Happy Family Hydro = 71 days,,, Soil = 91 days ,,,,, Day 43 for Flowering
We harvested Gecko 3 days back, which leaves Churchill holding as the single soil plant finishing up, She is very think with sugar now, and trichomes are clear but no amber showing and no male flower signs... will leave it online a few more days. To close the soli grow out, been watering approx 1/4 gallon of water every other day.
Now if you are not convinced that Soil is not match for Hydro, we look at those plants.
Monster stands nearly 4 foot tall now with 5 colas close to 10in and 3in diameter, with many other colas about half the size. This plant is looking around 3 oz dried easy right now.
Momma was the untopped plant and has a main cola that rivals 12 inches and 5in diameter with many peripherals and all still growing. The main cola is going to be an ounce dried itself and this is and easy 3 oz dried.
Sp the plants are doing great, topping DWC every day but PH stays a constantly between 5.7-5.9.... roots are solid white (thank you Hydro guard). no signs of algae and water is always cold to touch.
HOWEVER, all of the trichomes i have viewed on all 3 plants over the last 2 days are clear.... very few cloudy, but nothing amber yet.
Update from Day 96 of growth (76 on Hydro) and Day 48 of Flowering for the Family.
Hydro daily consumption is slowly tapering, still doing 1/3 gallon (each) but backed off nutes to 3 feedings/week. Folliage has startened to lighten so I added some CalMag to tonights feeding. The plants are stable, trichomes are probably 60% cloudy and 40% clear, not seeing any ambering. Hairs are turning red now, probably about 50/50 at this point on top flowers. Calling 2 weeks on harvest for these guys...Aug 6
Soil is drinking 1/2 gallon of water every 3rd Day and last 2 feedings were clear water,... we are flushing now. This plant is older and have more trichome distribution with a 80% cloudly look, but no amber present. Churchill appears to be harvest ready at any time now. Keeping an eye on all 3 plants for any Male Flower actrivity.... we dont want none of that.
Gecko update.... she's dried, pitiful yield of 15 grams dried going into Curing now. Soil plant #2 yields a measly 1/2 oz of dry bud. Yes this plant was taken early, but we did so because of the Male Flower presence. This plant started as a Hydro plant that would not thrive, transplanted to Soil and she struggled.... refused to die and yielded weak, kinda expected.