When do Trichomes Suggest I'm Two Weeks Before Harvest?

FNG Grower

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My current grow is maturing much faster than my last grow with the same strain (GSC), and I'm having trouble gauging when to start finishing nutrients and flushing. I'm only 6 weeks into flower, and the girls look they might be ready in two to three weeks. My first question is, can you guess how long until harvest by looking at trichomes? My second question is can you tell with this level of magnification if the trichomes are starting to turn amber? Thanks,

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Lemon king

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with that level of mag u can visibly they are mostly clearz they sparkle when there clear, look like sugar when there milky, honey near the end and amber at the last point.

which method are u growing in, what nutes are you using and did u stress or burn or feed pk nutes high enough to warrent a long flush..
 

FNG Grower

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Yes! The trichomes definitely need to get a bit more cloudy. I'm growing in soil with a host of organic nutrients. Since discovering that in my last grow that my plants were starving, I went fairly heavy on the nutrients this grow, and they are much healthier. This grow I started using Earth Juice products, but quickly found that the liquid supplements are not very concentrated, so I applied some Earth Juice Rainbow Mix Grow and Bloom. The plants love it, and it is much less expensive, but it is also a slow release that stays in the soil for several weeks. I don't think I ever over-nuted them in this grow, but they were stressed at different times due to several deficiencies (calcium, nitrogen, micronurients).

There seems to be an ongoing debate on whether to flush or not. Supporters of the practice claim that if the plant continues to absorb nutrients until harvest, it will taste harsh and smell bad. The other side of the argument says that flushing does nothing to affect flavor. It only steals nutrients from the plant at the time it needs them most for THC production. I can see where both arguments make sense, so I'm planning to flush two of the plants and feed exclusively Earth Juice Sugar Peak Grand Finale to the other two plants for the final two weeks of flower.
 

TheHazeNKushSmoker

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Yes! The trichomes definitely need to get a bit more cloudy. I'm growing in soil with a host of organic nutrients. Since discovering that in my last grow that my plants were starving, I went fairly heavy on the nutrients this grow, and they are much healthier. This grow I started using Earth Juice products, but quickly found that the liquid supplements are not very concentrated, so I applied some Earth Juice Rainbow Mix Grow and Bloom. The plants love it, and it is much less expensive, but it is also a slow release that stays in the soil for several weeks. I don't think I ever over-nuted them in this grow, but they were stressed at different times due to several deficiencies (calcium, nitrogen, micronurients).

There seems to be an ongoing debate on whether to flush or not. Supporters of the practice claim that if the plant continues to absorb nutrients until harvest, it will taste harsh and smell bad. The other side of the argument says that flushing does nothing to affect flavor. It only steals nutrients from the plant at the time it needs them most for THC production. I can see where both arguments make sense, so I'm planning to flush two of the plants and feed exclusively Earth Juice Sugar Peak Grand Finale to the other two plants for the final two weeks of flower.
Just try it and you will know what you prefer :) If you have more than one plant then flush one and keep feeding the other one at the end you will know which method worked the best for you :) If you only have one i would say to not flush because i have read alot about it and i dont believe it do anything aswell so.. up to you :) But i wouldnt flush
 

Grow4myfriends

Active Member
Another non-flusher here! I have never flushed. Seems silly to me - it's a radical step to take when you consider you have been carefully providing your plant with the right amount of water for weeks and your plant has acclimatized itself to your watering schedule. Then suddenly it gets so much water, possibly releasing some nutrients and washing other nutrients away.

However, having said that, if you are in a position to experiment, hell why not? I would be curious to hear the results. Good luck!
 
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