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HELP! Is it Just Me or is Reading Your Trichomes Really Hard (Pre-Harvest Help Needed)
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alltatup
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GreenArmadillo No video for Daphne!!
Just looked at Alicia video, "blinded by the light!!!" I see lots of white pistils is what I see.
Just looked at Alicia video, "blinded by the light!!!" I see lots of white pistils is what I see.
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GreenArmadillo
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Upon closer inspection of some of these vids and pics (zoomed in), I am actually noticing a small number of amber looking trichome heads. But i'm not sure if its actually the trichomes colour, or could this be caused by the HPS light reflecting its orangey coloured light based on the angle my camera is at maybe?
GreenArmadillo
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haha, oh damn. Sorry bout the intense light. Alicia was the only one I filmed inside the grow room with the HPS light on. >.<
And yeah, I was trying to aim for the calyxes as much as possible, but them finnicky ass leaves keep photobombing me, lol.
I think I got some pretty dope calyx shots on the other vids. Especially Brittania.
Oh, and finally got Daph uploaded. =)
And yeah, I was trying to aim for the calyxes as much as possible, but them finnicky ass leaves keep photobombing me, lol.
I think I got some pretty dope calyx shots on the other vids. Especially Brittania.
Oh, and finally got Daph uploaded. =)
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alltatup
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You have way too many white pistils to even contemplate harvest yet. Your buds have a ways to go, and they should put on weight, the pistils will darken and turn in, there may be more trichomes. If your humidity is high and if you have a dehumidifier, you can lower the humidity to around 30-35% to get the girls to produce more trichomes.
This is the hard part; hanging in there for a few more weeks or a month while they slowly ripen.
I am in week 4 since switching to 12/12, and I'm barely beginning to see the buds emerge. It's a whole new experience with this kind of sativa, and you must practice patience. It will be worth it. Wait until you compare pics three weeks from now with these pics: your pistils will look very different.
This is the hard part; hanging in there for a few more weeks or a month while they slowly ripen.
I am in week 4 since switching to 12/12, and I'm barely beginning to see the buds emerge. It's a whole new experience with this kind of sativa, and you must practice patience. It will be worth it. Wait until you compare pics three weeks from now with these pics: your pistils will look very different.
alltatup
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Armadillo, I watched the Daphne video--I laughed, I cried, I thought it was just great. BUT: I believe I heard you drop the f bomb, which will get it an R rating rather than PG. Other than that...
I see lots of clear triches on Daphne still, along with the white pistils. Don't jump the gun, now, you've waited this long; they need more time...
I'm also not seeing tons of trichomes; did you get the message about lowering humidity?
I see lots of clear triches on Daphne still, along with the white pistils. Don't jump the gun, now, you've waited this long; they need more time...
I'm also not seeing tons of trichomes; did you get the message about lowering humidity?
GreenArmadillo
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My friend, that's all I needed to hear to strengthen my resolve and wait it out some more. Thank you for mentoring me so damned well. :smile:
And haha, a bit of healthy swearing is good for the soul some might say. =P
About the humidity, I seen it for sure. The thing is I scoured the major electronics shops here a few weeks ago and found absolutely ZERO dehumdifiers being sold in the market, which shocked the hell out of me. I mean come oooooon..
So I ended up ordering one from China, and have added it to the grow room since a few weeks back. Now before ordering I messaged the seller asking if the dehumidifier had a thermostat for me to set my desired humidity levels. They said yes.
Well now that I have it, it doesn't have such a thermostat. It seems to only suck humidity if it reaches above 50% or so. That's China for you. =/
The good news: My grow room has consistently been between 40% and 50% humidity for the past few weeks.
The bad news: I can't do as you suggested, and pull the humidity down to 30% for pumping up the trichomes.
Oh well, not the end of the world. =)
And haha, a bit of healthy swearing is good for the soul some might say. =P
About the humidity, I seen it for sure. The thing is I scoured the major electronics shops here a few weeks ago and found absolutely ZERO dehumdifiers being sold in the market, which shocked the hell out of me. I mean come oooooon..
So I ended up ordering one from China, and have added it to the grow room since a few weeks back. Now before ordering I messaged the seller asking if the dehumidifier had a thermostat for me to set my desired humidity levels. They said yes.
