H&G 'Shooting Powder' - Unpredictable harvest time!
[Question summary: is it better to use the SP EARLIER than its optimal date of application or LATER?]
Hi all!
I'm wondering about the house&garden shooting powder application.
It says to use it 4 weeks before harvest, but what if i'm not sure when will I harvest?
Moreover, I'm currently growing 4 plants.
2 of white widow, and
2 of sour diesel.
My plan is to harvest each plant at a different time.
~8 weeks into flowering (aprox.) - early phase of the WW
~10 weeks - late WW and early SD
~12 weeks - late SD
(The point is to get two different dried buds of each strain- one when trichomes just turned aprox 5% amber and one when most of trichomes if not all turned amber)
So!
I'm starting the 4th week of flowering this week,
And wanna hear your recommendation guys how and when to apply the shooting powder. I'm using one system (one light, one irrigation system etc.) so, knowing I cannot be accurate (not with the 4 of them, anyway) what should I aim to- is it better to use the SP EARLIER than its optimal date of application or LATER?
My biggest fear is that the NEW buds (which have grown because of the powder) will not be at the same phase of the rest!! That the buds on each or some plants will not be at the same amber:milky ratio! And the new ones will be less mature. I REALY don't want that. I want to have four jars- and in every jar the buds should be similar--- I wanna know exactly what influence to expect of each jar: this one should be for daytime, this for the night etc.
Thanks so much for your help, guys!