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Slowing down a bit, but continuing to thicken up. Ts are getting cloudy. I think I'm going to delay harvesting until next week and build up a little more weight.
Excited to begin the flowering stage! Decided to use some Neptune Fish and Seaweed. I'm just following the directions on the bottle and will adjust as the plants respond.
These are just a few of the buds. I may eventually top them and finish of some of the lower buds. I'm revising this statement because after I thinned out below the canopy, I think most everything will be finished at the same time. These are fattening up day by day!
This is my first attempt at growing the Tangerine Dream Auto, how much time left on these? Some of the trics. Are becoming cloudy on the top of the larger buds. Feeding nutrients every other watering and they seem to be healthy.
remember 2 week flush before harvest its important to flush all nutriment out and when you observe the tricome they are ready when 80% of them are turning amber from what i see and whats told here i say a other 3 to 4 week max so flush is coming next week
Buds are becoming dense. One more week I think. Stopped the Nutrients 7 days ago, just H20 now. I added some support to secure the heavy buds. Next time I might use a net, my support system is a little improved.
I'm in my 11th week and have stopped adding nutrients last week. I'm planning on harvesting at the end of this week, I'm following the advice given two weeks ago. Does this seem like a good timeline to follow? I'm looking for a nice clean high, not too heavy effect.
Thanks
Hi @Jlbgrow! Pistils can be a clue, if you noticed that new pistils have stopped appearing and old pistils have almost all turned red and curly, but the best way to ensure it's the right time is to look at the trichomes with a magnifier/microscope. Clear/Transparent/Skinny trichomes mean it's too soon, Milky/Cloudy/Fat trichomes mean the harvest window is open, Amber trichomes mean the harvest window is ending, and THC is degrading but CBD/CBN components are exploding. If you don't want a couchlocking effect, you should harvest once the first amber trichomes appear (5~10%), most of the trichomes should be milky/cloudy but not clear. Flushing for 2 weeks is a good thing if you're confident you gave enough P+K earlier to ensure the maximum growth for your buds. You can still give some sugar/molasses during the last days. Hope this will help, let me know in the comments section if you need any further information. Enjoy your harvest! 👊
Slowing down a bit, but continuing to thicken up. Ts are getting cloudy. I think I'm going to delay harvesting until next week and build up a little more weight.
I decided to let them go for another week. I will probably harvest at the end of the week there still getting fatter and more condensed. I've Been flushing with H20 for about a week and a half.
Just giving them a bit more time. Looking for a bit more amber under the loop. A few more days until harvest. Still flushing with H20. Not too much yellowing and getting more dense.
I trimmed some of the bigger sugar leaves and then hung plants in 45-50% humidity for about 5 days. I then did a final trim, I'm not an expert by the way, and cured in glass jars opening and closing the lid as needed. The smoke is a really nice flavor and continues to mellow out. The bud has some medical and pain relief but a nice energetic high. Wet it was about 11 ounces and 6 Dry. This was better than expected. Some of the bud is a bit fluffy and less tight than preferred but some of it is really nice. There was some variation between the plants. E.g. three of the plants had more dense bud with orange and amber while the other two were more fluffy with a lot of white. I enjoyed growing this strain and it was easy to do as a beginner!
Hi @Jlbgrow! Pistils can be a clue, if you noticed that new pistils have stopped appearing and old pistils have almost all turned red and curly, but the best way to ensure it's the right time is to look at the trichomes with a magnifier/microscope. Clear/Transparent/Skinny trichomes mean it's too soon, Milky/Cloudy/Fat trichomes mean the harvest window is open, Amber trichomes mean the harvest window is ending, and THC is degrading but CBD/CBN components are exploding. If you don't want a couchlocking effect, you should harvest once the first amber trichomes appear (5~10%), most of the trichomes should be milky/cloudy but not clear. Flushing for 2 weeks is a good thing if you're confident you gave enough P+K earlier to ensure the maximum growth for your buds. You can still give some sugar/molasses during the last days. Hope this will help, let me know in the comments section if you need any further information. Enjoy your harvest! 👊
@The_Projexx, Thanks! Yep, definitely smelling good! Very sweet and citrus smelling, it lives up to it's name. I'm going to take my time curing it and can't wait to taste the final result!
Since the weather is getting cooler up north here, I've added a desk top ceramic heater to the grow space, under the shelf where the plants sit. Since the heater can be set to go off if the temp drops below 69*, this is keeping the temp. about 69*-72* in the evenings and is also keeping the humidity around 45-55. I have a small desktop fan creating a nice gentle breeze as well. Trying to keep the lights about 10" above the plants I have two sets of fluorescents that are a little closer. The LEDs directly above, are the ones that are a bit intense so I'm making sure the plant are not too close. They seem to have slowed down on gaining any height and are now just fattening up the buds. -Also with the low humidity they are taking a bit more water.
Jlbgrow
