This northern lights photo is in its 13th week of flowering, it won't stop growing new pistils, the buds appeared to be swelling a couple of weeks ago but it just keeps getting new growth on top, I saw some amber showing up a week ago or more and now can't see any amber as there's new growth on top with new trichomes, the buds are rock solid super dense, but I hate harvesting with white hairs as the buds don't seem to ever wanna get ripe, just worried as it seems way to long to be in flower and I don't wanna chop early but also worried I may chop it late
Northern lights, flowering for 13 weeks so far, wont ripen
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Nope_49595933949
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It's not ready.
The plant is very easy to harvest early, very hard to harvest late.
The plant is very easy to harvest early, very hard to harvest late.
Nope_49595933949
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You can harvest when you like, it's your plant, but that plant isn't ripe yet.
Yeah I can see its not ripe hence my worry, as its been flowering for 13 weeks and I can't find one single piece of info online that say indicas can flower for that long so I'm concerned something is wrong as the trichomes were turning amber a week ago, I saw some posts where people say they can keep throwing out white pistils even after being ready, Its been in darkness for almost a week as i expected it to be ready by now, it was looking more ripe 2 weeks ago then it does now which is odd to me
Nope_49595933949
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Wait. You put it in the darkness for a week lol? Has it been flowering for 13 weeks or at 12/12 for 13 weeks?
bk78
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Photosynthesis drives growth, just sayin
Nope_49595933949
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No shit?
Triplefastaction
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Poor plant. If you want to kill it, it's just easier to chop it down. Did you stop feeding too?
Not trying to be a smartbutt, but the plant would probably grow/mature better with light. Just saying.
Its been flowering for 13 weeks now, in 12, 12 and for the last 6 days its been in the darkness because as I said it was getting ripe and swelling then seems to just go through another growth spurt
It had pre flowers way before that
Yeah well I was experimenting with this as I've read many growers do this, just an experiment
Nope_49595933949
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So it's probably actually been in flower for 10-11 weeks. Some plants just take time. Keep giving it light and nutrients until it's ready.
Yeah well its an experiment as its flowering wayyyyy longer than it should be, I did that to start the new grow so I got it in darkness for the final week as its meant to of been ready by now but its not so its messing up all my plans lol. Just keeps growing even in darkness
It had fully formed flowers already in early August, problem is its been out the tent now and I don't wanna put it back in under intense light after this darkness as surely it will re veg?
bk78
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Just chop it, chalk it up as a learning experience
Ask more questions on here next grow before you do anything drastic
best of luck
Its still growing in the dark lol, ill leave it a couple more days, it can't be far away from done, if chopping now surely the smoke will still be good as I have all milky trichomes and some amber
FYI the darkness thing i found from people on here, I know there's no science behind it but wanted to try it out as i see many saying they do this
Nope_49595933949
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Why would it reveg