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    this is my first grow, i have 2 plants that are growing extremely well in my little indoor setup. since it was my first time, i let them veg a little too long and now im running out of time to harvest. march 24 which is just under 5 weeks away will be the date i am leaving to go on spring break, i will wait until that day to harvest. at this date, my plants will have been flowering for only 6 1/2 weeks. im concerned that they wont be ready in time and i really dont want to screw them up after putting in so much time and effort. i will be gone for a full week, so waiting until i get back to harvest is out of the question especially at this critical point in the life cycle. i think i will begin to increase the dark periods to 14 hrs and sacrifice some yield, which seems to be my best option. are there any other suggestions to speed up the process? has anyone harvested early like this before? what should i expect? am i getting worried over nothing?

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    I don't think changing the dark cycle to 14 hours will help you any. I don't see why you don't just wait intill you get back to harvest? Thats only 7weeks and most plants take 8.
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    well i guess i should have mentioned that i live in an apartment and im concerned that over spring break my landlord might come in and do some maintenence work or something. and im not just paranoid, there is a good chance of his workers coming into the house. but theoretically, if i did let them go another week while i was gone, how could i get them water while im away? since i will be flushing them at this point it will be critical that i get them clean water.

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    I'm not really sure how you could get them water over that one week. How many plants do you have? If you have alot of plants doing well then just don't go anywhere over springbreak. I always get my brother to water my plants when I have to go somewhere. Do you have someone that already knows about the grow and that you could trust?
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    you cant rush the process, and ablazed is right, how you gonna give it water without somekind of dripping system.

    The most i leave my plants for is 3 days, and i flood em with water which is bad, but i also know another solution for a long period of time..

    1) Put your light far away from them as possible.
    2) Make holes in your pot unless it already as some.
    3) Put the pot in a tray of water, with at least a few inches of water in it.
    4) You can also put saran wrap over the pot so it doesnt evaporate the water as much..

    thats it i guess, fairly barbarian way, but it works!

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    theres only a few people that know about it. theres only 2 plants, but everyone will be gone over break. i dont really have the option of staying here i have to go back home. i also not sure what i should do about curing them while im away because i dont want them to develop mold while im gone, but i cant drive home with a qp of fresh cut bud either. obviously i didnt really think about the time frame when i got these things going but im trying to make up for that now

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    Now all you have to do is find out if your landlord is going to come in or not.
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    thats a really good idea thc and i would definitely try that if i could but im afraid that my landlord is going to come in and find the plants. i also dont want to leave them growing and go too far past the prime time for harvest. at this point i need to find a way to speed the flowering process but i guess thats not possible.

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    wtf, you cant put it in your room and have the door locked? plus your landlord shoudnt have the right to go into your place while youre gone.. heh i dont know

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    no my door is broken and doesnt lock anymore bc our house gets broken into every time we leave for christmas or thanksgiving or anything. its really insecure so i guess im just going to have to wait as long as i can and *gulp* slash her the day i leave.

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