Buds have still not beefed up??

Hello people, I am nearly 10 weeks into flower and my buds are still soft and all of the leaves are going yellow. My humidity when lights on is 50-55% and when lights off it can reach 80% do you think this could be they are yellowing, the temp is usually around 30 celcius but it can go a little over sometimes. I am using a 4 inch extraction in a 4×4×7 tent with one big oscilating fan blowing at the canopy. I am feeding with canna a&b at 1/4 strength. I will attach some pics, any inputs will be appreciated.
Thankyou

I would pull any leaves that come off with an easy tug. Any of those yellow leaves inside the buds could be causing issues.

Yellowing leaves are normal at around 10 weeks signifying completion.
Your plants are finished
Dry & smoke it.

Jimdamick said:

Yellowing leaves are normal at around 10 weeks signifying completion.
Your plants are finished
Dry & smoke it.

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Thanks for the reply, the leaves have been yellowing for the past 4 weeks tho it has gotten worse over time

Cut it down and wet trim it. Don’t hang it with those yellow leaves

Wattzzup said:

I would pull any leaves that come off with an easy tug. Any of those yellow leaves inside the buds could be causing issues.

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Thanks for the reply, yea there is no bud rot on the inside of the buds either but the outside of some of them look a bit brown and feel and alot of buds still feel very soft. I will take any leaves that are easy to pull off when the light comes on.

Wattzzup said:

Cut it down and wet trim it. Don’t hang it with those yellow leaves

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But shouldn't I let the buds go dense first plus I haven't flushed yet either. Thanks

Look at the leaves. How much photosynthesis is going to take place with almost no green leaves left? Risk of bud rot is higher than your gains from leaving for a few more days/ a week. IMO

your plant looks flushed already.

Wattzzup said:

Look at the leaves. How much photosynthesis is going to take place with almost no green leaves left? Risk of bud rot is higher than your gains from leaving for a few more days/ a week. IMO

your plant looks flushed already.

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I have 10 plants in there and this was the worst out of them that's why I took a pic of that one, I will check the trichs when the light comes on, depending on what they are like I might cut it down later

Chrisjames47 said:

I have 10 plants in there and this was the worst out of them that's why I took a pic of that one, I will check the trichs when the light comes on, depending on what they are like I might cut it down later

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You're not going to learn anything useful by scoping the trichomes and flushing will only harm the end product further. The plants are dying, just chop them and move on. They've been in a nutrient lockout for a long time.

Chrisjames47 said:

Thanks for the reply, the leaves have been yellowing for the past 4 weeks tho it has gotten worse over time

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4 weeks before finish is too soon.
That could point to excess N, but at 1/4 strength that shouldn't be an issue. (get a GOOD meter, preferably dual PPM/PH & test your nutes, don't rely on estimates)
What are you growing in?

Chrisjames47 said:

I will check the trichs

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Don't bother, it's not nessecery.
Just look at pistels/hairs on the bud.
When the hairs are 50% brown, she's finished.
Don't forget that a plant will continue to ripen for around 3 days.
It doesn't instantly stop developing when chopped.

yikes. Well. You waited ten weeks. Good job on patience. Did you learn anything from this grow?

I agree with above. Stop the dead stuff off before you hang


and did I read harvest when pistils are 50% brown lmao so 50% white

Jimdamick said:

Don't bother, it's not nessecery.
Just look at pistels/hairs on the bud.
When the hairs are 50% brown, she's finished.
Don't forget that a plant will continue to ripen for around 3 days.
It doesn't instantly stop developing when chopped.

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Plants are finished when half of the pistils are brown/orange? You might want to do some more reading on harvesting. GL.

twentyeight.threefive said:

Plants are finished when half of the pistils are brown/orange? You might want to do some more reading on harvesting. GL.

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What do you do, wait until all brown?

I would also harvest those. As for pistils, each strain, even each plant can be a bit different. I like to rely on a constellation of signs of ripeness, rather than just one. Most of the time, i wait for the majority of pistils to change color and recede into the bud, while the seed bracts are maximally swollen. Some strains will keep throwing white pistils right up until the end, which can make things more difficult for new growers learning these signs of ripeness. The entire bud will also take on a different hue, it won't look like a bright growing flower any longer, it looks more like a ripe fruit, and it takes on a rusty tinge-if you look at the trichomes at this point, you'll see plenty of amber, WHICH IS GOOD.

I highly suggest new growers to leave a bud on the plant wayyyy past the point they think it's ripe, just to see the changes that take place, and to sample it along the way. Doing so will blow away a lot of the misconceptions that are common regarding harvest times, trichome color, etc.

The buds aren't going to grow any at this point
Probably too much P and K at some point
Chop it

Wattzzup said:

Look at the leaves. How much photosynthesis is going to take place with almost no green leaves left? Risk of bud rot is higher than your gains from leaving for a few more days/ a week. IMO

your plant looks flushed already.

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Psyphish said:

You're not going to learn anything useful by scoping the trichomes and flushing will only harm the end product further. The plants are dying, just chop them and move on. They've been in a nutrient lockout for a long time.

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Thanks for the input, I will chop it down tomorrow, what temp/humidity do you usually dry at?

Jimdamick said:

What do you do, wait until all brown?

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Yes. When half the pistils are still white the calyx haven't even swelled yet.

Jimdamick said:

Don't bother, it's not nessecery.
Just look at pistels/hairs on the bud.
When the hairs are 50% brown, she's finished.
Don't forget that a plant will continue to ripen for around 3 days.
It doesn't instantly stop developing when chopped.

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