AutoMisery said:

But they should be done in 3 days if its exactly 12 weeks. I thought the last 2 weeks of the flowering fase was when the plant started taking the nutrients out of the big fan leaves?

Also, if I feed them some bloom nutes now wont the weed taste bad when smoked?

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JIMKSI64 said:

The plants are done when the plants are done. The time line is a guide.
Are you " flushing " with no nutes? In an organic grow this is not needed and I run bloom nutes to the end but do taper down, more for cost than a need.
Now problematic. Organic nutes take a while and you are close but still weeks away
Perhaps an ending with a chemical fert is in order. This would be readily available but you will need a plan for the amount. I do not do chemical ferts I am all organic like you.

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Grownsince95 said:

You can't go by the breeder info you have to go with what the plant is telling you, especially if it had a slow start like you said.

Advertising shorter times start to finish is the secret sauce in marketing autos to new growers. Photo breeders do it too. People want fast.

Getting something smokable on your first indoor run with autos is still valuable experience and you've accomplished that.
Stick around here and ask a lot of questions and your next run will be even better.

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TheGoldenRoad said:

This is the part that breeders don’t tell you like everyone above mentioned. Autos don’t have a long life span typically when compared to their photoperiod peers. When you make a mistake at almost any level with an auto there’s no time for recovery. Don’t base your harvest on the time frame that the breeders provide either because they’re all s***. The best way to see how close you are is to look at the trics with a jewelers loupe and make your decision based on that.

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JIMKSI64 said:

Man I would hate to see your grow go south due to a $10 bag of nutes. At this point a bag of 4 4 4 at 25% rate Miracle grow from ace hardware would be better than trying to restart the biome.
Or do a dose of your organic nutes with nothing to loose.
Or let nature take it's course. The leafs will fade. Remove fans as needed but leave the bud leafs.
Dude it can get ugly but do not freak. When you trim the yellow and brown come off leaving you with smokeable buds and some trim.

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AutoMisery said:

But wouldnt the chemical nutes this late in flowering just cause more harm then good?
Im not an expert at all but it would really surprise me if these plants take longer than 2 weeks to be ready now. Im just scared of getting a bad taste since I am very interested at tasting the weed itself since all you can buy has been grown with PGR’s and other chemicals

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JIMKSI64 said:

I have recently learned differently. Even throwing jacks 321 at 25 % is not going to kill a biome that is not currently producing food for the plant. The bacteria go dormant until moist and dry and moist start back up. if even 100 freakin microbes are in your grow when they get damp and dry in a cycle they double every 20 minutes just like ecoli on a hamberger. it can take 7-10 days to reestablish and a temporary use of chemicals WITH A LIGHT FEED will not hurt the grow.
PH the water with nute additions.

good luck

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