Want to Know If Your Plants are Finished?
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montroller
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So I got some cuts that I thought were absolute blueberry but they started looking a little more like green crack in flower. AB blue is 8 weeks and green crack is 7, today is week 7 and I noticed at least one amber trich on the tops but couldn't see any on the lower buds. What do you guys think from these pics, ready or wait for that 10% amber to show.
Gramaw
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This is our first full grow (had to destroy 15 awesome plants that were vegging some time back, but that's another story...), and we had a problem this time during Week 5 of flowering. The timer was stepped on by someone, so the lights came on in the middle of the night. I caught it, but the damage was done. Anyway, these pics are at Week 9 of flowering. My concern is the low production of buds. We taste-tested the plant on the right, and it is perfect -- but we're hesitant to begin harvest. Is there any hope that the buds will fill out more, or should I go ahead and harvest, and correct my mistakes on the next round?
The plant on the left is older by a month (veg), but it doesn't yet have the classic signs of harvest-time so I think it needs a few more days. Leaves are a little wilted because its due to be watered.
The plant on the right has had most of the fans removed, and the remaining top leaves are curling up, getting brown, etc.
The plant on the left is older by a month (veg), but it doesn't yet have the classic signs of harvest-time so I think it needs a few more days. Leaves are a little wilted because its due to be watered.
The plant on the right has had most of the fans removed, and the remaining top leaves are curling up, getting brown, etc.
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hereshegrows
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I was thinking I have about two or three days to go, can anyone tell me what they think?joe macclennan
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Did I say that outloud?
smoky31141420
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Beefbisquit
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You have a while yet.... 3-4 weeks?
HumphreyBogart
Member
Hallo,
I have two lovely ladies in a tiny wee room on my first ever grow. 80 days since first sign of flowering, 120 days since planting seed.
The larger one on the right is a Rudaralis Indica and the shorter one to the left and rear of the room is a Skunk#1.
Growing in Coco with dedicated Nutes (plant magic) and a small room with 150W HPS for veg and 250W for flowering.
I gave them too long in the veg stage (five weeks) and there was an outrageous incident when I cut down from four plants as two had gone hermie - but for some reason I swapped the wrong ones out - so these both had a day between veg and flowering light cycles in normal house lighting. whoops.
Gnat Larvae presence throughout the grow never got too bad, but I worry the lack of bulk to these ladies is due to damaged root system thanks to the gnat larvae.
Both spouted interesting new growth on top over the last two days too.
Slightly milky Trichomes on the skunk, clearer on the Ruderalis.
What do we think? Another week or two before a few days flushing and then harvest?
Is it worth chopping the cola first and giving the rest of the plant another week?
I have two lovely ladies in a tiny wee room on my first ever grow. 80 days since first sign of flowering, 120 days since planting seed.
The larger one on the right is a Rudaralis Indica and the shorter one to the left and rear of the room is a Skunk#1.
Growing in Coco with dedicated Nutes (plant magic) and a small room with 150W HPS for veg and 250W for flowering.
I gave them too long in the veg stage (five weeks) and there was an outrageous incident when I cut down from four plants as two had gone hermie - but for some reason I swapped the wrong ones out - so these both had a day between veg and flowering light cycles in normal house lighting. whoops.
Gnat Larvae presence throughout the grow never got too bad, but I worry the lack of bulk to these ladies is due to damaged root system thanks to the gnat larvae.
Both spouted interesting new growth on top over the last two days too.
Slightly milky Trichomes on the skunk, clearer on the Ruderalis.
What do we think? Another week or two before a few days flushing and then harvest?
Is it worth chopping the cola first and giving the rest of the plant another week?
Sir.Ganga
New Member
What are you running for lights? I think you need more light, You will not gain very much if you leave them for another couple of weeks. I would cut your losses and get some more in the ground. If your wanting a bigger yeild increase the light and put your plants into 3-5 gallon pots. Ph is crucial, a cheap meter pays for itself in no time, same goes for a tds pen.
Good Luck
Gramaw
Member
Thank you. I guess I just needed to hear someone say what I've been thinking -- that it's time to cut our losses. There were a lot of intervening / interferring factors (move to a new location, screw up with lights, etc), including my inexperience with the flowering stage. Amazing how much one can learn online, though. I just bought more lights yesterday, in fact, but it would probably be a waste of time to put them up for these particular plants. I've already started the next round and I'm going to try my hand at super-cropping this time. I didn't even know what that meant when I started these ladies.
Another newbie posted some pics here where the plants look nearly identical to mine, and he and I both switched to 12/12 at exactly the same time. He was advised to wait 30 more days. I'd sure like to see what his plants look like 30 days from now, if he chooses to wait.
Anyway, now I guess we'll see what mistakes I make harvesting for my first time, huh?
Thanks again.
Beefbisquit
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Can't stress enough how important it is to have proper pH and ppm readings, regardless of the medium you choose.
420circuit
Active Member
Pineapple Chunk at 10 weeks in flower, after 5 long weeks of veg from clone. Care to offer an educated guess?
HPS400power
Active Member
With all those white hairs I would think 2-4 weeks
Beefbisquit
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I concur mostly. Although, I think 2 weeks would probably be too early.
420circuit
Active Member
Thanks, that makes it little easier to wait. The Rosenthal book warns to not wait too long or you will miss the highest THC moment. He says when you start seeing amber or deflated trichs then the decline is underway and you missed the top. My last harvest I waited until the white hairs were gone and the trichs were all cloudy and the only problem I had was keeping the trim clippers working as they were so gummed up with resin it became a chore just to keep them operational.
Hugo Phurst
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Excellent shots.....I'd say a month.
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I posted 2 weeks ago, thought they'd be done by now. I seem to be seeing conflicting signs. Done yet?
Any opinions of time left? Thanks
