I think I screwed up with lighting.

I’m in Week 8 now and some of my plants are throwing white pistils on top. If I’m not mistaken, I think I may have some foxtails popping up on top too.

I had them under a 1000 watt DE HPS turned up to 825 watts at 30” away from canopy. I’m also supplementing my light with a Mars Hydro TSW2000 light for full spectrum to fill in where the HPS can’t reach.

I think that the HPS light may have been a bit too intense bringing temps up to about 81 degrees late in week 5 and through week 6. Since then I’ve dialed the HPS back to 600w, dropped my LED light to 25%, and dropped temps to about 73-75 degrees with RH at 45-52%. I’ve also cut my nutrients to 30% using GH Flora Series, bud candy, and cal/mag. They’re getting N but, not a ton. I’m growing in coco with 5 gal cloth pots.

I have two strains, White Rhino and Diesel. They’re an 8-9 week bloom according to what I’ve read on various forums, but seems like they’re not turning as quickly as I would expect.

Aside from dialing down light/temps is there anything I can do to stop these lumpy tails and get these pistils to kick over to orange?

AND/OR

Should I just continue to just let them go until the Trichs are milky and the pistils are orange no matter low long?

This is second grow I’ve ever done and I’m still learning timing and the process. Any advice is appreciated. (First close-up pic is diesel and the other close-ups are Rhino).

When they're throwing white pistils in those numbers you still have time to go.
But they are some nice looking colas.
Check the trichs.

drsaltzman said:

When they're throwing white pistils in those numbers you still have time to go.
But they are some nice looking colas.
Check the trichs.

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Thank you for the advice, I appreciate you taking time to respond.

Trichs are clear still, so you’re right pati nice is a virtue. Ha! I’m just hoping they ripen up before foxtails take over the tops of my colas.

Fox tails aren't that bad. Check for light pollution. If that isn't it, you can try turning the lights down or maybe shorten the lights on period a bit.

omg those plants are infected with trichomes. Throw them away immediately

Are you sure it’s not just the plant’s genetics?

Also, are foxtails just an aesthetic issue or am I missing something?

Its from the lights ..... the intensity the tops are getting .

SnoopyDoo said:

Fox tails aren't that bad. Check for light pollution. If that isn't it, you can try turning the lights down or maybe shorten the lights on period a bit.

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They aren’t any light leaks, so I did dial the lights down about 30%. Hope so can stop the rails from going any further. Thanks for the feedback!

Budzbuddha said:

Its from the lights ..... the intensity the tops are getting .

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So would you recommend raising the lights? I’ve dialed the the wattage from 1000 to 600 watts on my HPS and my LED to 25%. I’m not trying to get more mass at this point, just trying to get them to ripen.

Mrs. Weedstein said:

Are you sure it’s not just the plant’s genetics?

Also, are foxtails just an aesthetic issue or am I missing something?

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I have two different strains showing signs of FTs. I wasn’t sure, but so don’t any info online that it’s a genetic trait of these two strains.

From what I’ve read it can reduce bud density and potency. This is my first go with this issue, so I don’t know how accurate that is.

V256.420 said:

omg those plants are infected with trichomes. Throw them away immediately

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Well shoot, I shouldn’t let em just go to waste. You want em?! Ha