1st grow 1st problem

Ok so first off I want to say thank you to all who have contributed to this fine site, from reading threw threads since I've came across this issue I can tell there is a lot of great knowledge to be shared
I'm going to start by explaining my situation and trying to answer as many questions you will have before having to ask them..
My girls are outdoor.......I don't remember when but probably like early march I left the seeds I found from some pretty good smoke I got in a cup and they sproted the little white tails.....got excited went and got soil. Since then I've benn giving them a little more than 20 oz of water a day and started gradually giving them a mix my hawaiin buddy told me he used to grow monsters, 1 little capfull of superthrive and about 2 little caps of superbloom stuff from walmart is where I'm at now feeding that every 3 days.....I'm sure there were problems along the way because I never knew of ph balancing them, pests, acidity level, rinsing the soil before you use it, there's plenty of stuff I've read in the past 24 hours that I'm kicking myself in the arse for now wishing I would have known sooner! But its ok I'm having progress and I'm learning.

So here's my situation, my girl has been flowering (I don't know since when, which I'm really mad for because I've read they usually flower for around 8 weeks, someone please correct me if I'm wrong...)
I was thinking of harvesting the little girl this Friday that passed but decided to wait because I got a little microscope checked out the trichomes which I believed could be a little more cloudy since they were mainly clear, plus they looked like they were going threw a major growth spurt to me, so I was thinking let the nugs fluff another week or two and harvest (only about the size of the 5 gallon bucket, so what like 18-24 inches?) It has about 10 little spears besides the main cola, it was never topped, but I did clip leaves that were yellowish not knowing if I should or not.....my buddy seen her today and insists she's returned to vegatative growth and that's why I think its exploding because at the top of one of the side spears there is a lot of new growth but mainly leafy at the top, not really like when all the pistils or hairs were there sticking out.

I'm worried should I leave them to grow another week or so, should I harvest right now or is it good there going veg again and maybe ill get more yield? Is it bad for the plant to return to vegatative like he says?
Any help will be greatly appreciated, I know there's plenty of things I should have done and the next time I will be taking much better care of my beauties since I've found this sight. Thanks in advance
 

majek

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welcome to the forums =)

if you are noticing new growth at the top then it's most likely the plant kicked back into veg due to lighting conditions. If you are growing outdoors your plant shouldn't even be flowering yet, as the days are just starting to get shorter. Naturally the plant should begin the flowering stage around september if kept in good conditions. Your best bet would be to bring it indoors and give it 16-18 hours of direct light for a week or two until it's ready to flower again. Or you could just leave it outside and it will naturally start flowering again when the days get shorter. The only problem with re-vegging plants is it causes some stress to them, and can sometimes cause them to be hermie.
 
Well its defineately flowering, I'm guessing it could be because of the time of year I started which was early march, but that date isn't even accurate, I just know they've been growing for a while and the main cola up the center has at least four inches of fat bud about 3 inches around, she's pretty chubby up top, just how I like um hahahaha
 
Hermie? What exactly is that and how bad can it be? Should I harvest tonight to prevent damage to the plant, its a small plat but there will be a nice little amount for my first time :-)
 

majek

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no matter what you do, DON'T harvest early lol. make sure all trichs are cloudy before harvesting, it's best to wait until they are amber. Flowering stage usually takes 8-10 weeks total depending on strain
 

Green Cross

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Good morning, just thought id bump since I seen my girls this morning and its really depressing seeing her buds deform...
I think you're girl is showing sex, not budding, because the daylight hours are still over 14rs right? Unless you live south of the equator; fall is coming.

How big are the buds?

Anyhow its way too early to harvest; Wait until you have 40% amber trichs.

Can you post some pics?
 
I think you're girl is showing sex, not budding, because the daylight hours are still over 14rs right? Unless you live south of the equator; fall is coming.

How big are the buds?

Anyhow its way too early to harvest; Wait until you have 40% amber trichs.

Can you post some pics?
For some reason they budded at a very small height, I have about ten buds ranging in size from a half inch to 3 inches, the main cola which was never topped has about a quarter in diameter and about 4 inches long
 

sow217

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For some reason they budded at a very small height, I have about ten buds ranging in size from a half inch to 3 inches, the main cola which was never topped has about a quarter in diameter and about 4 inches long

Do not harvest yet. You will get so much more yield if you leave it outside. Go out to radioshack and get urself a scope to look at the trichs. Wait until they are about 50% amber and 50% cloudy.
If you harvest now, you will miss out on harvesting a vastly larger amount than if you were to wait longer. If you think ur buds are big now, you should wait and see what they'll be like in october when you are supposed to harvest outdoor plants. Be patient
 

o= High= o

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For some reason they budded at a very small height, I have about ten buds ranging in size from a half inch to 3 inches, the main cola which was never topped has about a quarter in diameter and about 4 inches long
To see the trich's (trichomes) you will need a magnifier of at least 30-60 times they will look like this at first then get more cloudy then start getting amber

 
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