83 / 49 Days - Still holding off flush. Trichomes will dictate. This is probably when I’d normally start it, but will test a point later in the harvest window.
84 / 50 Days - Started flush today. We’ll see if I shift gears later.
85 / 51 Days - Possibly a tad early, but canopy is unaffected as of yet, so plenty to feed on. 7-day flush in coco is about as far as I like to take it. Prefer 3-5 days.
86 / 52 Days - Third day of flush. In coco, so it’s a significant reduction of nutrients in the substrate at this point. The fate is sealed, but giving water until canopy dies or trichomes show me what I am looking for. I am aiming for a later harvest window than normal, but have no precise intention within that realm, so will go with the flow.
87 / 53 Days - Ready anytime. Going day-to-day as I observe trichomes. This is when I’d normally chop her down ‘tomorrow.’ Amber triches are progressing quickly. Some fan leaves have turned a dark color. Thought it was red at first, but now more of a dark purple like the sugar leaves.
88 / 54 Days - It’s looking RIPE. Want to be approaching 50% amber night before I chop. Canopy is strong enough to last more than 7 days of flush, so no worries. Regardless, it is ready to harvest at any time. PM - Think I saw less amber tonight, Bwahaha! Whether the flush or simply end of life, the colors of leaves are coming out. Thought I had overfed, but must be genetics. Dark purple, almost start reddish. If I can, I’ll take pictures of how it progresses. Leaves are at various stages.
89 / 55 Days - surprisingly just the top portion is showing quick increases in %amber. One cola might be approaching 50% but others are not. I can’t backbuild, and the canopy isn’t deep enough to warrant a staggered harvest. This plant is ½ the yield it should be, so it’s going to be a fast harvest. Didn’t scope in PM, so we’ll see how early I wake to check it. Possible harvest, but if not close to lights-on I’ll wait another day.
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Another excellent week in the garden. Gorilla Blue is heading to the chopping block in days, if not today, so there will be 2 updates to this journal in a short period of time. Leaves fade a tad red then a dark purple. Can’t be overfed (flush for 5 days so far) nor temperatures at night (this time).
No harvest today... tomorrow or the next day... The more i look at the pictures online, the more i think one of these got mixed up either with packaging from the seed broker or me switching the pots up somehow. I will be able to eliminate the latter by popping the 2nd seed and comparing. If the broker screwed up, i'll never know for sure. If the second seed doesn't look the same, clearly i did something, lol... Time will tell, maybe.
I'll say this.. the formation of the bud on GB looks a bit like anesia's BBM on their website.. i have have a slightly lighter green spot popping out like their picture for it. Pretending this isn't real.. la-la-la can't hear you! Bwahahaha.
Man it´s incredible the way you weigh the drying buds every day. I personally never thought of that and never saw anyone do it, thanks for that! Also, the genetics seem pretty good. Peace.
