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Hey man, looking so so good, a picture of health! I would keep feeding this week if I were you, and possibly next week. You'll start to notice some of the pistils turning orange/brown and curling into the bud - this is normal and a sign of the beginning of maturation. You can see it beginning to happen on your toppiest top buds. I'd say you still have 2 - 3 weeks to go, maybe even 4 if you want max yield, so be patient. This is the hardest part! From our little chat last week I did a bit more reading on flushing and found an interesting study (conducted by a nute company so take with a grain of salt) that indicated no statistically relevant difference between flushing and not. Link: https://www.rxgreentechnologies.com/rxgt_trials/flushing-trial/ What I take away from this is the following: if removing nutes for 2 weeks before harvest doesn't affect the final product, I see no reason NOT to flush. It is just more economical, saves on some nutes and time. It also MAY have some positive effects on curing time, but this wasn't mentioned in the study, as the removal of nutes in the last two weeks encourages plant to use up energy stored in leaves, including chlorophyll, which is what we are trying to remove from the plant when we cure. Getting a two week headstart means you'll have awesome cured nugs a little bit sooner. Based on this evidence, I am converted. I will be flushing my grows from now on and would recommend others do the same. I can't really do it with my current set up using biotabs but if I was using liquid feed I would 100%. Really impressive grow for a first run. Quality genetics + a little knowledge is a powerful thing. Can't wait to see how the rest of your run goes. Godspeed! P.S., I feel like a total growing nerd but I am so envious of the health of your leaves. I hope to dial my environment in a bit more for next run and have a plant looking this healthy at this stage of growth.. mine get put through their paces that's for sure!

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Eauderaycommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone, with organics you do not need to flush, there is no salt in the medium or plants, it is microorganisms that feeds your plants with pure natural nutrients very unlike ferts. MJ grown in the tropics or warm climate do not die because of lack of food but because their internal clock told them it is time to, their metabolism slows down and they stop eating and demanding food. You can speed up your plant internal clock by stressing her, like ice cubes on top of medium or stabbing main stem... On the other hand if you use synthetic ferts you need to stop feeding few days prior harvest.

GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago

@Dirty_Hippy, my pleasure. The chlorophyll hypothesis is definitely a bit of conjecture/bro-science on my end and I wish they had considered that for this study. It makes sense to me though.

Dirty_Hippycommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone, That's the first time I heard the point made about chlorophyl and cure time. Excellent!!!! Finally there is a logical reason to flush lol. I have always done it anyway, just because it seems to be the most popular method. But, I had been questioning it recently due to some studies like the ones you mention above. As soon as I read the word chlorophyl in a sentence relating to flushing the light bulb went on. Thanks for putting that information out there.

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Ferenccommentedweek 104 years ago

Happy Flowering @Goodvibs

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Ferenc, thanks 🤩

Ferenccommented4 years ago

@Goodvibs, Enjoy!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Ferenc, happy times indeed 🤙

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Dirty_Hippycommentedweek 74 years ago

Yours have so much foliage!!!! Looks like you are going to get pretty good weight. Almost there buddy!!! Looks great! Gawd they smell wonderful. Only tip I got is rotate your pics so I don't break my neck :P

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Dirty_Hippy, thanks man. Looking forward to posting weekly update tomorrow as they have started to put on some Wight, very happy I is 🤣 still hopeful for a minimum of two more weeks, I don’t mind waiting. Be cool to see how yours have come along too. 🤙

Dirty_Hippycommented4 years ago

@Goodvibs, damn look at them fattening up!!! I just wanna eat em. Couple more weeks buddy!!! You are pretty much done with the growing. Just waiting for them to reach maturation. I assume you will be gauging maturity by trich color. Start watching now with a loupe or usb microscope <-- my favorite. By watching now you can see them go from clear to cloudy to amber. Watch the crystals on the leaves to get a feel for what you're looking for. These will turn much faster than the trichs on the calyxes. For determining maturity, use the trichomes on the calyxes as the guide NOT the ones on the leaves. I am really excited for you. Patience is your only friend from now until you smoke. I'll throw some drying/curing tips at ya when you get closer, but I think you have probably already done your research. Awesome Job man this weeks post looks fucking amazing!!!!!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Dirty_Hippy,hay man. The aroma is nice I’m finding it quite citrusy, not as strong as I thought it might be by now, I hopeing for 3 more weeks minimum, get them big and fat, but so don’t want to over cook the grow time or go to short and not weigh in so well. Very different plants, I think that very early and quite hard LST had an impact on how mine look in comparison. Ordered some hydration packs for the cure think they are worth the money 🤙🤙🤙🤙

