Should I Chop?

Andrewk420

Andrewk420

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It's the bushier plant to the right of the picture:



This is the top bud:



And this is zoomed in on the trichomes of the top bud:

 
Sgt.Sly

Sgt.Sly

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get a 60x pocket microscope and look at those trichs closer. what do the globes look like? my guess here... you got another 3-4 weeks. those don't look like they've really swelled up yet.
 
Andrewk420

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Sgt.Sly said:
a lot of green in that plant still too. you should start to see some yellowing of those big fans and such if your flushing well.
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I ordered a 40x jeweler's loupe and it's on its way. But I wasn't really thinking it was close to ready. It's been in flowering for 7 weeks exactly so I didn't figure it would be done. I was just taking pictures (because I'm still a newbie and fascinated with the details of buds.), zoomed in on that on and noticed it. So I kinda thought "well shit what do I do?" when I noticed it.

I gave it molasses and compost tea 8 days ago, and straight water twice since.
 
Andrewk420

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Bugeye said:
When in doubt, sleep on it.
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That was my plan. I want to give it a couple days of darkness after it dries out the last time, and I just watered it before the photo session where I discovered this. So it didn't really fit with my plans, but I don't want super overripe buds.

Thank you for the reply.
 
redeyedfrog

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I personally wouldn't feed again but I know a lot who do all the way through,
If you are organic keep going with your teas or whatever but chem based nutes I'd stop now. I'd say 10 to 15 days closer to 10 I think.
Guano or kelp will be fine to use guano has a lot of p k kelp high in k.
 
Andrewk420

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redeyedfrog said:
I personally wouldn't feed again but I know a lot who do all the way through,
If you are organic keep going with your teas or whatever but chem based nutes I'd stop now. I'd say 10 to 15 days closer to 10 I think.
Guano or kelp will be fine to use guano has a lot of p k kelp high in k.
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Thank you, the grow has been done with nothing but organics, with a caveat. I used fish emulsion and compost tea during veg and FF Tiger Bloom/compost tea during flowering with the last couple weeks adding a little molasses.

Caveat is that I used an organic "3-6-5" pellet fertilizer, granted at about 1/3 strength but it says to be replenished every 30 days and it's been almost twice that since I added a little to the soil.

Edit: I'm high, my point was I don't know how much of that is/can be flushed or even really what it is.
 
redeyedfrog

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Andrewk420 said:
Thank you, the grow has been done with nothing but organics, with a caveat. I used fish emulsion and compost tea during veg and FF Tiger Bloom/compost tea during flowering with the last couple weeks adding a little molasses.

Caveat is that I used an organic "3-6-5" pellet fertilizer, granted at about 1/3 strength but it says to be replenished every 30 days and it's been almost twice that since I added a little to the soil.

Edit: I'm high, my point was I don't know how much of that is/can be flushed or even really what it is.
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Too late to worry now lol but honestly I've screwed up and fed a week before witg no discernable difference no black ash no harsh taste, I sometimes wonder how valid flushing really is besides forcing the plant to consume itself at the end of flowering and stop it uptaking salts.
I am totally organic now but admittedly I still flush lol
 
Bugeye

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Andrewk420 said:
Thank you, the grow has been done with nothing but organics, with a caveat. I used fish emulsion and compost tea during veg and FF Tiger Bloom/compost tea during flowering with the last couple weeks adding a little molasses.

Caveat is that I used an organic "3-6-5" pellet fertilizer, granted at about 1/3 strength but it says to be replenished every 30 days and it's been almost twice that since I added a little to the soil.

Edit: I'm high, my point was I don't know how much of that is/can be flushed or even really what it is.
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Flushing is a controversial subject, but pretty much everyone agrees it is not necessary with organic grows.
 
tyke1973

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From the photos it's hard to tell,but ,everything looks good,but if it was me I would give it another 7 days ,I still see white Pistols ,not many but odd one ,leave it a extra week,you will be surprised on the weight difference .and the Quality of the end product .
 
Xs121

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Andrewk420 said:
It's the bushier plant to the right of the picture:



This is the top bud:



And this is zoomed in on the trichomes of the top bud:

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You might really keep an eye on it, looks ready to me, plenty of ambers on buds and on the leaves. Some of the calyxes look seeded or its just time for me to see the eye doctor.
 
Andrewk420

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tyke1973 said:
From the photos it's hard to tell,but ,everything looks good,but if it was me I would give it another 7 days ,I still see white Pistols ,not many but odd one ,leave it a extra week,you will be surprised on the weight difference .and the Quality of the end product .
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I am planning to let it go at least a few more days until the soil dries out then reassess.

Xs121 said:
You might really keep an eye on it, looks ready to me, plenty of ambers on buds and on the leaves. Some of the calyxes look seeded or its just time for me to see the eye doctor.
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Your eyes do not decieve you, they had a tent-mate that grew bananas. I pulled it as soon as I noticed, but the damage was done I believe.
 
Andrewk420

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Budzbuddha said:
If they got seeded ... Buds have stopped building and will solely move to form seeds. What has grown up to this point " will " mature , but will not flower much more.
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I think that's why the buds are maturing a little earlier than normal. I checked a calyx on the top bud with tweezers. It was hollow with just a speck in the hollow part.

But if I let them go another week, that'd be 8 weeks which is about average anyway, right?
 
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