What is your biggest question about growing cannabis?

[Gvegas]

Why do some of my plants have 7 fingers and some have.9 supposedly they are of the same strain

[Daskahn]

The more fingers a leaf has usually indicates the healthier the plant is

[aliendong]

I'm thinking my plants are ready for chopping but just want to be sure. This is my first grow so trying to not mess anything up. I switched to 12/12 54 days ago. I've checked several bud sites and the trichomes look more or less the same as below.

[SoOrbudgal]

Well it's cloudy if you like it that way. And are you looking at buds or leaf for trichs?

[RagWeedDWC]

That is about where I like to start flushing, couple of days later harvest. I like the type of pot I can hit once in the morning and be good to at least after lunch. If you wait until you have more amber then it will be a more stony high.

[OldManGrower]

Pick those puppies pronto.

[SoOrbudgal]

Here's what you need.

[NuggetMan]

This is a great example! I wish you had shown me this a while back because it is a decisional choice as to exactly when to harvest. Question: Would not the tops closer to light indicate this better as compared to the buds down lower??? Basically like frosting running down the sides of a cake more so outer than inner. See what I'm getting at?

[StillHigh1982]

Sweet, thanks. That's a cool picture, to actually see the different shades of clear all next to each other really helps to distinguish them from one another. It would be a poster I would buy for sure.

[FurnaceBoi]

Here's what you need.

Awesome pic. Just copied that.

[aliendong]

Thanks guys I'm going to keep an eye on them and harvest in the next few days. Pumped to finally get them drying! A friend told me to harvest before too much amber starts showing since they'll mature a bit more during drying, is that true?

[SoOrbudgal]

Well aliendong i can't say that they " mature " with curing i would say more that they get smoother and the high changes as the days go by with the cure. When you chop it down hang the branches in a darker room with air flow for few days. Take a tiny bud and smoke it test the mind/body reaction, do it at 2wks and notice a change (these buds should be in jars at 2wks and burp it daily take lids off till squishy but not crispy) that 1 month mark in the jar is going to change your world LOL I hope. Yes if you like wake & bake harvest your plant now after flushing. Have fun

[NuggetMan]

Depending on where you live and your current weather conditions, this will influence the first 3-7 days of drying, when buds are right to the touch ( you don't want them crispy!) and squeeze test ( the bounce back test after gently and lightly being squeezed), put them in holey (the size of a pencil for the holes) 1 gallon or 1 quart ( depends on how much you have) zip lock bags to finish drying and begins the curing process which again depends on where you live and current weather conditions. This could take an additional 3-10 days before ready to put in jars to complete the curing process. From there, it's your call... I learned this from my son and this really made a difference in the buds!!! Where I live, I used aluminum pans for each bag and would check the "dryness" and rotate the bags. I check about every 4 hours. And in case you did not know, you got to control the humidity in the curing jars! My High recommendation - use those humidity packs! This is where I had problems before, now my buds are chunky and dense!

My time from chop to jar was less than 7 days, 3 days from cut down to 3-4 days in baggies, then to jars to finish cure. from there you can "check it out".

This makes the difference in the quality of what you labored to grow pay off. It's got to burn right!

[gman420]

What humidity packs did you use?

[SoOrbudgal]

I don't use any humidity packs gman420 after doing this most my adult life plus my area is not high in humidity we are dryer.

[NuggetMan]

It's the humidity in the jar when it is closed as the buds cure is what I was referring to the use of those humidi-paks in the jars. It keeps it at 62%, and if you are in a dryer area this will help them not to dry out fast. It's like smoking meat long and slow...

[SoOrbudgal]

NuggetMan yes i know but i never had a issue because we can't keep weed long enough for it to go to dry. I know what your saying for long term storage. Yeah for long and slow it's how i cure. Except now we are smoking homegrown less than a month old we are waiting to harvest our outdoor.

[organic3]

Have you seen tops of my strong stuff buds before

[SoOrbudgal]

You burnt the tops

[FurnaceBoi]

Light burn for sure. They're bleached.

[FurnaceBoi]

Well. I just came into a few hundred bucks. Got offered a new 5x5 for $150 , which I have reduced to 109 with gift cards.

