Want to Know If Your Plants are Finished?

aurora stardust

aurora stardust

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Cutting and pasting from another thread on this forum:

I've already cut off the top of the main cola, and some of the sides. But I should've done it sooner instead of hoping to control the infestation and save the colas. It's better now, but the mites are still around.

Have a look at the plant... I think she can still continue blooming. Still seems a bit skinny to me. What do you think?

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Let's look at the trichomes flower by flower...

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The ambers are growing in number, but there are still a lot of clears. Am I correct? I am trying my best to listen to what my plant is telling me, but this is my first time, so I guess you could say that there could be a bit of a language barrier. :P
 
Beefbisquit

Beefbisquit

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aurora stardust said:
Cutting and pasting from another thread on this forum:

I've already cut off the top of the main cola, and some of the sides. But I should've done it sooner instead of hoping to control the infestation and save the colas. It's better now, but the mites are still around.

Have a look at the plant... I think she can still continue blooming. Still seems a bit skinny to me. What do you think?

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Let's look at the trichomes flower by flower...

No.1:

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No.2:

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No.3:

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No.4:

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The ambers are growing in number, but there are still a lot of clears. Am I correct? I am trying my best to listen to what my plant is telling me, but this is my first time, so I guess you could say that there could be a bit of a language barrier. :P
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Looks mostly cloudy to me... You could chop them now if you want a more heady buzz, or you could wait another week to get a more 'couch lock' type buzz. If it were up to me, I'd put them in 2 days of darkness, then chop them.
 
aurora stardust

aurora stardust

Member
Beefbisquit said:
Looks mostly cloudy to me... You could chop them now if you want a more heady buzz, or you could wait another week to get a more 'couch lock' type buzz. If it were up to me, I'd put them in 2 days of darkness, then chop them.
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Thanks for your advice. :) I was holding on because of the size. I was thinking that she's still a bit skinny. She's about 3 1/2 feel tall, and i didn't do any form of training. But if she's ready, then she's ready...
 
ArCaned

ArCaned

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kgb424 said:
can some one please tell me, how much longer, I started flowering five plants, cut down three when they looked ready,but these last two, starting shooting out new growth, and look like they are starting to crystalize with resin glands, so does that mean there close and the pistols should start changing colors, and shrinking up, so take a look at my pics, and tell me how much longer.View attachment 2435324View attachment 2435325View attachment 2435327View attachment 2435329View attachment 2435330View attachment 2435331:
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1) where are your fan leaves?

2) 1-2 weeks until harvest
 
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Jennylasting

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ArCaned said:
The leaves have actually died?

Not been trimmed?


From the photos it looks like the grower has aggressively trimmed all fan leaves like you would just prior to harvest!
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that might be true, you are forgetting he came on here to find out if it was ready or not...
 
aurora stardust

aurora stardust

Member
So, I went out to harvest the plant. I took down one of the side colas, but I didn't feel right taking the rest down.

I know everyone is saying to harvest already, but I just want to be doubly and triply sure...

I am trying to understand the plant and letting it tell me when she's ready. But as I am new, I can read her signs wrongly. That's why this community has been great and I appreciate all the sharing that happens here.

The few things I noticed that made me reconsider harvesting:

i) She's putting out even more new pistils.
ii) There seems to be more new growth on the calyxes.
iii) She's even frostier than yesterday.

I wonder if these signs are saying that she's still blooming and that this isn't her peak yet. Maybe this could be the final 100m sprint of the 400m race. What do you all think? Should I stop being silly and just harvest already? Or should I let her continue pushing?

Have a look at the flowers and discuss with me my observations...

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aurora stardust

aurora stardust

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nicktaft said:
bagseed indoor cfl grow in miracle gro. approx 6-8 weeks into flowering 12/12? are these ready to harvest? any help?
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I am no expert, but my first grow is coming towards the end. From what I have experienced and seen with my plant, guided along with the insight of the more experienced growers, I would have to say that your plant has a few weeks more to go before reaching peak harvest.

Pretty pistils from bagseed, by the way. Any idea what strain it could be?
 
aurora stardust

aurora stardust

Member
aurora stardust said:
So, I went out to harvest the plant. I took down one of the side colas, but I didn't feel right taking the rest down.

I know everyone is saying to harvest already, but I just want to be doubly and triply sure...

I am trying to understand the plant and letting it tell me when she's ready. But as I am new, I can read her signs wrongly. That's why this community has been great and I appreciate all the sharing that happens here.

The few things I noticed that made me reconsider harvesting:

i) She's putting out even more new pistils.
ii) There seems to be more new growth on the calyxes.
iii) She's even frostier than yesterday.

I wonder if these signs are saying that she's still blooming and that this isn't her peak yet. Maybe this could be the final 100m sprint of the 400m race. What do you all think? Should I stop being silly and just harvest already? Or should I let her continue pushing?

Have a look at the flowers and discuss with me my observations...

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First of the jury to chime in... Would love to hear what others have to say.

k0ijn said:
It's hard to see clearly but it might be foxtailing, I would base the harvest on the "old" growth not the new growth.
So I still think you're near harvest, especially with the infestation problems.

But that doesn't mean that you cannot take the plant another 1-2 weeks if it's reacting well to the extra time.
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Thanks for that. Will keep the old growth in mind. Maybe I'll harvest a few sections and leave the rest to see how they go. I don't have the experience to be fully sure if she's reacting well or not. If we go by the flowering time given by Ceres, she's due between 27th December - 1st January. But I am aware that there are many factors that come into play, and the numbers don't matter as much as what the plant tells me. If only I could understand her better. :)

k0ijn said:
A plant will continue to grow and produce new growth. That doesn't have any say in maturity really.
That's just how a plant reacts to the light and the variables.

If you let it, the plant would keep growing and producing but you would of course lose a lot of potency due to degradation.

If you think the plant is still within a good mature state (not too many amber trichs in particular) then by all means let it go further.
The thing that concerns me most is that you've had infestation problems and the plant is rather damaged, it'd be sad if you were to lose what you have now due to further complications.
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I agree. That is my main concern. I'm trying to find a balance between letting her reach her full potential, and not losing the harvest due to complications or degradation.

I do notice that the amber trichs are concentrated on the bigger sugar leaves. The flowers are mostly cloudy with some amber. And the parts that are in the shadows (that's why I don't post trich photos from those parts, because they're hard to see) are also mostly cloudy, but with some clear. I've noticed that trichome production is still active and some of them have formed clusters. Basically, there's less and less empty space.

I'm sorry I am being so particular. It's almost the end, and I want to do the best for my first plant.
 
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