Like an idiot I tried getting away with buying a magnifying glass 10× from rite aid thinking it would work but barely magnifies the trichomes enough to see them but the ones I can see look clearish maybe milky and they have the mushroom heads kinda bending over but alot a them look to still be reaching and tiny but because I'm already a week almost 2 past what growers choice advised I started flushing ready is that a bad thing????
Great point. Always debatable lol. I've done both, and I've found its more about curing properly. I do get a better finish if I flush, but its not a huge difference, but I don't max out my fertilizer potential, and I think that's where the debate may occur. If you're all organic or not pumping the fertilizer it won't make a difference. Peace.
Thanx this has helped alot and yes I knew the stretching was an issue right off the bat but had to use what I had and it was fixed at 4ft haha never do that again lol, and I used fox farm nuts. Never over fed or watered she grew great besides the stretching no issues at all ever and No I did not defoliate it at all was wondering if I should have or not but I didnt, this strain was Gorilla Glue #4 from growers choice, and I've already started another grow this time 2 instead of 1, ive started another Gorilla Glue #4 and a Great White Shark and both seem to be doing great as of now you tell me.....????? Great white shark is under a 300watt LED Bulb with a 75watt Led Fullspecteum flood and the Gorilla Glue #4 is under the PHLIZON 600watt LED Full Spectrum both with a 4ft t5 LED HO behind them.
That plant needs multiple weeks still, 3ish. The stigma turning reddish is the first sign of maturity, but the plant isn’t done growing yet. After the stigma turn reddish and start this shrink the plant still needs to swell up internally and ripen. That typically takes 1-3 weeks from the point AFTER the stigma recede. Chopping plants early will reduce yields, and quality.
There NOT just turning reddish as I posted before and replied to others the Pistils are all I wanna say about 75% red maybe more except the very very bottom nugs that are still white from my top cola down 80% of the plants the pistols are all about 75% red so now your confusing me big time because I've also read from other that have seen this pictures that it's almost ready if not time to chip her down and harvest due to the stretching I wont yield much more then I have and she wont fatten up much more either so might as well harvest and focus on my other grows, what do you think? Because as of last night I told myself I was going to wait another week before harvesting because of all the lower nugs that are covered in white not red hairs but before that I was ready to chop her down this morning, WHAT DO YALL THINK?
I think the pistols are a great way to determine when to start looking at the tricomes which are the best way to tell it is time to harvest in my opinion. When you get 10 to 15 % amber tricomes you chop. If you take a plant down too early you will not get the THC development you are looking for. While the plant may not put on much weight for me I would want to allow whatever I was going to yield to be the best it can be. That's just my opinion though.
Yes I would harvest the top half for sure. The guy above me saying it's going to reduce yields and quality doesn't understand that this particular plant isn't going to yield anymore or get better in its current state. He thinks in 2 or 3 weeks, way more weight in the bud is suddenly going to magically appear and get better on this plant which is a lie. In a normal situation where the plant has a normal mature stalk structure and many ounces if not pounds growing at stake with lots more $$ on the line, then one would buy a real loupe to check the trichromes for their desired effect, milky to cloudy to amber so all debates like this would be solved instantaneously. As it stands with this plant, I'd stop wasting my time and chop the top half for sure.
I gave my advice based on my experience having grown 1000s of plants in the last 15 years. I’ve observed the maturation process that most cannabis plants follow. You are welcome to listen to whatever advice you’d like. However it’s a known fact that most new growers and even many veteran growers harvest plants too early before they actually reach their full potential. Sometimes these growers don’t even know they have done it because they never grow the same plant again to be able to grow it better.
Yes it will. No debate. Flushers simply don't communicate with non flushers because they're a different species.
That's a good point. Ignorance on my behalf. I guess I never really thought of the really good organic farmers that can still pump the nutes. Salts are salts? I figured the natural stuff would just buffer naturally, better. I guess the plants main goal is to survive, and isn't concerned about how it will do when its incinerated later, lol. Thanks for checking me bud...sincere, not sarcastic!
you are nowhere finished as stated by @Thundercat , flowers are underdeveloped and show many immature pistils.
