You have to get a 30x-100x hand scope and look at the trichomes. The trichomes will tell you what to do. I like to start my flush when the trichome heads are 20-30% amber.
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You have to get a 30x-100x hand scope and look at the trichomes. The trichomes will tell you what to do. I like to start my flush when the trichome heads are 20-30% amber.
The brown hairs don't mean anything. Many things can cause the hairs to brown. It's all about the trichomes/crystals.
iskaboy
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Thank you Snype and thanks to all the guys who helped, watched and I hope enjoyed, I am forced to shut down everything the first of september because I have to change home etc etc.. For that day all the 3 plants will be 8 weeks into flowering, now they are at 6 weeks and I have started the flush yesterday.. As I asked in my post in the italian section I will ask you also guys:
Is there any way to induct the plants to fully or I hope 70% mature for that time?
I know the importance of seeing the trichomes build up in this stage and this is why I ordered a 60x magnifier but it will arrive in a week/10 days so until that day it's all unknown.. Do you guys think I am doing wrong by starting the flush right now? Any tip or advice?
Is there any way to induct the plants to fully or I hope 70% mature for that time?
I know the importance of seeing the trichomes build up in this stage and this is why I ordered a 60x magnifier but it will arrive in a week/10 days so until that day it's all unknown.. Do you guys think I am doing wrong by starting the flush right now? Any tip or advice?
Twist1
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I don't think there are many strains that finish in less than 8 weeks, so I would say you just let them flower as long as you can, and if you are forced to harvest them on 1st September then that is that. The magnifier will not help you in this case, but it will be a useful thing to have for the future. I would say you should start feeding just straight water from here onwards. my 2 cents.
Good Luck
Good Luck
iskaboy
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I don't think there are many strains that finish in less than 8 weeks, so I would say you just let them flower as long as you can, and if you are forced to harvest them on 1st September then that is that. The magnifier will not help you in this case, but it will be a useful thing to have for the future. I would say you should start feeding just straight water from here onwards. my 2 cents.
Good Luck
Thank you my friend, I have already started the flush few days ago..
iskaboy
Member
Sorry to hear about the early chop iska, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Stay safe.
Thank you 5th. as Sgapetti told me in the italian forum I switched the lights to 8 hours of lights and 16 of darkness to accelerate the maturation of the 3 plants, the big bang I'm sure it will be fine after 8 weeks but I think the sour cream need a couple weeks more but....
hi there 
pity about the premature harvest, buddy, but that' life.
if you read my last rabbit burrow updates then you know i also needed to chop too early... so i feel for you, brother. but you still got 2 weeks to go so it is not that bad afterall.
when you change apartments, will you grow in that same cab or is there a new project in your head?
peace
pity about the premature harvest, buddy, but that' life.
if you read my last rabbit burrow updates then you know i also needed to chop too early... so i feel for you, brother. but you still got 2 weeks to go so it is not that bad afterall.
when you change apartments, will you grow in that same cab or is there a new project in your head?
peace
iskaboy
Member
Thank you as always NKOTS and I read about your last troubles with baby spidermans 
The problem is I think I'm gonna change country another time, but if stay here in italy I'm going to build a new flower box and transform the actual one in a mother/clone box.. For my actual grow I think the big bang will be ok but the 2 sour cream will need at least other 2 weeks after the first of september, and they will yield really a lot more that the BB.. I have to find a solution, last time I flushed forgetting to let the water rest for 24 hours and now I have some leaves with yellow points..
The problem is I think I'm gonna change country another time, but if stay here in italy I'm going to build a new flower box and transform the actual one in a mother/clone box.. For my actual grow I think the big bang will be ok but the 2 sour cream will need at least other 2 weeks after the first of september, and they will yield really a lot more that the BB.. I have to find a solution, last time I flushed forgetting to let the water rest for 24 hours and now I have some leaves with yellow points..
TastyGoodness
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