Help - Problem in late flowering

[GrandpaPurple]

Hi all.
New to this forum and on my first ever grow.
Everything was going so well but a family emergency meant that my plants, which were 6 weeks into flowering were left for six days and I was unable to check daily as I normally do.
They were on an auto watering timer but when I got back the water level had dropped and was approximately 3 times more concentrated than it should of been.
Buds have shrivelled up a bit rather than getting larger.
Is it too late to save?

 

[diggs99]

I'm a noob so take it for what it's worth

I would flush them heavily with some good clean ph water and hope for the best, maybe they will swell back up when replenished?

You don't have much to lose at this point

I'll be following along tho, hopefully some of the better growers will pop in and offer some advice

@Renfro ?@H.A.F.

 

[3rd Monkey]

Are you saying the water evaporated and nute solution was 3 times stronger? Or it watered 3 times the amount it was supposed to?

Just need some clarification.

 

[GrandpaPurple]

Are you saying the water evaporated and nute solution was 3 times stronger? Or it watered 3 times the amount it was supposed to?

Just need some clarification.

Water had been evaporated and or used by the plants. So water level in reservoir which should habe been 30l was down to 10l so it was far too concentrated. EC was about 2.6. PH was ok still at 5.7.
I immediately flushed coco with ph balanced water and topped up reservoir.

 

[3rd Monkey]

Water had been evaporated and or used by the plants. So water level in reservoir which should habe been 30l was down to 10l so it was far too concentrated. EC was about 2.6. PH was ok still at 5.7.
I immediately flushed coco with ph balanced water and topped up reservoir.

Then you did exactly what you should have done. Concentrated nutes will build salts, so the flush was a smart move.

 

[GrandpaPurple]

Thanks.
Is there anything obvious wrong in the pics. They should be ready for harvest in a week but nowhere near big enough.

 

[3rd Monkey]

Not really. You can't hammer them with nutes or light. They're pretty whispy. Try to hold out long as you can so they can put on whatever weight they can.

Personally, I see at least 2 weeks til chop, but harvest as you please.

Shit happens man. You just have to try not to step in it lol.

 

[GrandpaPurple]

Thanks for all the advice.

 

[Chip Green]

I don't see a single browning pistil, anywhere on that. That plant looks to me, like its maybe halfway through flower. She took a punch straight in the throat now too, with that nutrient bender she went on. Good chance of a severe hangover.
Ride it out, she could scamper right out of it and explode, you definitely know its not underfed!