DWC Auto CFL - 1st Grow Ever

[newbiegrwer]

Wow, nice plant. Great job. How old?

Thanks. I'm really excited to see how the yield turns out.

 

[millertm]

Just keep up what your doing.

Cheers

 

[newbiegrwer]

Just hit the end of week 9. I hope they fatten up soon because it's only supposed to have 2 weeks left.

 

[newbiegrwer]

 

[millertm]

Eh, I'd double that time, low intensity light takes longer to pre flower. How long did it take after light switch to see pistil's. That is when I start counting weeks. If it took 3 weeks to pre flower you would be starting week 6 which is where I see your grow.

Here is 38 days post switch, 31 days flower. My Super Lemon Haze is an 8 week flower just starting week 5 of true flower, week 6 post switch.

Sour diesel is 9 week on same scheduled.

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Family at 35/28

I'd say you are at least 4 if not 5 weeks out. They will swell and fill in. Look for orange hairs to get pulled back into calyx. I only see white hairs on you flowers.

Cheers

 

[millertm]

Oh, I'm bare bulb so thing's move faster. I'm just showing what it will look like farther down road. I can find my CFL flowering shots for closer comparison.

Cheers

 

[newbiegrwer]

Eh, I'd double that time, low intensity light takes longer to pre flower. How long did it take after light switch to see pistil's. That is when I start counting weeks. If it took 3 weeks to pre flower you would be starting week 6 which is where I see your grow.

Here is 38 days post switch, 31 days flower. My Super Lemon Haze is an 8 week flower just starting week 5 of true flower, week 6 post switch.

Sour diesel is 9 week on same scheduled.

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Family at 35/28

I'd say you are at least 4 if not 5 weeks out. They will swell and fill in. Look for orange hairs to get pulled back into calyx. I only see white hairs on you flowers.

Cheers

I got my first preflowers around the 7th. First start of actual buds on the 16th. I had a feeling starting off with cfl set me behind. I have a feeling this 75 day auto is going to be more like 90.

 

[newbiegrwer]

Oh, I'm bare bulb so thing's move faster. I'm just showing what it will look like farther down road. I can find my CFL flowering shots for closer comparison.

Cheers

I'm basically bare bulb. I pulled the glass panel off because I read and watched that it blocks out uva and uvb along with 10 - 15% of your intensity.

 

[newbiegrwer]

End of week 10. Looking pretty nice I think.

 

[STIHL LOGGER]

Very nice lookin bush!

 

[newbiegrwer]

I just hit the end of week 11 and all of the trichromes are still crystal clear.

 

[newbiegrwer]

There's a little deficiency I believe. I think it's due to ph fluctuations. I have been trying to keep that on lock but it has been giving me hell. I range from low 5's to mid 6's. I'm using good low ppm water and the general hydroponics line of nutes and ph adjsuters but it just keeps wavering. I'll balance it to 5.8 after adjusting nutrient levels then the next day it is at 6.2 so I bring it back down. Then the next day it's low. Vicious cycle.

 

[newbiegrwer]

End of week 12. I have a lot of milky white trichromes. Anybody have any idea on when I should be starting to flush.

 

[newbiegrwer]

 

[newbiegrwer]

Does anyone think they can tell around how much time I have left and when I should start flushing with plain ph water?

 

[millertm]

End of week 6 post 12/12 lighting switch is when I go to just water. Pull at end of week 8. If plant still had green leaves let sit another week. Now is the time to be patient. Your tricombs still need to develop some.


Cheers

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[newbiegrwer]

End of week 6 post 12/12 lighting switch is when I go to just water. Pull at end of week 8. If plant still had green leaves let sit another week. Now is the time to be patient. Your tricombs still need to develop some.


Cheers

Sent from my SPH-L720T using 420

This plant is an auto. There was no switch to 12/12. I am only curious because it was an advertised 75 day plant that is near the 90 day mark. I was just curious if anyone could judge an approximate time left based on the trichrome development. But your basically saying I should go plain water now and just wait on the trichromes to finish?

 

[millertm]

Well, I've noticed that low energy grows take longer. Most Auto growers go 90 day from seed so your in the ball park.

Cheers

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[newbiegrwer]

Sorry for all the pics. End of week 13. Getting close. I wish the trichromes would amber already. I'm starting to get impatient but I know I have to wait.

 

[newbiegrwer]

Anybody have any preliminary predictions for the future dry weight.