420Captain first grow. How are they doing ?

[420Captain]

Yeah next time less veg and more devoliate!

Yes, i've learned my lesson. Luckily tent 2 is already better looking below canopy.

Yes, they getting water only now. The 5 ww since yesterday, and the sherbert since the watering before that.
I'm planning to cut the sherbert down this weekend, And maybe 1 WW.

 

[IzheGrowing]

You may have a good harvest window next 2-3 weeks. Maybe harvest inside out or middle or lower and let the upper larger flowers keep getting fuller and riper. Help airflow and help resist alot of the disappointing stuff at the end. How's trics look? Definitely got photo appeal. The scarf is usually good to use after cure for edibles or something like rso. Great job!

 

[IzheGrowing]

Still using enzymes? Clean water and enzyme like Zyme or enzyMonk works well without last cut worries. Last few days only water & dim lights, imo. I'm aero, hydro though,

 

[420Captain]

Trichomes are cloudy.
No, water only. And dimmed the light by 5% every day since 3 days, so on 85% rn.

 

[IzheGrowing]

Cool stuff. All that in soil? You've done alot of work! Its about to pay off!

 

[IzheGrowing]

 

[420Captain]

Yes, lightmix from plagron.
Thank you sir!

 

[trygrowup]

Is it just me or does it look like they speed up ripening?

And the popcorn doesn't look that small. It cold be worse. Frosty too..
And as others said. If you don't smoke them you got something to play around with.
I may shake some of mine and also make oil to smoke next.
A syringe with oil and then a drop or two in a joint mix to tune it up is one of my favorite.

Let me know if you choose to make oil. I know a thing or two from the old school. The basics you know.

 

[420Captain]

I thought it was just me. And I saw what I wanted to see.
But do you agree atleast the sherbert is almost ready to chop?

No, it’s not really small. But such a strange color. Maybe for hash or something, indeed. But I would have preferred buds to smoke anyway.
Let's see what i harvest, and what project we can do with it

 

[trygrowup]

If it's ready or not is a personal choice.
But if you ask me if it's in the window i'd say yes.
The general idea is the longer the ripen the more body effect. Simply put.
Not really any right or wrong time.
I think most people probably would say wait, but i wouldn't.
It's good to try harvesting at different stages and what better time to try early stage, than when you're out of weed.

 

[IzheGrowing]

Sherbet probably a week or so. Most hairs will orange/brown. Might start plucking, leaves will go sooner or later, sometimes easier while plant's still whole anyway. Might see alot more colors soon including yellowing & purpling with senescence, idk. Maybe take a bud, dry and try to see if you like effects (best taste, smell.. comes after proper cure though) often ripe is top total terpenoids and best effects though. You can still sample every few days or weeks now, kinda like taking tomatoes all summer, first or last might be the sweetest, everyone's taste is different. I usually chop few times within the 2-3 week mj harvest window, & usually like them all for someone useful, hth

 

[trygrowup]

Sherbet probably a week or so. Most hairs will orange/brown. Might start plucking, leaves will go sooner or later, sometimes easier while plant's still whole anyway. Might see alot more colors soon including yellowing & purpling with senescence, idk. Maybe take a bud, dry and try to see if you like effects (best taste, smell.. comes after proper cure though) often ripe is top total terpenoids and best effects though. You can still sample every few days or weeks now, kinda like taking tomatoes all summer, first or last might be the sweetest, everyone's taste is different. I usually chop few times within the 2-3 week mj harvest window, & usually like them all for someone useful, hth

100%
And if you want a quick way to test.
cut a bud with dry tobacco. Spread it out and maybe put under a lamp. Put it on paper for even faster.
Doesn't taste great.

 

[Redneckx]

Trichomes are cloudy.
No, water only. And dimmed the light by 5% every day since 3 days, so on 85% rn.

Reducing the intensity is good to preserve terpenes, but to get a quicker ripe reduce light hours to 10 instead of 12.
Don't go lower then 75-80%
I stopped currently at 75% from 90% peak and also at 10 hours since a couple of days.

 

[420Captain]

Thanks for your input! @trygrowup also gave me that tip
i'll adjust light settings

 

[420Captain]

It's me again!

Day 68!
I've decided. Tomorrow i'll cut down the sherbert. And maybe 1 white widow. Check the video and tell me wich one i chose
normally the sherbert gets around 2/2.5 liters per 48 hours, but only give her 0.75L today

Day 50.
The only watermelon lady already changing pistil color. Kinda early ? But otherhand, this one should have kinda short bloom.

 

[IzheGrowing]

trunk flowers

 

[trygrowup]

I'd say the 1st if it's not the queen or else at 22 second.
But it's impossible to tell for me from here.
But good idea to take a WW. So you can test the difference on the same strain..

So now comes the big question. Do you cut them before light on or after, or do you give them 24 hours dark before?
Lots of possibilities and opinions there.
I'd say before light.
I give mine like 24 hours dark because i got the idea that i gives more taste but i can't actually taste if i do it or not. But if i take the plant out of the tent after light out, and then wait until the next morning, then i know, at least it didn't get light before harvest. Just if i over sleep.
But again i don't know if it matters.

Edit: the effect on the WW can maybe be trippy if you take it now. Nice to try

 

[trygrowup]

Also at this time, it's a good idea to have the next grow planned.
Tweaking the things you liked and didn't like so much from this grow. And also it's summertime now but you know that.
For example i know you like more space for the plants and i like that too but it comes with a price.

 

[420Captain]

The first is the queen sir The last one, at 0.46 second i'm planning to take down. That one also looks real nice just like the queen. The others i'm not real happy with. It's hard to see on the video but the inside is really really dissapointing.

I agree with you, I'm gonna take 'm down just before light, so the had a short dark periode at least.

Yes next round.
I learned that 6 is to much per tent. So thinking about 4 or 5 in tent 1.
And 3 or 4 in tent 2. Planning to grow to all in 1 tent untill they are big enough to put a few in the other tent.
This round aiming for 2 weeks of veg i think.
Also bit easier with the light this time, so i can get a bit more stretch.
Hoping the new round will look as good as tent 2 does rn

 

[trygrowup]

I saw that at 46 second but i honestly think it would be a shame to take that one. Just my opinion.

But that plan sounds good.

And the inside. You knew it. We gave you the info and you chose tho let them like that. Fully understandable.
And now you see it with your own eyes.
And as i said then. Good to learn like that.
Makes you remember too when trimming comes
Nothing to complain about imo