Autoflower - Any way to fasten the ripening process?

[leiakun]

Hi y’all!
My partner and I are growing our second batch ever, autoflower Platinum Mimosa Cookies, and currently around day 77-80 (not quite sure of the exact date). This one is going significantly better than the previous one so it’s already a win, but we’re starting to worry about whether it’s gonna be ready to harvest in time.

We’re leaving to get married in 11 days, so we’ll have to harvest no matter what since we can’t leave the plants with the person taking our apartment. We will be able to dry and curate it in proper conditions after harvesting though. It took longer than expected because of a heat wave that caused stress on the plant. We were going with an 18/6 cycle and just moved it up to 20/4, and are giving some nutes + pk booster.

Is there any way to speed up the ripening process? What will the impact of harvesting too early be on the potency and quality?
I’ll add some pictures, any help is greatly appreciated, thanks. Cheers!

 

[TCH]

I'll let the experts verify, but it seems like those still have a long time left. Like a month or better. One thing that will suffer severely will be the yield. I'm not sure how the potency or quality of what's there will be affected, but the quantity will be impacted big time.

 

[rkymtnman]

postpone the marriage. they won't be done in 11 days for sure

 

[Billy the Mountain]

It won't be anywhere close to ready in 11 days but life happens.
Immature buds are a lot better than no buds.
Is waiting until you return an option?

 

[leiakun]

postpone the marriage. they won't be done in 11 days for sure

Hahaha it’s gonna be fun explaining that to the in laws

 

[leiakun]

It won't be anywhere close to ready in 11 days but life happens.
Immature buds are a lot better than no buds.
Is waiting until you return an option?

Sadly it’s not an option, as it’s not necessarily legal where I live and I can’t put that burden on the cat/apartment sitter…

 

[TCH]

Sadly it’s not an option, as it’s not necessarily legal where I live and I can’t put that burden on the cat/apartment sitter…

Throw in an 1/8th for em. Haha

 

[sandman83]

Hi y’all!
My partner and I are growing our second batch ever, autoflower Platinum Mimosa Cookies, and currently around day 77-80 (not quite sure of the exact date). This one is going significantly better than the previous one so it’s already a win, but we’re starting to worry about whether it’s gonna be ready to harvest in time.

We’re leaving to get married in 11 days, so we’ll have to harvest no matter what since we can’t leave the plants with the person taking our apartment. We will be able to dry and curate it in proper conditions after harvesting though. It took longer than expected because of a heat wave that caused stress on the plant. We were going with an 18/6 cycle and just moved it up to 20/4, and are giving some nutes + pk booster.

Is there any way to speed up the ripening process? What will the impact of harvesting too early be on the potency and quality?
I’ll add some pictures, any help is greatly appreciated, thanks. Cheers!

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Just curious, how are you going to harvest/dry/cure in the same 11 days? I think I would wait as long as you can then chop, and focus on your wedding day. There's always time for another plant.

 

[Tolerance Break]

This would have been a great question 2 months ago.

You can add an hour to the night cycle every couple weeks. The plant thinks winter is nearing and rushes to the finish line. It's not exactly optimal, especially for yield, but it can shave a few days, even a week off the harvest time.

 

[Budzbuddha]

If you cut in 11 days - you wasted all your grow effort.
That plant is far from being harvest ready .
Weeks to go. There is no magical light play that will boost a flowering harvest - if there was everybody would do it.

If in potting soil ,
Tell somebody those plants are … err carrots and water every third day. Most autos will finish under 100 days.

Marriages come and go - SAVE THE CROPS

 

[Billy the Mountain]

This would have been a great question 2 months ago.

You can add an hour to the night cycle every couple weeks. The plant thinks winter is nearing and rushes to the finish line. It's not exactly optimal, especially for yield, but it can shave a few days, even a week off the harvest time.

Do you think that applies to autoflowers?
I thought they march exclusively to their internal clock irrespective of the length of darkness, but have never tried it myself.

 

[TCH]

Do you think that applies to autoflowers?
I thought they march exclusively to their internal clock irrespective of the length of darkness, but have never tried it myself.

**nothing to back this up**
I remember seeing somewhere that the dli affects the harvesting time and yield to an extent. So those that run an 18/6 will see an improvement when changing to a 20/4. But the change was negligible above that. May have read it on here or another forum or heard it on a podcast.

 

[Tolerance Break]

Do you think that applies to autoflowers?
I thought they march exclusively to their internal clock irrespective of the length of darkness, but have never tried it myself.

lol good catch. I dont grow Autos, so I have absolutely no idea.

 

[dwc420letsgo]

Can you hide them and set up some blumats?

 

[Nutty sKunK]

Don’t know how effective it is but putting ripe bananas in your tent. The ethylene gas may help to ripen your buds a little more!

 

[ponics42o]

lol good catch. I dont grow Autos, so I have absolutely no idea.

Off topic but I see you use jacks321 in your sig. I use it as well, do you add or change anything at the flowering stage?

Also, for OP..damn this is a tough dilemma, hopefully you can find someone to come care for it while gone.