Popcorn buds!!!

SAINTC

SAINTC

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I have a xxx420 plant growing in my room. It's been flowering for about 8 weeks now, maybe more, but the yeild isn't what i expected. I'm broke so i didn't have the proper lighting materials, or hi tech cabinets. I had good nutrients though, but the yeild still isn't too impressive. All well, i still got sumtin goin. The buds so far are small and popcorn like. They are currently at the top. They have red hairs, and milky thc glands. I don't know if i should harvest them now, or wait longer to see if they can get bigger. I could remove them now and get more light to the bottom of the plant, cuz i headr the lower buds get even bigger. Should i harvest the top now or give it a few more weeks? Shit is small but looks real good!!!
 
SAINTC

SAINTC

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guess i got to. Huh. I'ma missin raisin the lil girl. Even if the yeild is small it should make for some good smoke. I already started nutrient flushing.
 
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bongrippinbob

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Proper lighting and ventilation are key to a good harvest. The reason you didn't get the harvest you wanted was because of the insufficient lighting, conditions, and just experience.

Once you get a couple of grows under your belt and you get the proper supplies, your yeild will begin to increase and the buds will get better and better..

And as said before, if the buds are ripe, then harvest. If they are not ready yet, let them go.
 
SAINTC

SAINTC

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Ok, cool. Yeah, it is definately due to lack of equipment. I got a flurecsent bulb, and some milar foil arround 2 sides of the plant in a corner in my room. I was giving it good nutes, but then my fan leaves started to die so I figured I wa overdoing it. I flushed it and now I am just giving it BIG BUD. I'm broke, but I try. Ed Rosenthals books help immensley. I think I' gonna harvest just the tippy tp tomorrow, and see what's up and get the bottom flowers more light. I'll have pics posted soon.
 
Dirtyboy

Dirtyboy

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SAINTC said:
Ok, cool. Yeah, it is definately due to lack of equipment. I got a flurecsent bulb, and some milar foil arround 2 sides of the plant in a corner in my room. I was giving it good nutes, but then my fan leaves started to die so I figured I wa overdoing it. I flushed it and now I am just giving it BIG BUD. I'm broke, but I try. Ed Rosenthals books help immensley. I think I' gonna harvest just the tippy tp tomorrow, and see what's up and get the bottom flowers more light. I'll have pics posted soon.
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That sounds like a good plan. Harvest what is ripe and wait for the rest to ripen.
 
SAINTC

SAINTC

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They just look so small though. I'm wondering, are these just groups of flowers and not really buds? The trichomes are milky to amber, but they are damn small. Should I wait more and let is go to the rejuvination stage and see if it buds up more? With a fluresent bulb, how long should it take for plants to bud up once the flowering stage starts?
 
Homefrrie

Homefrrie

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Pics would help.

It sounds like your fine except for the lighting, which is probably the most important. How many watts is the floro your using?
 
SAINTC

SAINTC

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Bro, I know I sound so novice to everyone here by sayin this, but I don't really know! Lol! I got the light with this single hydro bucket kit I ordered 2 years ago. I started to grow with it, but then I gave it up. A year later I decided organic would take less attention from me due to the fact I got kids and shit, lol! So in all that time I do not remember what it said the wattage is, lol! It's a hydro wholesale fluresent. It's all spirally and shit like the ones u get from wal-mart. I'm pretty sure it's the minimum required to keep a plant growin.
 
SAINTC

SAINTC

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Yeah, it's 30w, and i only got one. Lol! I guess i should get more, but i gotta order em.
 
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bongrippinbob

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You don't need to order more of them. You can get 26watt CFLs at Wal Mart for real cheap. If you want the 2700k spectrum, you can get them for under $1 each. If you want the 6500k for veg, you can get a 2 pack for like $7.

I use 8 26watt CFLs for veg, and a 130 cfm computer fan I got for under $10 shipped from ebay.
 
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