How much longer should I wait to start flushing?
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Rucifer999
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How long have they been in flower? What strain? That helps tremendously. From the looks of it honestly the pistils are still forming which is a sign in my opinion that she can use a little more time before the flush. What grow medium are you using also?
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mountaineerfanatic
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I didn't keep track of when I planted or when they started flower. I've not spent much time with them as I have been working 12 to 14 hrs a day. It is either gorilla glue auto or pineapple Express auto from growers choice. I wish I would have kept track of everything but I kept putting it off and ended up not doing it. This plant is the oldest and most mature but also the smallest. My other 2 plants are critical purple auto and sour kush auto. Cp is about a week or 2 younger than this one and sour kush is about a month younger but it is by far the biggest. I know they aren't close to being ready yet but this one is getting somewhat close. Thanks for the input.
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Rucifer999
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Cool. Hard to say with autos I've only ran one hehe. Just keep and eye out on the pistil growth and also the Trichomes. Do you have a loupe to inspect the trichomes stages also? Aside from the trichomes changing I usually can tell when they finish because the pistils they stop forming altogether but at that point certain strains will form Fox tails.
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mountaineerfanatic
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I don't have a loupe but I'm going to get one. This is my 3rd grow ever and my last 2 turned out pretty decent. I found it easier to do in soil than I did in dwc. I usually just keep taking close up pics and try to tell and I also wait till the pistils turn brown. I'm just growing so my wife can smoke for free. It kinda sucks not getting to test my own grows, lol. It's been about 17 years or so since I have smoked. Thanks for the info.
Rucifer999
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Definitely get a loupe for awhile I used a cheap camera phone which did well but a loupe is a must have. Also you'll see each strain is different some I've ran finished in 7 weeks others 10. Just get to know the strains you are running. Usually my last two weeks I water no nutes 2 weeks before I know they are ready and they do bulk up quite well. Also make sure you time the trim just right. When I cut down my plant after the "flush" I make sure the day of the cut down the soil is almost if not fully dry. This helps with the cure process and if I'm not mistaken helps with the Chlorophyll break down or something similar.
This is what I do and works every time and the little extra bit of patience is worth the bulk and taste. Take care.
This is what I do and works every time and the little extra bit of patience is worth the bulk and taste. Take care.