I was thinking 16 Plants in 3-gallon grow bags. Sea of green

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0132LPUTE/..._CkCoFb1NCF1MV

Ideas

I think a 16 plant setup running on clones will be perfect for me. If anyone has another unique small space 5x5 setup please let me know

[StillHigh1982]

I have a 5x10 and I did 12 plants and it was maxed. Now I only do 8. 12 is possible but it's a serious pain in the ass to defoliate and add yoyos, sog netting is a pain too in a tent that wide, reaching the middle without getting covered in resin is a learned skill for sure. Each plant needs at least 2 square feet but more like 3 if you want space to screw around in the tent. Depending on the way you are going to train, I'd say 10 plants max in 5x5, and that's for a packed house.

[Superjd]

Getting the plant-to-tent ratio right to avoid wasting seeds then getting the veg duration for photos. Example - I just got a new 4x4 tent and germinated 13 auto seeds, obviously way too much upon further research. Looks like I’ll be scrapping 5 and moving 2 to another tent. In short, a waste. Thanks experts!

[NuggetMan]

Do you really need 16 plants??? Wow!!!

[FurnaceBoi]

I just bought a 5x5 I was thinking 16 also. In 3 gal. NuggetMan. Your opinion would be appreciated.

[Superjd]

It was a total exaggeration and I’m scaling down to 4, 3 in larger and 1 in smaller tent. It was nice to see those all growing nicely but totally unmanageable.

[NuggetMan]

just to give you an idea, here are 6 freshly transplanted plants in 3 gallon pots. This next picture is one of my grows indoors with no tent and look at the space it took up... there were 8 in 3 gallon pots. You would still need breathing room for plants to grow and bush out...

[Rocmonkey]

I’m a newbie to growing. In fact, this is only my 2nd year and 4th plant I’ve ever grown. So, what is the best way to grow- outside, inside, in the ground or in pots, real dirt, bought ‘dirt’ or a mix of dirts? Please excuse my ‘growing’ ignorance. I do know if you use plastic pots you will have to water 2-3 times a day / more often! I learned that the hard way this year.
Thanks, in advance.

[NuggetMan]

I use plastic pots and water every 3-4 days with no issues. I use Fox Farms Ocean Forest, better than outside dirt or amended dirt/soil. depending where you live and weather will determine how much and when to water. I grow indoors using a small bedroom as my grow room.

[BackWoodsBud]

Still somewhat of a newbie myself but from what I’ve learned over the past couple of years from the fine folks here and the tons of information at the GWE website, I don’t know if there is a “best” way to do it. I think it boils down to what works for you and what you have confidence in. Lots of other more experienced growers on here will chime in and you’ll find that the soil all depends on how much work you want to put into it and how many extra nutes you will have to add. Amended soil is basically a custom soil built by the grower and they put whatever they want in it. Most amended soil won’t require bottles and bottles of nutrients because they’re already built into the soil. Having the ability to have stable pH is another plus for amended soil. Lots of people only water with that soil. I’ve always bought soil because I don’t have the privacy or the space to mix soil, but the bought soil has worked for me. I have to add nutrients along the way and pH my water to make it work but my grows have turned out pretty good. I know tons of gorilla grows that’s used just dirt and probably turned out fine but a lot of folks would rather buy soil than take a chance on just plain dirt. In any case, starting out might be easier with bought soil. Fox Farms and other make soil just for cannabis and of course there’s coco and those mixes also. What I would suggest is read and learn everything you can about the way YOU want to try to grow. Every grow you will learn what to do and what not to do and that’s the key. Good luck with whatever you decide and remember to not only enjoy the fruits of your labor, but take time to enjoy the journey getting to those fruits.

BWB

[Rocmonkey]

Thanks, NuggetMan. I grow outside with full sun. I’m not sure why my plants wilt so soon, after reading your post. My one good plant (I killed one experimenting and 2 others went male) grew to about 7 foot tall and was fantastic bud. Hopefully, this year’s grow will be as good (same strain).

[NuggetMan]

It boils down to what works best for you and what you are comfortable using. Organics is "living" soil and nutrients to feed the soil, not the plant. Growing with synthetics you are feeding the plant, not the soil. Very important to know the pH of your water (6.0 - 7.0) I keep mine between 6.4-6.6 and fluctuate it because nutrient are absorbed through different pH levels. Cloth growing bags are supposed to be better for roots (I do not know as I have used my plastic pots with no issues). Again, it's up to you...