How do these look for 1st time?

[LarryB]

Need some feedback please. these are my 1st time "kids"

thanks

LarryB Reviewed by LarryB on 07-09-2012. How do these look for 1st time? Need some feedback please. these are my 1st time "kids" thanks Rating: 5

[bigsby]

Those are going to be the only trees for miles! Nice job.

[williboy]

Certainly look more lush than most of the vegetation in NM! Look like they might croud each other a bit when then get a bit bigger, but from that pic they look like you're doing just fine. Nice real nice.

[Michael Oliver]

Pretty darn good in spite of your Newness Larry! Your SOIL looks at bit "underdeveloped"; i.e. You need some experience and a passion! Many great Internet forms available to you. Looks like your Vegetative state is about at it's end; so next you should be getting some significant Flowering! NOW you should be feeding them something good!
At "least" consider something like "Oneness" by Humboldt Nutrients; check their web-site! Good luck!

[LarryB]

Thanks for all the fun & positive feedback. Now on to a question, being new, if my kids are entering their flowering stage, then how will I know it and what do I look for? Will "buds" begin to form? With that all in mind, any ideas as to when to possibly harvest?

thanks again all!

[DrBreeze]

Wow, thats a loaded sentence there.

You went from "now on to A question", to 3 of them, all 3 can have drawn out answers but I will just take a stab at them.

1. After a week or 2 of flowering you will see Either a pair of white hairs coming out of the base of some of the branches (Female) OR a shape of a ball that looks like a mini bunch of grapes or just a base of a sewing pin.(Male) Keep an eye as those are the only 2 things you will see....a pod with 2 white "hairs" or a pod or series of pods.(DITCH the Podded one ASAP)

2.The hairs will work their way to flowers and the flowers will look for pollen and get frustrated and keep growing...MAKE sure the Males are LONG gone or they will focus on seed making and not flower making. "Buds" will form, keep them healthy and they will not cause trouble.

3. You harvest when the plant tells you, this is a case by case answer according to environment and breed. You'r best bet is to get a consensus from here on a picture until you learn your specific breed.

Make sense?:stoned:

[LarryB]

Hello again folks,

Can someone help me "sex" these plants? I believe they're ladies, sorry about the pics not being clearer. Have 3 here with 2 more to add BUT they display the same attributes.

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[DrBreeze]

Sure! It is kind of hard to tell from the pics, but I have you covered with my pic. If you can not see the 2 hairs coming from the pod, it could still go either way. So wait til you see one of the 2 pictures before you start dancing. :rastasmoke: But they do appear to have lady like pods.

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If you don't mind me asking, just for reference, How much have you spent getting your plants to this stage? The SUN is the best lamp in the world and even with amateur experience you have done a solid job getting the "kids" to this point. :jointsmile: nothing like seeing cost effective setups outgrow fancy pant grow rooms.

[LarryB]

Hello DrBreeze Hope your having a good day & thanks for your feedback.
In answer to your question, other than having some seeds from product I have bought, the only other real expense involved was the purchase of some plant food. I did find out one thing tho, as they grew, I have been regularly been removing large sun leaves to allow more light. Don't know if I was right or wrong by doing so. These plants have been growing since about early May, took a gamble on any late freezes. OH! I did build the enclosure but out of materials I had laying around.

What should I be looking for next? About when should I stop feeding the girls?

Thanks again for your feedback, been a big help.

[DrBreeze]

Glad I could help, there is not enough help going around from educated people to the willing amateurs. imp:

Leave the sun leaves until you get to the first few weeks of flowering. Those are your motors for photosynthesis early on, the more SUN you can take in on the big sugar factories (sun leaves), the more light energy you can process, which mean more sugar will be made(food). Science class was awesome. :jointsmile: It is not "wrong" to pull them, but those monsters will process more carbon dioxide to oxygen than 10-20 smaller variants. So in MY book, leave them until the plant is working on flowers....even then pull them sparingly.

It looked like you made do out of what you had....super hippy, reduce, reuse, recycle. :hippy: It is not about the fancy things you buy, but about your effort and understanding. You will be cooking full speed going into season 2.

As for what to look for next, I would keep an eye for any that become male and rip them out instantly. Do not stop feeding the girls as they go, the leaves will tell you if they need more or have too much...but for now they look to be feed perfectly. Just don't get caught up in the complexities of all of this, some of the best herb in the world grows wild....you know why...because people can't screw it up. :thumbsup: So don't over do it, just water, water and water. Happy Grow!