On my Grape Drank plant from clone. 5 weeks old two weeks veg then flipped to 12/12 3 weeks ago. I’m seeing some brown hairs not many please see pics and help if you can. Five weeks to date .. And please let me know how there coming along. I also have some Apple fritters that are doing good. Thanks in advance.,,
Brown hairs on Five week old clones
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LJ00
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If it’s just the pistils at the top that are turning brown most likely it’s the intensity of the light I keep mine on 60%-70% power with the dial until the last 2-3 weeks where I’ll cook them and start the flush. Also taking care of those low hanging branches when you finish your flower stretch or before flower will help your stronger main buds pack a lot more mass on. All and all they look healthy though! Most likely just the light that’s throwing them around a little
Thanks. Is it too late to take off the lower branches?
CheGueVapo
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I still wonder because normaly they ripe from bottom to top.... on the other hand when there is too much intensity, the tops usally go white to reflect the light for protection. Im a little curious.
But it's normal the pistils turning to a darker color in general during the ripeness and sometimes the wind makes them lose and fall over the bud... thats also normal. It's hard to say without a really close picture to examine the brownish pistils in detail.
It is not impossible that its a fungus, when the color change comes from the biomass and its a dead dried one... i cant see pistels close enough
Thanks as always for all the help.. here’s the best pic that I have. Lights are off right now.. if I send pics of my room and equipment can you help me with some layout ideas?
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CheGueVapo
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Just good riping. normal! No fungi! All fine... as far as I can see 
They are active and good looking.
The colors vary from strain...
They are active and good looking.
The colors vary from strain...
LJ00
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Id just let them finish up their thing! not too long to go now i imagine so you'll be taking off more then you'll get back most likely, its good practice though once you have a couple seasons behind you and you're a little more comfortable taking off bigger branches to make energy for the larger guys(unless they're autos). also i'm not sure if this will help with turning them back but i find using small amounts of corn sugar past week 5 and then a mix of 2 table spoons of blackstrap molasses per gallon of water around 3 weeks before harvest and my pistils and trichomes are always super frosted. Fully organic too!
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LJ00
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Yeah typically its like a pale white burn on the buds, but i think the pistils are a lot more sensitive. almost general brightness and the sharpness of the light can shock them, vs the heat burn from the crazy light concentration
CheGueVapo
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Yes and well finally the plant itself can transfer harvested energy, it gives some buds priority and some less....
One thing to consider that lower buds usually are riper because they are older when all reach good same light, but the top is younger and ripens faster with indoor-light-conditions, sometimes space is so dense that the lower get quite lower light, so it depends much on the light intensity. Brutal light fastens the tops riping, right!
Wasnt it Cervantes who said, dont harvest unripe buds that havent seen the direct light and are in shade?... check wisely with microscope and if some buds are not ripe, give them just more days, cut the ripe tops and give the unripe the light they need... so harvest in small steps from top to bottom if neccessary?
I found that approach interesting! It sounded very legit! But it complicates the process of a quick harvest work enourmously. Takles lot of more time to operate over days!
One thing to consider that lower buds usually are riper because they are older when all reach good same light, but the top is younger and ripens faster with indoor-light-conditions, sometimes space is so dense that the lower get quite lower light, so it depends much on the light intensity. Brutal light fastens the tops riping, right!
Wasnt it Cervantes who said, dont harvest unripe buds that havent seen the direct light and are in shade?... check wisely with microscope and if some buds are not ripe, give them just more days, cut the ripe tops and give the unripe the light they need... so harvest in small steps from top to bottom if neccessary?
I found that approach interesting! It sounded very legit! But it complicates the process of a quick harvest work enourmously. Takles lot of more time to operate over days!
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PopAndSonGrows
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Of my two PBB phenos, one does that too, pistils start browning about week 4 or so. This pic is week 5. Orange hairs are consistently everywhere, not just top buds, other pheno has all white. IMO it's just an early ripener, might wana keep that pheno, as it might finish sooner than the rest.
