400W, 5 Plants, Indoor, First Grow

steeZz · Aug 25, 2011

alotaball said:
Indica dominate strains are really good at all cloudy hardly any amber.. you get a nice two sided high... I prefer my sativa's a little more ripe

Steez NL#5 is a 45 day strain the rest of the northern light breeds are closer to 60 I believe.. My hindu was a 45 dayer as well I think I normally harvest around day 55 on that one.. Just wait it out ..

The biggest clue when they are close .. is you will see the buds swell for the last time .. and the hairs will retract kinda back into the buds.. they will just look swollen .. thats when I really start checking trich's .. some strains do this earlier then others .. ripeness wise .... BUt if you wait for the "swell" lol you will be happy

master bubba has like all red hairs and is turning majorly purple.
but all the trichs are still clear, not even cloudy.
same with the northern.
same with the hindu.
same with the dream.
i guess just wait it out?

k0ijn · Aug 25, 2011

Wait it out if you like your bud a bite more ripe.
Some people do flush during clear/cloudy so they don't get any "amber bud" (and therefore very smooth bud).

alotaball · Aug 25, 2011

You have a ways to go .. my guess northern 55 days ... hindu 60 ,,, dream 71 days ... Ill guess bubba last because I know its your favorite.. prob 58 days

I dont even think of looking at them till 45 days ATLEAST .. and thats normally something like blueberry .. or NL#5.

Dont rush it now.. you did all the hard work... get back what you put in .. Dont cut yourself short...

Trust when I say that the difference between a week or 2 can COMPLEteLY change the quality

lakew00d · Aug 25, 2011

Lets see some pics Steezz! I wanna see how your NL is lookin!

Lanternslight · Aug 25, 2011

alotaball said:
You have a ways to go .. my guess northern 55 days ... hindu 60 ,,, dream 71 days ... Ill guess bubba last because I know its your favorite.. prob 58 days I dont even think of looking at them till 45 days ATLEAST .. and thats normally something like blueberry .. or NL#5.

Dont rush it now.. you did all the hard work... get back what you put in .. Dont cut yourself short...

Trust when I say that the difference between a week or 2 can COMPLEteLY change the quality

I concur real hard. Like I said before those things could get some much more weight. The hair color is significant but not as significant as the trichomes. I personally would rely on that to tell you when to harvest. I know alotaball and I have said that a couple different times. Don't get too eager now. You thought that sample was good...wait til you get those ripe nugs. Like you always say, "Dank-fscking-nugs!"

steeZz · Aug 25, 2011

Borrowing a friends 60x microscope to get a closer look.
It's officially day 52-53 for the girls, so the days are closing in.
Already have a drying tote setup, do I need ventilation holes cut in the sides?
Closer and closer and closer.
Will post pictures in the morning of all the girls.. northern is ridiculously nuggy, just falling everywhere.

alotaball · Aug 25, 2011

It might take em a littttle longer to ripen because of the smaller light.. just dont think about days or anything .. just pay attention to what the nugs tell ya .. and you will be happy

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When you get that scope.. make sure to check 3-4 differents spots on the plant... You will notice that sometimes the cola's will be starting to show amber.. and the lower stuff is still all cloudy or even a little clear.... Just dont want you to see amber on one spot .. then end up with alot of premature lower stuff

You can tell too.. if you look at the plants in the light... the trics are glittery until they are ripe.. I bet if you look at your sativa it will be real glittery and pretty trich wise.. and once they go cloudy/amber.. they wont have that twinkle anymore

Philosophist · Aug 25, 2011

cant wait to see the next set of pics man^^

steeZz · Aug 25, 2011

Philosophist said:
cant wait to see the next set of pics man^^

Will have them first thing in the morning, already collaborating a bunch.
Should I be thinking about cutting down the plants at different times?
Taking the colas... ect ect.
Also the tote you dry in, does it have ventilation or do you just remove the lid every now and then?

Im more worried about them being in there for too long, then cutting them down now.
I dont want to fuck my shit up you know? I got all the time in the world.

alotaball · Aug 25, 2011

I leave the lid off ....
I wouldnt worry about leaving them flowering tooo long.. it takes a little time for them to go from ripe to tooo ripe

StevieStoner · Aug 26, 2011

Quick question guys. About how long should it take for my bud to smell like bud after its harvested?

k0ijn · Aug 26, 2011

You can improve smell and taste immensely by curing your harvest.
If you don't know what curing is, do a quick search and you'll get all the info needed.
It's been written about many times, no need to repeat it.

Some people cure for a few weeks and some cure for months on end.
And let me tell you, you can clearly taste and smell the difference between bud cured for a week and bud cured for a month.
The high is also affected by curing.

To answer your questions; depends what you mean by "bud smell".
Some bud reaks while it's still on the plant, some needs a good cure to really bring it out.
Normally you can smell a huge difference if you cure if for 1-2 weeks.

This all depends on a lot of variables though.

kevin murphy · Aug 26, 2011

if you have any bud pics post em in the new thread i made growers

ultimate collection of buds...

Dubbz0r · Aug 26, 2011

alotaball said:
It might take em a littttle longer to ripen because of the smaller light.. just dont think about days or anything .. just pay attention to what the nugs tell ya .. and you will be happy ..

When you get that scope.. make sure to check 3-4 differents spots on the plant... You will notice that sometimes the cola's will be starting to show amber.. and the lower stuff is still all cloudy or even a little clear.... Just dont want you to see amber on one spot .. then end up with alot of premature lower stuff

You can tell too.. if you look at the plants in the light... the trics are glittery until they are ripe.. I bet if you look at your sativa it will be real glittery and pretty trich wise.. and once they go cloudy/amber.. they wont have that twinkle anymore

I was told that the bottoms start to show amber before the tops. Is this true? Only reason I ask is because I think you're saying the exact opposite and I don't need anymore confusion lol

alotaball · Aug 26, 2011

My top cola's always ripen faster personally

Dubbz0r · Aug 26, 2011

Interesting...

steeZz · Aug 26, 2011

Taking the girls out for trichome inspection and pictures.
Hindu kush looks amber? Atleast on the top cola....
Lets see if I get to cut it off and dry it nom nom nom.

kevin murphy · Aug 26, 2011

looking forward to the pics mate..

steeZz · Aug 26, 2011

Heres an update on the ladies.
They are currently day 53 of flowering, and lookin delicious.
I took a bunch bunch bunch of pictures, some with the flash on and contrast turned down way low to capture the bud part of the plant.
The Redbull isn't redbull I'm pretty sure. I'm thinking its blueberry headband, so I'm way more stoked about that.
Some small problems, little light bleaching on the desert dream, hasn't progressed since I moved her from under the light.
Master bubba is turning more and more purple every day, the top cola is pretty much completely purple leaves and all... and it doesnt get below 73 in my house so I'm guessing it's genetics.
Enjoy!
Master Bubba - 54 days

steeZz · Aug 26, 2011

Northern Lights, big nugs, got a couple close ups from yesterday for you.
Also got some pictures of the side nugs that litter the outside of this plant.
All of them are getting so heavy they fall over, some of them are getting more light then other and are just fucking amazing