nine weeks since flip, seems to be no white hairs, can't get a microscope view of trics, should I wait till hairs start curling in ? also, top buds seem ready before the lower ones, should I harvest the ones that are ready and wait till the others are ready ?
Would love some advice, nearly there ?
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go go kid
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differant parts of the plant will be ready b4 others, like the top colas from the branches will be done sooner then the rest of the branch.
when its time, you can harvest them and leave the resty to catch up and finnish off.
9 weeks from flip is 7 weeks flowering, you want at least 10+ weeks of flowering for best results, the last few weeks, the buds will be fattening up, where once they may be loose and airy, they will become thicker and denser.
so another 3 weeks and look and maybe ask again
be patient, it will pay off
when its time, you can harvest them and leave the resty to catch up and finnish off.
9 weeks from flip is 7 weeks flowering, you want at least 10+ weeks of flowering for best results, the last few weeks, the buds will be fattening up, where once they may be loose and airy, they will become thicker and denser.
so another 3 weeks and look and maybe ask again
be patient, it will pay off
Treesomewanted77
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Personally I would give them little longer. They look good. Everyone has their own preference on when to harvest. I try to let them go little longer than when I think they are done because they tend to pack on the most weight in the last couple weeks
YoZeitgeist
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Give them more time to mature as there is a pre flower/transition phase that take two weeks. These are my plants the big three are nearing 11 weeks old and 5 weeks into flowering while the one in front is entering week 6 and pre flowering.
I had my dates messed up until I looked at my notes and calendar but they're officially 11 weeks old this Wednesday and 6 weeks (baby) old Wednesday as well for all my plants.
Flowering can last 8-12 weeks depending on the strain and growing conditions (Increased CO2) etc. The last 3-4 weeks your buds will swell up the most and the remaining time is just letting them mature (terpene color) to your liking.
You don't need a magnifying glass to check trichomes and better judgment the terpene colors, simply record a video using your phone of the buds getting as close as possible while focusing to increase sharpness.
After you're satisfied with enough footage playback the video and zoom in and pause as needed to check the terpene color.
If you have lots of clear terps then they need much more time, all milky white you could harvest or you can go for 50/50-75/25 milky white to amber color ratio and then harvest.
I had my dates messed up until I looked at my notes and calendar but they're officially 11 weeks old this Wednesday and 6 weeks (baby) old Wednesday as well for all my plants.
Flowering can last 8-12 weeks depending on the strain and growing conditions (Increased CO2) etc. The last 3-4 weeks your buds will swell up the most and the remaining time is just letting them mature (terpene color) to your liking.
You don't need a magnifying glass to check trichomes and better judgment the terpene colors, simply record a video using your phone of the buds getting as close as possible while focusing to increase sharpness.
After you're satisfied with enough footage playback the video and zoom in and pause as needed to check the terpene color.
If you have lots of clear terps then they need much more time, all milky white you could harvest or you can go for 50/50-75/25 milky white to amber color ratio and then harvest.
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medidedicated
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Another fellow fecida user… Whats up! haha you are the first user on RIU I ran into that uses them. Recently found out they are very good lights, about to buy more.
Gave me good results so far. I use one per plant though, they hang low.
YoZeitgeist
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Nice haven't seen too many Fecida users myself, I think many users see that cheap entry price and think they're more marketing gimmick given the stated spectrum they provide.
I use them as supplemental lighting to go along with my two grow lights I bought back in 2019 and love how close and personal these lights can get without burning/bleaching your canopy.
I have the 130 true watts (1000 watt rated) and the difference in having these vs not having them in my last grow have made a massive difference in bud density and size at the stage my plants are in. The two lights in the middle one a bloomspec pulling 265 watts with bloom and veg lights on the other blurple light pulls 260 with both switches on.
White light is simply much better then more blue or more red my two centered lights offer.
I topped all my autos along with LST.
Plant on left Critical Orange Punch
Plant on the middle Critical + 2.0
Plant on the right Northern Lights
All of those are in 7 gallon pots
I have another Northern Lights in a 3 gallon pot that's been topped 4 times growing nice and wide and hasn't been LST'd yet.
The baby Northern Lights is the one that's on the outside vs Critical Orange Punch she's strapped too inside close to the wall.
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medidedicated
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Nice! I use the cr1200 which is 260w and has UV, IR to compensate for hps lights and read the engineers where in the led industry for 20 years, just legitness all around.
When I learned or refreshed memory about DLI and needing to supplement co2 for ppfd’s above 1500, it all clicked and realized I had a deal breaker.
