1st Auto Grow Day 61 Northern Lights

[Ossi Ossi]

Thanks for that bro

 

[Ossi Ossi]

ph to 5.8. dunno what you are feeding. can't overwater in coco really, so feed often. should be feeding daily at least.

Howdy
I dropped the pH 5.8 and it seems to have improved the girls performance
I am lowering the Nutes as that appears to be general consensus of most autos
I will upload some pics soon it's too dark here at 5 in the morning

 

[Ossi Ossi]

Howdy
Just an update on pics at DAY 78
They are all at different stages
The first 2 pics are the girl that is closest to being ready , any third or advice be fantastic

 

[MedicalMe]

The first 2 pics are the girl that is closest to being ready , any third or advice be fantastic

Ossi, what do you mean by "closest to being ready"? How will you tell when they're ready?

Here's my current grow today at Day 69. All the same age, but 3 diff strains.

 

[Ossi Ossi]

Excuse my lack of experience as this is my first auto grow
Each plant have all trichomes at different stages in my opinion
For instance pic 1 is pic 6 and and the trichomes appear to be leaning towards 50-80 % amber.
The hairs on the other 3 are still very white and the troiches still seem a bit clearer......I have read several journals etc and they talk about pulling one at day 79 but then pulling others days or even several days later.
So I guess I just wanna get this one right course my last grow outdoors I pulled to early and really suffered in quality
Cheers

 

[MedicalMe]

I have read several journals etc and they talk about pulling one at day 79 but then pulling others days or even several days later.

That's been my experience too. Even though they germ and get above the soil literally within hours of each other, they mature at different rates.

 

[Ossi Ossi]

Yea hey it's actually driving me nuts.
I have backed off Nutes now and just PhD water at 5.8.
I have them on 19/5 should I ramp up 24 hrs light for the run home?

 

[Ossi Ossi]

What are your thorts on the last pic of the trichomes,???????
Sorry to be such a pest I just wanna get this one right

 

[MedicalMe]

Sorry to be such a pest I just wanna get this one right

First, you're certainly not a pest! We all want to get it right, so we ask questions. I've noted that there's plenty of help on the 420!

Second, I think you said in an earlier post that you've got better than 50% amber trichomes on at least one girl. If it were me, I'd say "good enough!" followed by, "Timber!"

 

[MedicalMe]

I have them on 19/5 should I ramp up 24 hrs light for the run home?

I run my lights 18/6. Some growers go for more light, but others feel that the plants will rest anyway, so why not save some wear and tear on the lights? I don't know which view is correct, so I try not to overthink it.

 

[Ossi Ossi]

Cheers Mm
I am one of the most overthinking person with any project and indecisive.
Thanks for your feedback bro
I will look at getting the the chainsaw out next day or two
Have you grown Northern Lights b4
If so how does it smoke up???????

 

[MedicalMe]

Have you grown Northern Lights b4

I've never grown NL, but my brother has. I've smoked what he grew, and liked it. Good taste, good buzz, really kicks the snot out of my wife's scoliosis pain. I'd like to give it a grow, but the amount of negative reviews has kept me back. Some claim it can be hard to grow.

 

[JC Grow]

Are you confusing tricomes with brown hairs?The picture show tricomes maybe 20- 30% amber.If there are white hairs the plant is not ready.

 

[Ossi Ossi]

I've never grown NL, but my brother has. I've smoked what he grew, and liked it. Good taste, good buzz, really kicks the snot out of my wife's scoliosis pain. I'd like to give it a grow, but the amount of negative reviews has kept me back. Some claim it can be hard to grow.

Yea I probably won't NL again in soil or anything for that matter , I'd like to find a better to control medium.coco/perlite maybe

 

[Ossi Ossi]

Are you confusing tricomes with brown hairs?The picture show tricomes maybe 20- 30% amber.If there are white hairs the plant is not ready.

Blond Moment,haha

 

[MedicalMe]

If there are white hairs the plant is not ready.

I'd have to disagree. Most growers depend on the color of the trichomes when judging maturity rather than hair color. Your photo showed cloudy trichomes; next would come the trichome color change which in my experience has nothing to do with the color of the hairs, although also my experience has been that by the time most trichomes turn rusty, most of the hairs will have turned red - but not necessarily all.

While we're on the subject, some growers claim that harvesting sooner rather than later will yield a high that is more cerebral than the body high typical of indica. Accordingly, harvesting later rather than earlier will give more of a body high - or so "they" say. Of course, the particular strain probably has more to do with this than harvest time. Or I would guess.

Anyone else want to venture an opinion?

 

[Ossi Ossi]

I'd have to disagree. Most growers depend on the color of the trichomes when judging maturity rather than hair color. Your photo showed cloudy trichomes; next would come the trichome color change which in my experience has nothing to do with the color of the hairs, although also my experience has been that by the time most trichomes turn rusty, most of the hairs will have turned red - but not necessarily all.

While we're on the subject, some growers claim that harvesting sooner rather than later will yield a high that is more cerebral than the body high typical of indica. Accordingly, harvesting later rather than earlier will give more of a body high - or so "they" say. Of course, the particular strain probably has more to do with this than harvest time. Or I would guess.

Anyone else want to venture an opinion?

I think your explanation makes more sense to me than a simple......If it has white hair itss not ready.....bit of a generalisation if you ask me

 

[MedicalMe]

"Back in the day" (WAY back), we used to figure a plant was ready when all the hairs turned red. Didn't know anything about trichomes. I stopped growing when friends looked at me suspiciously and noted how I always had "pot" even though everyone else was caught up in famines from time to time. That was back in felony days, so I gave it up. When Montana went medical, I started growing - and toking - again.

 

[Ossi Ossi]

I'm hearing you bro
Can oi ask your thorts on the following pics
Each pic is a 30x loupe of each of the flowers X 4 plus some extras
Can I have your thorts please
Also what is your recommendations on Auto Strains ?
All the Best

 

[Ossi Ossi]

Ooops almost forgot
All 4 are 81 days today