Black Cloud - Blue Mystic - Coco - 600W MH/HPS

[Black Cloud]

7 weeks of flowering complete. I'm going to start flushing today for 1 to 2 weeks. I noticed that the top of the canopy has much better development of trichs. They are getting milky while a few feet below they are still clear. I was thinking, what if next week the colas are ready to go but everything below is behind a week. Could I just harvest the colas and keep flowering the rest until they are ready. I wouldn't worry about it if they were short but since they are up to 5 and 6 feet tall it might be worth it. The lower buds would also get prime light. Has anyone tried this?

 

[Nicholas Flamel]

7 weeks of flowering complete. I'm going to start flushing today for 1 to 2 weeks. I noticed that the top of the canopy has much better development of trichs. They are getting milky while a few feet below they are still clear. I was thinking, what if next week the colas are ready to go but everything below is behind a week. Could I just harvest the colas and keep flowering the rest until they are ready. I wouldn't worry about it if they were short but since they are up to 5 and 6 feet tall it might be worth it. The lower buds would also get prime light. Has anyone tried this?

I tried it on one of mine cloud. The other buds kept on growing good. Are you seeing any amber on the top bud?

 

[TheBlaze]

It gets done quite often so go ahead and do that if you think they are ready.

 

[Black Cloud]

I tried it on one of mine cloud. The other buds kept on growing good. Are you seeing any amber on the top bud?

That's right. A Gold, I forgot. How long did it take for the other buds to ripen? No Amber yet but they are pretty milky. Here are some pics a few days ago

 

[Nicholas Flamel]

They seemed like a week or two behind the main cola. Nice trich shot.

 

[Black Cloud]

8 weeks and 3 days of flowering and still not time for harvest. I pulled a few samples to check with the microscope and attached pic is typical. Mostly milky with 1 or 2 Amber trichs. I may have had a shitty PH meter give me false readings causing some lockout but I am back to the drops testing. I hope it doesn't go passed 9 weeks. This is taking forever!

 

[TheBlaze]

Some great looking buds there. I like to harvest just as the trichs start turning amber. I find it gives a much more euphoric high then.

 

[Nicholas Flamel]

Looking good Cloud. From what ive seen the change to cloudy and amber will happen pretty fast when she is ready. Just dont harvest before she is ready. I harvested when i saw amber on the leaves, but i should have been looking at the buds which were still mostly a mix of clear/cloudy. I am still working on my patients lol. I just dont want you to make the same mistake. How are the pistils looking?

 

[Black Cloud]

Thanks guys. I'm thinking 3 more days would be convenient for me but I will let the trichs decide. I am checking on leaves and the calyx. It's not easy but I'm so eager to find amber I am looking everywhere lol.the pistils are still stringy and there is not a whole lot of orange. The lower fan leaves have not completely yellowed so I still have more time

 

[shottafire]

From the looks of your pictures I would say they have at least a week or more. Flush them and let them swell and fade a bit

 

[Black Cloud]

I flushed this morning and a bunch of tiny white worms floated to the top of the water! They quickly burrowed back down to the coco immediately, it was horrific. I think today is harvest day

 

[TheBlaze]

Do u use chemical nutes with the coco?

 

[Black Cloud]

No, I was using FloraNova a few weeks ago but flushing with water ever since

 

[Black Cloud]

Had an emergency and had to cut them down. Took all night but now I just have to dry them. I will post weight after they are all dry

 

[Nicholas Flamel]

Those are some fuzzy buds cloud! Happy harvesting.

 

[TheBlaze]

Congrats on the harvest bud. Hopefully it is a silver lining in the "Black Cloud".

 

[Black Cloud]

Silver lining indeed. I feel like Scrooge Mc Duck swimming in gold. I left home for 4 days and when I came back the buds were a little over dried. It is very arid where I live. The final weigh in was a little over 8 oz and the smoke is amazing. Tastes like blueberry and northern lights so good job Nirvana. I have been burping a few times a day and today I am cutting it down to once a day. I'm thinking about experimenting with orange peel and wet cotton ball taped to the lid.

 

[TheBlaze]

Awesome bro. That is quite a yield you got.

 

[Nicholas Flamel]

Yes, very nice yield indeed man. Congrats

 

[Black Cloud]

Thanks. It is curing nicely. I also had to try out my cheap bubble bags and got a few grams of hash. Since there was so much vegetation I think it is going to really produce. Gonna get it this weekend