First time grow Please help regarding bugs and flower time

ironLUNG310

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So I have had my clone flowering for about a month now, How long do I flower ? It is some OG 1, I also have a problem with some kind of bugs in the soil. They come out when I water. It has seemed to stop growth on my other 3 seedlings also. PLEASE HELP:dunce:
 

Hobbes

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Flower until the trichomes are cloudy / amber - download the Harvest and Curing chapters in Weed Science. Usually 8 - 12 weeks, strain, set up and grower dependant.

Search the Plant Problem forum for a picture that looks like your bugs, get a magnifying glass for a good look.

Take some pictures of your garden set up and plants if possible.

What kind of lights, fan, soil (pre fertilized?), nutrients, water, hours light and dark, reflector, type and wattage of light, wall reflective material .... anything else you can think of that will help us to understand where you're at.
 
flower until 50-80% of the hairs turn dark (orange or red, most likely) or if you have a decent scope, until 1/3 of the trichromes are clear, 1/3 are milky, and 1/3 are amber (that's optimum for my grows; some growers like 50% milky, 50% ambery)

in regards to the bugs, neem oil is the best choice for serious growers, but it can be expensive depending on where you buy it and how much of it you buy, so I like to use a mix of 50% water (at least) and 50% rubbing alcohol (at most) if that doesn't work, i've heard that a teaspoon of dish soap per gallon of water seems to do the trick for most bugs also, but i have not yet tried
i just did the water/r. alc mix on my own grow (check out my journal) and i haven't seen any bugs since

if you're careful, you may even want to pick the seedlings, wash it off, and transplant it in another pot of soil, but this can be a gamble and you should try it only at your own risk
 

ironLUNG310

Active Member
Thanks Guys, I am using a 150 HPS light, No wall reflective yet, Bio thrive nutes . I will have to try the alcohol mix, as my funds are low, I am starting with the low budget grow. I wish I could have started bigger, But smoking and growing are expensive.
 

ironLUNG310

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24644649834_ORIG.jpg24644649763_ORIG.jpgJust a few pics of my lil project. I am down to 3 plants I gave 3 to a friend of mine to put under a bigger light set up, I kept the ones with the bugs. The alcohol seemed to have worked except one is in total shock. Curled up like a lil baby
 
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