I've heard of people using dish soap ... but I've also heard of people eating soap too.
I'm spoiled that way. In Eugene I'm 5 minutes from 4 indoor gardening stores and two of my favorite brands are right here in my home town.
Hell man, the pheromones that the damaged and stressed plant gives off attracts mites. They would be considered a "secondary infestation" , brought on by the first.
Our friend JimiPK isnt running a major greenhouse operation.
i`ll have to check real well the previous responses, my mail stopped warning me. but if some troll is attacking, ignore him/her. they`re everywhere, like whiteflies, blackflies, yellowflies. fuck trolls and the horses they ride in on. well the horses no, just the trolls.
You can leave lower buds to develope. The only consideration is whether there's time or not. In your case you have to consider the weather and your bugs.
thanks so much for the advice. seems i panicked. i think this patient is at just about 10 weeks into flowering, got my magnifying glass in the mail and i think i`m doing ok. i had never heard what you say about checking the bottom of outside of the pot. right on. i`ll have to get a moisture meter too. it`s really hot where we live so in 2 days the plants look dry and sad, that`s the only moisture meter i`m using, but i noticed (cuz i started with seeds, though i now have some clones, all female to avoid that nuisance of looking for males) that my uprooted males (and my first grow, one female) all had small root balls, sign of not letting the roots look for water deeper down. so maybe either get a moisture meter or let them look even more sad before watering.
the hell is the LIKE button? LIKE, LIKE LIKE, thank you.
aahhh, now that`s something i have never read, about early breakdown. i`ll look into it, thanks.
Wind, rain, friction from getting rubbed against its own leaves, people or animals brushing against it. All kinds of thing can make them turn Amber early.
yeah, i can see what looks like damaged leaves. so in that case would you go for the more inner areas that haven`t been so exposed to damage? i see some people recommend observing the calyxes, not leaves, i can get a good view inside and that`s where i see more solid white, no ambar. i`m pretty sure i`m beginning week 9 or 10. and it seems to be an indica. and i just read one recommendation to harvest indica actually before you see ambar if you want a more head high and less couchlock, which is my aim.
That's a solid recommendation forharvesting an indica of you're not looking for too much of a body high. As for going by trichomes on an outdoor plant you should always check multiple areas in the same part of the plant (tops/middle/etc) and go by an average.
ok, great, and maybe avoid looking at the more outer possibly damaged leaves. if that`s the case then i have no ambar at all, if i avoid those leaves that look damaged cuz the ones with more ambar are the ones i think that have even areas on the leaf with no trichomes at all, from damage as you say, so i`ll try to judge by the more secluded areas. ok, now i`m excited and less worried. thanks again.
well it might be more difficult for me to get my hands on the right supplies, but regardless of that, you gotta know what to do with them, which i`m learning little by little but steadily feeling more sure about what i`m doing. so my respects to you seasoned growers. you have a skill.
No matter how well it's stored it will still degrade over time. The fact that it's still got plenty of clear trichomes just goes to show that you're storing and curing method is on point.