To chop or not to chop !?!
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MRsteverson
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go buy a scope .. so u know when the trichs are right how u want them...but id let the leaves curl up more then that b4 chop.. but thats cause i like amber trich
doitinthewoods
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judging by the way those fans look, it could be. You really don't need a microscope if you have decent vision. If they trichombs are amber, or most of them are, it's done. If half of them are, it's done too. It really has to do with how you like your smoke. If they're kinda cloudy (peak potency) they're done. If they're mostly clear, they aren't done.
doitinthewoods
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the leaves curling up doesn't have anything to do with amber colored trichombs.
MRsteverson
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not to mention how fun it is to look at nug through a lighted handheld 100x scope.. they are awesome
doitinthewoods
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Have you actually ever done that?
The2TimEr
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I know i need a scope big time would be next week before i could get round to buying 1 tho, and i can no way see the triches without 1 just thinking around the amount of hairs that are turning orange really.
MRsteverson
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it is if u want ur stuff fully mature.. the end of the plant life cycle it uses all its nutes... and at the point im speaking is how i like my trichromes... most growers i know let all the fan leaves curl up then chop..
doitinthewoods
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looking at the 3rd pic more closely, I'd say they aren't quite done. Give it a week to 10 days. Hope you started flushing
MRsteverson
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yeah for like a hour last night.... my good friend picked one up for 20 bucks, they are bad ass
The2TimEr
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No need to start these argument over 1 simple question like. but yeh been flushing for around 2 weeks now, think il leave til next week n buy a scope.
MRsteverson
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explain ur setup please.... and did u do any advanced growing techinques or just let it go/grow
The2TimEr
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Simple setup really using a 250w hps from seed to finish just got the 1 big fan oscillating in there, diamond reflective sheeting. temps have stayed at 20-22 degrees with the light on , 14 when off.
Bat guano for nutes which seemed to just settle on the top by top dressing so i done tea for them a couple of times before stopping for flushig, however it always stayed at the top didnt mix in really.
MRsteverson
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im impressed for 250 watts... i didnt know they could do that.. lowest i gone was 400
Brick Top
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You might be surprised what can be grown with a 250-watt light. I grew with 250-watt lights for several years and you can grow some thick well producing medium height bushes. Once I learned to not veg to long so I would outgrow my lighting I found that I could grow bushes about 3 tall that would produce very well for about ¾ of the height and then the lower ¼ was smaller buds but still definitely respectable and I could get colas that were about the size of a Lava Lamp globe/glass piece. (Not the original Lava Lamp that was very wide but instead the newer version from the original company that was slightly narrower.)
　
I dont want anything less than 400-watts now but a 250-watt light can surprise you if the person using it has figured out how to use it to the fullest.