A micro cfl nl#5 harvest log

mikadodarkside said:

snip a few small nugs now and do a water cure for 7 days, that way next week after your buds dry out for a few hours, you can get rizziped. it might be nice to have some weed that isnt a total burn out .

also flush this shit out of your soil!

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that is not a bad thought - i've read a bit about the water cure - just so different from my normal drying instinct
i think i'm a ways away from complete burn out weed - it's got so many clear trics - main worry is ripening will happen all of a sudden
+rep for a good suggestion

What do the hairs look like? there is some dispute between people if you should go by the trichs of the hairs to twll when it is finished

casegrower said:

What do the hairs look like? there is some dispute between people if you should go by the trichs of the hairs to twll when it is finished

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i've been tracking that too, looks like 50% brown/white
one other thing that seems to say it's not ripe is the bud continues to grow, thing continues to swell - if the bud keeps growing, still maturing?

growone said:

i've been tracking that too, looks like 50% brown/white
one other thing that seems to say it's not ripe is the bud continues to grow, thing continues to swell - if the bud keeps growing, still maturing?

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yea man your right, if its still growing its maturing. let it do its thing maaaan haha

peace

needs a week still

thanks for the feedback gents, +rep everybody that i could
i need the damn plant to help me get over the harvest nerves - been without 4 a while

so how many days from switching to 12/12 are you now and how long after switching did you notice preflowers? Mine had hairs starting in only a few days.

casegrower said:

so how many days from switching to 12/12 are you now and how long after switching did you notice preflowers? Mine had hairs starting in only a few days.

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68 days of 12/12 - the first pistils showed at around 10 days of 12/12
56 days is the breeder's guideline, but as many have remarked, the guideline seem to be a bit shorter than what most seem to see
my guess is it's partly a longer flowering time than the breeder says, and i'm using cfl, while the breeder states flowering time is gauged for 400 watt hps

Interesting, I wonder why the cfl seems to be stretching the harvest time. Is there any risk of the plant going hermy on you is left to bud too long?

casegrower said:

Interesting, I wonder why the cfl seems to be stretching the harvest time. Is there any risk of the plant going hermy on you is left to bud too long?

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i think it's a combination of things, but my tric check for today shows CLOUDY!
changed fast, which was what i was thought might happen

just putting up new pics in the next hour

Day 70 of 12/12. Cloudy trics are finally showing up. It was 2 days since the last check, and they appeared in large numbers. Maybe 1/4 cloudy. So I feel like I've got my bearings. Shouldn't more than 1-3 days at this point.

Another 'big bud' picture, there is a 2nd good size bud that blends into the main cola in the front, hard to see. Tric picture is better than some others. You can see a cloudy at the bottom of the 'tric island' I got into focus. More clears in pic than my eye exam showed

growone said:

Day 66 of 12/12. I believe the time has come. Found a number of amber trics today. Not a lot, but definitely a jump in total. Clear amber, not dark amber.

Thing is, clear trics still seem to be the majority. Some cloudy, but hard to judge just how big a percent. No more than 50%, probably less. I'm just too leary of getting a total couch lock out of this bud.

So plant(main cola actually), here's the deal. If RIU speaks up, your execution will be delayed. If not, well then, tonight is it. I leave the pictures as the last testimonial.

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it has atleast 2 weeks left in it before harvest so leave it be bro . i know its tempting and you want to wait till cloudy v.s armber appears bro not cloudy v.s clear, but looking nice tho

nellyatcha said:

it has atleast 2 weeks left in it before harvest so leave it be bro . i know its tempting and you want to wait till cloudy v.s armber appears bro not cloudy v.s clear, but looking nice tho

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i'm really trying to keep away from the couch lock as much as possible
i was planning to cut at the 1st amber, though i think i've seen 'false ambers' that were away from the bulk of the clear trics
thanks for feedback - take it day by day - i do get a lot of good advice here - +rep for thoughtful advice

cant wait to see rhat cola all trimmed up good job buddy

yah that cola is a fattie, start checking trics first thing in the mornings, if you can raise the temp a few more degrees to make that bitch drip with trics, i find that it makes them sweat a little more before i harvest

LT1RX7 Drifter said:

yah that cola is a fattie, start checking trics first thing in the mornings, if you can raise the temp a few more degrees to make that bitch drip with trics, i find that it makes them sweat a little more before i harvest

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the temp's are pretty warm inside the grow chamber, low to mid 80's
kind of half remembered the higher heat/higher trics info
thanks for reminder - every harvest 'trick' is one to the good

stay below 88-89*F

Day 73 of 12/12. This is getting a bit ridiculous. Over 10 weeks for an indica strain, and still a ways to go. This thing must have some sativa traits deep inside. I can only hope it's worth it. I'll say it will be cut(partly just main cola) at 11 weeks. Might as well tried haze at this rate.

Pictures are nice though. Tric picture still shows plenty of clear. Best focus a bit right of center.

Day 74 of 12/12. Well, I've think I just crossed the finish line, though it's a confusing finish

Here's what I'm seeing, a few small patches of amber trics have showed up. May have been there for a day or 2, maybe not. There are a few of these scattered around the main cola. No more than 1% of total tric count, probably less.

The confusing part is it's a few spots, but not all over the cola. Most areas are clear and cloudy. Call it 50% cloudy, though that may be a stretch. Now I think I will cut the main cola. This was my plan in the beginning, to cut at the 1st 'true' amber trics. And they are where they should be, right in among all the 'forests' of white and clear.

Feedback welcome as always, but I feel committed to act. Any longer, and this stuff will couch lock me for sure. 1 picture of a clear/cloudy area, the other picture of the amber spot. Focus isn't great but the light brown color does show.

yo mate respect 4 ya patience jus hold out or jus take a lower nug and test her out that way,, i can def see amber in the trich that are lower down, there are 3 types of trichs and the ones to look at at harvest are the tallest ones, the others amber off first. however def take a nug off and test it out that way u can see if she does wat u want her 2. i undertand the couchlock thing worrying ya i like a smoke at work etc! but there nothing worse than growing a plant 4 ages then cuttin her too early, i done it , trust me u will still get a buzz, but not the same as some real sticky icky. gd luck on holding out m8