HELP! Foxtailing

[buds73]

Hi all, one of my Fat banana plants seems to have had an explosion of foxtailing in the last 24hrs or so i think it was caused by temps hitting 34c few days ago. i have been opening up the tent during lights but we've also been using the heating a lot more due to a drop in outside temps. This has caused an occasional spike in temps recently so pretty sure that's the reason for the foxtailing I'm getting. I have signs of it on my other fat banana plant but no where near the scale i seem to have it on the tall one. The one fat banana with the least foxtailing will be getting harvested in the next day or 2 so although its a little disappointing to see it at this stage of the grow i'm not too bothered by it. The other one on the other hand I'm a little concerned with as she won't be ready for about another 4-5 days. The buds are dense but now with the foxtailing it feels much looser on the outer bud with a lot more white hairs than i had previously (was about 75% brown before). Am i better off harvesting it a little early now or should i just let it go and what will be will be? Any suggestions on what is best to do would be appreciated. To me the buds look ugly now and have lost there neat and tidy conical look that they had. I've included a couple of pics of the plant in question. Trichomes are about 95% cloudy and a small amount of amber but does still have the odd clear one.

[Farmbuck]

I say wait a few days. But that's me, I look for potency not beauty Good luck my dear grower.

[buds73]

I agree with you potency over beauty for me too I'm just a little disappointed when I've gotten this close to the finish line. Can foxtailing reduce potency? I'm sure i've read somewhere that it can unless it's a genetic foxtailing.

[Farmbuck]

I'm not sure but I believe there are some articles on the web about it.

[buds73]

I'll do a little research into it after i harvest. I start looking now I'll probably find other things to worry about lol

[Xena]

buds73 all I can say is my NLxBB was MUCH worse and I’m sitting here after smoking a small amount and I’m F#$&ED UP.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Me too, I've seen many plants start foxtailing, a whole lot worse than yours, that was caused by to much heat ,real sudden like, overnight, but they were still great smoke, when harvested at the right time.
I let one auto go way longer ,on purpose just to see what would happened, mind you she was already 20-30percent amber, and in one week, she was foxtail city, even when the temps were adjusted back normal, foxtails all the way from the buds on the bottom of the plant to the tip top buds, really wild looking, lol
But she smoked good to, foxtails and all.
You are super close to harvest, I wouldn't do a thing ,if mine, but let her get the trichs the way you like them, then harvest her.

[buds73]

Xena Thats good to know.
D.A.A.S.69 I think it was the speed at which it came on that surprised me one day nothing following day foxtails half a cm to 1cm or so long.

[bboyfromwayback]

Seems to be a common trait towards the end of harvest for some strains. Every time I grow something with GG in it I get some foxtails the last week and my flower tent rarely goes above 80 degrees and never over 82.

[D.A.A.S.69]

You are right, Bboy, plenty of different autos will start showing foxtails when
the temps get over 80degrees, they
just dont like heat ,imo, an i see folks on here that says their grow tents get over 90degrees, with no foxtails, they dont show their plants though,lol,
Imo, autos don't like heat. Especially over
82 to 86degrees,when flowering.

[Gluteous]

I've had some foxtailing before brought on by heat. No impact on the final product. Just go by the trichs and take em when you're ready.

[buds73]

Thanks for the replies all. I'm going to let her carry on and finish up. The foxtailing seems to have stopped just as suddenly as it started and doesn't seem to be growing any more than it had and some of the hairs are turned/turning brown already which was something else I didn't expect so it all adds to the learning experience.

[gbauto]

Aside from some wonky calyx formation, foxtailing has never caused me any detriment.
Looks like you have a bit to go so I look forward to seeing how they finish.

[buds73]

gbauto Yeah she looks to have a long way to go when looking at her. She was mostly brown hairs before the foxtailing started and now the buds look immature but the trichomes say otherwise Which is causing me a bit of a dilemma. I'm going to harvest my other 2 plants tomorrow and i'm thinking of harvesting this one as well at the same time. I've held off a couple of days on the others with the hope of doing them all in one go. The plant in this post has still had a little foxtailing going on and has some white hairs but the trichomes are looking how i want them now.
Should i harvest her regardless of the fact she has some white hairs or just leave her and hope that the white hairs brown up and I get no more foxtailing with additional white hairs? as i say the trichomes are how i want and may even have a little more amber than the other 2 which i find a little strange considering she was a little behind.

[gbauto]

Unless you just want to reset the tent and need the space, I wouldn't cut her yet.
I'd suspect that you'll get quite a bit more calyx development if you give them more time.

[YYCannabis]

When I had my first grow, I had 2 or 3 plants (out of 4) that fox tailed like crazy. Seems like the foxtails put out new white hairs constantly. It was misleading when trying to find the right time to harvest. Thank goodness for the fine people here that helped, or I would still have that plant growing while waiting for the hairs to all turn brown. 😂