Want to Know If Your Plants are Finished?

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kindnug

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Most people wouldn't grow hermi beans, but I've had good experiences outdoors with them. Just have to watch them closely during flowering
 
TechnoMage

TechnoMage

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kindnug said:
Most people wouldn't grow hermi beans, but I've had good experiences outdoors with them. Just have to watch them closely during flowering
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If you grow feminized seeds then you're growing hermi beans, only way to get them. Commercial feminized seeds are created when using something like Colloidal Silver to cause the the plant to produce pollen. On a stress scale of 1-10, Colloidal Silver is around an 8 or a 9.

Most people when they think of hermi beans being bad is it's because you've had a plant that went hermi under low stress conditions. The reason seeds from that mating aren't good to use is because you're passing on the genetics of a plant that can hermi under low stress. Not something you want to pass along.

My plant did hermi but under extreme conditions with 12 days without power, power for 8 hours and then power off again for another 3 days. Temp in my flower room was below freezing. I'm not worried about passing on the genetics for hermi under those conditions.

Like I said, I've been growing it for 6 years now and haven't had any issues.
 
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fresh prince

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kindnug said:
That will take a while, atleast another month>probably more!
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they are bag seeds
this first pic is from a sativa , the second is from a very short indica
i know i grow in the worst condition possible ( its fucking hot in here ) & with cfl lights
but they seem to do well in the worst conditions

thx for the reply and waiting another opinions
 
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kindnug

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Others that have harvested truly finished plants will have a similar opinion.
Doesn't matter what conditions they're in, they still have a month or longer.
I recommend posting new pictures in 2 wk.
 
SmoothPollock

SmoothPollock

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Lil' help please....

plant is CFL grown, unknown strain, soil. Seems like it's gone through its 2nd growth pistil/bud explosion. Tomorrow will mark the 11th week (77th day) since pistils first appeared, (approx. 12 weeks / 85 days since flip to 12/12).

The calyxs seem to have primarily all swollen at the top/mid section of the plant and the lower growth is following suit. Trichomes appear to be 60/30/10% (cloudy/clear/amber) and the majority of the pistils are "orange-ish" with some remaining white.

I'm not sure if I should give another week to let more amber trichs develop and the clear ones change, or cut and let them continue their change through the drying process? First plant - first grow, so any insight is super appreciated. Pics are a bit crappy, as I don't have a high MP camera, but they should give the "overall look" of the plant.

Thanks for any input!
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kindnug

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That wont taste very good unless you let it go another month, seriously.
Trichomes amber on leaves b4 Calyx, when Trichome are mostly cloudy on Calyx>it'll be done.

How do you have amber on the Calyx, when they haven't fully formed yet?
Still massive amounts of white hairs still that should be red+receding before harvest.
 
SmoothPollock

SmoothPollock

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kindnug said:
That wont taste very good unless you let it go another month, seriously.
Trichomes amber on leaves b4 Calyx, when Trichome are mostly cloudy on Calyx>it'll be done.

How do you have amber on the Calyx, when they haven't fully formed yet?
Still massive amounts of white hairs still that should be red+receding before harvest.
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Thanks for your input...I promise I am looking on the Calyx...and there are a ton of cloudy trichs. Upon a more in-depth 2nd look, you were right, the amber that I am seeing IS mostly on the leaves rather than the calyxs. I have no problem waiting longer, I'm just not sure why it is taking so long for these to be done? Have I done something wrong? Also, just as a side note, the camera I am using does not do the plant justice. The pistils are much more orange and receeded than the pictures are showing, but you were also right that there are still a larger # of white ones that have yet to recede.
 
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kindnug

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I assure you haven't done a thing wrong most likely it's just the genetics in the bean you planted.
I've seen these kinds of plants many times from bagseed, honestly it doesn't look very appealing.

Sometimes the pistil will turn orange before the calyx swells + then it recedes in and changes to red.
I personally like to let all the Calyx swell nice and fat before harvesting, with all pistils red + receding.

You are growing a slow flowering bagseed so you might have a few white hairs on top @ harvest.
Now that you know you can grow/flower a plant successfully; You should buy some beans with good genes.
 
bowlfullofbliss

bowlfullofbliss

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looks like its stress hermied to me man. I wouldn't be surprised to find thousands of tiny undeveloped seeds in that plant. I would chop that thing down, make ice hash with what is left. Its going to be pure fluff and junk. Order some seeds for your next run man.
 
SmoothPollock

SmoothPollock

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kindnug said:
I assure you haven't done a thing wrong most likely it's just the genetics in the bean you planted.
I've seen these kinds of plants many times from bagseed, honestly it doesn't look very appealing.

Sometimes the pistil will turn orange before the calyx swells + then it recedes in and changes to red.
I personally like to let all the Calyx swell nice and fat before harvesting, with all pistils red + receding.

You are growing a slow flowering bagseed so you might have a few white hairs on top @ harvest.
Now that you know you can grow/flower a plant successfully; You should buy some beans with good genes.
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Thanks KN, I'll let it go awhile longer, it just seems like it has taken FOREVER. I look forward to the calyxs fattening up a bit. I fully intend to invest in quality seeds on my next grow, I just wanted to get one under my belt to learn the basics before I invested any more time/money. All in all I feel I have learned so much over the past 4 months, and continue to learn more and more every day thanks to people like you. I have two other plants that I have been experimenting with (from the same bagseed)...once those are harvested, I'll be securing some better quality seeds for the next time around. Thank you for your kind/straight forward words.

-Smooth
 
SmoothPollock

SmoothPollock

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bowlfullofbliss said:
looks like its stress hermied to me man. I wouldn't be surprised to find thousands of tiny undeveloped seeds in that plant. I would chop that thing down, make ice hash with what is left. Its going to be pure fluff and junk. Order some seeds for your next run man.
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Bowlfull,

I was thinking the same thing a few weeks ago, but I cut a small branch off about a week ago, let it dry, and smoked it. While it wasn't "harsh" it was not as potent as I can expect it will become. There were no seeds whatsoever, and as I mentioned above to Kindnug, this first grow was merely to get the basics under my belt. I did not want to invest in quality seeds and screw something up with rookie/newbie mistakes. Thank you for your insight, and I do agree with you that this plant may not be very good, but the way I look at it is the knowledge I have gained throughout this first grow can only make the next one more successful. I have found a true passion that I will never stop and hope that moving forward (with insight and direction from individuals like yourself, Kindnug, SiliconeBud, and others) I will continually develop my skills and knowledge in a hobby that I am truly passionate about.

Thanks again - Smooth
 
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