tom420
Active Member
To chop or not to chop!
That is my question for the experts here.
This is my first grow and I'm sooooo confused by those trichomes!
Some basic info first:
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Strain: Skunk #1 Auto feminized from White Label Seeds
Medium: Canna Coco Pro 70% / Perlite 30% with layers of hydroton on the bottom and top
Container: 11 liter smart pot, hand watering
Lights: Mars Hydro Reflector 96 (183W draw) and COB LED with 90 deg lens (125W draw)
Grow tent: 3' x 4'
Other equipment:
- Dehumidifier in the tent,
- Carbon filter and outtake fan 200cfm
- 2 mixing fans in the tent
- PH, EC, temp and humidity meters
Light schedule has been 18/6 throughout the entire grow. Temperature in the tent is below 79F during lights on and above 66F with light off. RH was at 60% during first weeks and is now at 45-50%.
On day 15 I have topped the plant and LST'ed slightly few days later. Feeding was quite light, from 400ppm in the beginning to max 700ppm with GHE Flora Series + AN Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra in RO water.
It's now 64 days from germination and I'm confused. Should I harvest or should I wait? Majority of pistils are still white so I thought I have still few weeks to go. But just yesterday I've got myself a microscope to check the trichomes and was surprised to see a lot of milky ones and quite a few amber as well. So how come? So many white pistils and already amber trichomes?
As I would rather harvest a bit early than too late for more of a head high, I have decided to start 7 days flush yesterday. I have flushed with FloraKleen until my runoff read 60PPM and I will continue watering with pure RO water without PH-ing it (I'm convinced by the argument that there is no point to PH this flushing water since there are no more nutrients to uptake anyway).
All the leaves are still healthy green so I guess I could still come back to feeding if you recommend I should wait another week or two.
This is my first grow so I have absolutely ZERO previous experience. I would also hate to f*ck it up at the very end, after 2+ months of caring for my plant. I was reading about pistils and trichomes color and how to judge the right harvest time and I thought it would be easy. But when I actually look at my own plant I am not sure anymore.
So if anyone could offer some advice as to whether I should chop or wait that'd be grand!
Cheers!
Here are some pics of the plant, buds and trichs:
That is my question for the experts here.
This is my first grow and I'm sooooo confused by those trichomes!
Some basic info first:
----------------------
Strain: Skunk #1 Auto feminized from White Label Seeds
Medium: Canna Coco Pro 70% / Perlite 30% with layers of hydroton on the bottom and top
Container: 11 liter smart pot, hand watering
Lights: Mars Hydro Reflector 96 (183W draw) and COB LED with 90 deg lens (125W draw)
Grow tent: 3' x 4'
Other equipment:
- Dehumidifier in the tent,
- Carbon filter and outtake fan 200cfm
- 2 mixing fans in the tent
- PH, EC, temp and humidity meters
Light schedule has been 18/6 throughout the entire grow. Temperature in the tent is below 79F during lights on and above 66F with light off. RH was at 60% during first weeks and is now at 45-50%.
On day 15 I have topped the plant and LST'ed slightly few days later. Feeding was quite light, from 400ppm in the beginning to max 700ppm with GHE Flora Series + AN Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra in RO water.
It's now 64 days from germination and I'm confused. Should I harvest or should I wait? Majority of pistils are still white so I thought I have still few weeks to go. But just yesterday I've got myself a microscope to check the trichomes and was surprised to see a lot of milky ones and quite a few amber as well. So how come? So many white pistils and already amber trichomes?
As I would rather harvest a bit early than too late for more of a head high, I have decided to start 7 days flush yesterday. I have flushed with FloraKleen until my runoff read 60PPM and I will continue watering with pure RO water without PH-ing it (I'm convinced by the argument that there is no point to PH this flushing water since there are no more nutrients to uptake anyway).
All the leaves are still healthy green so I guess I could still come back to feeding if you recommend I should wait another week or two.
This is my first grow so I have absolutely ZERO previous experience. I would also hate to f*ck it up at the very end, after 2+ months of caring for my plant. I was reading about pistils and trichomes color and how to judge the right harvest time and I thought it would be easy. But when I actually look at my own plant I am not sure anymore.
So if anyone could offer some advice as to whether I should chop or wait that'd be grand!
Cheers!
Here are some pics of the plant, buds and trichs: