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Foxtail at the late flowering stage. Should I crop or should I go?
burrrstarted grow question 6mo ago
I lately realized that this lady started to foxtail on all buds. So she couldn't produce enough millky trichomes yet. Normally the harvest time should be 1-2 weeks ago.
Should I crop or wait for the production of a few more amber trichomes?
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 6mo ago
There's no reason to harvest early or based on foxtailing. If it's spindly trash you can always trim it off. If it's solid, knobby buds, it's fine.
if it's all over, it's probably a genetic predisposition. If it's just at the top, then reduce light slightly or better control temp/rh and it might handle the light better...
every seed is differnt. unless this is a clone you have to read and react and not assume it's the same length as any plant before. Lots of plumping left in the 2nd picture, so i would say it's got a fair amount of time remaining.
GoldenWeedGroweranswered grow question 6mo ago
I don't see any foxtailing here. Wait a couple of weeks and then harvest! Have a nice harvest, dude !
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RasendeRollo92answered grow question 6mo ago
Just wait for milky trichomes.
Foxtails are an indication… not more, not less. Tasty trichomes are what you are looking for 👍
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Ultravioletanswered grow question 6mo ago
Looks cool 😎 like a big huge ice cream cone with a huge bud as the final scoop on top. Foxtail are not visually satisfying, indicating plant was a little too close to the light. But ive never smoked a bud which foxtailed and thought anything less of it. Could always snap the apex tilt her over slightly, so long as she is not burning I don't see the harm in waiting a lil longer, trichomes have final say when it's time.
Nice work.
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