Opinions one these. How much left for harvest etc. First grow. Guerilla grow.

beleg

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Hi everyone,
My main question is how much time left for harvest, but please read my post first if you can. You can skip TL;DR if you don't want to read.

So here is a little bit of background:
I had four of these sisters. There of them were photoperiods, and one is autoflowering. They were only one week or so and we had the news of going for another lock down for several weeks.
My plan was to guerilla grow these in forest. But I hadn't thought to plant them that soon. So I've changed my plan to plant two of the more developed ones in forest area and keep other two at home (taking a huge risk) and plant them after the lockdown. And I've proceeded with that plan.

So after the lock down I went to planting site and left this autoflower and photoperiod still with their original pots, with the idea of coming back a week later and transferring them to a bigger pot or directly to the ground. I checked the other two that were planted before the lockdown. One was dead, and the other one was soon to be dead. I suspect moles or birds. They were both dislocated. One was dried because of that and the other one was surprisingly alive but in a very fragile state. I planted that one near a creek but I think it died soon too.

One week later, I came back. With a much bigger pot, coco peat, planting soil and some liquid fertiliser. I've planted the photoperiod to the ground (thinking that it might go bigger and it might help with water retention in my mediterranean climate) and I was about to transfer the autoflower to the bigger pot but I had a phone call and had to leave quick due to some emergency and left it like that.

That was exactly 4 weeks ago. Sadly I had to be around my home and couldn't leave for much during that period. I had clue about their situation. Until yesterday.
I happened to be in the woods with some friends and family. I wanted to check my beauties, but couldn't stay away for long because that would be very suspicious. So I left with the excuse of peeing, run as fast as I could, jumped over thorny vines, ducked under branches, passed through spider webs (ugh) but finally I was there. To my surprise they were both alive. I didn't have my hopes high since the previous two died, and this was a long period with some problems (mainly water and nutrients). Thankfully it was raining at least a few days every week -until last week- so they managed to stay alive.

I've tried taking some photos, with adrenaline rushing through my veins and having maybe only a minute or two. Because of that most the pictures are subpar or outright shit. I'll be uploading all them nonetheless. My plan was to come with a usb microscope or at least some thing with magnifying effect but I only had my phone with me. I'll be coming here tomorrow too, to inspect them further and water them. But I'll have to leave the city for a week tomorrow evening.

I'll try to take and upload better photos tomorrow but since I'll be leaving for few days I wanted to know if I should cut them tomorrow or their time has not come yet. (I say they but I mean the autoflower, the one in the pot. Ofc the other one still has some months) I've read that when trichomes turn about 20% amber, it's a good time to cut them. I can't really say what state they are in (due to not having magnification and trying to be fast) or how they will be like when I return a week later (I don't want them to turn fully amber. Though I'm not sure if thats even possible in a week) If I have to take a guess with my limited knowledge and experience, I think they still have one or two weeks.

TL;DR
I've planted guerillas, couldn't attend them because of circumstances, came back to these yesterday, I took some shitty photos. I'll go there tomorrow again but have to leave for a week. I will try to upload better ones tomorrow.

The one in the pot is the autoflower, you can see the big pot that I intended to transfer weeks ago. I feared that it would fall on top of the plant since we had a stormy week and plant site is on a slope that I've leveled a small part of it. Also that other fella next to it was not around a month ago. I plan to trim it, but not completely destroy. It might help with structural support and lessen water evaporation.
Photoflower is much more brighter in color and a bit shorter, I think it's because there are far less nutrients in that spot and less water retention. I hope to water it very well with proper nutrients in upcoming weeks. Although it can't be the beast that I was expecting it to be, I think it can recover to some degree and still give some great results.

Autoflower is OG Kush Auto, it was a freebie with my order and the other one is BCN Critical XXL. Both are nine weeks since sprouting, give or take few days. If autoflower has still few weeks to go, should I give Phosphorus and Potassium rich fertilisers (or some that you recommend).
 

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beleg

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Rest of the photos, also should I care to transfer autoflower to bigger pot at this point. Her leaves don't have any abnormalities other than bug bites and some minor things. I have a theory that it's roots have passed trough the holes at the bottom of the pot and probably covered the soil underneath. I've collected the soil around and underneath it from nearby, it is very rich topsoil from the forest, there were a lot of worms in it too. Also it's own potting soil is a very rich mix that I use with my other plants at home.
 

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DoobieDoobs

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Hey man, I'm a noob, but I'll comment to get this one rolling.
First of all, great job reaching this point while keeping them green and healthy. Looks like one of them fox tailed, maybe because of her genetics.
Its hard for me to see how much they have left, but I still see some white pistils, those have to turn brown and bend into the buds. Im a noob, like I stated, but I think they are a couple weeks away, like 2-3 weeks.
Hopefully someone experienced will follow with better advice.
 

beleg

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Well, I thought you wouldn't probably read the whole thing, but I thought you would at least read the TLDR :D

There was no feeding schedule at all, or me trying to keep them alive. I wish there was but it is all mother nature. After the first 3 weeks they were all on their own, because I couldn't go where I had planted them up until now. I don't think that I can blame the genetics because these are far from ideal conditions.

The pic is how the bright green one looked like at week three for example.
 

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drsaltzman

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I read your post. Uneven feed schedule is inclusive of no feed schedule.
The green plant also looks like it wants more light than it’s getting.
I still think it’s not the best spot to take care of it and also to let it take care of itself.
 

beleg

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I read your post. Uneven feed schedule is inclusive of no feed schedule.
The green plant also looks like it wants more light than it’s getting.
I still think it’s not the best spot to take care of it and also to let it take care of itself.
Yeah, there are some problems about the spot. My original spot had amazing soil. But these two have an advantage that I think most important. They are very close to a water source. It would be like hell to carry all the water uphill, every week on hot summer days (July and August are generally very dry here).

I think with proper preparation and added experience, I can get amazing yield in future years. There isn't much that I have to change/improve luckily. I plan to dig a big hole and fill it with top soil around here.

Autoflower gets direct sun from 8-9am till 5.30pm. And the other spot gets from 10am till 7pm. I don't know how important is sunrise or sunset light. I thought sun rays carried a bit less energy those hours.
 
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