How much longer do you reckon?

sandmonkey

sandmonkey

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I know that there is no solid answer and it depends on the desired effects, but here's the info:

-growin' Bubblegum and NLX from clones (5 of each). Both supposed to complete flowering in about 55 days.
-Have been under 12/12 for 43 days but budding (according to what I can see) for 34 days.
-pistils dying nicely
-trichomes appear to be 70% clear, 25% cloudy and a few ambers here and there.

It seems like their a bit ahead of schedule. What do you think?

Also, how long does it typically take for trichomes to turn from clear to cloudy, and cloudy to amber?

Here are some pics of NLX clone #1:


upclose shot of main cola:



And one of the Bubblegums:


upclose:


Thanks in advance for any estimates/guesses :leaf:
 
smoke and coke

smoke and coke

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i wanna say about 2 weeks to go or more but not sure if youll have any fan leaf by then lol. looks tastey tho. did you start your flush early?
 
sandmonkey

sandmonkey

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LOL the first pic shows mostly the underside of the fan leaves so they look a bit paler than they really are.

I flushed the NLX about 10 days ago but fed them immediately. The NLX hve suddenly burst with bud growth that they're using up they're stored nutes rapidly (i think).

2 weeks would be awesome!
 
zonked

zonked

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wow dude, they are looking great. Can I ask what your using, I wish mine looked that way.

P.S. I meant what nutes are u using and is it soil or hydro ?
 
sandmonkey

sandmonkey

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zonked said:
wow dude, they are looking great. Can I ask what your using, I wish mine looked that way.

P.S. I meant what nutes are u using and is it soil or hydro ?
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Thanks dude.

I've been using The CANNA Terra line from start to finish plus a few extras. Used a light soil-mix made of a variety of moss and perlite.

For veg:
Terra Vega

For Flowering:
Terra Flores
Boost Accelerator
PK 13/14

and other stuff like lemon concentrate to lower pH, as well as this powder called Alkabase (Canadian) which conaints salts of all your plant's favorite minerals.

When i switched to 12/12 i continued using the Veg nutes and lowered it gradually while slowly introducing the flowering nutes.

If anything, I had more deficiencies than toxicity/nute burn, but nothing too serious.


For my next grow though I'll be using the BioBizz line.
 
sandmonkey

sandmonkey

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***UPDATE***

Well it's been over 2 weeks since i started this thread and my babies still aren't ready.

The buds have definitely filled up, but I still see new growth with white pistils.

They've now been flowering (budding, not just 12/12) for 53 days and I'm getting impatient. Still no amber trich's :(

NLX:


Bubblegum lower buds:


and a Bubblegum bud that I harvested early and just blazed :D high was pretty heady, but I liked it.


I guess my question is, how fast do trich's turn from cloudy to amber? they're mostly cloudy now, but still no ambers.
 
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kellythefoot

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sandmonkey said:
***UPDATE***

Well it's been over 2 weeks since i started this thread and my babies still aren't ready.

The buds have definitely filled up, but I still see new growth with white pistils.

They've now been flowering (budding, not just 12/12) for 53 days and I'm getting impatient. Still no amber trich's :(

NLX:


Bubblegum lower buds:


and a Bubblegum bud that I harvested early and just blazed :D high was pretty heady, but I liked it.


I guess my question is, how fast do trich's turn from cloudy to amber? they're mostly cloudy now, but still no ambers.
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was the sample of the bubble all the way dry if the stem doesnt snap its not dry i have found that my buds take a while to dry i live in the humid south 100% humidity almost year round everyday they get closer to being dry they get you higher i grow bubblicious by nirvana thats what my bud looks like a few days after i cut it it aways gives a heady high when not dry so let dry for a few more days then see what happens.the plants are beautiful the northern lights looks amazing never smoked it gonna get some seeds now thanks keep up the great work
 
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HitTheBong816

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well i am in the same situation as u are, in that i am waiting very patiently for harvest time and it is getting harder and harder to wait. it looks like you are going to have a very nice harvest, wish mine looked like that! as for the wait time i wish i could help.. i have been waiting weeks from when i saw my first cloudy trichs until now and there are still not many ambers. and there are only like 50% cloudy. mine are supposed to be ready in a week, but i dont think so.
 
HIGHFLY

HIGHFLY

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daz a good question !!!! how long does it take for da trichomes to turn 50% amber if the trichomes are cloudy already
 
johnnyt2184

johnnyt2184

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sandmonkey mad props my friends mad props dont worry you are almost there i would say a week tops them things sure did swell up that NLX looks yummy and it is supposed to be that color i grew some last year looked the same the hairs are dying back the calxys are about to explode i would harvest that bad boy in a week and that bubblegum looks good but im very imppressed with the nlx
 
sandmonkey

sandmonkey

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Thanks Johnny. Much appreciated ;)

Yeah I gotta say while the Bubblegum smell sweeter, the NLX are beasts! they'll definitely yield lot more.

What was the smoke like?
 
sandmonkey

sandmonkey

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snagglepuss said:
dude! those things look amazing!

have you had a test smoke?

thats the only way to tell imo
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I tried a bit of the Bubblegum two days ago and it wasn't ready...

Tried one of the NLX (most mature and right under the HPS) and... WOW!

even for quick-dried bud I really enjoyed it!

...So much so that i chopped her down :bigjoint:



Gotta say trimming was a b!tch! took more than 2 hours. Don't think I can harvest more than 2-3 plants per day...

I'll let the others go another week or so. What better way to find out which trich' combination you like than harvesting at different times? :weed:
 
sandmonkey

sandmonkey

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Thanks guys!

they'll be hang-drying for a few days before I can nuke'em.

But i removed and saved all the trim and popcorn buds for some ice-o-lator hash later ;)
 
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