Please Help. 7 Weeks flower but they look to be ripening FAST. PICS!!

Hey guys. These blueberry(version unknown) clones were veged for 5 weeks under 400w MH. And have been under 12/12 for 51 days(7 weeks 2 days).

I left the MH up for the first week of 12/12 then switched to the HPS.

The only advice I was given was they have a 60 day flower cycle.

Based on how they have been progressing I expected to start flushing at the start of next week. And chopping about 2-3weeks from now(giving 1-2 weeks of flush).

I still only see clear thrics under the microscope. I've looked with 10x, 30x, and 60x.

They don't have much smell overall but I just cracked a bud open slightly and sniffed it and god damn did it smell funkey, lol.

Thanks for ANY input!!!

Yeah id say you are correct on 2-3 weeks, depending how you like your trichs. I wouldn't bother with the flushing, but hey thats just my opinion. Looks like you are on the home stretch, grats. Smell is a genetic thing and usually you don't know how funky its gana stank until after a basic cure is done.

You can go ahead and harvest those babies right now if you wanted to without question, let them go about another 1 MAYBE 2 (eventually they start losing thc if left on the plants after peak harvest time) and you should get a very strong couch lock high. Best to use a 200x when identifying trics for harvest, you can get a decent one off amazon for 20 bucks shipped. All your visible hairs are dark orange so they're ready to go.

wow those plant look fucking awesome bro! cut them when you are ready usually when the trichs are all cloudy and a few amber.

Hey thanks guys. Some mixed info so far. I guess I'm just stickin with the current plan. Feed this week then start flushing.

flushing is up to you depends on the nutrients your using at lease 7 day flush . if chemical . and I see you have the option of adding the mh light, I pull my hps out and put the mh in when I start my flush . up to you . it my increase quality. there done getting yield. that late in flower.

Hmmm yea, I've seen that suggested once before as well. The idea is they get more UV right? I think I'll just stick with the HPS for this one. I'm actually working on putting together a "peppered" lighting setup in my new grow space.

I'm not 100% on all this nute stuff, this is my first grow, etc. I've been following and modifying the Flora Series drain to waste chart, you can try to make sense of it here, currently feeding week 11:

Next grow I'm goin all bagged TGA super soil and fuck mixing shit up every damn day, lol.


PS> Lamps I have are Hortilux 400w BlueMH and SuperHPS.

Hey guys. Ive had a bit of a hard time looking at trichs on the plants thru anything higher mag than a 30x loupe because I cant hold it steady and use the focus, etc. And taking pics is even harder.

Anyway... I sipped a small leaf from the top of one of the main tops on my best plant so I could sit down and look at it. It was a very frosty tip just slightly sticking out near the very top of the bud. I was able to look at it very well and even get a few crappy pics(below).

Is this a good way to test and is it a good indicator of the rest of the buds? Quite honestly I only care if these corncob sized colas are perfectly mature, the rest of the bud is likely gettin hashed anyway.


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PS> The ones I look at on the plants and the ones in these pics look clear to me still... Am I right?

Don't just rely on Trics. Watch you entire plant for signals that will indicate when she is ready. As a grower, you will be able to tell when to cut without using any type of scope or magnifying glass. I believe that too many growers get hung up on the trics, alone, and they cut at the wrong time.

IMO, you're almost at week 8 of the flower cycle and that is a strong signal that you are approaching the end. The Strain you're growing should also be the indicator, and you were told that flowering was about 60 days. From the look of your pistils, I would go the full 60 days. You still have quite a few white pistils that are still standing strait up and many growers like to see about 80% curling and brown in color.

You also have a lot of green leaves left, which can mean the girls are still going strong, but again, other signals may encourage you to cut when you cut. The picture showing your Trics reveals that they are still clear, which shows you're not ready yet.

I've also done plenty of research on "Flushing", and you'll find that flushing is for toilets, not Cannibas. There isn't any scientific research that proves the benefit of flushing, UNLESS, there is direct indication that you have over-nuted your plants. Your plants look healthy and strong.

It can't hurt anything (but your patience) to wait. Let those beautiful plants keep swelling and growing and cut them when you KNOW they are done!

