Day 1 of week 8 (since flip)

Today is the start of the 8th week since I switched to 12/12.. First grow. Lots learned and improvements coming for grow #2

Today I intend to stop feeding and just water until harvest, is this too soon? How long am I looking until harvest? Couple weeks?

I can see the hairs (stigmas) are darkened, but there are many more that are white, tells me a few more weeks. I can't tell if and of the glans/ balloons on strings (trichomes) are all clear or if some are cloudy/milky. If they are getting cloudy, I would wait until till they are mostly cloudy.
If you can't magnify them to take a closer look, wait until over half of the hairs are darkened. ( Going by the hair (stigma) color is iffy, depending on strain.)

1-2 weeks for the top colas. some of the lower buds look 2-3 weeks away

Looks very nice. Definitely be patient, 2 to 3 weeks left.

Nice buds. Looks awesome.

Go with what gearshift said. Get a cheap pocket microscope and look at trichs. eBay sells a cheap 60x that works good enough. Well worth the 5 or so bucks. Nice looking buds.

Definitely. I bought a loupe, love looking at the girls

LordHill said:

Today is the start of the 8th week since I switched to 12/12.. First grow. Lots learned and improvements coming for grow #2

Today I intend to stop feeding and just water until harvest, is this too soon? How long am I looking until harvest? Couple weeks?

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Looking Nice Lord . They sure look like 2 weeks would be a great minimum, and that 3 weeks would likely be devine . If you keep us updated about a week from now we can help you dial in the timing, but that is where I would suggest starting. If in 2 weeks you/we look at them and they have ripened quickly then you will be great . If they need another week well then cool.

You don't want to harvest early, and its much easier to harvest to early then it is to harvest to late.

As far as just plain water goes, thats up to you. You can go that route till the end, or feed for another week and then plain water the last week. Personally I feed till harvest, but its mostly because of my grow style. I don't think they need much the last week or so I just don't like to starve my plants if I can avoid it.

Tried to get a trich pic tonight. Took about 30... got about 1 that wasnt blurry lol. Apparently I'm shakey.. first sign of amber trichs

Looks good, still a lot clear ones in there though. You take pic with phone or better camera?

I hold my loupe to my phone.. I have a better camera, but it's a hassle

LordHill said:

I hold my loupe to my phone.. I have a better camera, but it's a hassle

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That is a leaf not a calyx, which is what you should be checking. I’d say a month...

LordHill said:

I hold my loupe to my phone.. I have a better camera, but it's a hassle

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Right on, good pics.

Dude74 must really like waiting for his plants. Definitely not a month needed.

AngryPirate said:

Dude74 must really like waiting for his plants. Definitely not a month needed.

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Edit: unit dried and usable. I do like my ambers. Some strains may never stop kicking out white hairs as long as they have lots of light and water. I’d say wait until the swell stops and they quit drinking then should be good to go.

@AngryPirate i am very patient I guess....lol

Dude74 said:

Edit: unit dried and usable. I do like my ambers. Some strains may never stop kicking out white hairs as long as they have lots of light and water. I’d say wait until the swell stops and they quit drinking then should be good to go.

@AngryPirate i am very patient I guess....lol

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Patience brings better bud.

Some pics from tonight's wakeup of the girls.

Day #1 of week 9 since flip. Yellowing is setting in. Suggestions? Time frame?

Nah they look great bro the yellowing is normal those buds look Delicious

Grew those proper. Look awesome