I need advice, plants 5 weeks old looking terrible!

[LKV]

Nute strength only goes up in flower. Follow the manufacturer's instructions until where it says "flush" or 0 at the end. Feed until harvest.

Hi Shed,
I gave one of my plants to a good friend who lives a few hours away from me and she has been taking very good care of them but yesterday she showed me a picture of what looks like very late forming male pollen sacs and I just wanted to confirm with you that that’s what they are before I tell her to chop em down!

 

[InTheShed]

Hard to tell but it looks like at least some of those have a pistil growing out of them, so those would be "misplaced" female calyxes (bracts).

Have her keep a close eye on them and see if they all do that. To be on the safe side she can spray those bits with water and couple of times a day while she waits for more news from them.

 

[LKV]

OK shed I have another question for you one of my plants that was hit by a very hard gust of wind fell over and the center trunk split right in half not completely off though so I taped it back together but it was not looking very good it’s been three days now lots of branches broke off the bottom even though I had it state the plant was so spread out about 4 feet wide it just kept falling over I did something I probably should have not done but I cut off all the huge fan leaves and pruned it way back and then re-staked it. It’s been watered properly and getting nutrients but I think the shock of the trunk split did something to the plantAnd many of the leaves look pretty bad and are turning dark around the edges I guess now just wait and see if it survives huh? Here are pics of the plant before 1st pic and the rest are after.

 

[InTheShed]

Not much you can do besides tape it up and see what happens! Whatever ends up dead you cut off and the rest of the plant focuses on powering through.

 

[LKV]

Thank you again.

 

[LKV]

Thoughts on doing a wet trim and drying buds on something like this ? Stack!t Herb Drying Rack | Gardener's Supply

 

[InTheShed]

I wet trim and I recommend it especially for outside growers. It makes it so we have to look at every bud right off the plant so we can check for mold and caterpillars before they can ruin the harvest.

If you have nowhere to hang-dry your harvest (I use a big cardboard box with string and holes...let me know if you want details), then one of those racks will do just fine! Ideally it should be kept in the dark with some air circulation, and how long they get to stay in there will depend on the RH where it's hanging.

 

[Morda Grown]

I wet trim and I recommend it especially for outside growers. It makes it so we have to look at every bud right off the plant so we can check for mold and caterpillars before they can ruin the harvest.

I also wet trim, I would only add to what you said by saying it is so much easier. At least I find it that way.

Edit: I will also add the trim to my hash bud pile. After that it goes to compost pile.

 

[InTheShed]

I also wet trim, I would only add to what you said by saying it is so much easier. At least I find it that way.

I do as well, but I know that many folks like to dry trim so they must have their reasons! But for outside, I think wet-trimming is practically mandatory.

 

[LKV]

I wet trim and I recommend it especially for outside growers. It makes it so we have to look at every bud right off the plant so we can check for mold and caterpillars before they can ruin the harvest.

If you have nowhere to hang-dry your harvest (I use a big cardboard box with string and holes...let me know if you want details), then one of those racks will do just fine! Ideally it should be kept in the dark with some air circulation, and how long they get to stay in there will depend on the RH where it's hanging.

Cool! Do you mean hang the rack in a cardboard box? Or could i hang i n my closet? Details please yes! thanks.

 

[InTheShed]

Cool! Do you mean hang the rack in a cardboard box? Or could i hang i n my closet? Details please yes! thanks.

Did you click my link? The buds go in the cardboard box! The rack you'll need to hang somewhere dark like a closet, though closets don't have any airflow and not much air to begin with, so a bathroom might be a better idea if you have a spare.

What's the usual RH in your house?

