Am I ready to harvest after the 2 week Flush?

[panalilies]

First time grower, is my plant ready to harvest? I started the 2 week nutes flush on the 19th. Ive done cold water every day, but read that cold water every few days in the last 2 weeks before harvest is better, since it helps dry the plant/ soil up.
Im not sure what the strain is, its either Amnesia Haze, Blueberry, or Northern Lights Auto Flower. I started growing sometime in late 2020, I haven't kept track of the days (that will change with next grow).

 

[Farmbuck]

Nice !! How is your trichomes ?

 

[panalilies]

I think a few are Amber, Im not 100% on those. I used a digital camera to get as close as I could here-

 

[Cloud]

Can't go by the leaves they will amber before the buds. I see 50/50 clear cloudy but it's hard to tell. I would wait a week and check them again.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Well i prefer them with less white hairs shooting out before i'd consider harvest. If your not sure about when those began to flower then it's harder to judge so it's trichs and firmness ( not always do to strain some are just less dense) So having said that just looking i'd not stop feeding yet the i would try some unsulferated molasses in my water flush i'd give more time to her and next photo show the whole plant please.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

I don't always keep track of days. I know the approximate date the hours were flipped, but the breeder always underestimates the duration of flower. Then there's some strains that I find "better" (a scientific word) when the trichomes are just cloudy very little amber. Sometimes I want alot of amber, sometimes I'll let a plant go 2 weeks past the breeder's stated duration and there's nothing but amber. What effect do you want is the question I ask for each plant. The plant tells me when it's ready and verify by test. Take some flower off, dry it and smoke. I just did that and she's not ready but she's close.

 

[panalilies]

SoOrbudgal- Here is a whole picture- i didn't post it since I didnt do anything pretty to the setup/ it wasnt as clear as the close ups. Ive already started germinating the next seed in anticipation of this harvest, do you think i could finish this plant up and start on the next one at the same time? if you see in the pic- I have since raised my light to be above the main bud, but I left it as it is in the picture for too long for it to mature with the rest of the plant. Ive resigned myself to the fact that half the main cola wont be as mature/potent as the rest of the buds.

 

[panalilies]

PeterMatanzas- I planned on doing that for one cola this weekend, just to see what the process will look like for the rest when I do the harvest. Thank you for the tip!

 

[PeterMatanzas]

The reason why I bring this up so much is because for the most part all we have is qualitative analysis. There's very little scientific research. More importantly it's the personal affect that's critical, the entourage affect, not the percent THC or whatever. A chemist would say there's no quantitative analysis you can apply in this instance, no hard data, no science on how the plant's going to affect you. However we all have qualitative experience - subjective characteristics and opinions – things that cannot be expressed as a number. Akin to wine tasting in a way.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

now that I think about it, I've been flipping hours on the first of the month or the 15th of the month regularly for couple years. I don't write it down, I lose things I write down (or on the PC). Here's another thing to consider. The breeder advertises a 60 day flowering period after flip. What they *don't* tell you is that yeah they flipped on March 1 but 60 days is really 70 days. The plant is in transition state from veg to flower for 7-10 days. The actual 60 days is actually ~70 days from flip because the flowering doesn't start immediately.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Daaamn son that's a mega plant LOL...........yes most definetly start a seed LOL you got a green thumb fella Heck no that plant maybe done in less than 2wks. Only reason i do write down when bloom starts is cause of breeders time frame harvest. And that is just a reference point i always always need to go longer once in a blue moon i can harvest within the said time frame. It makes me think hmmmmm not a 65day flower teaches looking at trichomes, feeling the buds for firmness. That's a great looking plant @panalilies.... my love of gardening is also ornimental lilies

 

[panalilies]

SoOrbudgal- this is the first thing Ive ever grown thats actually gone to produce anything worth while lol i know its been flowering for at least 3 months, I really should have wrote down when it started. I didnt do a 12/12 or anything since they are auto, so they started on their own. I did at somepoint during the flowering stage move to 18/6 just so the lights wouldnt run 24/7. Is there a certain time of day when the lights should be on/off? the off time is like from 4-10pm currently, def does not follow the natural daylight. This next grow will have a lot of more tricks and notes written down for when things happen lol. Lily is my real name so I always pick something with it. I meant for my name to be pandalilies but I forgot the d in panda lol

 

[SoOrbudgal]

panalilies welcome to a great first grow, did'nt realize it was a auto flower sorry for calling you fella. Glad another female grower is here, i am tooo. And no lie my first grandaughter is name Lily Rose . Hey you keep doing what your doing it's working well LOL

 

[panalilies]

lol no worries! If I had to choose, Rose would be my flower name instead of Lily, Ive always liked it better. Im going to harvest a couple colas before the rest, ill post pictures of what they look like! Im still working on setting up my dry/ cure room. Its in a semi-enclosed portion of the basement- the water heater room. it helps retain some heat and has no access to sunlight/ other light unless I go inside the room. Ive bought a humidifier to bring up the RH% and will have a fan ready to help with the air flow. Hoping is wont smell too bad in during the process

 

[PRIMO]

panalilies Nice first timer,I see a little amber in your bud. Depending on what effect you like I'd say another week or ten days. You're in the window for sure.Try not to over dry em, and don't over pack the curin-burpin jars. And yes, get cracking on your next go-round. Nice work!

 

[panalilies]

Thank you! Ive actually watered my plant every single day at 730ish in the morning for the past 3 months and thats been it. Ive since learned I shouldnt water as much, but Im worried about drying it out due to some issues I had with it when it was still growing. Today was the very first day I didnt water in the morning, and the soil was crumbling when I went to look at it in the afternoon. I also have never had any run-off water with this plant/ pot (the pot came with its own draining saucer built in to it could be catching the water, idk for sure), so I dont know if Im over or under watering it. Im def looking for more of a body high than head high, so I think Ill wait to harvest everything until May 2nd

 

[panalilies]

PeterMatanzas- do you consider day 1 when you plant the seed into the soil or is day 1 when the seed has sprouted? I bought a mix pack of seeds that all say 8 weeks for flowers. This plant has def been flowering for longer than 8 weeks, but I honestly didnt start much research about when/ how to harvest until about 2 weeks ago. The smell got intense enough for me to hook up my exhaust (I grow in a secluded room off of my laundry room thats a section of a much larger basement area. I also smoke frequently in my basement so I dont worry about smell much) so I figured it was almost time for it to be ready

 

[DeadlyFruit]

panalilies I water ever day, it just takes a little more monitoring to be sure you don’t have nutrient buildup and pH problems. Not saying it is better or worse, just that it is not something you absolutely shouldn’t do. You don’t want them constantly sitting in mud, but if your pots drain and dry pretty fast (cloth pots) then it isn’t something to be afraid of.

 

[panalilies]

DeadlyFruit- I def have nute burn on the brunt of my leaves, its live and learn with this baby. Nutes every day, didnt give any plain water until I started the flush. Im hoping it wont have a bad taste to it after everything Ive given to it, but we will see. Ive used plastic pots for this grow, Ive already purchased cloth pots for the next

 

[DeadlyFruit]

I am sure they will be fine. May not look like a runway model but you will trim most of that away and they will taste fine. Live and learn. I give nutes every day but at a reasonable level and once a week I give it a larger watering with plain water to prevent too much build up. Some people don’t flush at all so that is a subjective topic. Bottom line, if you like them that is all that matters, and you will get better with every grow.