From research, I believe most Kush's fall between 60-70 day flower time. The trichomes will be my ultimate decider. At the end, I plan on a 2 week flush with the last 3 days in total darkness. I use GH 3 part. Right now I am running around 75% strength of what GH recommends.
Last time I cut at 70 but started earlier with the colas ...it was ready by 63 but I had nothing waiting behind them. I needed to increase light penetration and all those little buds got hit with a lot of additional light. Research Shooting Powder for finishing.....my kush loves it!!!
That is an EXCELLENT tip. Take the top colas and give the little guys another day or two. I would have to forgo my "last 3 days in darkness" if I split up the harvest like that though..
That 3 days in darkness thing, I have tried and usually do anyway cause of time I spend trimming, but taking off those top buds was good for multiple reasons. First, light penetration. Second, it shocked the plants and increased trichome production. Third, the amount of viable bud was far greater and denser overall. I estimate that the increase in bottom maturity was of far greater benefit than 3 dark days. Chop the tops....lower lights......wait a week......chop the bottoms. I think you will be better off.
Regardless, the tops mature prior to the rest of the plant especially in tall, dense canopy scenarios. I had no way to get to it all at once....so this stepped system was born of pragmatism and ridiculous jungle overgrowth that wouldnt be contained until it was too late. I wish you the best and am gonna re-read your story. Pretty flowers.
HGK is a cross between Kosher and #18. Nice guess.....close.
I have a quick question. On the girls I was going to flip soon I noticed a progressive yellowing, in the past spotting and signs of deficiency. What PPM do you begin flowering? and nutrient-related issues?
I might try to harvest the tops around day 63 and the rest on day 70... Right now trichs are clear.
I actually stopped taking ppm readings a while back. Instead, I started letting the plants tell me if I make the soup too strong. I find this out earlier by looking at the lower indicator leaves and if they are getting burnt. Right now I've found a sweet spot with my nutes that all three phenos seem to react very well to. My hope is that this formula will work with most any pheno I try. I also believe the 100% perlite medium allows maximum rootage as well while the roots stay nice and clean.
and if you really wanna paint that mona lisa you better get a shitload of canvas/paint/balloons (aka seeds) And start practicing!
Wow! What a great reply! Can't explain it much better than that I don't think...thanks for the visuals lol!To expand on kindnugs post.
I doubt your ever gonna find A direct copy of either but who's to say what og18 and kosher kush exactly is. Holy grail is a great mixture of the 2. I got an absolute winner pheno out of 1 pack (extremely lucky) Its a good blend of the 2. og18 and kosher kush arnt very unrelated they have a lot of the same traits to begin with so the variation in these beens will probably be minimal. out of 5 i got 5 that were very close with 1 just out yielding BY A TON and it seemed to hold its smell/flavor a lot more through the drying/curing process. If I'm not really thinking when i puff I've had the thought.... "is this OG18?" or "DAMN this taste just like that kosher i had!" Its a really AMAZING strain if your a fan of og18 or kosher.
Think of it like this. If SHAQ and Alyssa Dehaan from MSU were to have kids. Some would be more white some would be more black but most are gonna be a mix in between. Some females are gonna look just like SHAQ and some Males are gonna look just like Alyssa. MOST are gonna be tall and probably won't be able to shoot free throws. Your not gonna find exact copies of Alyssa or SHAQ in the mix but you might find some very close copies if they are raised in a similar manner.
Breeding is like painting with water balloons. You gotta get REALLY lucky to paint the mona lisa but its possible. If you go into the painting without trying to "Find" the mona lisa who knows what beauty the water balloons will come up with!
