I am no expert on PM but does look suspicious.
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Hi and good morning (early) over there. Here's a question for you or anyone else who'd like to chime in. Last year I was looking at the color of the trichomes very carefully as the harvest date was getting closer. At mostly milky and a bit amber I chopped it down. What's your advice on when to stop feeding it and just water? Also, I used a product to flush it but can't remember when that was done. I've read varying opinions and was wondering what you do. Lastly, I have a magnifier that goes up to 90X and the trichomes looked perfect and intact. After harvest and drying I noticed that they seems to have been obliterated. Some were still intact but the majority of them either flattened or just dissapeared. The dope was still potent but I'm wondering if this is normal or did I somehow handle the buds too much when trimming, I would appreciate your comments. Thanks3 weeks. 5 weeks. They will take what they will take. All my plants did go one to three weeks longer than I expected. The trichs took their time showing amber. The slow dry in the fridge went well. I harvested in stages so I actually have some bud 3 weeks into cure ( after 7 to 14 days of dry ) The aroma and taste ( of course I have been sampling ) changed drastically over that 3 week period.
I do have a sativa outside that looks very similar to yours. Mid Oct I suspect ?
That happened to me a few years back and it was quite depressing. I found this video on YouTube and it helped but did not get rid of all of the PM. The smoke was a bit harsh and I've read that there are risks to 'older' lungs by puffing this mold. My lungs are pretty old and it did not have any adverse effect on me.I am no expert on PM but does look suspicious.
Thanks Emilya, I'll try that and feed right up to the end. Your advice has been excellent so far and much appreciated. Any thoughts on last year's trichomes disappearing?Why does it makes sense to people that to get the best and most potent buds, you must stop feeding at some point?? This is illogical and defies common sense as well as the examples given every day by mother nature in the wild. Starving your plants at the end has to be counterproductive... why is this so hard for the growing public to understand? Organically grown or naturally grown plants are not "flushed" at the end... and they are known to be the best, tastiest and most powerful plants that we grow, simply because they are fed everything they need, right up to the end.
There are lots of "gurus" out there who insist that you must flush out your plants by starving them at the end or your smoke will be terrible. This is BS. Do not believe most of what you read online these days and very little of what you see on Youtube... there are lots of people spouting BS out here just to make themselves sound important and knowledgeable. If you are believing that you must flush your plants at the end, you have fallen victim to the hype, and I implore you to read further.
no, but it has to be something in your drying and curing process. Were they in the dark during this whole time? Did you slow dry down to the curing range (59-65%RH) and keep them there for at least a couple of weeks? Did you do any sort of bud washing or did you freeze them? I am at a loss to explain this without knowing where in the process it might have occurred.Thanks Emilya, I'll try that and feed right up to the end. Your advice has been excellent so far and much appreciated. Any thoughts on last year's trichomes disappearing?
Yes they were in the dark but they were dry in about a week. I piece of twig snapped and I understood that to be the indicator that they were dry to start the cure.no, but it has to be something in your drying and curing process. Were they in the dark during this whole time? Did you slow dry down to the curing range (59-65%RH) and keep them there for at least a couple of weeks? Did you do any sort of bud washing or did you freeze them? I am at a loss to explain this without knowing where in the process it might have occurred.
That's a pretty rough indicator... very subjective and more than likely you were not in the proper range ... and most likely you got them too dry in a week so the cure didn't even happen and those trichomes dried right up. I would invest in a jar sized hygrometer... I like the Caliber III units. In the drying room, bend the branches and they should snap, but not break... and most of the time this happens in about 3 days. Put them in a jar at this point, and see what RH they settle in at, probably too wet. If so, put them in a paper grocery sack, folded over twice, for another 12 hours. Put them in a jar and check again. Repeat this process until you get them stabilized at 65%RH in the jar. This is when curing will start. Burp them daily... keep that RH between 65 and 59 for as long as you are able.Yes they were in the dark but they were dry in about a week. I piece of twig snapped and I understood that to be the indicator that they were dry to start the cure.
Thanks, I think the RH here is pretty low, it's a dry area of Spain. I'll look in to this. Thanks againThat's a pretty rough indicator... very subjective and more than likely you were not in the proper range ... and most likely you got them too dry in a week so the cure didn't even happen and those trichomes dried right up. I would invest in a jar sized hygrometer... I like the Caliber III units. In the drying room, bend the branches and they should snap, but not break... and most of the time this happens in about 3 days. Put them in a jar at this point, and see what RH they settle in at, probably too wet. If so, put them in a paper grocery sack, folded over twice, for another 12 hours. Put them in a jar and check again. Repeat this process until you get them stabilized at 65%RH in the jar. This is when curing will start. Burp them daily... keep that RH between 65 and 59 for as long as you are able.
I must have had my head up my ass all these years! When you mean 'jar size' I suppose you mean a hygrometer small enough to fit in a jar, no?We hear it all the time... The Rain in Spain is Mainly On the Plain... sounds like the rest is pretty dry.
Now the trick is to find paper bags! I think the states is the only place in the world that still has paper grocery bags!I must have had my head up my ass all these years! When you mean 'jar size' I suppose you mean a hygrometer small enough to fit in a jar, no?
I must have had my head up my ass all these years! When you mean 'jar size' I suppose you mean a hygrometer small enough to fit in a jar, no?
yes, small enough to fit in a jar... some are even a replacement for the jar lid. I have used fast food paper sacks before... see if your local McDonalds has a large sized one. Surely someone has a paper bag. Maybe a cardboard box would work, but not too big.Now the trick is to find paper bags! I think the states is the only place in the world that still has paper grocery bags!
I've always flushed because I was told the bud would taste like shit if you don't flush all the nutrients and fertilizer. You're saying thats all BS?Why does it makes sense to people that to get the best and most potent buds, you must stop feeding at some point?? This is illogical and defies common sense as well as the examples given every day by mother nature in the wild. Starving your plants at the end has to be counterproductive... why is this so hard for the growing public to understand? Organically grown or naturally grown plants are not "flushed" at the end... and they are known to be the best, tastiest and most powerful plants that we grow, simply because they are fed everything they need, right up to the end.
There are lots of "gurus" out there who insist that you must flush out your plants by starving them at the end or your smoke will be terrible. This is BS. Do not believe most of what you read online these days and very little of what you see on Youtube... there are lots of people spouting BS out here just to make themselves sound important and knowledgeable. If you are believing that you must flush your plants at the end, you have fallen victim to the hype, and I implore you to read further.
I am clearly, emphatically, publicly and with no reservations, saying that is all BS. All those tastes are removed with a proper cure. Those tastes by the way, have nothing to do with nutrients... they are the normal plant resins and sugars, because nutrients don't directly make it into the buds.I've always flushed because I was told the bud would taste like shit if you don't flush all the nutrients and fertilizer. You're saying thats all BS?
Water AND feed right up to harvest.Hi and good morning (early) over there. Here's a question for you or anyone else who'd like to chime in. Last year I was looking at the color of the trichomes very carefully as the harvest date was getting closer. At mostly milky and a bit amber I chopped it down. What's your advice on when to stop feeding it and just water? Also, I used a product to flush it but can't remember when that was done. I've read varying opinions and was wondering what you do. Lastly, I have a magnifier that goes up to 90X and the trichomes looked perfect and intact. After harvest and drying I noticed that they seems to have been obliterated. Some were still intact but the majority of them either flattened or just dissapeared. The dope was still potent but I'm wondering if this is normal or did I somehow handle the buds too much when trimming, I would appreciate your comments. Thanks