Trichomes & Harvesting

Kickflipfrontblunt

Active Member
What would you be looking for here when ripe.
You see the last pic with the cloudy tricombs ... You want that with some Amber and a bit clear but I used a 100x microscope which is the best way to tell when ripe ... But those pics are ripe bud ( maybe a bit later in ripeness but I like Amber lol
 

Kickflipfrontblunt

Active Member
Thank you. Need to get this I hope. Thank you.
Everyone speculates about all this so I figured I'd just show you guys since I have an active cure and the right tools ... Hope it helps ... Expirenced growers tell me if you think this bud looks good or kinda sparse with the tricombs I can't really tell
 

DeeCos

Member
Hi folks,

First time grower here. Northern Light feminized, day 47 since I switched to 12/12. Have a couple of snaps of various sections of one plant - in order of top to bottom of plant. Seed instructions said 55 days for flowering but I'm not really sure. Should I be getting ready to harvest? Would appreciate any tips or comments any of you may have. Cheers.

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GreenStick85

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I m gonna flush them today, but the lower buds r ridiculously small what I can do for them, harvest first the top half of the plant and give a bit more time for them develop?
And what type of nutrient deficiency I have with that leaf?
You're growing with CFL's so when buds mature on top, they just focus that on the top and not worry about small stuff. Granted it may help you with some edibles but nothing much. I have heard good and bad about CFL's that the spectrum they give out is ok but you're talking about taking it to a very simple grow. The buds will probably be ok but far cry from fire that the spectrum metal-halides give off. I don't wanna step on your toes here, looks like they did great as a small grow on a personal level.
Hopefully you'll make more improvements from here on out. I mostly like outdoor grow. Free light and all that jazz.
 

wns99

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You're growing with CFL's so when buds mature on top, they just focus that on the top and not worry about small stuff. Granted it may help you with some edibles but nothing much. I have heard good and bad about CFL's that the spectrum they give out is ok but you're talking about taking it to a very simple grow. The buds will probably be ok but far cry from fire that the spectrum metal-halides give off. I don't wanna step on your toes here, looks like they did great as a small grow on a personal level.
Hopefully you'll make more improvements from here on out. I mostly like outdoor grow. Free light and all that jazz.
Hey man! Since your talking about cfls not giving enough light for the lower plant, i am using a 400W HPS and i have the same problem my plant is growing buds from up but very tiny ones from down! What do you suggest i do?? Plz help
 

GreenStick85

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Hey man! Since your talking about cfls not giving enough light for the lower plant, i am using a 400W HPS and i have the same problem my plant is growing buds from up but very tiny ones from down! What do you suggest i do?? Plz help
Well I would do a couple things, if you can find a white drop cloth or something reflective, you could get some better exposure from the light above. I've thought of simple aluminum foil shiny side up and glue that to a cardboard box panel. This may be good if you're on a budget. Set up a few of those and see how that works. If you got an emergency blanket that can just go on the floor and set pots on it. Otherwise they have reflective sheeting that is almost like and emergency blanket but more durable and has sort of a faceted surface for more refraction. One thing that you want to be careful though is how much light is being reflected. Keep an eye out on it, plastic melts and whatnot but my buddy has used a big mirror in the past but I kept that out because it's bulky material. Give yourself a range of options
 
Looking at these trichomes of my crop I'm probably gonna push them a about a week longer or so keeping a close eye on them what do some of the pros in here think? Are they good or should I push them longer? Also I took this photo with my iphone you can buy easy to use lenses for your phone and one lense is the macro it works very well and only cost about 20 bucks at the most and takes amazing pictures
 

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cowboyferg

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How do you attribute the fact that it won't stay lit to nitrogen? The same with question with regards to your phosphorous statement.
If that would even be possible (I have never seen or heard of it before) you must have overfed your plants with extreme doses to attain such high nutrient levels in the calyxes that what you describe would even be possible.

Tbh I think your weed was just too wet/damp to stay lit. The part about phosphorous being the spark could just as easily have been a stem bursting from the heat.
the onlything I could remotely agree on with the flushing myth is maybe... maybe straight ph'd water on your last feeding I personally feed right up to the big chop
 

tazz&indy

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If you have problems with the lower buds, you can slightly alter your method as I do. I bend and tie the plant in a arch figure, light can then reach everywhere and the buds are bigger.
Something to think about.


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Megalomando

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How does this look? it's week 8 of bloom, Cherry Pie with one week of nutes ahead and one week of water till harvest.

Must have some fert issues, the largest fan leaves are turning red, small fans are still looking just fine.

The top leaves are curling inwards (Canoeing?) but the temp inside the 4X4 area is upper 70's to a high of 82.

Cree Cob panels, three of them at 200W each 2700K, 3000K and 3500K.

Thoughts?

Thanks
 

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