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GreenHillZonecommentedweek 64 years ago

Looks great buddy! You're really on your way now. Bet it's starting to smell delicious in your tent! I'm surprised you are able to bump up the bloom nutes so significantly, I'd proceed with caution and keep a close eye over the next week for signs of burn. Not saying you are wrong at all, just from my (extremely limited) experience this is a light feeder as I mentioned. Now, its entirely possible that my environment/schedule was out of whack on my first grow (very likely in fact) which could have contributed to a lack of nutrient uptake, and therefore signs of burn, so dont take my words as gospel. There are so many variables to take into account so heavy feeding might not have been my issue with this plant. You obviously have your setup pretty dialled in based on the excellent growth you've been posting so carry on as you are. You cant go too wrong from this stage anyway. Just keep on the lookout for stress/mold and you'll be smoking some lovely homegrown bud before long. Well done so far!!!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone, want a good yield so will take it as far as I can before I panic and chop it. Been doing a lot or reading about harvest and curing as always I’m finding slow and steady, which is some times easier said than done Thanks again man 🤙🤙🤙

GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago

@Goodvibs, Nice! There's no "right way" to do things I guess - as long as your plants looks happy and healthy I wouldn't change a thing, you seem to have a good understanding of the technical side of things, that plus a little experimentation is a powerful combo. Every strain will be different at the end of the day, and your grow looks great so well done! In terms of harvest, it's a total guesstimate but 3-4 weeks looks about right, based on how developed your plant is and from looking at all the other diaries/finishing times and how your grow is progressing comparatively. Based on how clued up you seem to be I assume you are familiar with the concept of checking trichomes for colour differences, clear white and amber. If not you could start looking into this stuff over the next couple of weeks. As far as I can tell there's a lot of preference involved but without having a bunch of grows under your belt I'd suggest following the common advice of harvesting at ~10-15% amber trichomes. You could experiment with earlier/later chopping on future grows, but the general consensus from my research is 10-15%. From a new grower to another: it will be extremely tempting to chop it down as soon as it looks "done". The urge to chop once most of the trichs are cloudy will be strong. However, they really pile on weight in the final stages. My first run I chopped at 77 days, after thinking about chopping first at 65, then 70. I am really glad I waited, the buds must have increased by 50% or more in the last 2 weeks. Edit: in terms of flushing I have no idea, there's a lot of conflicting opinions on the topic and I didn't bother my first time and probably won't this time. It's definitely a controversial topic and I don't know enough to go one way or the other, and definitely not confident enough to give you a recommendation. Maybe someone else can chime in with a more experienced perspective.

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone, thanks man. It been an awesome new experience, and loads of fun so far. I have seen a lot of people saying they are light feeders but so far I’ve had the ph perfect grow up in the max for several weeks and then after two days of introducing the bloom went all the way up to full again, I’m not uesing anything else and if the ph or ppm are a little high I just run another 1/2 Liter through them and bring it down and that seems to have done the trick. I know it would only be a guesstimate but how many weeks you think before flush and harvest. Thanks 🤙🤙🤙

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GreenHillZonecommentedweek 54 years ago

You're well on your way to a great harvest. Looking super healthy! I've only run this strain twice in total but I wouldn't be surprised if you have another week of stretching. Dont be shocked if your tent is a jungle this time next week... but I dont think you would mind that haha! Beautiful grow, especially for your first time. Think you've got green fingers Goodvibs

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GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago

@Goodvibs, My experience with this strain is that it's a pretty light feeder, so if you do switch soon I think starting off on a nice low dose would be the way to go. 1/4 recommended dose probably a good starting point Good luck!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone, thanks man. I was wondering if I should wait a few more days to a week before tuning to bloom nutrient. I’ll see what they look like tonight. Your grow is looking sweeeet as well Thanks again 🤙

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GreenHillZonecommentedweek 104 years ago

