Taking a 'rescue' through flower to harvest

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donc

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Hello, I was graciously offered a plant to rescue and hopefully harvest.
I believe the plant is Blueberry strain, also that it is not auto-flower. She was grown in a pot outdoors, though planted late in the season.
It was moved to a sunroom with only natural light. I have no idea of her age. Only that she is mostly an outdoor girl and dealing with nature.
I have the plant for a week, in a cool basement, under an led grow light, water with no fertilizer. The light is on 10/14 (because this is closest to nature now).
I am inexperienced grower. So where do I go from here and how to get there? Flower to ripe / harvest to enjoy ?
Thanks much!
 
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Eledin

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You probably wanna give her 12/12 as 10/14 will slow the harvest. Ive done a couple of fuck ups in the past where I substracted too many lights too quick at the end of the grow and it ended up taking longer. I dont know what scientific reason is behind the fact that they do okay with other schedules outdoors but indoors you want 12/12 for sure. I think she will addapt.
She is also a little bit cold thats where the blue/purple comes from. Temperature with light on and off?
She doesnt look hungry yet but do you have something to feed her in case she needs it?
 
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For the age, could you get a better close up on the top bud? So we can see the little hairs (pistils), the ammount of white and orange will be enough for an aproximation.
 
donc

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An attempt at close-up ... Moved to 12/12 today. Temperature is 50 degrees. I have Advanced Nutrients Bloom 1-3-4 (not yet used).
A 4x4 grow tent and accessories are coming for Christmas. This weekend's enjoyable project for an old hippie. Then I will have a manageable environment.
 
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Hopefully someone with more knowledge will chime in... is that possibly leaf septoria?
 
donc

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Just went through a stomach virus - three days of heaving. Ended up in the ER getting 2 ltrs saline and a bunch of anti-nausea medicine.
Today's status. Environment is VivoSun 4x4 tent; AeroZesh 6S fan; E42A Controller; Carbon Filter; 2x AeroWave E6 clip-on fan.
The temp is 68; humidity 26. The fans are set to 10-min on/20-min off cycle. I plan to pickup a humidifier tomorrow.
The plant was been in tent since Sunday Dec. 29. Lighting is a ViparSpectra XS 1500 Pro running about 14", 100%, 12/12 light cycle .

Santa also left a ViparSpectra KS5000 500-watt 6-bar grow light. I love the technical stuff!

Much to my surprise, it appears she is putting on new growth since moving into the new neighborhood.
It is soon time for water. Figured I would post this if any nutrients should be added. I have Advanced Nutrients Bloom.

Here's to a fruitful 2025!
 
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donc

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Today's pictures. @Eledin how long do you think before she is ready for harvest?
 
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It does look like a blueberry! The blue colors are genetic.
Hard to tell when she will be ready without a closer look at the trichomes, I cant see which ones are clear and which ones are milky, but blueberry takes about 8-9 weeks. If you dont have a microscope or something to check on the trichomes wait until most of them are orange and some of them are curled into the bud.
 
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When most of the pistils are orange and curled into the buds* sorry forgot to say pistils, you are aiming at around 10-20% amber on the trichomes (not counting leaves) and for the pistils to look like I described, most of them orange and not pointing up but rather curled into the bud, should happen around the 8 or 9 week of flower mark.
 
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@Eledin Top picture is today with phone. Got another toy - a digital microscope; certainly will take some practice and figurin' how to get better pictures.
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Eledin

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Nice new toy! Looks like its gonna be a while. At what distance do you have the light? It looks like its putting new growth on top of fairly matured bud, thats usually a sign of too much light. Towards the end with some strains, if you dont reduce light and theyre getting too much, they will keep building new bud on top of old bud and you will have half matured buds or half over riped buds and also will take longer to finish. Besides that she is looking fire!
 
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Dimm or pull the lights a little bit and it should be ready sooner, I can see the brightness of the light on the top cola which is usually a sign of the light being too close. I mean in this older picture:
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