Growing Girls Scout Cookies (low yield?)

[Tolerance Break]

That first pic is a leaf which isnt really an indicator of bud ripeness, and I cant tell what the second pic is, but at the end of the day its your grow and I am happy youve made it to your harvest window without any major issues.

 

[Hunter66]

That first pic is a leaf which isnt really an indicator of bud ripeness, and I cant tell what the second pic is, but at the end of the day its your grow and I am happy youve made it to your harvest window without any major issues.

Thanks alot. My first time using a magnifier that clips onto a phone. But it's all good. At this point, it's almost over. Making it to the end without having had any issues is nice, especially since I faced numerous issues with my indoor grows. I will never grow indoors again.

 

[Hunter66]

That first pic is a leaf which isnt really an indicator of bud ripeness, and I cant tell what the second pic is, but at the end of the day its your grow and I am happy youve made it to your harvest window without any major issues.

Here is a couple of better photos of the Sour Diesel trichomes. Buds not leaves. Mostly milky.

 

[Hunter66]

Lol! I apologize. This is virtually only the third forum I have ever joined. I will take some photos tomorrow and post them. But you raise a great point, which is that many growers claim to know what they have, when they really don't. I appreciate your not wanting to "throw shade" or suggesting that I don't know stuff. I only joined this forum because I wanted to share my experience with growing GSC. I was warned that GSC is not a good producer, but my GSC will clearly produce a respectable yield. Mind you, that is under near perfect growing conditions. As for how I know that I have a genuine GSC, it is a totality of circumstances. I totally trust the grower that I bought the GSC clone from, and the plant itself clearly supports that it is a genuine GSC plant. Mind you, I am going by images of GSC plants that I have seen online, as well as the known characteristics of GSC.
Anyway, I appreciate your post. I learn something from everything I read.

Here are some pics of the GSC.

Wow…..the group seems to really be attacking the OP, who simply wanted to keep fellow farmers from shying away from GSC, b/c of its low yielding reputation.
While I have to agree that the buds will need longer than 2 weeks, the OP isn’t seeking opinions on when the plant will be ripe. He/she has handled this unsolicited advice with best of manners.
It looks like the OP has the ability to move the plant inside or under shelter in the event of bad weather, which is a huge plus.
I’ve grown my fair share of plants outdoors and they were directly in the ground. There were times when the plants would have benefited from a little more time in the sun, but the weather forecast was a death wish. So, I harvested and the smoke was excellent…..never once did I think or hear from anyone else who smoked it, that it was lacking or immature.
Since we have opened this up to a ripening discussion, I’ll throw my 2cents in the hat:
It’s been my experience that basing ripeness on trichs is fine for a finished product that will get you plenty high….but not the main factor for truly mature/ripe buds.
My buddy just lost an entire huge section of an outdoor plant. A tree limb fell on it and snapped it. The plant was only in week 5 of flower……not as far along as the OP’s plant.
Anyway, he hung it for the hell of it and after drying for about 2 weeks, the buds were smoked by him and a few friends. They are all daily smokers with a good tolerance. They all reported that the taste was not what they are accustomed to but the high was surprisingly stout.
That said, in 2 weeks the OP plant may give him/her exactly what they’re hoping for…..as far as the effects….
But, the true potential and aesthetic qualities will not be realized until the buds go through the same basic progression as all do…..meaning the calyces swell, new pistil production stops except for a stray one here and there, the pistils turn brown/orange AND recede back into the calyces.
I’ve seen buds with mostly cloudy trichs and even a few ambers, that weren’t anywhere close to ripe. Those same buds had the same trich profile 2-3 weeks later when the buds were ripe.
I used to be a diehard believer that if there was single white pistil showing the plant was not ready. However, I’ve changed my belief just a bit on that particular subject.
It’s been my experience that the beginning of the window is better for the Terp retention.
Good luck to the OP…..you have a nice grow and it would be great if you sent more pics in a week or 2.

It is looking like the Sour Diesel will be ready a bit sooner than I expected. The last few nights we have had temps in the low 40s or high 30s. The purple is starting to really come out, which makes me wonder if this is really a straight up Sour Diesel. The trichs on the most developed buds are about 80% cloudy. We could get a light frost tonight so I brought the plants inside. I'm not so worried about low temps but do not really want a frost to hit it. I worry too much probably. But better safe than sorry.

