Is this leaf septoria? If so, what should I do?

[InTheShed]

After the 60-day cooking period can it be kept in cooler climates?

I believe so (that's how it works in the world), but it will probably need to be warm for a while before you use it to allow the microbes to get active again. I'd check with the LOS folks for a better description of the process.

 

[Lovie]

I think it's time to harvest one of my Green Crack plants. I watered it 4 days ago. The soil is very damp on this plant were there other 3 it's a little damp. Also, the plant doesn't have a lot of fan leaves left but a couple of the fan leaves towards the bottom are a lighter shade of green compared to the rest and if you feel them they are very dry feeling.

If you look at the fan leaf on the bottom of the bud I am holding and the one in the top right corner you will see what I am talking about.

I clipped a bud and took some trichome pics. There are very few clear trichomes. There are also very few amber ones, which I am not looking for couch lock, just a slight body tingle. I know some plants the trichomes do not amber. Does this apply to outdoor plants too?

The light on my camera is turned up higher on this pic.

Also, they are calling for rain. This plant is already struggling with the weight of dry buds. Wet buds may be too much for this plant to handle.

So, the question is do I harvest or protect from the rain?

Edit: I just noticed the pic of the cop car in the background of the first pic so I thought it would be best to mention before anyone freaks that it is no longer a police car. We bought it at an auction. My husband is a big Mopar fan and having a Challenger with a police package would interest in Mopar fan.

 

[InTheShed]

I know some plants the trichomes do not amber. Does this apply to outdoor plants too?

I believe that's more related to the variety than where it's grown. Mostly I've seen that in sativas rather than indicas or hybrids.

Also, they are calling for rain. This plant is already struggling with the weight of dry buds. Wet buds may be too much for this plant to handle.

Any time you can keep the rain off your plants is good, but those stems look flexible enough to handle the weight. And if something does break you can tape it up.

 

[Lovie]

According to Herbies where I got the seeds from it is 65% Sativa. This is the plant I lost the top half to when it snapped in half due to the weight of wet buds during the 1.5 weeks of rain at the end of September so you can understand why the rain scares me at this point. This plant was fimmed. The top 2 colas were 3.5 ft long by themselves and very heavy so I guess it isn't that surprising they snapped with the weight of the rain. Messed up part is when I woke up that morning I saw my plants struggling with the weight, I went out and bought some stakes, got home to find it snapped in half. I wonder if I was an hour too late or just minutes too late.

I just don't feel like dealing with harvesting today. My kid was nice enough to share their strep with me so while they are now feeling better I want to curl up in a ball, pull a blanket over my head and lock the door so nobody can bother me. I don't know why but it seems like coodies that come from kids are super charged. So, I put a beach umbrella over that plant and secured any branches on the rest of them that looked liked they needed it. Most of the branches are already secured from the last rain so I think I am good. Anything that breaks over the night will just get repaired tomorrow or hang to dry if too damaged to repair.

 

[Sativa1970]

This time of year my 3 kids knew there winter names. Typhoid marry ( I'm not sick), pea tree dish ( mutated for round 2), and plague ( just wants to snuggle when sick). Get well soon lovie.

What strains are you waiting on to ripen? I find that Thai is the strain really does not like to amber. A Thai hybrid can carry that trait. Several others are reluctant but not near as stubborn as Thai.

 

[SmokingWings]

When you build your own soil I know it needs to sit for 30 to 60 days.

If the ingredients added to the base soil or dirt still need to decompose then it can take a month or so before the nutrients are available for the plant.

I have seen charts that will give an idea of how long it takes different ingredients to break down in a soil mix.

A well built soil mix will have several ingredients which will provide the same nutrient. Some ingredients break down quickly and some can take 30 or more days. The plant can absorb the first batch of the nutrient and when that one has been used up the second ingredient which adds the same nutrient has decomposed enough that it becomes available.

This can be especially important for the 3 macro nutrients which are needed in large amounts through the entire life cycle. The amounts needed can change but it is important to have each be available when needed.

Many of the current popular fertilizer mixes come with schedules which will provide the needed nutrients based on the week or age of the plant.

 

[Lovie]

This time of year my 3 kids knew there winter names. Typhoid marry ( I'm not sick), pea tree dish ( mutated for round 2), and plague ( just wants to snuggle when sick). Get well soon lovie.

Thanks a million!

What strains are you waiting on to ripen? I find that Thai is the strain really does not like to amber. A Thai hybrid can carry that trait. Several others are reluctant but not near as stubborn as Thai.

2 Green Crack and 2 Sour Diesel. The pic I posted yesterday was of one of my Green Cracks. It's the only one with very few amber trichomes. I will probably harvest it later today depending on how I feel after the first half of the day. If I don't do it today then defiantly tomorrow. The Chocolate Thai I had in the tent did amber, and my other Green Crack plant has ambers. It's just this one that doesn't......but if you take everything else into consideration this plant is about done. Bottom fan leaves are starting to turn a lighter shade of green and dry up, water consumption has slowed a lot and the pistol hairs are red and curled.

 

[Lovie]

I had one cola break off last night. If it was still in veg I could tape it with no issue but I am thinking with being in flower and it being woodened where it broke I need to cut and hang it but want some of you experienced growers to weigh in on the decision.

I don't see anything broken on this plant but the wind really leaned it over. Thankfully I secured the bottom of this plant or probably would be dealing with some root damage.

 

[Sativa1970]

Cut and hang. Tape up the wound. Consider it a staggered harvest.

 

[Lovie]

I am getting ready to harvest everything. The forecast has changed it is supposed to get into the low 30s tonight and tomorrow night followed by rain after that.

When I harvested my last plant I removed the fan leaves and made sure to cut them back all the way to the stalk. When watching videos on trimming I don't see anyone else doing this. The main reason I had choose to do this when I harvested my last plant was because the last time I didn't remove the fan leaf's stems all the way to the stalk it sparked a mold outbreak. Now, when I had my mold outbreak it had been raining for 12 days straight and the weather was in the mid 70s so those are better conditions for mold.

I am doing a bud wash. I know the fan leaves need to come off first but do I need to take them all the way to the stalk/branch? I ask because taking all of them to the stalk is so time consuming. It took me 3 days to get that plant harvested. Now, I had constant interruptions. If I could have just started early one morning and work until the night it probably would have only taken a day (all day, not an 8 hour work day).

So, my question is how much of the fan leaf needs to come off? Is it more like doing a wet trim where only the portion of the leaves that are not covered in trichomes get removed or do I need to remove it all the way to the stalk.

I do plan on taking my blow-dryer on cool air and low fan speed to blow out any excess water in the buds when done. I don't know if that will influence anyone's answer......or if this isn't a good idea let me know that too.

 

[Lovie]

And in my random thoughts I have a completely off-topic question.....maybe better for a new thread but here it goes. So to monster crop a plant you take a clone during week 2 or 3 of flower and revert it back to veg. After a 3 to 4 weeks of really strange growth you are supposed to get an explosion of growth afterwards.

Well, what if you did that to the entire plant instead of just a clipping? I was wondering if after a plant was in veg for a couple of weeks and you transitioned it into flower for a couple of weeks, then revert it back to veg would the entire plant go through the 3 to 4 week of strange growth, followed by an explosion of growth afterwards or does that only work on clippings?

 

[InTheShed]

So, my question is how much of the fan leaf needs to come off? Is it more like doing a wet trim where only the portion of the leaves that are not covered in trichomes get removed or do I need to remove it all the way to the stalk.

Snap the fans off completely, petiole included. It makes trimming much easier.

I do plan on taking my blow-dryer on cool air and low fan speed to blow out any excess water in the buds when done. I don't know if that will influence anyone's answer......or if this isn't a good idea let me know that too.

That might work with a 24" plant but I suggest a real fan for an hour to drive off the wash water.

And in my random thoughts I have a completely off-topic question.....maybe better for a new thread but here it goes. So to monster crop a plant you take a clone during week 2 or 3 of flower and revert it back to veg. After a 3 to 4 weeks of really strange growth you are supposed to get an explosion of growth afterwards.

Well, what if you did that to the entire plant instead of just a clipping? I was wondering if after a plant was in veg for a couple of weeks and you transitioned it into flower for a couple of weeks, then revert it back to veg would the entire plant go through the 3 to 4 week of strange growth, followed by an explosion of growth afterwards or does that only work on clippings?

The great growth on a monster crop clone comes from the plant starting the size of a clone with no branches and a few leaves. If you want an explosion of growth on an existing plant it's much easier just to top each branch. Also, how much bud a plant can generate is mainly determined by the size of the rootball, which is already established in a full sized plant. If you create too many additional branches at that stage you might end up with a large amount of smaller flowers.

 

[Sativa1970]

Defoliating a plant should not take that long. Defoliate, chop, wash and hang should be less than 2 hours per plant at a vary casual pace. Either that 8 hours was for several plants or you are being way too detailed.

And in my random thoughts I have a completely off-topic question

With monster dropping you are playing with hormones. In flower the hormones switch and the growth focuses on roots and flowers. Topping will not stop the roots. You then reveg and the hormones switch back over the next 2-3 weeks. The top is growing the sugar leaves into production leaves and the roots still continue to grow. Once you get new true leaves they have a massive root system to feed them fueling a growth explosion.

Taking clones in flower delays the veg and ultimately extends the veg time. I do this a lot when I have a back up in the flower room and need to slow down the veg room. Both clones and monster crop are mature plants when they start veg so both can have a lot of lateral growth.