My Pc Grow Journal! Lowryder 2

Directly after posting the pics i got finiky and nailed the row of 2700ks inbetween the 2 PLL fluros on the reflector so now it looks pretty nice and evenly distributed....

4 spiral 2700ks hanging down from center, in between the 2 6400k tubes.

Im gonna leave that set up for veg and into flowering. should be fine. all it has to do is choose which light it wants on any given day lol!!

Yup the PH was a big problem for me too at the start. Hopefully with all the extra light it will start to flourish. This is only a petty grow compared to next. Now that i have all the space im gonna go for 2 Hasberries in some big as pots :rastasmoke:

Quick update peeps....unfortunately no pics as my camera isnt good enough to do super close up!

IV JUST FOUND FIRST LADY HAIRS!!! :-) Its into day 5 of flowering cycle and i can see the tip of a hair emerging from the little pod. Its about time she showed me whats under her dress!!!:D

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

It's a GIRL.

Hey everyone, havent updated in a long time....well the babies have flourished into flowering beauties, and now comes my next question. WHEN to harvest?

im looking for a nice relaxing stone so im wondering how long i should leave them. HOW do i tell when to chop? I dont have a microscope on any kind so kinda have to just judge by colouring. Here are some pics i took yesterday...

Oh im also wondering should i chop the whole thing at once or should i just pic the ones higher up first....?

Probably need just a little more time if your looking for relaxing high. At least a few more days if not more.

Nice plant too BTW, if you reallly want to increase yeild let it go 7-10 more days.

10 days???

has it swelled yet do u reckon? isnt there ment to be swelled pods?

Be careful with peat-based soils. The Jiffy #7 peat cubes that I used for germination can easily become sopping wet and fully saturated beyond what you want for the plants. I lost a lot of sends due to rot, since it doesn't dry out too well. From where I'm sitting, it appears to be a combination of too much water in the soil and some nutrient burning. Just wait until the top inch of soil is bone-dry to water. Double check your stems too and look for purple veining, which is an indication of nutrient lock-out.

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Originally Posted by StickyIcky66

Hey everyone, havent updated in a long time....well the babies have flourished into flowering beauties, and now comes my next question. WHEN to harvest?

im looking for a nice relaxing stone so im wondering how long i should leave them. HOW do i tell when to chop? I dont have a microscope on any kind so kinda have to just judge by colouring. Here are some pics i took yesterday...

Oh im also wondering should i chop the whole thing at once or should i just pic the ones higher up first....?

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Get a jeweler's loupe with 10x & 20x magnification, so you can see the trichomes clearly. I won't go into the different highs based on when you harvest, you can find that elsewhere, but they should be totally mature when 2/3 to 3/4 of the trichomes are milky white and some are turning amber. Also once about 75% of the hairs have turned from white to orange (depending on your variety) is also a good indication of maturity.

that plant is far from maturation! don't harvest it in 10 days you will be disappointed. I use to check the trichs but lately Ive just gotten a feel for it. Here's the trick, the hairs will start to suck back in and when they do start to suck back in you're ready to harvest within 10 days

you're only about what.. 35 days in? i'd say AT LEAST 55-60 days...your girl looks sativa-leaning. online source says 9 weeks from seed. where does that put you?

oh and your camera works fine for checking the trichs you can see them pretty well. wish my camera macro'd like that :rasta:

back again with a quick update of the girl...

as u can see from my last post im looking to harvest for a relaxing high, nothing too cerebral. Im having trouble with when i should harvest her. Iv been advised to go and get a magnifying glass to check the trichomes, but as of now that isnt possible so all i have is my macro camera lol.

Here are the pics from today?

Any ideas?

Thanks again for all your help peeps :rastasmoke: