is she ready ???????????? wisdom please

[jj1960]

this is one of my two females. its seems to be a little ahead of the other one.
i have no idea what strain it is
whats your opinion - is she ready for the chop - i dont want too chop her too early
this my first grow
thanks

[motorheed]

yeh looks ready mate.
have you got a magnifyer x30 ? as checkin the trichomes(crystals) really makes a difference but lookin at her with her nitrogen deficient leaves (death = bloom,as you want to starve her of nitrogen near the end for smoother tastier smoke),i'd say harvest time mate ,looking great

the other 2 a bit behind so that tells me you grew from seeds, yeh?

happy toking.

[jj1960]

yer right grew from seed ended up with only two females out of seven so hopefully these will be worth the effort . any ideas as to what it is ??

[sneakers]

She looks about ready. They say that when the trichomes are 1/3 amber. They turn from clear to milky to amber as they begin to deteriorate. The closer to milky the more of a social high and the more amber it is, the more it will make you wanna sleep. At 1/3 it gives you the best of both worlds.

What makes me think that maybe she is about ready is looking at the leaves. It is looking like she is getting to the end of her life cycle. I realize that during blooming that you might not need as much nitrogen but she just looks like she is nearing the end.

I bet others will give their opinion so dont just take my word. They look good and juicy. I bet if it were me I would at least chop off a little taste for new years. In fact, I am doing that myself with some that doesn't look nearly as nice as yours.

I bet another week or so wouldn't hurt. Get a microscope to be sure. Radio Shack has a hand held one for about 10 bux.

[Benito]

thats sick for your first grow. those yellow leaves are scary though. looks like she's dying or something.

w/e you got some excellent looking nugget. chop it when the trichromes are 1/ 3 just like everyone else said.

[motorheed]

Originally Posted by jj1960

yer right grew from seed ended up with only two females out of seven so hopefully these will be worth the effort . any ideas as to what it is ??

sorry bud aint gotta clue apart from its a mainly indica plant.

it looks quality though,enjoy................

ps; next time you put seeds on & you want a higher % of females then try this out
1.put seeds in a higher nitrogen based soil (pre-bagged or mixed yourself)
2.after 2nd shoot appears put under your metal halide or blue spec cfl (blue spec light improves chances of more females)
3.put lights on an 16/8 cycle

so more nitrogen ,less light,blue spec after 2nd shoot appears & your % will increase
then when showed signs of sex put onto an 18/6 cycle for veggie.

[lacussumok]

how many grams did you get off that one plant thats alotta weed my mouth waters when i see beauty like that

[jj1960]

i clipped it and ended up with 142g
dont think that too bad for a first effort
my second one is almost ready for the chop and it will be close to the first maybe a little less
my second grow of 10 seeds are in veg and are about 3 inches
so far a good start to the new year i think

[lacussumok]

Originally Posted by jj1960

i clipped it and ended up with 142g
dont think that too bad for a first effort
my second one is almost ready for the chop and it will be close to the first maybe a little less
my second grow of 10 seeds are in veg and are about 3 inches
so far a good start to the new year i think

5ozs is awsome

i cant get passed the germination stage :-( my stupid seeds dont crack

but you took like you take care of your babys pretty good

[jj1960]

this is the method i use
first i get a bottle of tap water
leave it open to stand and breathe for 24hours so it gets rid of any chemicals
i then put my seeds in two coffee jar lids turned up side down
the lids are then put in a little metal baking tin which sides are higher than the height of the coffee lids
fill the lids with water if any of your seeds float tap them with your finger (if they still dont sink dont worry yet)
cover the tin with some tin foil
then put the tin in the hot press for between 16 and 24 hrs
this is the way i have done mine and so far 100% germination

[jj1960]

forgot to add by then they should all have cracked and show the wee tap root
make sure you dont handle the root i use tweezers
if any are not showing roots change the water and do it again any that dont show after the second time are for the bin
hope it works for you

[Hashmouf]

Originally Posted by jj1960

this is one of my two females. its seems to be a little ahead of the other one.
i have no idea what strain it is
whats your opinion - is she ready for the chop - i dont want too chop her too early
this my first grow
thanks

One thing I learned long ago, just to be sure " When it looks ready wait a week"

[powder]

Crackin plant JJ, thats gona keep you goin for a while!
what kind of lights you usin?

[jj1960]

im using 2 200w enviros for my veg and a 600w grolux and 125 red enviro for the flowering
i have 1 left almost ready to chop and 10 little ones in veg bout 3inches now. hopefully going to take 2 clones from each of these then depending on what comes out of the flower room will decide my momma's