single cola plants?

theratfords · Nov 29, 2008

Some update pics: The big girl and some of the lesser photo'd girls in the back. Catching up to the rest nicely.

-Dude'r

redirasta · Nov 29, 2008

Thundercat said:
Ratfords your girls are really looking good. Filling in nicely I see. I agree with Redirasta, she looks like she could use another couple weeks. There is no 100% way to know when they are done, but the trichomes are a good start.

When my last girls were done, the trichomes said yes cut them(about 20-30% amber), but I just didn't feel like I should yet. I ended up cutting half, and giving the other half another week. I'd rather harvest a couple days late, then a week early.

Also we have discussed this method (singlecolas) being ideal for certain plants. Chronic from serious seeds seems to be one of those plants. It specifically says not to top the plants, that they grow a natural single cola. http://www.1stopseedshop.co.uk/site...n+Lights/AK-47&m=prod&vip=f120x102SAP80&rate= just thought I would add that tothe discusstion.

I Agree, Ed Rosethal says that plant grow 60% of their weight in the last ten days. What ten days are those????? Fuck if I knew I wouldn't need a job. The thing is is you never can really tell, I have grown alot of weed but every plant is different. Some guys will say 80-90 percent of the pistils are red pull it ..OK so then I feed it with some fert and some magnesium and she grows another 8 inches. so anyway no one knows, but that is part of the magic, even seed companies say seed to hang in 8 weeks, never once had it happen. Pick a little and see what high works the best for your body. I like that happy 'let's go do something' high so I pick some early and wait a couple a weeks then pick the rest, then I leave the bottom buds to finish cuz I can. but if you don't wait till the buds are dense you will have wasted your grow. I pinch them ocasionally and you get a feel for that nice dense feel, then fucking blaze. Looks good man you should be proud, alot of dudes can't even get them to that point, props.

overfiend · Nov 29, 2008

lookin great. im tryin a few like this now just started flower

theratfords · Nov 30, 2008

Good Luck Overfiend.

I'll give em what ever they need. They're bagseed, so will all finish differently. I'll take pics when I cut of course.

-Dude

heftamga · Nov 30, 2008

theratfords said:
Some update pics: The big girl and some of the lesser photo'd girls in the back. Catching up to the rest nicely.

-Dude'r

great growing dude :weed:

Budda_Luva · Nov 30, 2008

1 month and 2 weeks still no sex....

theratfords · Nov 30, 2008

Wow, that's wierd bro. I'd say you have a light leak or something. Have you checked?

theratfords · Nov 30, 2008

Thought it over. I stared at the big girl spread eagle for a while. She's half red, with clouding thrichs. No amber thrichs yet. I just watered today. Gonna start a 10 day plain water feeding on the 2nd of Dec. Then I'm thinking she'll be cut worthy on the 12th of Dec. Anyone think I should do otherwise?

Some other girls are getting close as well. So lets hear everyone's prefered harvest technique. Any tried and true methods? I've heard people do 3 days of darkness at the end, flushing, no flushing, no water, no nutes. Everyone seems to have their own.

Can we all come up with a generally accepted method of pre-harvest steps? Your opinions matter! Whatchathankboutit?

-The Dude

holmes · Nov 30, 2008

how tall are they when you flower?
they look about two feet, is that right?
and how many grams per do you get?

theratfords · Nov 30, 2008

Again, haven't cut it yet.

I started a 12/12 light cycle since sprout. Have you been paying attention? Yes most around 2 feet, some a little taller some smaller. But on average, 2 feet. I'm guessing a oz per plant. But again, read the thread.