They aren’t too good to be true, they stay in their lane and make more horticulture style lights and only have one model for the 24”, 2200ppfd canopy, if you are on that level.
Heres what the cr1200 brought me: these are northern lights genetics too.
YoZeitgeist
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Damn beautiful plants my friend and can't wait for my harvest as well. I'm definitely savvy on the CO2 addition and ppfd levels as I've implemented all these things on this grow.
My two grows before this I didn't use CO2 and never checked the actual ppfd levels my plants were getting and it resulted in airy buds that lacked density.
I wanted to buy the big boy Fecida myself but felt let's see how the little siblings would help along with my older lights since they still work.
Honestly though with the amount of spectrum they offer with UV and IR at some point I'll buy the CR1200 and replace the two centred lights and just give those to my friend who wants to start growing since NYC legalized it and allows patients of medical marijuana to grow their medicine.
These Fecida lights are definitely a game changer at affordability and spectrum provided. Your plants definitely convinced me to make that upgrade for my next grow along with just seeing how much better my buds look even at week 5 compared to my last harvest without them.
YoZeitgeist
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Is it doing anything to increase my plants size and vigor? I'd say yes since I'm using auto flowers and have topped them, my baby plant was topped 4 times and she's going to be as big if not bigger then her sister Northern Lights in a 7 gallon pot vs a 3 gallon pot the baby NL is in and she's grown quick in recovery before entering pre flower.
Can I say it's only the CO2 no that's doubtful since I've added more lights and increased my spectrum as well which will increase my plants growth as well.
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medidedicated
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That is just one plant in a 2x2 but the map says it covers 3x3 which I think is just one plant in coco for me.
It hangs low so with 4 plants, it can easily have 1 foot around the edges of the 3x3 that is shaded or minimal light for an entire plant.
This model is the only one with a ppfd map but the other small models have 800-1000 ppfd, even their 60w.
I am using the 130ufo for a solo cup challenge right now haha. Also doing the 1x1 challenge at the same time with the same plant.
It gets so weak that I rather hang it over one plant with a 2.5x2.5 canopy in a 3x3 and consider the space as helpful dialing things in and space for side growth from a thriving plant.
Edit: Hence not being popular, better options with better space. I can cram two of these in a 2.5x5 though, wouldn’t do bad. Or two in a 2x4.
Or cram it in a 2x2 so the values you see are right where the walls of the tent are and shave off the minimal light that is below optimal anyway.
Or else each plant will have areas of below optimal DLI and ppfd IMO, making top yield expectations, lower.
Edit, I put up side lighting to compensate lower canopy as 2x2 leaves you with a tall canopy with buds in shade below.
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Boatguy
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Exhausting a 2x2 gets rid of whatever co2 you're injecting.
it is a waste of resources..
Best i did in my little 2x2 tent was a scrog, 200g's or so of tops. It takes practice to maximize that small of an area
YoZeitgeist
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My CO2 comes from two exhale bags I'm not running any tanks or anything. I simply activated then and left them to do their thing.
YoZeitgeist
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I'm growing in a 2x4 and would love a Sog or Scrog method but being an incomplete quadriplegic, especially having been bed bound due to wheelchair issues that's not something my care givers would assist me with.
The most I can do at the moment is topping and LST, I'm hoping a friend of mine who wants to grow but has no space in his place to do so will help me do either setup with me and I grow one for him in exchange.
I rather have 6-8 three gallon pot plants instead of my current setup of three 7 gallon pots and one 3 gallon. I topped my NL 3G (3 gallon) 4 times and haven't LST yet, her big sister on the far right is also Nothern Lights but topped once and LST. The baby is almost the size of her big sister in a smaller taller pot and hasn't entered yet flowering stretch yet.
So I tried everything to maximize my yield with minimal input since my bud caregivers are my actual caregivers all of whom are old so the less work needed the better for them.
They help because I'm growing my medicine and it stops autonomic dysreflexia, my spasms and pain along with helping with anxiety and promoting appetite.
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Boatguy
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Looks perfectly adequate for self medicating.. Nice job
YoZeitgeist
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Thank you, very happy NY improved the laws and allows us to grow, they even teach it on NYC.gov This saves me so much money on very limited income and inflation is getting crazy everywhere but in NY it's insane the cost of food and medical supplies. No more trips to my local dispensary is why I'm always encouraging people to grow their own. So many don't even know they can legally grow 6-12 plants at a single time.
Treesomewanted77
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Yeah they aren’t keeping track of plant count anyway and if they are NY is catch and release state anyway. Love upstate NY just sucks it’s getting so out of control these days. I live in the middle of nowhere and have to go by laws for NYC it’s crazy.
