white widows close to being done?

these are my nirvana white widows i started flushing a few days ago so id say theyre probably a couple weeks away from being harvested. and can anyone tell me why they are turning yellow?
whats a reasonable yeild i could be expecting?

It's impossible (at least in my opinion) to tell how ripe they are without seeing the trichomes coloring. Get yourself a scope and see if you're clear, cloudy, or amber and what percentages of each will help you determine when to cut. The more clear/cloudy heads will give you a more upbeat head high, and the more amber you go the more couchlock the meds will be. Remember as the trichs begin to turn amber, it's because they are degrading and will continue to do so after you've cut her down. Think of it as fruit from the farm, you pick early enough because it will ripen further after harvest.

The yellowing looks like a mag defficency and maybe a little bit of nitrogen defficency but that's expected later on in flowering. If you've just started your flush, there's not much you can do but ride it out and change things next run. Epsom salt is a great cheap source of mag sulfate, I add 1tsp per gallon give or take depending on strain/pheno. Do those buckets have drainage holes in them? If not, I would reccomend drilling some. It's hard to get a good flush without run off again just my opinion. Also as you flush the yellowing is going to get worse and worse, the leaves will begin to droop and some will die, pluck them as they die, and don't worry too much. Again just change your feed next run. Other than that, looks like you'll have some nice meds in a few weeks!

W.C.C.

Some yellowing in flower is normal. But now the plants are starving because they were flushed. There is no reason to flush, I'd feed like normal, maybe just give water last five days before harvest.

thanks bros very good advice, ima have to look around for a scope cause i dont wanna screw things up. this is my first grow so personally i think i did fairly decent. you think you could guess the weight of these buds, im thinking maybe like 2oz all together?

Just a guess, but yea, somewhere there. MAYBE a little more.

Ddb93 said:

thanks bros very good advice, ima have to look around for a scope cause i dont wanna screw things up. this is my first grow so personally i think i did fairly decent. you think you could guess the weight of these buds, im thinking maybe like 2oz all together?

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Those colas look pretty dense and fairly chunky, I'd say they stil have a little more swelling to do before you cut and I think you'll be pleasently surprised come harvest! I pull two ounces a plant that I flower at 16" with minimal training and average genetics, so I wouldn't be surprised to see close to double your estimate...

W.C.C.

I would think quite a bit more than 2 oz. More than 2 oz even if those buds are airy.

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Ddb93 said:

thanks bros very good advice, ima have to look around for a scope cause i dont wanna screw things up. this is my first grow so personally i think i did fairly decent. you think you could guess the weight of these buds, im thinking maybe like 2oz all together?

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Maybe. Next time use some plastic flower pots with drainage holes. You can get then with bases at KMart for around ten bucks each.

the buckets have drainage holes. what i did is i just took three more buckets the same size and cut half of them off and sat the bucket with the plant dow in them. i guess i made there own drip pan

When you do that, putting a 1/2 to 1" layer of gravel or small rock in the bottom of the 'tray' will insure you are not sitting in runoff just in case you forget to empty it.

Ddb93 said:

thanks bros very good advice, ima have to look around for a scope cause i dont wanna screw things up. this is my first grow so personally i think i did fairly decent. you think you could guess the weight of these buds, im thinking maybe like 2oz all together?

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Yeah I also agree that u'll get more than 2oz out of them...In addition, I'd be patient with the harvest! Just the other day I smoked some white widow that was harvested a bit too early...And quite frankly it was shit even though it looked fine at first glance.