Well now that I have it, it doesn't have such a thermostat. It seems to only suck humidity if it reaches above 50% or so. That's China for you. =/
The good news: My grow room has consistently been between 40% and 50% humidity for the past few weeks.
The bad news: I can't do as you suggested, and pull the humidity down to 30% for pumping up the trichomes.
Oh well, not the end of the world. =)
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GreenArmadillo
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So I drove down to my hydro shop today absolutely believing in the powers of the universe that I would obtain a sexy new HPS grow light. Full of optimism.
Now when I arrived, I was saddened to hear them tell me that they still have no reflectors in stock. No LEDs. No nothing. Just bulbs and ballasts.
Now upon further prying and investigating, I discovered that they haven't even put an order in yet!! Can you believe it?! About a month ago they said that they had an order in place and were waiting for the shipment. Not gonna lie, this upset me.
So I left the shop, wracking my brain on what to do. My girls DEFINITELY want more light.
And then it hit me. I was like, BRO, just buy another 400 watt HPS floodlight and add it to the grow room. It won't be as good as a proper grow light, but it will definitely add some more light power for the girls to eat up.
So I bought one, and will add it to the grow room tomorrow upon daylight hours. Really excited and happy. I also picked up some GH FloraKleen, so as to be prepared for the flush.
And here's my plan of attack for the rest of this grow.
-On Saturday we will be starting week 10 flower. I will give the girls another nute feed at 1/4 strength.
-Starting week 11, I will begin flushing one of the babes. Either Esmerlda or Daphne. The reason being that my girls have been systematically discarding leaves over the past 2 weeks, and now Brittania is showing some yellowing and wilting on the last of her major fan leaves. This isn't due to underwatering, i'm sure. Whenever I water I always measure moisture levels beforehand, and they haven't dropped below 4 (out of 10) for a few weeks now.
- I will flush the chosen girl on her own, using water and FloraKleen (still not sure what quantities to use yet) for 2 weeks.
- Week 13 I will harvest the chosen girl, and most likely start flushing another girl or two.
- Week 15 I will harvest the next two girls, and start flushing the final babe.
- Week 17 I will harvest the last of my babies. She will be a super mature woman by then. Gonna be so proud. <3
Does that sound like a good plan?
Now when I arrived, I was saddened to hear them tell me that they still have no reflectors in stock. No LEDs. No nothing. Just bulbs and ballasts.
Now upon further prying and investigating, I discovered that they haven't even put an order in yet!! Can you believe it?! About a month ago they said that they had an order in place and were waiting for the shipment. Not gonna lie, this upset me.
So I left the shop, wracking my brain on what to do. My girls DEFINITELY want more light.
And then it hit me. I was like, BRO, just buy another 400 watt HPS floodlight and add it to the grow room. It won't be as good as a proper grow light, but it will definitely add some more light power for the girls to eat up.
So I bought one, and will add it to the grow room tomorrow upon daylight hours. Really excited and happy. I also picked up some GH FloraKleen, so as to be prepared for the flush.
And here's my plan of attack for the rest of this grow.
-On Saturday we will be starting week 10 flower. I will give the girls another nute feed at 1/4 strength.
-Starting week 11, I will begin flushing one of the babes. Either Esmerlda or Daphne. The reason being that my girls have been systematically discarding leaves over the past 2 weeks, and now Brittania is showing some yellowing and wilting on the last of her major fan leaves. This isn't due to underwatering, i'm sure. Whenever I water I always measure moisture levels beforehand, and they haven't dropped below 4 (out of 10) for a few weeks now.
- I will flush the chosen girl on her own, using water and FloraKleen (still not sure what quantities to use yet) for 2 weeks.
- Week 13 I will harvest the chosen girl, and most likely start flushing another girl or two.
- Week 15 I will harvest the next two girls, and start flushing the final babe.
- Week 17 I will harvest the last of my babies. She will be a super mature woman by then. Gonna be so proud. <3
Does that sound like a good plan?
alltatup
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It sounds like a fuckin outstanding plan if your girls are in the trichome zone. Keep checking the triches!!!
I no longer drive anywhere other than the grocery store to shop: I do it all online. I find the best price and I swoop down and snatch it. Always looking for free shipping and coupons.
