Help ! ...Im struggling with my Laughing Buddah grow and its its no laughing matter.
I veged her for 7 weeks on18/6 ( wish I had gone to 9) then flipped to 12/12 and thats now 9 weeks of flower . She is slow and steady this girl, but its been a pleasure with her all the long way .
I was wondering if anybody has grown his strain and can help me as I'm unsure if she is getting close to cooked yet.
To me she looks under done but I have noticed the heads are not as sticky and the aroma has softened somewhat . I have been looking at the trichomes whith my spy glass but I dont see alot of amber . Do the changes I described mean anything ...Is she ready or should I go a little longer ...anyone ?
Please.
PS...She is a bit of an ugly girl but Im gonna love her anyway cause I'm like that .
Hi @Buschwaker! First of all, really nice job! Secondly, do not harvest yet!!!!!! Due to Sativa domination she needs more time! Wait till you see around 70% cloudy 30% amber ratio and then go!!!
@Bushwacker, I have never grown this one. I wanna grow it is my plan as well. It is Sativa you need more time do not rush. If you are not sure cut a bit off and try. I would leave it longer. It also depends on the circumstances how you grow outdoor, indoor, how you train and feed so... it is different for everyone.
@Ferenc, Thanks for the compliment. I think your advice is sound . Just checking Barney's grow advisory and they do say 70-75 days and Im a little short of that .
Its not that I'm impatient its just that this is the longest grow I done so I'm in unfamiliar territory.
The changes in aroma and stickyness had me wondering if she was ready . Have you grown this strain yourself ?
I see other diaries and the harvest times appear to varry considerably ....some are like 20 weeks or more .
Hi Ferenc
I am going to let her mature a little more . I have noticed that some Sativa strains dont show a lot of amber trichomes but simply turn opaque. So I will watch closely and report so others growing this strain can learn .
The pure genetics of this strain had me excited from the begining . Jamacian and Laos landrace parents ...Yum !.
That reminds me that the strongest Sativa I even smoked was the Buddah Sticks or Thai Sticks we had back in the mid to late 70's. These so called sticks were fluffy amber brown Sativa buds on their stalks and tied around a bamboo split and dipped or painted with sticky hash oil . These were truely pshycedelic and puts paid to the modern myth that todays weed is stronger that anything before.
If Laughing Budda is half as good as as these little beauties from the past then I will be overjoyed . Cudos to Barneys Farm for their geneitic playfullness .
I cant wait .