Trichomes, Good time to start flushing?

Week 8 coming up, this does not look done?

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With a two week flush should I start now or when I see amber?

wait till 50 percent r more turn milkey white n to make sure really done wait till u start seein some turn amber flush for the last week so after at lest more then 50%of em r milky white color

I highly recommend to taper the nutrient off toward harvest instead flush.

Izoc I have

AN 3 Step, Grow, Micro, Bloom
AN Big Bud
AN Final Phase
& Molasses

What do you recommend my schdule be for the last 2 weeks? I'm going to try taper method instead of pure flush.

Final phase can also be used as a nute since it makes the plant give up whatever it has left.

riconyc said:

Izoc I have

AN 3 Step, Grow, Micro, Bloom
AN Big Bud
AN Final Phase
& Molasses

What do you recommend my schdule be for the last 2 weeks? I'm going to try taper method instead of pure flush.

Final phase can also be used as a nute since it makes the plant give up whatever it has left.

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I have no commet about final phase and buds will get fatten up at the end of cycle without flush...i only use VEG nute base from start to finish, its more K.I.S.S. for me.

I suggest that you do with those plants were in the veg stage, same thing in the flower stage without lose leaves. The foliage is key to increase the bud production. ill taper it off like two weeks before harvest.

Hope you will have a good bountiful harvest soon

Thanks Izoc hopefully I do plant has been getting denser and more smelly as the days go by

molasses and water till end works for me
takes place of food
adds to bulk and flavor

Wait til they get more of an amber color before flushing

Yeah I made the terrible mistake of flushing early on my Auto moby dick and ended up cutting 4 weeks early technically cause I flushed for 2 weeks than harvested just as it was starting to push its final swell. My yeild was cut in half but 3 1/2 ozs from my first auto and first grow didn't matter too much to me. I learned from my mistake though this time I guess it makes more sense to flush once I see a few ambers spread around or when I see absolutely no clear left.

how much molasses to water and once a week?also how long before harvest...2 weeks?

bout done nice and cloudy and i dont see any white hairs left

I just see massive amounts of crystal clear tric's.... really beautiful... I think from where I sit, you have "weeks" left... those tric's need to turn 90% cloudy, now too clear... as for your desired flush? Did you over do your nutes/ferts kept in check? Then maybe as others have said, just taper off bloom nutes, and treat plant as you have... If you flush it... how are ya going to do it? .................. I just went back and re-checked pictures... Picture #2 has 80% clear... Those 1/2 clear cloudy ones are clear and not ready... Wait, you will thank me after your buds dry and cure.... Ha... Good Luck!

Molases does not add bulk or flavor to the buds. This is a bit of conjecture that just gets repeated. Molasses is used to feed the soil bacteria which it turn can make for a healthier root zone. IMO, it is not necessary for a plant grown indoors with the proper environment and nutrients.

As for the pics, I would wait until you have a percentage of amber trichomes before harvesting. This will signal that the plant has maxed out its trichome production. Way too many growers, myself included, harvest way too early. Very few strains are truly done in 8 weeks. Its usually more like 10. Trichomes should only be considered when all other signs of maturity are present. Look for full, round dense buds with swollen calyxes. The stigma should be withered, red/brown and drawn into the bud. Leaves should be changing color and falling off. The buds should have an amber tint to them.

Harvesting early will not give you an "energetic" high. It will give you lower yields, weaker smoke, less taste and smell and less dense buds.

When you think they are absolutely ready, wait another 2 weeks...