DAY 71-77
I need to face a moment of truth with this lady.
I took care of her as much as I could, I cuddled her and covered her of attentions and she praised me with some pretty nice flowers, but now it's time to put into practice everything I've been studying so far.
It has been cool to check signs of growing and reactions to nutrients and techniques (LST) I used during this grow, so all the tips and tutorials I've been reading about were definitely a great help.
Now, the time has come for me to face the thoughest (but happiest ) phases of the grow: HARVEST/TRIMMING/DRYING/CURING.
First of all, the issue I'm facing now is to decide WHEN to harvest.
I read a great deal about it, so I ended up ordering a magnifier to check the trichomes (I will post it in the next update).
Otherwise, according to the plant's look, I would say that it's pretty much ready to be harvested, even though the leaves have not yellowed and I cannot see well how the trichomes look like, I'm afraid to wait too much until they will darken.
I also read about flushing and all the debate about it, whether it's necessary or not, deciding to give it a try just for one week.
More details and description of this phase (with more pics ofc) in the next update, so stay tuned ๐ช๐
PLEASE guys tell me what you think!! I couldn't compare any pics I found online with my buds, so I'm just following instinct. Share your experience, write what you see wrong, any opinion or comment will be greatly appreciated ๐
Enjoy your growing and have a great one โ
@Fredsai that my friend is a grasshopper and they shouldn't pose too much of a problem
I like to use diatomaceus earth to deter insects from chewing on my plants Best of luck hope I solved the question ๐
@CoastGrower,Thanks for the advices buddy, I've just checked and secure all the branches 'cause it looks another storm is coming.
Have a nice one and enjoy your growing ;)
@Fredsai, your 11L pot is jist a little to small but it will work.
If you transplant an autoflower youโre stressing the plant to much and growth will stop for a couple days to up to a week. If you would have 5L pots I would transplant but now it will do more bad than good.
You are already stressing your plant with the broken stem, ALWAYS take some ducktape and try to fix it weedplants are the best self healers.. and never use sharp or thin things to bend her down๐
Only rain here.. normally it will get a bit better on friday.
My NL drinks 2.5 L every other day, big plants are thirsty :)
Good luck!
@CoastGrower, you called it man ๐ it's still growing bigger every day!! Actually I just noticed that the need of water increased drastically in the last couple of days and I had some thoughts about transplanting, I think she would fit much better in a bigger container, even though I'm afraid that it could have more Cons than Pros (I have an 11L plastic flower pot), what do u think?
@Fredsai, itโs getting warmer here so I canโt complain. Both are flowering nice. My Md doubled in size in 7 days :).
A little rain never killed no one.
@CoastGrower, we are still waiting for it!! ๐ I feel it's like an urban legend, oeple keep coming saying that "a storm is coming" but at the end nothing except for some light rain has showned in the last while! Hope the weather is kind with your plants โ
@Cannibalgardens, Thanks man :) I hope I will manage to trim it, dry it and cure it decently to keep the aroma, it will be my first time so I'll try not to ruin anything :) Good luck with your grows ๐
Our Cheese XXL auto well into bloom now and clearly loving the outdoor life ๐
Keep the updates coming my friend as harvest is getting closer ๐
All the best โ๏ธ
Mark..
@DinafemSeeds, Thank you mate, I'm so looking forward to taste it, it's the very first time I'm taking care of a plant (and an autoflowering) on my own, so I feel it really like a personal challenge :)
I'm writing right now, please have a look at the next two updates, I would greatly appreciate if you could advise on the current state of these buds ๐
Have a great one and cheers!!
Fred
@DILLIGAF, thank you so much man, I looked for it on google and you're right, it looks definitely like a grasshopper/cricket :) Especially thanks for the tip on diatomaceous earth (I was like: ๐ฎ diawhat?), I will study a little how to use it and certainly I'll try it!!
Is it recommended for growing only or it could be used also at some point in flowering?
Cheers and enjoying your growing ๐