Struggling with identifying trichome stage.

Hello guys

I think I'm close to the flush date but being a new grower I didn't properly take note of the schedule so I'm not 100% sure of what week of flower i am in.

Growing auto ultimate in coco.

Got a little video if anyone could help. It's not too good but if any veterans have any idea and could help put. Or even if there is any other trick used. Trying to time the flush as well as I can. Next time ill have a proper schedule.

Thanks in advance.

Edit. The video was too large I have a few photos from like 4 days ago.

53 views and no-one replied. I'm surprised you didn't get at least a smartass comment or two... First grow? If yes, then congratulations.

This girl looks really young. You still have several weeks to go. Don't worry about how many weeks old they are, flowering estimates are exactly that, estimates. They're important for commercial growers because for them, time is money. Look for signs of senescence. Pistils will change color and curl in. Lower leaves will start to yellow and drop off the plant. You've come this far. Patience now will be rewarded.

MrNoobman said:

Hello guys

I think I'm close to the flush date but being a new grower I didn't properly take note of the schedule so I'm not 100% sure of what week of flower i am in.

Growing auto ultimate in coco.

Got a little video if anyone could help. It's not too good but if any veterans have any idea and could help put. Or even if there is any other trick used. Trying to time the flush as well as I can. Next time ill have a proper schedule.

Thanks in advance.

Edit. The video was too large I have a few photos from like 4 days ago.

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You are at least 6 weeks away. Don’t worry about flushing as it’s a big bag of assholes.

MoroccanRoll said:

53 views and no-one replied. I'm surprised you didn't get at least a smartass comment or two... First grow? If yes, then congratulations.

This girl looks really young. You still have several weeks to go. Don't worry about how many weeks old they are, flowering estimates are exactly that, estimates. They're important for commercial growers because for them, time is money. Look for signs of senescence. Pistils will change color and curl in. Lower leaves will start to yellow and drop off the plant. You've come this far. Patience now will be rewarded.

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I’m commercial and I don’t focus on what week or care. I simply chop when they’re ready. It does me zero good to count or worry other than pull when they’re done. also you shouldn’t have anything yellowing and dying off on the plant even when it’s close to being done unless you’re starving your plant.

Haha thanks. Yeah I kinda did a bit more research after and realised I'm about 6-7 weeks away still. Its so deceiving lol. Thank you all for the replies.

Also, dont even look at trichomes until ur close. Pistils will be amber and curled in and very little, if any, white pistils left. Then, when its time to look, look at the trichs on the calyx, the bud itself not the sugar leaves, as the sugar leaf trichs will amber early and give you false signals.

Don't be afraid to run the plant out. Wait till can see amber fairly easy.

You'll never understand what 'The last two weeks' means until you run her out to the limit.

Never a truer word @Beehive.

Lordhooha said:

I’m commercial and I don’t focus on what week or care. I simply chop when they’re ready. It does me zero good to count or worry other than pull when they’re done. also you shouldn’t have anything yellowing and dying off on the plant even when it’s close to being done unless you’re starving your plant.

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Thanks for the input. I don't think I said anywhere in my post that commercial growers count weeks. Sorry if this was misunderstood. Maybe I could have been more clear.

To the OP: I said flowering estimates are important to commercial growers. Short flowering times are important to commercial growers, as are marketable traits like THC percent and "bag appeal". More mass and more THC in less space and less time can seriously affect bottom line in a commecial operation. As can photo worthiness... These are all traits that commercial operations target in their breeding and selection programs. It makes good sense.

Unless someone can prove to me otherwise, I stand by my comments on senescence. The one thing I didn't mention is checking for "ripeness" of the trichomes. My bad. Unfortunately, this can be very much a matter of personal preference (i prefer pears less ripe, berries and weed more ripe). You will find uneneding opinons here and from other sources. The only way to learn YOUR personal preference is through successive harvests.

As others here have advised, don't chop too early. For new growers, the hardest thing to do after you've grown a plant to maturity is to avoid the temptation to cut too early and move on to drying and curing. Be patient. Really patient. You will be rewarded. If you have to, cut a couple of buds and begin drying and curing on that and let the rest go longer. That will provide you an opportunity to practice drying and curing and will get you to smoking your very own "craftgrown" weed sooner. I would wager real money that you'll like the later stuff better.