anberlinaddict
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just put some up.
How much weight do they put on the last 3 weeks of flower
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superdave5
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Your doing just fine! They are in no way behind schedule. You can even up your dose to 3/4 strength to full strength, but by week 7 1/2 to week 8 I would start to flush. I probably would of gone 3/4 strength a bit sooner and started flushing at week 7 but everything looks very good keep up the good work
superdave5
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One last recommendation would be- next time try topping or fimming. Next grow also try to clean up the bottom 1/3 of your plants. Like cut everything off. This helps the plant focus more energy on the top portion of your plant producing bigger colas if thats what your looking for. FIM and TOP during veg and then tie branches down for better light penetration thats how I got 6 colas on that one white widow plant. But all in all your doing great, nice girls
if you dont cut off all the bottom shit your just left with a bunch of undeveloped pop corn nugs. Its because USUALLY the light will not penetrate that far down
if you dont cut off all the bottom shit your just left with a bunch of undeveloped pop corn nugs. Its because USUALLY the light will not penetrate that far down
anberlinaddict
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Ya i wish i would have followed the schedule.. ive just been using 1/2 strengh of BIG BLOOM only. NOT TIGERBLOOM. So im sure they are deficient.. i just recently got on the schedule for where im at.
Starting next feeding im going to hit them with 3/4 strength and see what happens. They will get 2 more feedings since your only suppose to feed nutes 1 time per week. Ima add some epsom salt to ass I think I have a pretty bad MAG deficiency.
Ill start flushing on week 8. Its hard to tell because my top colas seem done... no white pistils anymore and are kind of dryer then the rest of the buds.
anberlinaddict
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ya i topped 1 of them. If u look in the pics u can see I kind of lollypopped it too. I just feel like there should be WAY fatter buds for 6 weeks flowering.
superdave5
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at half strength nutes you honestly didnt give them enough phosphorous for that. But regardless Ive seen WAY worse and done WAY worse. In the next 3 weeks you should see a significant amount of bloom. Just up the phosphorous and potasium. Especially phos. with all those bottom branches your plant is focusing alot of energy on alot of the plant. Even try using stakes to bend out the branches and get light down in the lower portion of the plant. This should help out alot. Good luck, thats about the best advice I can give ya. Hope it helps if not Im sorry
Dont base being done by pistils either go by trichomes. Go buy a 30 dollar magnifying glass. Pistils being dark can simply mean the light was close and if its just the top colas more than likely thats the case. Another reason you need to bend out those top branches to get light to the lower part of the plant
Dont base being done by pistils either go by trichomes. Go buy a 30 dollar magnifying glass. Pistils being dark can simply mean the light was close and if its just the top colas more than likely thats the case. Another reason you need to bend out those top branches to get light to the lower part of the plant
anberlinaddict
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i have a 100x scope.. but when I look at the cola in it its hard to get good readings of the trichs.. like i THINK i see some amber but then again.. i duno lol still seem like 90% clear though.
potsmokinbasturd
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Id flush for 2 weeks if ya really want it cleaned out. Peace out .
anberlinaddict
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u think i should feed full strength from here on out???
superdave5
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Your plants can handle full strength for sure, regardless of that you need phosphorous right now not just a base nutrient. Phosphorous is what gives the colas there weight. So find a phosphorous additive and feed full strength. And I sure as hell wouldnt feed all the way til the end. Unless you like smoking your fertilizer, I mean ya youll yield may a small amount more, but is it really worth smoking harsh weed and all those CHEMICALS
demonic1
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What vegetable farmer flushes there plants 2 weeks before harvesting? And you eat that shit. Flushing is way over-rated. When your plants need the most nutrition, youre depriving them of any. A good slow curing process will do more than depriving your plants of nutrients at the final ripening stage.
