Quote Originally Posted by DogtowN
I don't really like the sound of that.
I have no experience with this, but I'd make sure to thoroughly rinse the plants VERY well before harvesting anything. Preferably before the buds start filling in, or they're likely to taste pretty terrible.
I wouldn't trust the trichomes appearance either, the spray residue could be causing the cloudiness, especially if your foliar feeding at 2X the recommendation.
Oh believe me, they will be WELL rinsed before they start getting too tight filling in. :thumbsup:

I have 3 spray bottles. One filled with Grow, one filled with Bloom and one filled with Water. My wife works for a commercial cleaning company, so getting 1 qt spray bottles takes nothing more than asking for one - and those she brings me are new... I don't want any used stuff with cleaning chemical residues in them.

When I start to see ANY feeding residue on the surface of the leaves, (and I have) I give them a good bath with just water to remove it. And I'm checking them with a microscope daily, so I do see it. I started foliar feeding at ΒΌ strength and worked my way up to 2x - just like I did with feeding them through the soil (which I still do at 2x every time I water them).

I can't remember who it was in another thread with a sticky on the subject, but she said, "Cannabis plants are hogs for nutes. Work your way up slowly and watch for any signs of burning and they'll love it".... Boy, was she was right! :thumbsup:

Initially, I didn't see much of what I call "spontaneous growth".... But I am certainly seeing it now. I can stick a bowl of sugar, yeast and water in their box to create CO2 at the beginning of the light cycle and the difference when I go back cover them for the dark cycle is amazing! Giving the flowering boxes 5Lpm of 02 during the dark cycle seems to be helping as well. The 02 part could just be my imagination, but it can't hurt... so I presume it's helping. I really dunno, but I intend to keep on doing it.

I'm certainly taking your advice to heart on rinsing them well before they fill in and I'll stop foliar feeding, wash them well, and leach the soil as soon as I see significant amber on the trichomes. Then I'll give them a couple of weeks to "dry out" before I harvest them. :dance:

I think I'll go stick the timer back in line for the vegetating room and set it to run 20/4, right now. As this is my first grow, and just "bag seed," I don't have much of a clue on what to do with this auto flowering stuff.

Thanks for the input!
GrowingInGeorgia Reviewed by GrowingInGeorgia on . WTF??? Flowering under 16 hours of MH?? Attached are 2 images take of a plant less than 12 inches tall, "vegetating" under 16 hours of Metal Halide - FLOWERING!!! :wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf: Well, at least it's female....:thumbsup: Anybody got any ideas as to "What's the deal" that I can't seem to keep it in a vegetative mode? Any suggestions as to how to send it BACK to vegetating? I'm not ready to move it to the flowering room yet! There's no room in there! Rating: 5