This is my second grow. My first grow was close to perfect, this one has been about as far from perfect as I can imagine... To begin with I am growing a White Rhino in a hydroponic drip setup (waterfarms). It is supposed to be an indica/sativa mix but this girl is 150% sativa! She easily quandrupled in size after switching to 12/12! I have been overgrown! (Which reminds me, RIP OG... 
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I planned for 8 - 9 weeks in flower and I am going on 10 weeks. I NEED to chop soon. I am not anxious to have my harvest as much as I am anxious to shut down the grow. So here is my question: is now an acceptable time to harvest? I know it isn't an optimal time. I am just looking for input on whether I am seriously crippling the quality or if I am just sacrificing a little...
I am not particularly proficient at reading the trichs. I have the 60x - 100x from Radido Shack but I generally use the 10x - 15x. At 10x - 15x I see quite a few clear trichs. I would estimate there are 40% - 60% cloudy trichs. I have seen maybe a dozen sporadic amber trichs over the last week.
It seems like the trichs have not progessed much over the last few weeks, I think I have been on 40% - 60% cloudy for a few weeks now. It just seems like the cloudy trichs are getting more cloudy. Maybe it is because the maturity has been stunted? I have no more fan leaves left (a result of... being overgrown I guess. Or maybe my salt toxicity problem. They all turned yellow, dried up and fell off.) However, I don't think so because the buds are REALLY swelling and they look FABULOUS! Red hairs, covered, and I mean COVERED in trichs. If I frosted them whipped cake icing they wouldn't look anymore white! The main cola is much thicker than my forearm, and longer too!
The attached pics are about 4 - 5 days old (and aren't very good). The buds have fattened a little more and the trichs have gotten a little more frosty...
Would it be a huge mistake to chop in 3 - 5 days? At that time it will be about 70 days since I switched to 12/12 (after a little under 4 weeks in veg).
Thanx in advance for any advice.
)I planned for 8 - 9 weeks in flower and I am going on 10 weeks. I NEED to chop soon. I am not anxious to have my harvest as much as I am anxious to shut down the grow. So here is my question: is now an acceptable time to harvest? I know it isn't an optimal time. I am just looking for input on whether I am seriously crippling the quality or if I am just sacrificing a little...
I am not particularly proficient at reading the trichs. I have the 60x - 100x from Radido Shack but I generally use the 10x - 15x. At 10x - 15x I see quite a few clear trichs. I would estimate there are 40% - 60% cloudy trichs. I have seen maybe a dozen sporadic amber trichs over the last week.
It seems like the trichs have not progessed much over the last few weeks, I think I have been on 40% - 60% cloudy for a few weeks now. It just seems like the cloudy trichs are getting more cloudy. Maybe it is because the maturity has been stunted? I have no more fan leaves left (a result of... being overgrown I guess. Or maybe my salt toxicity problem. They all turned yellow, dried up and fell off.) However, I don't think so because the buds are REALLY swelling and they look FABULOUS! Red hairs, covered, and I mean COVERED in trichs. If I frosted them whipped cake icing they wouldn't look anymore white! The main cola is much thicker than my forearm, and longer too!
The attached pics are about 4 - 5 days old (and aren't very good). The buds have fattened a little more and the trichs have gotten a little more frosty...
Would it be a huge mistake to chop in 3 - 5 days? At that time it will be about 70 days since I switched to 12/12 (after a little under 4 weeks in veg).
Thanx in advance for any advice.
id say, "chop away!" peace
