I’ve grown in clay pebbles in a Wilma system. Led Mars hydro ts1000 light. Used hydro max veg and bloom and also using the vita link turbo for the boost. My ph sits at around 6.3. Really not sure if my buds are under developed. I’m 4.5 weeks in from when I first saw pistols. Checked all the trichomes and there all still crystal clear which means they’ve got a lot more growing to do. But they haven’t seemed to gain any more bud size in over a week. It’s only my 2nd grow so any suggestions would be appreciated. Maybe I’m just being inpatient but I tend to worry a lot especially at this stage of the grow.
Pineapple Express #2 & purple p.
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1dude1seed
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Yeah you're about 3 weeks in the actual flowering stage. They put on most of their weight in last last week or so of growing. Someone correct me if I'm wrong...
1dude1seed
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They look good to me though
Jimbo the Gael
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Those are some damn fine plants for a second grow.
Well done.
Only bit of advice I can give you is be patient. Wait till after the swell to harvest (should happen in the last week or two). Lot's of guys will say "when you think it's done, give it another week".
Well done.
Only bit of advice I can give you is be patient. Wait till after the swell to harvest (should happen in the last week or two). Lot's of guys will say "when you think it's done, give it another week".
Thank you mate! Always nice to hear positive feedback from all my hard work. All 3 plants have a fair few brown hairs on them now. I checked the trichomes on the buds (not the sugar leafs) and there all still clear so I’m thinking they have a fair few weeks left yet. My carbon filter is a god send ! Getting stinky now.
Jimbo the Gael
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Pineapple Express #2 is a fairly fast finishing strain, in my experience. I had one finish flowering in 55 days from when pistils appeared. Really frosty as well. Seemed like all the trichs went cloudy in a rush after the calyxes swelled up. I waited until some started to go amber to harvest. Definitely worth waiting for.
I first saw hairs about 28th October so I’m around 3.5/4 weeks into flower mate. Think there gna swell up in the next few weeks? Every time I poke my head in that tent it blows my eyebrows off lol love the smell. Did autos last grow dude so this 2nd one has been a big learning curve for me. Purple punch was only vegged for around 3.5 weeks.
Jimbo the Gael
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Should swell around week 6 or 7. Mine went week 6, but I was growing it outdoors. The smell was awesome, but it got drowned out by my neighbour's Sour Diesel plants, lol.
I just got my first auto seeds for next season, Sour Diesel and Gorilla. Glad it's legal here, lol. Wouldn't want to try to hide that scent.
I just got my first auto seeds for next season, Sour Diesel and Gorilla. Glad it's legal here, lol. Wouldn't want to try to hide that scent.
Yea my carbon filter is amazing mate it lets out no smell at all! Which is lucky for me lol. I did super bud autos last grow and looked really nice. Got 4 ounce dry weight of each plant. Was a nice smoke. Hopefully they all swell up in the next 2 weeks then! Going to flush them for a week soon as most of the trichomes are cloudy. Got a microscope which lets me see them perfectly.
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Jimbo the Gael
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I don't flush personally, it never did anything good for my plants. But hey, personal choice.
I've seen some of the microscope shots other growers get, and they're great. Way easier to see than with my loupe. Is it fully handheld? Or do you have to remove a bud to check it?
I've seen some of the microscope shots other growers get, and they're great. Way easier to see than with my loupe. Is it fully handheld? Or do you have to remove a bud to check it?
Did your pineapple get a lot of brown hairs around 4 weeks? And yea it’s got a led light built into it aswell so I can just put it against my buds very easy to use!
Jimbo the Gael
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She did. Although a few were caused by a "helpful" person using insecticidal soap to try to get rid of a few leaf hoppers.