So the setup probably isn't so important at this point so I will dispense with a ton of details. Scotts potting soil, Miracle Grow Bloom Booster, Vivosun 2000 LED lights. My question is... is this common? I've got Blueberry regular seeds that I ordered and sorted the males and females. In another post I described how I selectively pollinated the females with a single male.
Now I'm at 8 weeks 12/12 flowering to the day, and I checked the trichomes under the microscope, expecting them to be more or less still mostly clear and some maybe turned cloudy. Given that the hairs are mostly still white, this is what I *expected*. But to my wonder and surprise the trichomes are about 90% cloudy and 10% amber (or more). So based on everything I know it's time to harvest. But to look at them, compared to past grows where the hairs were nearly 100% browned, how is this possible? The leaves (tiny clippings off the buds) I selected to look under the microscope were about midway up the plant and all very green and healthy looking.
As I understand it Blueberry is a very Indica dominant strain. So I figured the harvest would be soon, but I was expecting another 1-2 weeks at the very least.
What do you all think? Wait another week or take them down? I don't want them to go too far into the amber as it is already an Indica and I'd rather not get too much into the "couch lock" phase.
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What do you think might be causing that decaying in the leaves? Setting aside any infestations because I can clearly see there are none. Not all the plants are suffering from this, just one or two, and they are all fed and watered the same way. Could a deficiency also be causing the trichomes to be clouding over prematurely? (Just to be clear, the plants that have the mostly cloudy trichomes are not suffering from this at all, just a couple that were badly stunted from the beginning for unknown reasons)
Now I'm at 8 weeks 12/12 flowering to the day, and I checked the trichomes under the microscope, expecting them to be more or less still mostly clear and some maybe turned cloudy. Given that the hairs are mostly still white, this is what I *expected*. But to my wonder and surprise the trichomes are about 90% cloudy and 10% amber (or more). So based on everything I know it's time to harvest. But to look at them, compared to past grows where the hairs were nearly 100% browned, how is this possible? The leaves (tiny clippings off the buds) I selected to look under the microscope were about midway up the plant and all very green and healthy looking.
As I understand it Blueberry is a very Indica dominant strain. So I figured the harvest would be soon, but I was expecting another 1-2 weeks at the very least.
What do you all think? Wait another week or take them down? I don't want them to go too far into the amber as it is already an Indica and I'd rather not get too much into the "couch lock" phase.
ALSO:
What do you think might be causing that decaying in the leaves? Setting aside any infestations because I can clearly see there are none. Not all the plants are suffering from this, just one or two, and they are all fed and watered the same way. Could a deficiency also be causing the trichomes to be clouding over prematurely? (Just to be clear, the plants that have the mostly cloudy trichomes are not suffering from this at all, just a couple that were badly stunted from the beginning for unknown reasons)
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