 

[Hunter66]

Wow…..the group seems to really be attacking the OP, who simply wanted to keep fellow farmers from shying away from GSC, b/c of its low yielding reputation.
While I have to agree that the buds will need longer than 2 weeks, the OP isn’t seeking opinions on when the plant will be ripe. He/she has handled this unsolicited advice with best of manners.
It looks like the OP has the ability to move the plant inside or under shelter in the event of bad weather, which is a huge plus.
I’ve grown my fair share of plants outdoors and they were directly in the ground. There were times when the plants would have benefited from a little more time in the sun, but the weather forecast was a death wish. So, I harvested and the smoke was excellent…..never once did I think or hear from anyone else who smoked it, that it was lacking or immature.
Since we have opened this up to a ripening discussion, I’ll throw my 2cents in the hat:
It’s been my experience that basing ripeness on trichs is fine for a finished product that will get you plenty high….but not the main factor for truly mature/ripe buds.
My buddy just lost an entire huge section of an outdoor plant. A tree limb fell on it and snapped it. The plant was only in week 5 of flower……not as far along as the OP’s plant.
Anyway, he hung it for the hell of it and after drying for about 2 weeks, the buds were smoked by him and a few friends. They are all daily smokers with a good tolerance. They all reported that the taste was not what they are accustomed to but the high was surprisingly stout.
That said, in 2 weeks the OP plant may give him/her exactly what they’re hoping for…..as far as the effects….
But, the true potential and aesthetic qualities will not be realized until the buds go through the same basic progression as all do…..meaning the calyces swell, new pistil production stops except for a stray one here and there, the pistils turn brown/orange AND recede back into the calyces.
I’ve seen buds with mostly cloudy trichs and even a few ambers, that weren’t anywhere close to ripe. Those same buds had the same trich profile 2-3 weeks later when the buds were ripe.
I used to be a diehard believer that if there was single white pistil showing the plant was not ready. However, I’ve changed my belief just a bit on that particular subject.
It’s been my experience that the beginning of the window is better for the Terp retention.
Good luck to the OP…..you have a nice grow and it would be great if you sent more pics in a week or 2.

Oops. One of those pics was of the GSC. Let readers figure out which one it is.

 

[Hunter66]

Yea - one learns something new after every grow !!!!

Ya! I am on my fourth grow, and I feel like I am just getting the hang of it. I can almost just run on instinct. It's like I can just look at the plant and I know where to trim, whether it wants more nutes or less,whether I overwatered, etc. For those who are considering a grow, don't be afraid to make mistakes. Everything you learn will make the next crop better.

 

[Katatawnic]

That's correct, but I must admit that I don't just go entirely by the condition of the trichomes, as to when I finish. If I looks like the climate here will sustain it, (I'm in Maine) I might let things run a little longer. But I don't like bud that is over developed. I want as little of a sedative effect is possible. Also, I prefer the taste of bud that is harvested a bit early vs. a bit late. At this phase, I could harvest tomorrow and have some killer weed. Would I get maximum yield? No, probably not. I'm not all that tied up with maximum yield because maximum yield usually coincides with bud that is more sedative versus bud that is harvested a bit early. It really comes down to personal taste once flowers reach a certain stage. If the pistils have all turned, I generally start to expect to harvest in the very near future.

I like to harvest my favorite daytime strain, Red Dragon, a week or so early. The potency is full, and the flavor is amazing! If I let it go further, it doesn't taste as good, but the potency is the same. I found this out by accident, when I broke a branch almost 2 weeks before harvest, and decided to dry it and see what happened. It was by far my favorite Red Dragon experience, so now I harvest a week to ten days early. Only this strain, though. My other strains turn out better at a full 9-10 weeks.

I don't usually wait for amber trichomes. I prefer the effects when they're cloudy. Except for my Afghan Kush. That one goes in for a full bloom, and she knocks me out on even my worst insomnia nights!

It really is all personal preference. No one has ever complained about my buds. They're usually praised, so I'm doing something right!

I moved to Maine 4 years ago (from So Cal). I grow strictly indoors, and it took over a year to adjust to the environmental changes. I've gotten things dialed in, but the humidity is so low in the winter and so high in the summer, and has indeed been the battle in my garden's transition. I've already got the humidifier running, which I never needed in CA. And citric acid has become my new best friend to combat the humidity in the summer. However, I haven't had to deal with temps getting too high in the summer, so it's a trade.

 

[amneziaHaze]

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.

What is considered low yeald in outdoors 3kg?
And you could have gotten 5?

I had the same with red diesel. Not many people grew it and they said yeald was bad but in the end i got 1.5g/w and some really good weed