Parnelli's 2020 Outdoor Grow

[parnelli]

Back home again and I watered the girl yesterday. Here are a couple of pix to show the emerging blossoms (future nugs). She is now over 6 feet tall!

 

[parnelli]

With Fall fast approaching and fewer hours of sunlight there are more buds beginning to appear. The plant is emitting an aroma I can't yet put my "nose" on and the leaves are not yet sticky with trichomes. I'm trying to be patient.

Looking gooood!

 

[parnelli]

Just went outside and checked on the plant - wahoo; the fan leaves are starting to get that sticky feeling which indicates to me that trichomes are just around the corner!

 

[parnelli]

Some good info and pix at this thread

Link to another outdoor grow

 

[parnelli]

The big girl is starting to get sticky!

 

[parnelli]

Got some powdery white stuff on a few leaves. After a little research by searching 420.com for white mold I decided to spray the big girl and cut off the offending leaves. I used an apple cider vinegar solution suggested by a few growers. I'll check this AM to see if more spraying is needed.

 

[parnelli]

Lookin' OK this morning

 

[parnelli]

Thrilled to see the emergence of trichomes - had to use a 10x magnifying loupe tho

 

[parnelli]

Latest pix from this afternoon.

 

[Dankman_420]

Looks like they have a good way to go. Hopefully you can get some good weather

 

[parnelli]

I'm thinking I'll have to wait until late October b4 harvesting.

 

[parnelli]

Frost advisory this morning - hope the big girl didn't get too cold

 

[parnelli]

getting frostier - as it gets colder in the mornings here in SE Michigan the buds are starting show more trichomes - at least a week away from harvest if not longer - needs to get a little "stickier"

started the indoor season seeds too!

 

[parnelli]

So here's the latest pix

Trichomes popping out and lots of buds. One surprise is that there are few if any trichomes on the smaller fan leaves. I found that growing indoors in a tent there were more tric's on the leaves.

From what I could see in my 10X loupe the tric's are clear. I's so happy that it will be warm and sunny for the next few days. It should help them to get stickier and turn milky.

 

[parnelli]

Many of the fan leaves are turning yellow with Fall here. Leaves near the buds are turning darker, kind of a purplish color. I'm thinking its getting pretty close to harvest time. Anyone have a similar outdoor experience?

 

[parnelli]

Found out the plant is going thru the Autumn Color Effect (A.C.E.). I cut off the yellow leaves to give the buds more air circulation. The purple leaves are part of the natural autumn coloring and indicating that it is getting close to harvest time. I need to be patient because there are still some white pistils and space for more trich's.

 

[Dankman_420]

Found out the plant is going thru the Autumn Color Effect (A.C.E.). I cut off the yellow leaves to give the buds more air circulation. The purple leaves are part of the natural autumn coloring and indicating that it is getting close to harvest time. I need to be patient because there are still some white pistils and space for more trich's.

Good luck brother. Watch out for mold

 

[parnelli]

It is going to rain tonight. I'm planning to let the plant dry out and ripen for one more day. I'm thinking harvest this Wednesday

 

[Dankman_420]

Good plan bro

 

[parnelli]

I'm having a tough time with this decision of when to harvest. After doing even more research and trying to see the trichomes up close I'm going to wait until the 3rd week of Oct. I can't really tell if the trich's are cloudy yet; I don't have a powerful enough loupe; I just know that they are not amber yet. From what I'm seeing it looks like the trich's are still clear and the pistils have just turned darker. The plant isn't really as sticky as those that I've grown in a grow tent. (This is the biggest outdoor grow I've ever done)

Hope I'm doing the right thing. Given my schedule I can't keep an eye on the plant so the earliest for harvest will be next week. One bit of advice that seems to be prevalent is "be patient". I'm having a tough time with that .