Well I can tell ya what I have experienced.
The pistils turn orange at different times during my grows. Kinda depends on how much light they get but I would say average is about 4 to 6 weeks old.
Actual time to flower Depending on the strain, the more indica in the mix the closer to 8 weeks time frame. But still some will take longer then others to finish.
Really, Its what you want. At eight weeks you see the trichomes and they are cloudy right? Well thats ripening, You could cut it down then and have good smoke. Or you could wait another week or two and let the plant ripen to its fullest.(Amber colored trichomes) Then the buds will swell up a bit and the fan leaf will die. You get great smoke.
I guess that would be about 4 weeks then huh.
Thats whats started now, your plants are taking nutrients from the stored nutrients in the leaf, turning it colors and sending that to the buds. Its natural. Once a leaf looks half dead to me I just cut it off. It is no longer an asset. The upper leaf usually remains green but I dont worry about the lower. If the upper leaf and lower leaf have issue I stop nutes altogether.
Hope that helps.
The pistils turn orange at different times during my grows. Kinda depends on how much light they get but I would say average is about 4 to 6 weeks old.
Actual time to flower Depending on the strain, the more indica in the mix the closer to 8 weeks time frame. But still some will take longer then others to finish.
Really, Its what you want. At eight weeks you see the trichomes and they are cloudy right? Well thats ripening, You could cut it down then and have good smoke. Or you could wait another week or two and let the plant ripen to its fullest.(Amber colored trichomes) Then the buds will swell up a bit and the fan leaf will die. You get great smoke.
I guess that would be about 4 weeks then huh.
Thats whats started now, your plants are taking nutrients from the stored nutrients in the leaf, turning it colors and sending that to the buds. Its natural. Once a leaf looks half dead to me I just cut it off. It is no longer an asset. The upper leaf usually remains green but I dont worry about the lower. If the upper leaf and lower leaf have issue I stop nutes altogether.
Hope that helps.
I looked this evening, her trichs are 95% cloudy now, with about one out of eight amber. Getting closer!
