Harvesting help

Kammy

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Hiya I'm so confused when to chop down most the pistals are now brown and leaves dying off but my trichomes are not Amber?? I'm growing northan lights autos and blackberry auto. It's week 10 now and have been flushed for just over a week thanks
 

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Budzbuddha

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Drop light cycle down to FORCE FINISH .... this late in flower it will just get them to finish a bit faster as it senses a winter like schedule.

Like 10/14 ...
 

Kammy

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For that strain of auto its 9 to 10 week from seed to finish.
Yeh they didn't get the best of starts it's my first ever grow so I think this slowed them down as my other two plants have only white pistals and look some time of being ready
 

Budzbuddha

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Most “ estimates “ from breeders are just that. They base it on optimal controlled grows , but in most cases will run a bit longer depending on your grow environment... the only TRUE flowering stage is when stretching is over / stopped.

Most of my 8 week / 9 week strains turn out better at 10+.
Have had sativa dom autos push the 12 week time.
 

Kammy

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Most “ estimates “ from breeders are just that. They base it on optimal controlled grows , but in most cases will run a bit longer depending on your grow environment... the only TRUE flowering stage is when stretching is over / stopped.

Most of my 8 week / 9 week strains turn out better at 10+.
Have had sativa dom autos push the 12 week time.
Can autos go over the 12 week mark?
 

Budzbuddha

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Believe it or not ... the ruderalis gene input to the strain , most times does NOT dominate the father / mother traits ....it was added for fast finish , compact growth BUT it sometimes throws a curve : different structures, early flower times ( had one pistil up at 22 days from seed ) , fast finish ( 60 day Wonder , dwarfs cuts ) , etc.

On the negative .... it’s a THIRD WHEEL mix ... sometimes it doesn’t EVEN auto ... it can perform like regular strain, tap out at transition, stunt , stall , mutated growth , weak crosses , etc.

However , today’s autos are much much better than say 15 years ago or so. There are great breeders coming from smaller farms and creating better beans .... hazeman , BOG , Mosca , Strayfox, and others. I say try some of those or greenpoint.

So they run as long as THEY NEED. Go with your gut on maturity ( plus your loupe .... lol ).
It’s like cooking .... ready when it’s ready.
 

Kammy

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I'm going to cut the blackberry one tomorrow its only a small plant and I've run out weed lol costing me a bomb paying a tenner a gram should I leave the bigger one a lil bit longer? I'm getting impatient now also I have some green poision on week 5 one has got its first flower does this mean I need to move them to the bigger tent with the different light?
 

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Kammy

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Iv'e ran an auto for over 120 days and stayed alive
Wow really. When I was buying them I went for the seeds with shortest time but they are all taking alot longer next time I'll go for seeds that are high yielding instead. Can you recommend any?
 
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