No. Haven’t sprayed them with anything. This is my first real grow. Any tips information and suggestions will be helpful and appreciated. Thank you
CheGueVapo
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Varieties, varieties, varieties...
First I thought this wa slight bleach, and sure it is... but then I remembered the name of the Strain: "White-Rhino"
They do that kinda genitcally high likely when triggered with light, its not a damage but a reaction i think. The plant material is intact, working, not going bad down under the top.
To me it looks like they do that to reflect the light and protect the main-seed container, the crown-jewelry, from the high intensities.
The plants in the corner of the sqaure have little or none of the effect, but all others do. It's about 1000µmol... thats a general high intense for indoor. But it's not high intense for Cannabis.... thats mid-intense! Thats why other strains might don't do it or you need higher intensities to trigger this.
It is not really light"bleach".... the active part is the plant, it does that on purpose, because this strain profited from it in the past, it worked out for it soit keeps doing it
I like that
Thats White Rhino Name fits totally.
But there is so much variety out there.... you cant count them all.
First I thought this wa slight bleach, and sure it is... but then I remembered the name of the Strain: "White-Rhino"
They do that kinda genitcally high likely when triggered with light, its not a damage but a reaction i think. The plant material is intact, working, not going bad down under the top.To me it looks like they do that to reflect the light and protect the main-seed container, the crown-jewelry, from the high intensities.
The plants in the corner of the sqaure have little or none of the effect, but all others do. It's about 1000µmol... thats a general high intense for indoor. But it's not high intense for Cannabis.... thats mid-intense! Thats why other strains might don't do it or you need higher intensities to trigger this.
It is not really light"bleach".... the active part is the plant, it does that on purpose, because this strain profited from it in the past, it worked out for it soit keeps doing it
I like that
Thats White Rhino
Name fits totally.But there is so much variety out there.... you cant count them all.
LJ00
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Watering on schedule is the biggest thing, never miss watering and check runoff weekly if possible you wanna swing from 6.1-6.5 in traditional soil. also indoor growing I limit each branch to the main cola, and the second node down, so everything is evenly spaced, energy doesn’t have to split up too much and it’s all at pretty much the same level for light intensity. This is a plant I’m flushing right now Wifi Alien Kush
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Those look great. Thanks for the help and visual!! I took clones and will this going It’s grape drank I got from a dispensary in Northern California. If I would have had any idea this girl would spread and grow like this from just LST. I most definitely would have took 20 clones. I’m only using big bud nutes in fox farm happy frog soil. Only using coco mix from here on out. This is her today exactly 5 weeks from purchase. Thanks again
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PopAndSonGrows
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No bro, that's light bleaching. It's not turning white because it's "White Rhino", it's trying to reflect off some of the light. Dim or raise your fixture. 1000 umols is definitely borderline too high, not mid intensity for cannabis, not sure where you read thatVarieties, varieties, varieties...
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First I thought this wa slight bleach, and sure it is... but then I remembered the name of the Strain: "White-Rhino"
To me it looks like they do that to reflect the light and protect the main-seed container, the crown-jewelry, from the high intensities.
The plants in the corner of the sqaure have little or none of the effect, but all others do. It's about 1000µmol... thats a general high intense for indoor. But it's not high intense for Cannabis.... thats mid-intense! Thats why other strains might don't do it or you need higher intensities to trigger this.
It is not really light"bleach".... the active part is the plant, it does that on purpose, because this strain profited from it in the past, it worked out for it soit keeps doing it
I like that
Thats White Rhino
But there is so much variety out there.... you cant count them all.
LJ00
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i agree it does look quite foxtailed along the cola and super stressed out with the all burnt calyx at the top ive only grown white rhino the once and never saw that so i cant say it isnt a trait, but that looks more like traditional bleaching stess
PopAndSonGrows
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Just because "white" is in the name, doesn't mean an expected characteristic is light bleached tips. Homie has his shit too bright or too close.