Papaya 70 days finished yet?

wineart

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Here is a Papaya that is 70 days old (12/12), that's 10 weeks for you mathamatically challanged "hippies". All of the trics are milky, few clear ones too (very few). The hairs on microscope (60x) are basically clear crystals, except for the hairs that have already turned brown. The hairs don't look like trics but rather crystals. As you can tell I am getting my first look through microscope.
Any guesses on how much longer?
Plants in the background are Barney's Farm Pineapple Chunk although it is definitely a phenotype as it looks way Sativa, although it is sold as Indica. These are also 70 days under 12/12. Smell of PC is very earthy. I am going to let this plant go way longer. I have read PC phenos can take 100+ days to finish (way longer than the 55 days advertized) although I don't think any plant can actually finish in 55 days.
Other plants you might see in back ground are Kannibia, La Blanca (freebie) which is BOOMING BLOOMING and stinky as all get out (less than 30 days) with big hard buds already.
I have been training down top kolas to bring side branches/buds closer to the light. Seems to work OK.
The PC looked Indica when vegging, after I trained it, the whole plant started to look sativa, is that possible?
Any feedback as to when I ought to chop? I have been flushing already for 2 weeks until last night when I decided to give a final dose of Cha Ching with mollases.
 

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looking good its all preference at this point imo. For me id prob pluck soon because your hairs are starting to recede and flowers looking pretty ripe. I dont like any amber trichs really or very few thats why I say soon. Good job look nice and full and big +rep...hope humidity is under control cuz mold loves the inside of those hogs legs.
 
picture 2 looks more ready than 1&3 tho maybe 2wks.
Are you counting your flower time from the swtich of 12/12? if so thats why it takes 55-60 day strains so long...I usually count flower time when I see pistils which is usually a wk or 2 after the switch. But thats just me. The fact gets argued on here all the time about when to start counting the flower day count.
 

wineart

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I counted from the 12/12 day......some of the buds you see aren't from the same plant...thy only look like that, they are so close together
 

skunky33

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Here's the problem. I'd cut before the dead leaves get inside the bud, especially if your humidity is over 60% moist dead matter will almost always lead to budrot.
 

wineart

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LOL I just replied to your post and it disappeared....I am too toasted I think!
I appreciate your input, I hadn't given a thought to the dead leaves. Ironically I was just in the room and piced lots of leaves off. Leaves seem dry and glass/brittle, not sure if that's normal...I've never let a plant finish before...I trusted the breeder packs...
 

kevin

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papaya is one of my all time favorites. like someone above stated you aren't going to hurt yourself harvesting now but i like to see more orange hairs before plucking. you're really going to enjoy it.
 

vapedup

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im not sure, they look good, but something looks off, maybe to strong of nutes?? they need about a week and a half though
 
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