Delighted for ya Goodvibs, a beautiful harvest. Very well done, you should be proud. You don't need me to tell you to enjoy the fruits of your labour. Looking forward to the next one!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone, thanks. New seeds arrive tomorrow and I got two dwc buckets and am going try that method. Look forward to seeing what you do next 🤙

Sweet_Seedscommentedweek 104 years ago

Congratulations! 👏 Thank you very much for trusting our strains, and sharing your experience. And thank you very much again for the score of 10 out of 10!! 👏😍❤️ We hope you enjoy the harvest 👌 Sweet smokes! -Apolo

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Sweet_Seeds, thanks guys. Have had a cheeky smoke and it’s lovely Going to Waite for the cure to finish before going again. Amazing seeds thank you 🤙

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Dirty_Hippycommentedweek 104 years ago

AWESOME!!!! Congrats on your first grow!! Your plants looked perfwctly tended throughout the grow. Outeffingstanding for anybody, but especially for your first grow. PROPS!!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Dirty_Hippy, thanks man. It’s been awesome my partner said I was spending to much time with them but it’s been worth it. Dident finish them the way I was hoping as as was called away for work would have liked a few more days and the ability to fluch properly and keep them in the dark for 24 hours. But can’t have it all and I hope it haven’t affected the smoke to much. Had a littel vape to try it out and tasted sweet. Hopeing the dry will go as well. Very happy with the first grow and am looking forward to starting something new when the tent has finished drying the bud any thoughts on seeds ? Thinking of trying a bubble bucket Or self watering system as it was a pain to have to water every night kind of ties you down and the worrys of not watering where too much. Hope yours are coming along well you must be nearly there.

CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 94 years ago

Hey there, hope i answered your question, anything else you need just let me know 👊

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@CRiSPrGrow, thanks for the help 🤙

GreenHillZonecommentedweek 84 years ago

Really great development this past week. Slightly yellowed tips is nothing to worry about, you did the right thing backing off the feed but it's not the end of the world to end with some gnarly tips. I reckon there's *at least* 3 weeks left on this plant, so plenty of time to get bulkier. I think you'll be in for a bumper harvest, and deservedly so. This grow has been great to follow. Have a good week buddy, look forward to the next update

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone, thanks man 🤙

Dirty_Hippycommentedweek 64 years ago

Wow! Beautiful and healthy. Look at all that green *drool*

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Dirty_Hippy,thanks dude 🤙

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Dirty_Hippycommentedweek 54 years ago

Dude lookin amazing period. Not to mention for your first grow??!! Great job man those are some happy ladies.

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Dirty_Hippy, thanks man. Fingers crossed for another good week Have a good week look forward to seeing your next up date, your plants are looking good too 🤙🤙🤙

Dirty_Hippycommentedweek 44 years ago

Looking amazing man! They really are fast. I noticed strong pre-flowering today so i got on here to see what yours were up to. Keep it up bro its supposed to be really nice smoke.

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Dirty_Hippy, thanks man. Hope yours are doing well sound like they are. Keep them growing 🤙

GreenHillZonecommentedweek 34 years ago

A beautiful specimen. Looking really healthy and fast growth, you're obviously keeping this lady very happy. I'll be following along, enjoy your grow!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@GreenHillZone,thanks man. I’m totally enjoying my first grow. Giving them lots of love but feeding and tying down every day. So much fun. I’ll keeep an eye on your grow it’s looking good dude 🤙

SOBIESLAWcommentedweek 34 years ago

Good luck!🌱✌️

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@SOBIESLAW, thanks 🍻

deFharocommentedweek 34 years ago

Good luck growing!!✊

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@deFharo, thanks man 🤙

DreamITcommentedweek 24 years ago

Enjoy growth mate 👊🍀🤠

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@DreamIT, it’s been a lot of fun so far and fingers crossed will keep being so till the end. Thanks man and have a good one 🤙

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Polaskiscommentedweek 24 years ago

Best of luck with the grow 🍻

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Polaskis, thanks man 🤙🤙🤙

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amir930commentedweek 04 years ago

Good luck mate!

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@amir930, thanks man 🤙

Sweet_Seedscommentedweek 04 years ago

Thank you very much for sharing a new diary with one of our strains. 😊 We hope you enjoy it. 😋 Sweet smokes, - Apolo

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Goodvibscommented4 years ago

@Sweet_Seeds, thanks guys. Having fun so far 🤙

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