Please tell me all is not lost...

[Cdub97]

Day 54 and I’m ok.

I did end up cutting some damage off the worst burnt nug but was encouraged to find it green, healthy, and zero mold or rot inside. I even noticed some more buds bulking up and growing still this late in flower!

Going to go about 7-9 more days and call it good enough. Trichomes are probably 25-30% milky.

 

[rayi]

Had a friend that had a auto that looked like that. Worst case of thirps and mites I ever seen

 

[Cdub97]

Had a friend that had a auto that looked like that. Worst case of thirps and mites I ever seen

No such thing here.

 

[Cdub97]

Here it is right now. Today is day 54.

Probably chopping at about 63.

 

[Cdub97]

Took some pics with a flashlight to see better color and Man! ...she’s ROUGH. But! Still going and best I can tell buds are still getting bigger and frostier. Onward!

 

[Cdub97]

Day 60 of flowering. She’s ROUGH. Hardly any leaves left and most are all yellow. Watered her a little extra a few days ago. Will again water extra heavy tomorrow to make sure she’s pretty well flushed.

Took a few samples and quick dried it. Not that great...but it was a low down airy uncured bud. Hoping the big colas are denser closer to the tops.

I did want to say though that I’ve rigged up a nice system to use my 30x/40x/60x magnifier. I taped it to a microphone stand and adjust it over the top of the sample. I even managed to snap a few nice clear pics with my phone by carefully focusing it above the magnifier. It’s looking 50/50 clear/milky I’d say. It’s close. Pistils are drying up and withdrawing. Either way I’m chopping it in 3-5 days.

 

[Aqua Man]

Day 60 of flowering. She’s ROUGH. Hardly any leaves left and most are all yellow. Watered her a little extra a few days ago. Will again water extra heavy tomorrow to make sure she’s pretty well flushed.

Took a few samples and quick dried it. Not that great...but it was a low down airy uncured bud. Hoping the big colas are denser closer to the tops.

I did want to say though that I’ve rigged up a nice system to use my 30x/40x/60x magnifier. I taped it to a microphone stand and adjust it over the top of the sample. I even managed to snap a few nice clear pics with my phone by carefully focusing it above the magnifier. It’s looking 50/50 clear/milky I’d say. It’s close. Pistils are drying up and withdrawing. Either way I’m chopping it in 3-5 days.

Go by the trichs on the calyx not the leaves. I don't think it's close to ready.

 

[Cdub97]

Go by the trichs on the calyx not the leaves. I don't think it's close to ready.

Not looking at leaves. Looking at the tops of buds. Unfortunately it is the top...the very tops are usually immature as that’s where a lot of new calyx’s never stop appearing.

Anyhow, I could go out to day 70...not sure much will happen...the plant has basically zero green leaves now except a bunch of small green water leaves.

 

[Aqua Man]

Not looking at leaves. Looking at the tops of buds. Unfortunately it is the top...the very tops are usually immature as that’s where a lot of new calyx’s never stop appearing.

Anyhow, I could go out to day 70...not sure much will happen...the plant has basically zero green leaves now except a bunch of small green water leaves.

Those zoomed in pics are sugar leafs

 

[BigCube]

Lots of clear in there. I'd wait myself.

 

[Cdub97]

Well, it’s still bulking up a lot even on day 61. Not sure how buds are growing still when every leaf almost is yellow or gone...so yea...guess I’ll wait till about 70.

...poor thing still looks terrible.

 

[Aqua Man]

Its like the opposite of that song She ain't pretty only "She is pretty, she just don't look that way"

 

[Cdub97]

Something I’d like to ask. Since I’m relatively new and just returning to growing...

When people talk about flowering cycle length. 8 weeks, 9 weeks, 70 days etc...are they talking about the first day they went 12/12 to present or are they starting the time count from when the budlets actually appear?

 

[FourthCity]

Something I’d like to ask. Since I’m relatively new and just returning to growing...

When people talk about flowering cycle length. 8 weeks, 9 weeks, 70 days etc...are they talking about the first day they went 12/12 to present or are they starting the time count from when the budlets actually appear?

Counting from switch to 12/12, its still just a guide though, lots of factors will effect how quickly a strain ripens.

 

[Cdub97]

Counting from switch to 12/12, its still just a guide though, lots of factors will effect how quickly a strain ripens.

right...I get that. It’s everything to do with genetics and environment. Lemme ask this...do plant stresses like over or under feedings or deficiencies slow down the ripening time? Or is it generally just yield and/or potency mostly affected?

 

[Aqua Man]

right...I get that. It’s everything to do with genetics and environment. Lemme ask this...do plant stresses like over or under feedings or deficiencies slow down the ripening time? Or is it generally just yield and/or potency mostly affected?

I always wanted to experiment with ethylene... Maybe one day I will have enough space and plants to see the effects. I know ethylene speeds up ripening. Now what I don't know is what are the negative effects when doing so with cannabis. Can you ripen trichs to reach the milky high thca that we desire? Does it have any effect on thca content in doing so? I may just snip a low unripe bud next time and stick in in a paper bag with a rule banana to test... Think it may be beneficial to know in circumstances like this.

 

[Cdub97]

I got my liquid calcium today! Any reason to give it to a plant this late in flower? Wouldn’t have time to absorb and do any good would it?

 

[FourthCity]

right...I get that. It’s everything to do with genetics and environment. Lemme ask this...do plant stresses like over or under feedings or deficiencies slow down the ripening time? Or is it generally just yield and/or potency mostly affected?

They do, and its all of the above. I'm super nerdy so when I'm growing I think of my plants as like characters in an rpg, they each have unique stats and only so much health, all of which can be jeopardized by one wrong move. For my setup something bad would be like:
Air pump failed and was not replaced for 12hrs
-10 to yield
-10 to thc
+5 delay to harvest
Status Effect Gained: Growers anxiety, second guess everything you do to the plants for the next 5 days.

 

[Cdub97]

They do, and its all of the above. I'm super nerdy so when I'm growing I think of my plants as like characters in an rpg, they each have unique stats and only so much health, all of which can be jeopardized by one wrong move. For my setup something bad would be like:
Air pump failed and was not replaced for 12hrs
-10 to yield
-10 to thc
+5 delay to harvest
Status Effect Gained: Growers anxiety, second guess everything you do to the plants for the next 5 days.

so by your logic...with all the screw ups...I should give it as long as I can huh? I know I’ve got about a two week peak window...so even 11 weeks on this hybrid could be very reasonable huh?

 

[Beachwalker]

I always wanted to experiment with ethylene... Maybe one day I will have enough space and plants to see the effects. I know ethylene speeds up ripening. Now what I don't know is what are the negative effects when doing so with cannabis. Can you ripen trichs to reach the milky high thca that we desire? Does it have any effect on thca content in doing so? I may just snip a low unripe bud next time and stick in in a paper bag with a rule banana to test... Think it may be beneficial to know in circumstances like this.

That's what I do to Tomatoes near the end of the season LOL paper bag em and put them in a dark cool room, most of them continue to ripen