Buds continuing to grow in late flowering phase?

Cyxz

Active Member
I might be going a little insane but it looks like the buds that have turned mostly orange are starting to grow newer, white hairs. Is this anything I should concern myself with?
 

Cyxz

Active Member
Should I wait for all the newer hairs to turn orange before I harvest or should I go by checking the trichomes with my microscope? I wouldn't want to risk damaging the majority of the bud waiting for a few more hairs to turn if that is indeed the case.
 

Cyxz

Active Member
It wouldn't have anything to do with the 12/12 light cycle, I shouldn't be lessening the hours of sunlight it gets should I? Or perhaps some generic flowering nutes I added to the water?
 

nick88

Well-Known Member
I might be going a little insane but it looks like the buds that have turned mostly orange are starting to grow newer, white hairs. Is this anything I should concern myself with?
How late in flowering on what kind of strain? They will pretty much keep some kind of new growth going all thru flower.. It's just the plants way of trying to reproduce.
 

Cyxz

Active Member
I am thinking it's a few weeks away from harvest, the strain idk. Here are some pics of the new growth and just some general bud porn.
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racerboy71

bud bootlegger
yah, don't go by the pistils, hairs, on the plants, but rather go by the trichomes.. you can get a cheap handheld microscope from radioshack or even online for a lil over 10 bills or so to use to check the trics, and harvest when they're where you like them m8...
 

Cyxz

Active Member
yah, don't go by the pistils, hairs, on the plants, but rather go by the trichomes.. you can get a cheap handheld microscope from radioshack or even online for a lil over 10 bills or so to use to check the trics, and harvest when they're where you like them m8...
Yeah I have a 40x microscope with LED light :)
 

nick88

Well-Known Member
yah, don't go by the pistils, hairs, on the plants, but rather go by the trichomes.. you can get a cheap handheld microscope from radioshack or even online for a lil over 10 bills or so to use to check the trics, and harvest when they're where you like them m8...
That pretty much sums it up..
Let that girl go, she's just graduating from her training bra to DD's
 

ganjaman87

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I've let my lower buds continue to grow after harvest and they just kept putting out more and more white hairs just like you said even though the buds were done. I'm guessing they will just keep growing and growing if you keep letting them grow because they are looking for that last chance to catch pollen
 
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