3 weeks.
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Highly unlikely. Although we could get a frost by October. Many growers here wait til the first frost to harvest with no adverse issues. However, because my plants are in pots, I can bring them in, so Im not worried about running out of time. Besides, it looks like I'll be ready to harvest by October. That would put me at 9 weeks of flowering. The pistils are turning, and the buds are clearly fattening up. This is my first outdoor grow and I have to say that results have exceeded my expectations versus my previous indoor grows. So much less work. No trouble with pests, molds, and no scary electric bills. I have a perfect spot where plants can get full sun from dawn to dusk, and the weather here this Summer has been ideal. Since growing pot in Maine is legal, everybody and their brother is growing weed, right in their back yards. I have a "caretaker" just up the road from me who grows medical marijuana for his clients. He grows in ground and his plants are 7 or 8 feet tall. Never let anyone tell you that you can't grow good pot in Maine!
 
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Hunter66 said:
Highly unlikely. Although we could get a frost by October. Many growers here wait til the first frost to harvest with no adverse issues. However, because my plants are in pots, I can bring them in, so Im not worried about running out of time. Besides, it looks like I'll be ready to harvest by October. That would put me at 9 weeks of flowering. The pistils are turning, and the buds are clearly fattening up. This is my first outdoor grow and I have to say that results have exceeded my expectations versus my previous indoor grows. So much less work. No trouble with pests, molds, and no scary electric bills. I have a perfect spot where plants can get full sun from dawn to dusk, and the weather here this Summer has been ideal. Since growing pot in Maine is legal, everybody and their brother is growing weed, right in their back yards. I have a "caretaker" just up the road from me who grows medical marijuana for his clients. He grows in ground and his plants are 7 or 8 feet tall. Never let anyone tell you that you can't grow good pot in Maine!
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that plant will not be done by October it’s still actively flowering not even starting to ripen.
 
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I disagree. I know when a plant is ripening. In any case, if I think it's not where I want it to be in two more weeks, I'll give it another week. The first of October would put me at nine weeks. If I have to go ten, no big deal. I will go by the trichomes. But thanks for the input.
 

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Hunter66 said:
I disagree. I know when a plant is ripening. In any case, if I think it's not where I want it to be in two more weeks, I'll give it another week. The first of October would put me at nine weeks. If I have to go ten, no big deal. I will go by the trichomes. But thanks for the input.
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You are confusing damaged stigma with plant maturity, but it’s your plant so obviously you are free to do whatever you please.
 
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PopAndSonGrows said:
To be fair, you didn't know it was low yield which is actually WELL known.
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That's my point. I do not believe that a GSC plant will necessarily be low yield. I knew the rumors that it is low yielding when I took the clone. But it will clearly not be as bad as I expected. My point being, don't be afraid to grow GSC just because of claims that it is low yield, because with proper care and good conditions it can provide a respectable yield.
 
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Fangthane said:
To my admittedly untrained eye, that plant doesn't look particularly close yet.
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Part of the problem is my photos sucked, and were way overexposed. As you can see in this photo, the pistils are starting to turn.
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You are confusing damaged stigma with plant maturity, but it’s your plant so obviously you are free to do whatever you please.
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Not at all. The fact that the stigma are starting to turn is, for me, just one sign that maturity is near.
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You think your plant is going to look like this in 2-3 weeks?

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In two weeks, no. In three weeks, maybe. But just to be clear, I go by the trichomes as the final indicator.
 

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Fangthane said:
To my admittedly untrained eye, that plant doesn't look particularly close yet.
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I guess I should have stated for the record that this is by far not my first grow. I go by the trichomes when it comes to exactly when I decide to harvest. However, when the plant has made its final stretch, the buds are fattening almost visibly every day, the pistils are starting to turn, the smell has becomes intense, I know that maturity is near. It's not rocket science. After a few grows, it becomes easy to know what stages the plant is in. Whether it be GSC or something else. The signs are the same.
 
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