Time to start flush (or harvest)? Any experienced eyes for trichome close-ups?

[Van X Man]

Eagle-Eyes,

Using cheap USB microscope, but manual focus is a bit of a pain, very shallow depth of field.

First grow, on day 42 of indoor Sensi Seed Super Skunk grow (listed as 50 day flower).

Any thoughts if this is ready to start flushing (1-2 weeks of no-nutes ph-water-only watering), and/or harvest?

Thx.

 

[bk78]

I see a ton of white pistils, do you have pics of the full buds and plants?

Also flushing is stupid, feed until you harvest.

 

[bk78]

Oh I just seen you say day 42. Nothing is ever ready at day 42, let alone day 50 like the breeder says.

90% of strains are ripe around the 62-70 day mark.

 

[Van X Man]

Oh I just seen you say day 42. Nothing is ever ready at day 42, let alone day 50 like the breeder says.

90% of strains are ripe around the 62-70 day mark.

So, nutes for another week, then 1-2 weeks flush?

 

[bk78]

So, nutes for another week, then 1-2 weeks flush?

Post some pics of your plants and buds. They look nowhere near done from the ones you posted.

 

[Van X Man]

I see a ton of white pistils, do you have pics of the full buds and plants?

Also flushing is stupid, feed until you harvest.

One plant has barely started browning, the other is maybe 20-30%. Pics attached.

Flushing: I know it’s a big debate whether needed or not... I am running organic soil/nutes, and would rather hedge against harsh smoke and bad taste, at the cost of some yield/potency. Why do you advise to feed? Not baiting or trolling, genuinely interested in your logic/experience...

 

[bk78]

3-4 weeks to go. And organic especially doesn’t need flushing. Only time flushing should occur is if you have a lockout due to salt build up.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

3-4 weeks to go. And organic especially doesn’t need flushing. Only time flushing should occur is if you have a lockout due to salt build up.

Agreed. 4 more weeks. I agree about the flushing too, lol.

 

[Doug Dawson]

Weeks to go, no need to flush.

 

[bk78]

Weeks to go, no need to flush.

Is this plant ready to flush?

Hello, I hope I have put this in the correct place, if not my apologies. I have never posted on one of these sites before but have read many threads. have just recently started to try growing and need some advise from some experienced folks. I am trying to figure out if I am ready to start...

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[Doug Dawson]

Is this plant ready to flush?

Hello, I hope I have put this in the correct place, if not my apologies. I have never posted on one of these sites before but have read many threads. have just recently started to try growing and need some advise from some experienced folks. I am trying to figure out if I am ready to start...

www.rollitup.org

LOL, I remember the post, it's still going. Live and learn. The result of that thread was "All I can do is take it all in and decide for myself which way to go and in this case that meant skipping the flush."

 

[Van X Man]

3-4 weeks to go. And organic especially doesn’t need flushing. Only time flushing should occur is if you have a lockout due to salt build up.

Agreed. 4 more weeks. I agree about the flushing too, lol.

Weeks to go, no need to flush.

Well, alrighty then!

I was expecting about 2 more weeks during which I would flush, but seems it’s gonna be longer. Will continue feeding.

I oscillate between flushing and not. As I seem to have more time, it’s back to the reading and procrastination on that decision!

thx

 

[Van X Man]

Is this plant ready to flush?

Hello, I hope I have put this in the correct place, if not my apologies. I have never posted on one of these sites before but have read many threads. have just recently started to try growing and need some advise from some experienced folks. I am trying to figure out if I am ready to start...

www.rollitup.org

Excellent, thx. Some light reading...

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Well, alrighty then!

I was expecting about 2 more weeks during which I would flush, but seems it’s gonna be longer. Will continue feeding.

I oscillate between flushing and not. As I seem to have more time, it’s back to the reading and procrastination on that decision!

thx

Flushing is highly debated on here. I don't do it.

 

[TheDifferenceX]

Once you've been doing this long enough, you can tell when a plant is getting close.

Obviously you need to keep gaining experience. A plant with all white pistils is definitely not ready for a flush (never needed) or harvest.

Your plants look good though. Keep us updated and post some more pics in a month.

 

[Van X Man]

LOL, I remember the post, it's still going. Live and learn. The result of that thread was "All I can do is take it all in and decide for myself which way to go and in this case that meant skipping the flush."

Yeah, but for novices, the knowledge and experience of the old guard helps a lot in those decisions...

 

[Doug Dawson]

Well, alrighty then!

I was expecting about 2 more weeks during which I would flush, but seems it’s gonna be longer. Will continue feeding.

I oscillate between flushing and not. As I seem to have more time, it’s back to the reading and procrastination on that decision!

thx

I think you have run into the same issue many do including myself. There is so much info out there saying flush your plants. Many studies done, usually by those who sell you flushing products, yet so many long term growers who disagree with it. I have spent a ton of time reading on this and many experienced growers just call flushing broscience. What I feel at this point is that flushing is for the medium, not the plants and is unnecessary if you feed them correctly. That said opinions vary, keep working and learning. Listen to those that come before you and form your own opinions. That's all any of us can do in the end. One day we will all have a ton of practical experience, in the meantime we just live and learn.

 

[curious2garden]

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I oscillate between flushing and not. As I seem to have more time, it’s back to the reading and procrastination on that decision!

thx

Flushing is a technique hydro growers, like me, use. Every two weeks I run a low PPM solution through to leach any nutrient salt build up. Even growing hydro I never starve my plants at the end. I feed until harvest although my nutrient profile changes with maturity. Growing in soil with a microbial herd there's no reason to flush and no reason to starve your girls prior to harvest. Simply don't overfeed.

Your plants look good and you have an easy 4 week or so to go. Keep up the good work.

 

[Van X Man]

Once you've been doing this long enough, you can tell when a plant is getting close.

Obviously you need to keep gaining experience. A plant with all white pistils is definitely not ready for a flush (never needed) or harvest.

Your plants look good though. Keep us updated and post some more pics in a month.

I def knew it’s not there yet, but thought 2 week flush would put me in the right spot. The plant with the 20-30% brown pistils had 0% last Sunday. Was anticipating roughly the same progression... But yeah, all knowledge learnt will be put into the next grow.

Thanks, will post updates in a month, I am told...
I am quite happy with 2 of my 3 plants, everything I could have hoped for for a first indoor grow. I have concerns about my 3rd plant (I have 2 posts in the problem section, can post links if any interest?). All 3 plants from the same seed packet, same tent/light/nutes/temp/humidity, but 2 budded nicely and the other one is all wonky. Weird closed no-pistil buds...

 

[Van X Man]

I think you have run into the same issue many do including myself. There is so much info out there saying flush your plants. Many studies done, usually by those who sell you flushing products, yet so many long term growers who disagree with it. I have spent a ton of time reading on this and many experienced growers just call flushing broscience. What I feel at this point is that flushing is for the medium, not the plants and is unnecessary if you feed them correctly. That said opinions vary, keep working and learning. Listen to those that come before you and form your own opinions. That's all any of us can do in the end. One day we will all have a ton of practical experience, in the meantime we just live and learn.

True... Maybe one day I will be on the dispensing side! But not yet... ha ha