-dude

Yota · Nov 30, 2008

nice thread

overfiend · Dec 1, 2008

about the pre harvest thing i've tried many things and never seen a hell of a difference. i think the flushing should be done if you are growing hydroponics it would make a more noticable difference but im a soil guy and flushing has'nt affected the taste for me at all. i have tried the 24 hours of darkness thing too and i think it may do something but i diddnt notice. supposedly lots of chemicals in the plants fall downward through the vascular system of the plant when the lights are out and picking before "sun up" aids in better drying and curing.

i usually give em a good watering a week or 2 before harvest and let the soil dry up completely then harvest.i think i started doing this thinking the plant would produce more resin in those last weeks to protect it from drying out but i havent proved that any of this is true. if the weed is gonna be good it'll be good if not then not

IVkingXX · Dec 1, 2008

i was thinking of trying a sog soon i was wondering what everyones thoughts were on using a hydro cloner and vegging clones for a week then flowering in it

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=370090204612 heres the link for the cloner i was thinking about purchasing this one and using 21 of the 42 spots for a sog

Budda_Luva · Dec 2, 2008

yeah im pretty sure i have no light leaks but the lights are about 4 ft away since the conopy of my other plants are that much taller so yeah that might be the reason

*EDIT* not enough light = not enough photosynthesis

theratfords · Dec 2, 2008

Well, I know it takes only a pin hole sometimes to inhibit flowering. So I'd take a good look. Can you get inside your grow room and turn the lights off?

Good thinking dude. I thought similar. Make her protect herself in her final days. You don't water for a full week or two before you cut? Do they dry up a lot before you cut? So, no real noticable difference for you? Anyone else have a good technique?

-Dude'r

theratfords · Dec 2, 2008

Hey, Overfiend. Thought about it. Gonna give your dry soil method a try with this big girl. Try some different pre-harvest metods.

Can't wait for Christmas ya'll. Should have some nice buds under the tree. This Big Girl is making her last push it seems. Filling in her bald spots. Yum Yum.

-Dude'r

overfiend · Dec 2, 2008

cool! you'll notice the plants leaves start to droop but thats ok because your gonna pick and dry it anyway and i've read different views on how sugars/chemicals in the plant convert to thc as they age a little i just think maybe this gets the ball rolling.

MrHowardMarks · Dec 3, 2008

I've heard of many different ways of flushing harvesting, but I've never heard of letting it dry out towards the day of harvest... Just cut out and water with plain water, I think you're using molasses, you can go ahead and continue using it...

I cut down before the lights come on, so most of the water is in the soil, not the plant, but a friend cuts down mid day, so all the water is in the plant... His reason is all the sugars go out of the plant at night, and he wants to keep them in there for drying. My reason is I'd rather not have anything built up in the plant.

At harvest, cut them at the base, trim off all the larger leaves, and hang them to dry with plenty of air movement, after a week or less, when they're partially crispy on the outside trim them completely and jar them up to start the sweating process.

Remove the buds for a couple hours a day, until they're crispy again, and jar them back up, continue doing this until they don't get moist after being in the jar for 12 hours... Then burp the jars periodically, check for moisture and a few weeks later they're perfectly cured. You can smoke them once they're dry, but waiting a couple weeks really brings out the flavor, since the sugars ferment and convert.

I'd water just as much as you have been, but without nutes. And harvest on the 12th. :leaf:

luckymover · Dec 3, 2008

Vr6T said:
yea it works very well. some people manage to get 1-2oz off a plant grown at 12/12 from seed. Im doing it on my next grow. works best with sativa strains

I am growing a true sativa that has been on 12/12 since going into flowering. I have about 3 to 4 weeks left. Here are a few pics from my plant. I will say this "Sativas really do take a LONG time to finish. So if you dont have the patience to wait the 8 weeks for an indica to finish dont even try to grow a sativa." They can take as long as 22 weeks to finish. I am hooping to get around an oz from my plant. All the buds are really starting to fatten up now, and I even have some new buds forming. A real down fall of the sativa plant is that you cant just cut the whole thing and start to cure. You have to cut each bud seperatly when they are ready. The buds dont all mature at the same rate. Here are some pics of my grow and some close up buds. (I have 6 23w 2700k cfl's, 2 23w 6500k cfl's and 1 43w 2700k cfl.)

Thundercat · Dec 3, 2008

They aren't lookin bad lucky, but you need more light!! You could really fatten them up if you picked up a cheap 150 HPS.

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