Ready to flip?

[SoOrbudgal]

I'm thinking your correct with what the breeder says. That's OK showing amber early i've done early ripe at some 55 day in flower photos not many times but a few. When you see 25% amber all over the top colas it's go time don't wait any longer. Even less than that, they can amber quickly.

 

[MrPNW]

Just finished defoliating all the large fan and any dead leafs on the 3rd plant. Man when I’m up close with my magnifier glasses and bonsai pruning scissors I always feel like I’ve removed everything. Then I stand back looking at all 3, especially in the photos and it feels like I haven’t done a thing. So many leaves on weed, they just keep coming.

 

[MrPNW]

My headband magnifier glasses, bonsai scissors and cake turntable with ball bearing sure make easy work of defoliating. I use these glasses for numerous tasks. Working with those minuscule screws when repairing glasses is another. I’ve got the non-led version, but those would make a nice upgrade. My wife gave me her old turntable. This thing is an easy 18” across and works perfectly with 7 gallon pots. It’s up on a foot and has heavy duty ball bearings. Apparently these are used for cake decorating. Mine looks similar to the photo.

 

[MrPNW]

I just took another 2 vapes off that little bud that dried in my firefly and man I am so stoned again! That’s 5 hits total from this little bud and it just keeps giving. I’m so excited how awesome and smooth this weed is and its not even cured yet.

I’m so ready to harvest!

 

[MrPNW]

Sequential Harvest

OK after much thought I am going to harvest a decent size lower branch from each plant this weekend which is days 58-60 (Sat-Mon, I have Monday off). With this strain listed as a 60-67 day flower that is the beginning of harvest. I will check the trichomes for amber the next Friday and if it’s where I would like it to be (relaxed body, anti-anxiety level) I will do the full harvest. Otherwise, rinse, repeat of this weekend. I want to harvest the biggest buds when the amber is right on.
the buds already have enough THC to stone my brain so why not start. This is a high CBD strain so I want to not miss that either. I got my 4 glass jars today and they are very nice.

Any thoughts? Good plan?

 

[YYCannabis]

Remember to check the trichs on the lower branch you harvest. Most lower branches will be behind on trich color. I always find the lower branch stuff to be very heady since i don’t see much amber in them. 👍

 

[MrPNW]

YYCannabis funny you should mention, I was just looking at the lower buds tonight.

 

[MrPNW]

Is this normal? I’ve done nothing to my plants but water them the past week. The only nutrients would be the girl flower power I mixed into the top soil a couple weeks ago but have watered at least 3 times, 3-4 days between each watering. This wasn’t here a few days ago, at least the black curled tips. I did notice some yellowing the past week. It this the plants last ditch effort to suck all the nutrients from the leaves to feed the buds at harvest time?
I have noticed the trichs have been spreading out like crazy since last few days.

Day 60 was yesterday in a 60-67 day flower. I was hoping to harvest Friday.
So this is the evening of day 62.

 

[MrPNW]

Looking at late harvest photos I’m guessing certain strains do this? I know my strain is sensitive to light also, especially in veg.
https://www.growweedeasy.com/ready-for-harvest-pictures

 

[MrPNW]

It just dawned on me. I had been watering with compost tea using original then flower power and was adjusting the ph of the water in the bucket prior to adding the ingredients and brewing.

The last 2-3 waterings this past week and a half to wash down the top feed of flower power I blended into the soil have been from the stored water in my 30 gallon tank next to the tent. Same water as alway but I didn’t adjust the ph. My tap water is great but the ph is 8.
Could the non-adjusted water have burned the leaves?

 

[YYCannabis]

If you’re harvesting on Friday, you should be starting the flush already (if you’re going to flush). Since you’re so close to the end, i wouldn’t worry too much about those leaves.

pH....always check ph *after* adding nutes to the water.

 

[MrPNW]

When I started inquiring and reading about flushing and amended soil grow a couple weeks ago GWE site and Natures Living Soil owner told me not to worry about it.
Also that ph wasn’t that big a problem with amended soil grows.

Maybe I’m remembering it wrong but I thought I read that the acid in GH ph down can harm the microbes in living soil.
I did order the Earth Juice ph down but it only just arrived. But like an idiot I forgot to use it to adjust the barrel water.

Could the high ph of my tap water have only pulled the hotter nutes from the top fed NLS GFP?

Can my lights have burned the leaves like that?

I know I’m close to harvest but would not want to repeat any mistakes on my part in future grows especially earlier on.

 

[YYCannabis]

Flushing is still a debated subject.

I’m a DWC guy so i can’t say too much about pH Down and it’s affects on dirt microbes. A high pH will limit which nutes are taken up by the plant, which can/will in turn cause health issues for the plant.

 

[MrPNW]

Sorry I had to look up DWC on the main site. DWC (Deep Water Culture)
Yeah on this page it’s a no flush.
https://www.growweedeasy.com/flushing

My effort at the amended/living soil/super soil technique was rather haphazardly with this first grow. I found out about it a month into the grow when I noticed my plants looked a bit yellow. I originally planted the clones into 3 gallons of plain, but good organic potting soil. Then I amended some soil to transplant the 3 gallon root ball into 7 gallons surround by the amended soil. I wish I had used NLS’s super soil recipe instead of their regular living soil recipe. I believe that would have sustained this long grow to the end. So its been a lot of compost tea the final 2 months. I’m starting to the I should just have continued the tea to the end but didn’t want any funky flavors especially with a new product like girl flower power.
To much guessing on my part. I’m just surprised I made it to a final product that is actually potent. LOL

The next grow will be a full blown super soil.

 

[JeffInCanada]

Big frosty buds!! Lookin' heavy AF too. Nice!

 

[MrPNW]

HARVEST DAY
Sunday, 07 March 2021

CBD being my first priority and relaxed body effect second, today I harvested.

With my grow being 66 days of a 60-67 day flower per the breeder Subcool’s info and the amount of amber covering the leaves and buds further down the plants, I felt it time to harvest to get the best between the highest CBD amount and the relax body effect. According to GWE, CBD is at its highest when most trichs are milky.

Last night I tried a bud I picked the Friday before this past Friday and it was great. So with it being another 9 days later I think it will be even better. I want to be able to use this during the day so I don’t want to get to far amber and end up with the “sleepy” effect this article mentions. And since I only have the one tent to grow/flower/dry in, it had to be a single harvest. My tent is currently maintaining 70-72F and 50%rh. This is my first grow so hopefully I can add another tent for drying and experimenting with sequential harvesting in the future.

Trimming sucks, my right arm and shoulder aches to no end.

 

[MrPNW]

Thinking about my next grow, decisions, decisions.
i know I’m going to do the Harlequin.

 

[grouchyoldman]

Congratulations Sir , very well done! Is growing the coolest hobby or what?

 

[MrPNW]

Thanks. Reminds me of bonsai, until I hacked them to bits yesterday, I did thank them for giving me their life to make my medicine though. I have my 3L square flip-lid Fido jars and Boveda 62% packets ready to go!

 

[MrPNW]

Light off with Camera+ 2 apps Torch mode set to 50%. I turned my tent upside down so you could see all the tops.