Ozzie Costal: ready to harvest or not
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TysonOG
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10-14 days more. Those buds will fatten up some.
When did the pistils first appear - how many weeks ago was that?
The fresh fluffy pistils says she is still growing, when the pistils turn dark and crinkle up then it’s getting closer to harvest but could still ripen for even longer. Buds swell the most near the end so you don’t want to jump the gun. At this point the plant does not grow taller but it packs on flower weight which is what you want.
Maybe next time fill those buckets up with soil to the top but first mix in plenty of aeration something like perlite, pumice or biochar depending on what’s available to you. The nutrient demands of this plant are strong - don’t be afraid to throw some ferts at it but you have to learn what works based on what’s available there. The plant needs NPK plus calcium and magnesium, in the veg cycle plant needs higher N lower PK but in flower it needs little to no N but higher PK however it needs cal & mag all the way thru.
nice work Mr TimmyTT, looking good
The fresh fluffy pistils says she is still growing, when the pistils turn dark and crinkle up then it’s getting closer to harvest but could still ripen for even longer. Buds swell the most near the end so you don’t want to jump the gun. At this point the plant does not grow taller but it packs on flower weight which is what you want.
Maybe next time fill those buckets up with soil to the top but first mix in plenty of aeration something like perlite, pumice or biochar depending on what’s available to you. The nutrient demands of this plant are strong - don’t be afraid to throw some ferts at it but you have to learn what works based on what’s available there. The plant needs NPK plus calcium and magnesium, in the veg cycle plant needs higher N lower PK but in flower it needs little to no N but higher PK however it needs cal & mag all the way thru.
nice work Mr TimmyTT, looking good
Sueet
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Those leaves look severely spider mite damaged to me, I would check the plant out closely.
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@013 thanks for the feedback. its more than once you have helped me.
if you recall, i did a post a month ago (5 weeks) when she was flowering
Ozzie coastal buds
Hi All, long time reading first time posting. i am a Sydneyite looking for some feedback on my 1st grow. It’s from donated seeds of unknow origin. I am worried it’s a hermi as I found two branches with seed pods on them about a month ago. I have removed them and no more have shown up. my...
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I have been doing a bit of a home made fert mix of around 10/30/10 (cant seem to find anything off the shelf that has 0 N). i think i over fertilised for a while so backed it off since.
i will def do it differently the second time and i take your feedback onboard.
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With those fresh white pistils I would say it is too early to harvest yet. Maybe another 2 weeks to go.
You said the strain was unknown so who knows, but I wondered if the light build of it's appearance suggests a mostly sativa plant.
Next time I would build up the soil a bit, increase the pot size too, and I think then you'll get a big improvement to yield. And as Sueet pointed out, keep a close eye on bugs, as they can decimate a plant.
You said the strain was unknown so who knows, but I wondered if the light build of it's appearance suggests a mostly sativa plant.
Next time I would build up the soil a bit, increase the pot size too, and I think then you'll get a big improvement to yield. And as Sueet pointed out, keep a close eye on bugs, as they can decimate a plant.
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Sueet
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I can't really give you a good recommendation. When I had them, I sprayed heavily with neem. But they were too advanced by the time I noticed them, it was my first grow. The neem didn't help, I ended up soaking the branches in bleach to make sure they were good and dead and couldn't get to my houseplants upstairs, and then later burned them because I didn't want to smoke bleach
I have also used Neem and insecticide soap, with some success, however I did see a suggestion by @Skottelgoed Spons with which he had great success in irradicating spider mites, I haven't used it myself but I have seen others speak highly of similar approaches, his post is here.
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@Sueet @Stunger i have just given them a god does of Ecooil so i will let you know how it goes. i couldn't see any spider mites but there were a few moths, maybe whitefly (i think).I can't really give you a good recommendation. When I had them, I sprayed heavily with neem. But they were too advanced by the time I noticed them, it was my first grow. The neem didn't help, I ended up soaking the branches in bleach to make sure they were good and dead and couldn't get to my houseplants upstairs, and then later burned them because I didn't want to smoke bleach
Sueet
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I could absolutely be wrong about it being mites. But SOMEthing is for sure nibbling those leaves.
Crossing my fingers that the oil works for you!
TysonOG
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I would guess thrips.
SNS 217 for Spider mites
SNS 209 for thrips.
SNS works great, but like anything, it's much better as a preventative.
SNS 217 for Spider mites
SNS 209 for thrips.
SNS works great, but like anything, it's much better as a preventative.
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TysonOG
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Look up the active ingredients. I'm pretty sure it's basically Rosemary oil and fairly easy to replicate locally.
