BlackThumb

The harvest, a pitiful one, weighed in at a mere 24g dry and deseeded. Seeds were EVERYWHERE. So many seeds! The harvest was very early and all girls started to reveg due to a timer malfunction. After curing 30 days and testing. It smells off, still like Bengay. It is so very weak. Potent enough to relax but does nothing, absolutely nothing for pain, which is the biggest bummer. Not knockin those of you who like/love the smell/taste, I do not enjoy either. Aside from an IV drip of Dilaudid, it's the only thing that kills my back pain and Dilaudid make me feel like bugs are crawling all over me and starts shutting down my kidneys after a while, My doc has no problem with that but I do so I thought I'd give growing a try because I don't trust a lot of people and want to know exactly what I'm using. I used only 1 seed to grow all of my girls. The timer malfunction is what I assumed to be the cause of the herm, but after two more grows using clones from the same seed and otherwise near perfect conditions and no malfunctions did the same thing, I've concluded that the seed was the cause. I'm very disappointed. I'm angry. I'm hurting. I want to give up. I don't want to invest all the time and funds into this all over again, in case it happens again. BUT I have 4 more seeds and I'm also determined. This time I'm going to take the first two viable clones from seed 2 and force flower ASAP just to see if they herm as well, and possibly get me to a pain free "full" harvest. I'm not a praying person but I'll pray to Ra, the sun god, if that's what it takes at this point. I just want the pain to go away without having to resort back to Dilaudid.

Damn dude this is disappointing to hear. Ultimately it’s still a haul dude so weigh it out and most importantly test er 😉 for experience sake. Congrats on the harvest dude - even if early.

@Stick, Started harvesting. 10 seconds in I don’t know what I’m looking at. It wasn’t there 2 days ago. Did my shit just herm? Found out it wasn’t a light leak. My timer quit working and lights were on 24/7 for last, I’m guessing week or so.

@Stick, what are the chances this early harvest will help with pain?

@Stick, ah screw it. I’m awake and angry with myself. I’m harvesting tonight. Lesson learned.

@Stick, I’m guessing there’s a light leak into flower tent from venting my veg tent. Crap. I just set up veg tent and that is when leaf problems started and now veg growth. Guess I’m harvesting tomorrow about a week early and hope it’s a decent batch until my next round. Think I figured out a way to solve the problem too. Thanks

Hi @BlackThumb! This is weird, it looks like your plant is re-vegging, are you sure you don't have any light-leak in your grow room? Nothing disturbing plants at night? Timer is working as usual? In this situation I'm afraid I would proceed to harvest now, because if this diagnosis is confirmed, your buds are going to loose their potency day after day. Keep us up-to-date, good luck with this 👊

@BlackThumb, hey dude, not knowing the strain details I’m gonna guess the typical 8 weeks of flowering (give or take). I’d say at the end of this week (7 by your numbers) I’d start to flush. Probably flush for 2 weeks but a little less or more won’t mattter much. The purpose is always to flush out any lingering nutrients that haven’t yet been absorbed by the plants roots so u should be good to start now. Ur prob. Watering fairly often so it won’t take much to get er completely flushed out. The rest is just monitoring trichs and picking the best time to chop. Sadly this time is largely based on preference and experience. 😉. Hope it helps homie, lookn good!👊👍👊

@TheBudWhisperer, when should I start flushing?

@BlackThumb, yeah think ur good bud. FYI - most grows tend to go a week or so longer than the suggested flowering time of the breeder. Per @Stick comment from week 16 - monitor for trichome development over the next 3-4 weeks. Best way to determine level of doneness/goodness 😛. Reach out any time if unsure👍

@TheBudWhisperer, I’m on day 41 of 65. Haven’t started flushing yet. Glad it’s normal 😁

Looking good. I'm growing Cotton Candy as well, check her out if want

@BlackThumb, makes sense - they’re drinking tons as they finish up the flower cycle. If you’re only seeing the yellowing on larger fan leaves that’s pretty normal and makes sense (especially if flushing for the finale). The plant is utilizing its storage centres (fan leaves) to draw out nutrients it needs to flower. Pretty normal to See this towards the end. Think ur good dude👍

@waughsome, anyone can do it dude, and here’s the secret - when they start to give you issues you get down real low, like right to their level on your knees.... Then, in your softest voice, whisper the following: “I’ve been gentle, patient and kind - NOW GROW THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BITCH!!! Flick a leaf if you want to set an example for the rest. Additionally, they’re females, so remember that you (if you’re a guy) were never really in charge to begin with. 😉👊👍 cheers!