Look good and they still have lots of swelling to do yet.
Fuzzy1981's Fox Farm Ocean Forrest Northern Lights 2019
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no local nursery's unfortunately. where i live we don't have much of anything. the nearest starbucks is over a hundred miles away. i'll check in the gardening center at walmart, lowes, and menards. but thats pretty much it for big box stores all the others have closed. It has been 51 days now since i flipped the lights, there still doing good.
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Thank you. im glad you told me they still have some growing to do, i was thinking the northern lights were getting close to being done. since this is my first grow im not really sure when to expect them to be done. and any help with knowing when they are getting close, (or when they are not close) is greatly appreciated. i worry i might think they are ready for harvest way before they are ready.
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day 113 the critical mass is still packing on the buds and getting visibly bigger. im quite happy with the way it's shaping up.
Best way is to check trichomes with 30-60x loupe, I like mine mostly cloudy with very little amber
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just got my microscope today, im eagerly awaiting the lights coming on to see what it all looks like close up.
Sweet, you’ll have fun with your new scope!
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day 115, going strong. microscope is kind of hard to use, you cant have any movement at all, including your hands. to see what everything looks like.
You'll get the swing of it quickly.
Hey Fuzzy! Killing it bud! Lo ooo king fantastic! Like Penny said, you'll get the hang of the scope. Do you have the kind that takes pics? Suggestion, take samples and check trichs on them then dry out and sample. If you grow the strain again it'll give you an idea of when to chop.
In addition to trichs, you want to see the white pistils turn mostly red/brownish and you'll notice they'll slow down drinking. I've tajen a lot of my plants right around 70 days post flip. Some sativas will go well past that.
Maybe snip a couple fans to allow for good air flow...?
Natural light pics please. Show those girls off!
In addition to trichs, you want to see the white pistils turn mostly red/brownish and you'll notice they'll slow down drinking. I've tajen a lot of my plants right around 70 days post flip. Some sativas will go well past that.
Maybe snip a couple fans to allow for good air flow...?
Natural light pics please. Show those girls off!
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the northern lights pistils are almost completely red. i have not been able to get a good look at it with the microscope yet. it inverts everything. up is down, left is right. and makes it very hard to stay at a perfect distance away. i did finally get a good look at the critical mass trichomes. they are all clear at the time being. none of the pistils have turned red on it yet.Hey Fuzzy! Killing it bud! Lo ooo king fantastic! Like Penny said, you'll get the hang of the scope. Do you have the kind that takes pics? Suggestion, take samples and check trichs on them then dry out and sample. If you grow the strain again it'll give you an idea of when to chop.
In addition to trichs, you want to see the white pistils turn mostly red/brownish and you'll notice they'll slow down drinking. I've tajen a lot of my plants right around 70 days post flip. Some sativas will go well past that.
Maybe snip a couple fans to allow for good air flow...?
Natural light pics please. Show those girls off!
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this reminds me of the telescope i got for my birthday long ago. it would magnify things great. but it had to be perfectly still or you wouldn't see a thing. lulz i got shaky hands too.
I do to, telescopes are a bummer.
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i took a couple of really small buds off the northern lights what is the best way to dry and cure them to sample? it's not much probably enough for one joint. also i'll get some more pics up tonight, and i'll try to get some natural light pics tommorow.
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i was wondering if you could tell me how to dry the buds when i harvest the plants using your method with the turkey bags and the five gallon pail. it's looking like the northern lights are going to be ready relatively soon.
I just set mine out on my rolling tray until it's dry enough to roll.
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about how long does it take for it to dry sitting out?
A day or so usually
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awesome it's already been over 24 hours. hopefully they will be smokeable tommorow. i cut off one of the sugar leafs to check the trichomes (my hands are to shaky for that microscope. i had to put it on the table so i could see clearly) it looks like a little over half the trichomes are cloudy and i counted about 3 or 4 trichomes that were red. what percentage of trichomes do i want to be cloudy before i harvest?
I like pretty much all cloudy with as little amber as possible. That will give you max potency for the chemovar.