I no longer drive anywhere other than the grocery store to shop: I do it all online. I find the best price and I swoop down and snatch it. Always looking for free shipping and coupons.
GreenArmadillo
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I actually done some reading up for the last hour or so (fuckin love reading up, I get really into it), and four methods for boosting trichomes at the end of the flowering phase are:
- lowering humidity
- making a cut through the stem and then leaving toothpicks or nails in there
- something called girdling (not sure what it is, but something to do with scraping of bark from your main stalk?)
- bending the main stalk quite heavily, so as to force the plant to suck up nutes to heal it
- lowering humidity
- making a cut through the stem and then leaving toothpicks or nails in there
- something called girdling (not sure what it is, but something to do with scraping of bark from your main stalk?)
- bending the main stalk quite heavily, so as to force the plant to suck up nutes to heal it
GreenArmadillo
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And oooooooh man, it's practically giving me the shivers thinking about the smoke this is all going to result in. Damned right fo sho it's gonna be the best I ever done seen, smelled and smoked. \(-_^)/
GreenArmadillo
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Online is good, but it's veeeeery limited here unless you order from overseas. And quite frankly, I don't want customs looking through my stuff and thinking "now that looks a bit sketchy", you feel me. Otherwise I would have ordered a HPS set a loooooong time ago. I'm still really wanting to order an LEC system tbh after all the mad ravings people have about them, but as I said, I don't wanna attract attention.
GreenArmadillo
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Minoo96 I feel you there fam, but i've been doing some reading up on sativas for the past hour, and apparently it's normal for sativas to start being ready anywhere from 10 to 16 weeks into flower. It's actually normal for some to take EVEN LONGER. O_O
And to add to the waiting game, it's totally normal for sativas to be super delayed in starting bud production even after switching to 12/12. That happened to me and had me worried at first. I only started seeing signs of sex about 3-4 weeks after switching to 12/12, can you believe it.
In fact, I put my seeds into the ground at the start of December, so just think how much time it's taken these sativa hotties to get into the harvest window. All this time and they STILL want more time to mature. They be some real women, ain't none of that young girl bullshit here, haha.
But as you say bro/girl (sorry, not sure) i'm definitely gonna keep monitoring my girls so as to not harvest too late. Ultimately the trichomes and pistils will be my guides.
Thanks for the advice. =)
And to add to the waiting game, it's totally normal for sativas to be super delayed in starting bud production even after switching to 12/12. That happened to me and had me worried at first. I only started seeing signs of sex about 3-4 weeks after switching to 12/12, can you believe it.
In fact, I put my seeds into the ground at the start of December, so just think how much time it's taken these sativa hotties to get into the harvest window. All this time and they STILL want more time to mature. They be some real women, ain't none of that young girl bullshit here, haha.
But as you say bro/girl (sorry, not sure) i'm definitely gonna keep monitoring my girls so as to not harvest too late. Ultimately the trichomes and pistils will be my guides.
Thanks for the advice. =)
GreenArmadillo
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Another thing I am now fully convinced in (thanks Nebula & Alltatz) is that I should shorten the light time.
I'ma switch to 11/13 on Saturday.
And possibly shorten by an hour every two weeks from then on. Or should I shave of an hour every week?
That would make it:
* Week 10 ------> 11/13
* Week 11 ------> 10/14
* Week 12 ------> 9/15
* Week 13-17 --> 8/16
Or
* Week 10-11 ----> 11/13
* Week 12-13 ----> 10/14
* Week 14-16 ----> 9/15
* Week 17-18 ----> 8/16
I'ma switch to 11/13 on Saturday.
And possibly shorten by an hour every two weeks from then on. Or should I shave of an hour every week?
That would make it:
* Week 10 ------> 11/13
* Week 11 ------> 10/14
* Week 12 ------> 9/15
* Week 13-17 --> 8/16
Or
* Week 10-11 ----> 11/13
* Week 12-13 ----> 10/14
* Week 14-16 ----> 9/15
* Week 17-18 ----> 8/16
NebulaHaze
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Sounds like a good plan to me!
alltatup
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GreenArmadillo my exact same experience with 12/12 bud development: switched to 12/12 on April 1, and it's been a very slow process. According to a buddy's grow journal, in another 4 weeks we will see a lot of bud development.
