Ready to Harvest?

ITSmoker · 03-15-2011, 03:35 PM

First crop here. Hoping I can get some advice on whether I'm ready to harvest. Yes I know the leaves look horrible. I'm trying to figure out the problem. Flowering time has been about 6 weeks.

SmokeaJoint · 03-15-2011, 03:41 PM

The leaves are supposed to yellow, don't worry. Nute burn on the other hand... . From what I see your issue is excess nutrients. Try using just water, and flushing the growth medium a bit. 6 weeks isn't long enough to be done with flowering. 11, 12 weeks perhaps. If you have a magnifying glass, you can tell by how mature the trichomes are.

Whats your nutrient schedule like? Whats the NPK of your fertilizer? pH of the medium and the water? How much, how often? the more info you give, the easier it is to identify the problem.

Sugar420 · 03-15-2011, 03:45 PM

yea i agree. give plain water for 2 weeks and see how the trichomes look

Dandaweedman · 03-15-2011, 04:07 PM

It's got a ways to go. They look like they are a bit over half way done.
Note the white pistils coming on strong? (white "hairs") You will have a lot of red ones and the calyx (the part the hairs come out of) will swell up a lot more when you are close to ready.
A cheap 30x magnifier will help you on when to harvest. some amber trichomes and lots cloudy generally.
You cut that in the next little while and you'll lose the potency, the yield and the length of the stone/high.
Patience is a virtue at this stage of the game.

Looks pretty good for a first timer, way to go

ITSmoker · 03-15-2011, 07:31 PM

Thanks for the comments, suggestions and compliment. Much appreciated. I've been using Eco-Bloom at 1 teaspoon per gallon about once a week. I haven't checked the pH of my water or soil. Perhaps that's where I'm going wrong. I'll jump on that right away.

Dandaweedman · 03-15-2011, 08:17 PM

You see the lower leaves with that burnt look to the tips? That's an Mg def.
The upper leaf tips being burnt generally points to over fertilization like has been stated.

Too much of one generally stops another from working properly. And too high or low a ph will slow or stop the uptake of nutes.
I always start out by using about half the suggested dosing on the bottle.

farmergiles · 03-15-2011, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ITSmoker

I haven't checked the pH of my water or soil. Perhaps that's where I'm going wrong. I'll jump on that right away.

If you use tapwater, let it stand for 24 hrs to let the chlorine evaporate.

ITSmoker · 03-16-2011, 05:33 AM

Thanks for the water tip. I'm using RO water that has also been filtered through a softener.

Sugar420 · 03-16-2011, 10:56 AM

what? reverse osmosis water put through a water softener? or softened water put through a reverse osmosis filter?
we should definitely not use softened water on plants.

Dandaweedman · 03-16-2011, 01:35 PM

Ya no kidding.
That's a new one on me. Imagine the salt entering your grow?

SmokeaJoint · 03-16-2011, 01:39 PM

What do they use to soften water? Salts?

Dandaweedman · 03-16-2011, 02:13 PM

Yep. Bags of salt.
The water runs through the salt and comes out soft.

Dandaweedman · 03-16-2011, 02:13 PM

Yep. Bags of salt.
The water runs through the salt and comes out soft.

SmokeaJoint · 03-16-2011, 02:22 PM

Fuck. That. Shit.

I add my own salt, thnx

N and Mg, salt-eee!

ITSmoker · 03-16-2011, 04:32 PM

I read somewhere that RO water was fine, wasn't sure about the softener. Anyway I will adjust and we'll see what happens. I think a previous suggestion is probably more accurate, pH or Mg.

fenderbender · 03-17-2011, 02:01 PM

Distilled water corrected for ph >

farmergiles · 03-17-2011, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ITSmoker

Thanks for the water tip. I'm using RO water that has also been filtered through a softener.

How does said softener work?

ITSmoker · 03-17-2011, 07:30 PM

Thanks fenderbender, I actually had some distilled water on hand and started using it. Is that your woman shaking her tits?

How does a water softener work?

LostanConfussed · 03-17-2011, 08:19 PM

yeah i would wait

fenderbender · 03-17-2011, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ITSmoker

Thanks fenderbender, I actually had some distilled water on hand and started using it. Is that your woman shaking her tits?

How does a water softener work?

lol i wish.

and be aware that im pretty sure you might have to correct the ph of distilled water depending how it was stored and shit. no different from other water really just make sure you check the ph as it might be slightly acidic.

but you cant go wrong with distilled. Fuck all them pollutants. Tis all i drink.

03-15-2011, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
ITSmoker YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Ready to Harvest? First crop here. Hoping I can get some advice on whether I'm ready to harvest. Yes I know the leaves look horrible. I'm trying to figure out the problem. Flowering time has been about 6 weeks. Attached Images

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Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,407 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	It's got a ways to go. They look like they are a bit over half way done. Note the white pistils coming on strong? (white "hairs") You will have a lot of red ones and the calyx (the part the hairs come out of) will swell up a lot more when you are close to ready. A cheap 30x magnifier will help you on when to harvest. some amber trichomes and lots cloudy generally. You cut that in the next little while and you'll lose the potency, the yield and the length of the stone/high. Patience is a virtue at this stage of the game. Looks pretty good for a first timer, way to go __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

03-15-2011, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,407 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	You see the lower leaves with that burnt look to the tips? That's an Mg def. The upper leaf tips being burnt generally points to over fertilization like has been stated. Too much of one generally stops another from working properly. And too high or low a ph will slow or stop the uptake of nutes. I always start out by using about half the suggested dosing on the bottle. __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

03-16-2011, 01:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,407 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	Ya no kidding. That's a new one on me. Imagine the salt entering your grow? __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

03-16-2011, 02:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,407 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	Yep. Bags of salt. The water runs through the salt and comes out soft. __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

03-15-2011, 03:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sugar420 Freedom Bird Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,138 Thanks: 41 Thanked 183 Times in 733 Posts	yea i agree. give plain water for 2 weeks and see how the trichomes look

03-15-2011, 07:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
ITSmoker YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks for the comments, suggestions and compliment. Much appreciated. I've been using Eco-Bloom at 1 teaspoon per gallon about once a week. I haven't checked the pH of my water or soil. Perhaps that's where I'm going wrong. I'll jump on that right away.

03-16-2011, 05:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
ITSmoker YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks for the water tip. I'm using RO water that has also been filtered through a softener.

03-16-2011, 10:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sugar420 Freedom Bird Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,138 Thanks: 41 Thanked 183 Times in 733 Posts	what? reverse osmosis water put through a water softener? or softened water put through a reverse osmosis filter? we should definitely not use softened water on plants.

03-16-2011, 02:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,407 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	Yep. Bags of salt. The water runs through the salt and comes out soft. __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

03-16-2011, 04:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
ITSmoker YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I read somewhere that RO water was fine, wasn't sure about the softener. Anyway I will adjust and we'll see what happens. I think a previous suggestion is probably more accurate, pH or Mg.

03-17-2011, 07:30 PM	#18 (permalink)
ITSmoker YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks fenderbender, I actually had some distilled water on hand and started using it. Is that your woman shaking her tits? How does a water softener work?

03-17-2011, 08:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
LostanConfussed Flowering Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Not on this Planet Posts: 240 Thanks: 67 Thanked 43 Times in 32 Posts	yeah i would wait

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