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BlueGrassOne
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Not to familar with OD but what i have heard is 2 week flush befor harv to remove all chems. g-luck. I'm so cal, med card Thanks G for prop 215.
superdave5
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I dont eat tomatoes and thats innacurate(no offense but its common sense brotha). Does a tomato farmer feed tomatoes all the shit I feed my MJ plant? I 99% gauruntee he doesnt. If a tomato farmer is using bud candy, hydroplex, bud blood, floralicious plus, moab at times, and all the other shit I feed without flushing then Im glad I never eat tomatos. By the way although tomato plants close to MJ plants in terms of plants. They are quite different. If your growing organic than no you dont need to flush. But Im sorry brotha if your feeding chems then you NEED TO FLUSH, Ask any reputable member on this site and I bet you anything they all say the same!
BeatenByTheWorld
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It all depends on how much water you run through the soil, and no matter what you can't get all the nutrients out of a plant without killing it, and in turn making its trichomes die off. Im not saying you'll get garbage bud, ive tasted awesome buds that have been flushed for 10-14 days and they didn't get me as high as the 'rushed' flushed bud.
BUT I know the same growers also will get in a hurry and who will flush 5 gallon buckets with 5 gallons of water 4 or 5 times in 2 days and they've tasted the same and actually got me higher because (in my own biased opinion) the integrity of the trichomes were upheld. They were more visible (shiney) on these ones too. This way though your actually drowning your plant, the good part is however it won't damage your high or the taste, just the leaves and stem(in 2 days longer will kill the whole thing) This however will force out all of the nitrogen and most of the magnesium which is what makes bud taste bad.
I would put more care into curing than flushing if i were growing. Alot can be said for 'sweating' your buds with the canning jar method. You almost always get a nice skunky smell and a spicy taste
BUT I know the same growers also will get in a hurry and who will flush 5 gallon buckets with 5 gallons of water 4 or 5 times in 2 days and they've tasted the same and actually got me higher because (in my own biased opinion) the integrity of the trichomes were upheld. They were more visible (shiney) on these ones too. This way though your actually drowning your plant, the good part is however it won't damage your high or the taste, just the leaves and stem(in 2 days longer will kill the whole thing) This however will force out all of the nitrogen and most of the magnesium which is what makes bud taste bad.
I would put more care into curing than flushing if i were growing. Alot can be said for 'sweating' your buds with the canning jar method. You almost always get a nice skunky smell and a spicy taste
superdave5
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Indeed curing is another huge part, but honestly the buzz you more than likely felt was from other things than the trichomes. I mean this is almost worthless talking about becuase everyone has there own opinion. But the fact of the matter is that smoking chemicals is not good for you. Google the article that A.N put out about how people arent flushing phosphorous enough and thats what gives you that hard cough. I dont believe everything I read either but chemicals in your herb can not be good when smoked orally. A tomato with a few chems in it ya, you digest it and stomach acids break it down. What acids does your brain have to break down all the chemicals in the plant you just smoked? none
Trubliever82
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I have a strw cough thats 32 in tall and 36 wide and is completely cover in bud only 3 weeks into flowering. I topped like 4 times and have 4 main colas covered. I feed mine full strength humboldts ginormous and honey and it eats it up. I use clearex for flushing works great at cleaning it out. look into it if you want to wait longer til flush u can use this.
superdave5
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clearex does work well. Ive used it in the past but still would rather flush with straight water.
demonic1
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Did you read the link I added? Some consider him a "reputable member". As for all the chems your using, then flushing it out before the "fruit is ripe" kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it? I wasn't just talking about Tomato farmers but any veg farmer. NO other farming practice flushes there plants before the fruit is ripe so what makes MJ so much different? As for tomato farmers, I believe hothouse hydroponic tomato farmers do keep nutrients in there tomato reservoir till harvest. As for asking anyone else, common sense tells me that plants need nutrients while growing, don't need to ask anyone that. And at one time, if you asked if the world was round, most would have thought you were a nut. Common sense vs herd mentality? I'll take common sense.
