Is this CK Auto NL ready yet?

[cylob]

hello!

i have been having good fun trying to grow this CK auto NL for the past couple of months...
today is day 69. i think she's getting close and i was hoping for some more expert opinions.

here's some photos :

it's my first attempt, so i am not super sure.

i started 2 seeds at once and one died, so i have a second CK auto NL that is a couple of weeks behind.
she looks nice too!

thanks for any help anyone can offer.

 

[Nismo12]

She is close as in about a week left. Not very many amber trichomes yet I see.give her just a little while longer. Being 69 days in you don't want to harvest early and be kicking yourself in the rear about it. Let her do her thing.

 

[OldSchool 64]

Nope not yet.let it keep going..I'd go 2 weeks atleast
What nismo said..

 

[golfer420]

Mmmmm...she's looking great Nice job.

Agree with OS64 and Nismo. Those trichomes (little white things on the leaves) will gradually turn amber. It's personal taste to some degree. All white/cloudy and thc is not at its max and the high is more on the head buzz side. Totally amber and the thc is now starting to degrade and the high can be more couch lock. It's about 2-3 week window where you should watch the changeover to amber. Personally, usually harvest a few days after I see consistent amber showing up on all leaves. I don't like the heavy buzz.

I really loved my CKS Northern Lights. The best one I grew went 78 days. The others were 79 and 82 days.

Congrats on your first attempt

 

[cylob]

thanks golfer420!

i just went and had a read of both your journals and wanted to say thanks for all the great pics and info you shared!
your journey with those CK autos is very similar to mine, so i was glad to see both of your attempts and especially the second, where you clearly learned and grew with your techniques!

here's a pic from yesterday :

she's getting closer!!

 

[cylob]

and just to follow up for any opinions, here's a pic from today...

any expert advice would be appreciated!

 

[OldSchool 64]

not yet brother,,,let them keep going..good pics you took..nice... we can clearly see shes not ready yet

 

[golfer420]

Yep..no change in the color of the trichomes. Looking yummy

 

[cylob]

and now 6 days later...

the hairs are going brown, leaves are dying and she's getting closer!!

i will admit to cutting a low hanging bud off and sticking it in a paper bag for 4 days so i could do a test!
i am pretty happy even if it's a week before the proper harvest time. by the time this is cut and properly
cured, it could be amazing!!

 

[golfer420]

Still don't see any amber at all. Let her keep going


No harm in sampling the goods. I've done it a couple of times on almost all my grows. When they get close, those little guys on the side look so tasty it's hard not too.

 

[cylob]

>>No harm in sampling the goods. I've done it a couple of times on almost all my grows. When they get close, those little guys on the side look so tasty it's hard not too.

amen brother!!

 

[cylob]

here we are again...

i can see the slow change!

and if anyone knows about nutes, my other 2 CK plants (white cookies) which are in veg are having some issues.
i plan to 12/12 flip them when these 2 autos are done.

i *think* it could be a potassium deficiency but it's been crazy hot weather here too...
i wonder if i gave too much pure RO/cal mag water and not enough nutes?

 

[golfer420]

I just barely see some amber showing up in the background. For me, I'd wait probably another week until I saw some amber showing up right in front.

I sat and looked at the leaf chart for a few minutes and I'll be honest - I can't tell you what deficiency it is. You could be right, maybe potassium. Could also be nitrogen, magnesium, manganese or maybe even sulfur. If you're feeding some calmag that would rule out magnesium. Maybe double check the amount your feeding.

They still look in pretty decent shape overall, though. Keep it going!

 

[OldSchool 64]

Don't worry about those leafs..she doesn't need them..dont start chasing problems u don't have..be patient. .ur doing great..if they bother you just cut them off brother..
Wait till.the amber comes

 

[cylob]

thanks golfer420!!

i took that advice and gave them a little stronger than normal feed.
it was my theory that they are deficient in something, so i think this should do it!

hopefully in the next few days, they will look a little better!

and regarding my 2 CK autos, i am happy to wait until the peak of perfection.
i will post another few pics in a few days. thanks for the progress report.

 

[cylob]

thanks old school 64!

that was my fave kind of solution...keep doing what i was doing.
no problems doing that.

 

[despotic]

She's looking good cylob, probably getting close. I've done 4 of the Auto NLs now and in my experience, they go longer than advertised and take a pretty decent amount of food compared to other autos,including the Candy Cane which I had to cut down to about 1/3 my normal photo feed. She should keep filling out nicely.

What are your white cookies growing in? Is that soil or peat? Are you sure they need the cal-mag supplement?

 

[cylob]

thanks despotic!
the white cookies are in a soil/perlite mix. mostly soil.
using the cal/mag was based on my using RO water,
which seemed to be the done thing. what do you think,
despotic?

overall, i am pretty happy, for a noob, i think i am
going ok!!

 

[cylob]

here's a couple of shots from just now...

a little closer!

 

[cylob]

so close...