josepi22 Ending the 4th week of flower. Top dressed plants about a week ago. Not planning to feed before harvest. Using recharge 1-2 times per week. Watering every 2-3 days when dry.
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Week 9. Flowering
4y ago
1/4
121.92 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
23 Β°C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Strong
Smell
40 %
Air Humidity
24 Β°C
Solution Temp
22 Β°C
Substrate Temp
20 Β°C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
3.79 liters
Watering Volume
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
Recharge
0.651 mll
josepi22 I am starting to feel like we are running out of nutes in the soil. Wondering what I can give them to get me through the next week or two when I want them to fade out....
I've got about 3.5 weeks left in flower... any thoughts on a nute I can give them that will fade out that quickly? I mainly use dry ammendments but not against a water-in nute for this. I feel like they have slowed down in growth and in general are fading / have no nutes.
After looking at pictures, i'd lean toward senescence and maybe sub 68F temps at night for the red/purple. The autumn colors can also be unrelated to environment and caused by genetics. The green leaves look lush enough in pictures, otherwise. I usually assume they are a tad darker than what they present in pictures under grow lights, too.
The taller plant in back has a bit more fade going on. but might jsut be angle of light in picture.
3.5 weeks left? have you checked trichomes with a scope? Don't take any breeder's advertised flower time as a precise value. it's just a ballpark and some will deviate more greatly than others. trichomes, bud density, coloration/retraction of pistils are all important factors to consider.
Not all plants will cotinue to bulk up. if it's not adding layers of new pistils, it's probably not going to bulk up. Waiting for it to happen can come with its own risks, like an increase chance of hermie... last ditch ever to get knocked up before imminent death. the previous growth keeps aging too.. i'd wager it is somewhate neglected by the plant since it serves no more purpose, like how a lower leaf completely blocked from light will be shed.
josepi22 I'm questioning how close these plants are to harvest... Based on the breeders recommendation, we would be looking at about 2 more weeks. I am including photos of everything I possibly can, labeled.
Freebie from inhouse: I have no idea what it is but its got crazy frost, trichs on the upper buds are starting to turn amber on it, lower buds show no amber but they do look milky (I think?).
Velvet#1: More yellow than purple like the other two, stacked buds like crazy compared to the other two though. Super frosty. More of a gassy smell to it.
Velvet#2: Definitely fading out nicely, turning a nice hint of purple on all of the tips
Velvet#3: This one has been a little weird to me. It stopped putting on any new weight / buds earlier than the others and really hasn't generated any new pistols or anything in a few weeks. But also seemed to go purple really early on. I don't know if its just got a shorter lifecycle? Trichs on this one seem more amber than the others. I measured runoff to make sure it wasn't some kind of PH problem, runoff was 6.3, watering with 6.2 water.
All in all... I am very happy with the plants so far. I am considering harvesting Velvet #3 but haven't seen any fade on the lower portions of the plant. I've seen some folks have said to harvest just the top buds and let the bottom finish up. I'd prefer not to go that route, I want a nice long dry and to pull these branches off all at once if possible.
Would love anyone's feedback on what they can see from the pictures. I am not by any means impatient! I am more than happy to let these go a little longer if that is what they need. I think most of them can go just a little longer but this is the phase of growing I struggle with.
Flowering / Harvesting feedback - I would love some help determining how close these plants are to harvest. You all have been very helpful for me (A somewhat new grower thats still learning. :) )