I like to harvest when my plant looks ripe, ie swollen calyxes, fully receded pistils, and a slight golden tinge to the buds. Then again I think a lot of people chop way to early because 1. Trichs and 2. Breeder's always exaggerate the flowering times. Ever notice how every hybrid strain is "Height: Medium Yield: Medium to High Flowering: 7-8 weeks"? Breeders usually put up their best phenos as stats, and that can dupe people into chopping early, and leads to a reduced yield and short-lived high.

But OP your girls look great and I think your spot-on with that 2-3 week guess. Also, and this is just a suggestion, since you're running multiple clones in all the same conditions, try leaving one or two un-flushed and make your own decision. Just my advice.

Hey guys, Thanks for the feedback. I know the "ripe" look you refer too. And one of my colas plants looks this way, although still clear all over on the thrics.

I am plenty patient. I'm just worried about letting them go too long.

On the flushing, I'm not sure where I land as this is my first grow. I did quick dry some from a branch that I broke a while back. It was BS popcorn but frosty and didn't taste like chemicals or spark like people say. I also cracked a small bud near the top and sniffed it the other night and omg did I wanna fucking smoke it, lol.

PS> Would it be 60 days from switching to 12/12? or from the following week?

Yea that is sum good looking bud.i would at least give them a week before the chop.i always feed mine with ph'd water with 2 tbsp. Blackstrap molasses.i think it makes the weed taste and smell better.

I've read quite a bit about molasses and I keep getting hung up on the fact that only using it the last two weeks really isn't doing all that much for the plants. I'm not saying it's not beneficial, but it doesn't work in the way many seem to think.

You see, the plant itself can't absorb anything from molasses expect the very tiny amount of K(P?) that becomes soluble. The idea is that the sugars will help feed the microorginizims in the soil, and doing this in conjunction with fresh water only will help to leech the remaining nutes from the soil and into the buds. It's the last two weeks thing that bothers me the most. As this can be beneficial through the entire life of the soil, and I don't see it being that helpful if you haven't been doing so.

I've been adding GH's answer to sugar/starch to feed the micro herd for several weeks already. It's called FloraNectar. It contains sugar, molasses, and something else, cant remember.

ALL that being said. I feed, feed, gentle flush these babies so I am fairly sure that the soil is mostly "clean". And starting monday I'm gonna start giving only PH'd water till they are ripe or untill I'm too freaked out by all the yellowing leaves. A vast majority of my best plant is starting to yellow all over. I believe this is from ramping down the micro from 8ml per gal to 5ml and now to 3ml over the past 3 weeks.

I know it’s old ? But I see bananas? Like the female producing seeds from last chance at life?? The most yellow looking leaves bud picture in the middle. See the hooks coming out?? I wonder was there any seed you found in the buds?? Am I mistaken here? Thanks

AlGore said:

Hey guys. Ive had a bit of a hard time looking at trichs on the plants thru anything higher mag than a 30x loupe because I cant hold it steady and use the focus, etc. And taking pics is even harder.

Anyway... I sipped a small leaf from the top of one of the main tops on my best plant so I could sit down and look at it. It was a very frosty tip just slightly sticking out near the very top of the bud. I was able to look at it very well and even get a few crappy pics(below).

Is this a good way to test and is it a good indicator of the rest of the buds? Quite honestly I only care if these corncob sized colas are perfectly mature, the rest of the bud is likely gettin hashed anyway.


40X Active Eye Scope:









PS> The ones I look at on the plants and the ones in these pics look clear to me still... Am I right?

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Yes clear you wannt them to be more cloudy milky is ready but brown amber in milk or all amber is more Narcotic high. It’s all about trice baby’s

10 year old post, the OP hasn't logged-in in 5 years...

And going by trichs alone is not the best way to determine when to harvest. The plant shows other signs of full ripeness like receded pistils and swollen calyxes. In fact, I pretty much never check trichs.

3oro said:

Yes clear you wannt them to be more cloudy milky is ready but brown amber in milk or all amber is more Narcotic high. It’s all about trice baby’s

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Obie trice?

Real name no gimmicks.

MtRainDog said:

10 year old post, the OP hasn't logged-in in 5 years...

And going by trichs alone is not the best way to determine when to harvest. The plant shows other signs of full ripeness like receded pistils and swollen calyxes. In fact, I pretty much never check trichs.

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Agreed..... threads dead, and I never check trichs either. Lol