 

[LKV]

Cool! Do you mean hang the rack in a cardboard box? Or could i hang i n my closet? Details please yes! thanks.

oh i think i understand you int just use the box! If I used the hanging rack,
Could you tell me if the buds need to be constantly rotated during the drying? If so how often? I know they need to be in the dark so i could hang one of these in a closet.
I think i could probably get by with something with about 6 trays 2 ft wide each tay for 4 big plants, do you think so?
Also if you have link for the best dry mesh hangers there are so many cheapies out there, i want a good one!
Than you so much in advance!
Warmly, Leslie

 

[LKV]

oh i think i understand you int just use the box! If I used the hanging rack,
Could you tell me if the buds need to be constantly rotated during the drying? If so how often? I know they need to be in the dark so i could hang one of these in a closet.
I think i could probably get by with something with about 6 trays 2 ft wide each tay for 4 big plants, do you think so?
Also if you have link for the best dry mesh hangers there are so many cheapies out there, i want a good one!
Than you so much in advance!
Warmly, Leslie

Did you click my link? The buds go in the cardboard box! The rack you'll need to hang somewhere dark like a closet, though closets don't have any airflow and not much air to begin with, so a bathroom might be a better idea if you have a spare.

What's the usual RH in your house?

My RH is about 57

 

[InTheShed]

If you went with the rack you wouldn't need to rotate the buds, just make sure they're not touching one another. I bought a drying rack a few years back but I only used it once. I prefer to hang them on the strings, either in the box or the tent if it's available.

My RH is about 57

57% is pretty good. At least it will be hard to really overdry them if it stays there. A bit higher would be better, but I still think a closet is a bit too air-tight (unless it has louvered doors).

 

[LKV]

Awesome, one more question. I have not used BT on my plants for over a month. My friend says she sprays every week to prevent bud rot form catepillars.. I don't see any signs of catipillars yea, however the damn cabbage moths have been spotted in flying around my yard. I don't know if i should start using the BT once a week or if tis too late now, as harvest is only 4 weeks away.

 

[InTheShed]

Here is a bit of info on BT:
"On plant surfaces, sunlight breaks down Bt; the half-life of Bt toxins is 1-4 days."
Source

If you have a lot of moths around then once a week would be advisable. Make sure the pistils are dry by the time the sun hits them.

 

[Braddah Waiheesohai]

Dry trim has a few benefits.

• During a wet trim you can get chlorophyll seeping out of the cuts onto your flowers.
• As your buds lose water content they shrink, so some of those sugar leaves you are cutting off would get pulled into the nugs during a dry trim leading to fractionally fuller/heavier buds once finished (Rewards of this obviously are more noticeable in the larger the grow.)
• Leaving the leaves on while drying they form a nice protective husk around your flowers protecting them from light etc.
• There's an old timers belief that dry trimming leads to better tasting plants

We've settled on a combo. We hand pluck all the fan leaves when wet, then halfway through the hang we go back in and start working on trimming the sugars.

 

[LKV]

Dry trim has a few benefits.

• During a wet trim you can get chlorophyll seeping out of the cuts onto your flowers.
• As your buds lose water content they shrink, so some of those sugar leaves you are cutting off would get pulled into the nugs during a dry trim leading to fractionally fuller/heavier buds once finished (Rewards of this obviously are more noticeable in the larger the grow.)
• Leaving the leaves on while drying they form a nice protective husk around your flowers protecting them from light etc.
• There's an old timers belief that dry trimming leads to better tasting plants

We've settled on a combo. We hand pluck all the fan leaves when wet, then halfway through the hang we go back in and start working on trimming the sugars.

Here is a bit of info on BT:
"On plant surfaces, sunlight breaks down Bt; the half-life of Bt toxins is 1-4 days."
Source

If you have a lot of moths around then once a week would be advisable. Make sure the pistils are dry by the time the sun hits them.

You said make sure pistils are dry before sun hits? Does that mean it is better to spray after sunset? Another concern is the buds are really oily sand sticky right now I was afraid the BT might stick around? Would you spray weekly right up to harvest?

 

[InTheShed]

Late afternoon/dusk would be fine or very early if you're up! I would stop spraying a week before you expect to harvest, and of course you will be washing your buds, so that will take care of whatever is left.

 

[LKV]

Washing my buds? Do tell me about that! Like cut them down then rinse them in a bucket of water before trimming?