GH nutes when to hit the rippen stage and flush

What’s up guys. This is my first run using pretty much GH 10 part. My autos have been flowering for 9 or 10 weeks. Last week a switch to the full rippen stage of the growth chart. My trichromes aren’t showing much amber but they were starting. So I figured a week and they would turn more. Now I’m in my 2nd week of rippen. More amber but still not much and that’s up top. I need the space.
The photos that went in 2 weeks later are showing more amber.
I need at least one out to put another in. The autos are my extra for some flavor but the photo gets me by for the month.
Should I have stayed in that late flower stage until amber trichs. I was afraid of them turning to fast and getting only couch lock bud by the time I flush with kleen. Don’t want the chemical smoke.

Flushing is for toilets, unless you have a lockout. It accomplishes nothing. They look good, the third picture, that plant has still got a couple weeks, the others are close, maybe a week or so, a little more bud swell may happen.

Phytoplankton said:

Flushing is for toilets, unless you have a lockout. It accomplishes nothing. They look good, the third picture, that plant has still got a couple weeks, the others are close, maybe a week or so, a little more bud swell may happen.

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Thanks man. Idk I always just left them in plain pH water for a couple days. 3rd pic and all the close ups are the same plant. These are them tonight.

Do you recommend keeping the GH schedule that at week 8 you pretty much drop everything and up the Rippen to swell. Better to stay like that? Hoping I didn’t do it too soon or two late.
The first pic is the photo lemon cherry gelato X end game

next i honestly don’t remember it’s sidecar or 24k gold. Either one is 4th or last. The 5th is watermelon zittles. I feel like all her white hairs where red and she got more

They’re close, I’d feed to the end, which is not far off.

Phytoplankton said:

They’re close, I’d feed to the end, which is not far off.

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Last stage feed though right? Keep that last stage till they are ready? Thanks again!

I've never really seen a dramatic change of trichs from cloudy to amber in my autos. I chop when there are very few white pistols and they've receded and swelling seems to have stopped.

marzig said:

I've never really seen a dramatic change of trichs from cloudy to amber in my autos. I chop when there are very few white pistols and they've receded and swelling seems to have stopped.

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That could def be it! the photos are turning and these have been flowering for 2 weeks longer. I'm chopping the autos end of week. Cant wait any more

bongboy8200 said:

That could def be it! the photos are turning and these have been flowering for 2 weeks longer. I'm chopping the autos end of week. Cant wait any more

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They all look good to me!

Thanks guys. But can anyone tell me what stage of nutrient feed you should stay in while you’re waiting. I use GH feed charts. So at week 8 everything is stripped down. Micro, grow, bloom, Rippen and low ppm and ec. Do you stay like that until the swell up and trichs turn? Or do you stay with the full late stage feed. Than just run that last one for a week. Then a flush (I know some say flush some say don’t

I use the Botanicare products. During bloom just Silica, Cal-Mag, Bloom and Flying Skull Z7 enzymes. The only thing I do different towards the end is to reduce the EC as the plants start drinking and eating less. I never flush and feed right up to harvest.

marzig said:

I use the Botanicare products. During bloom just Silica, Cal-Mag, Bloom and Flying Skull Z7 enzymes. The only thing I do different towards the end is to reduce the EC as the plants start drinking and eating less. I never flush and feed right up to harvest.

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Is this the bloom you use? This was what I used and it was so much easier. This is what I use now. Lolol

bongboy8200 said:

Is this the bloom you use? This was what I used and it was so much easier. This is what I use now. Lolol

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Yup, that's what I use.

I run gh Lucas formula(2 parts micro, 1 part bloom straight through never flush, no problems, your weed looks pretty dank though, try without all the supplemental bottles your weed will be just as good and your wallet will be a little fatter

marzig said:

Yup, that's what I use.

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Does it go bad. This is like 10 years old lol

Greengrouch said:

I run gh Lucas formula(2 parts micro, 1 part bloom straight through never flush, no problems, your weed looks pretty dank though, try without all the supplemental bottles your weed will be just as good and your wallet will be a little fatter

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Yeah man never used all this stuff before. Wanted to see for myself. It’s a pain in the balls! I honestly think it’s just better genetics than I ran back in the day. Then it was really just herbies. Killer bud. Best bud in town. But this is definitely looks better and so many strains. So I can ditch the kleen don’t worry about flushing. Thanks!!

bongboy8200 said:

Does it go bad. This is like 10 years old lol

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I have no idea if it goes bad or not, I don't have any that old.

marzig said:

I have no idea if it goes bad or not, I don't have any that old.

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I read mixed things. I didn’t want to take the chance so switched to GH