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Diary PCBuds mini-grow
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Admittedly I haven't grown a lot of autos, but they are quite different that regular cannabis plants. My opinion is that autos do have their place in cannabis cultivation, but it isn't indoor growing, it's off-season outdoor growing. The problem with autos (aside from the ruderalis genetics) is that you can't really control them well like you can photoperiod plants. Typically autos need lower intensity lighting and longer days. I dunno man, I would really suggest steering away from autos. Can you get clones anywhere near where you're at? It's a very worthwhile investment to get a known quality cut that you can grow over and over with consistency.
Totally agree. I never look at trichs under a scope at all myself.
PCBuds
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I'm pretty sure that I'm sticking with autos.
I can grow them on my window sill and I don't have to light seal my closet.
I don't know where I'd put a tent and I would need that, and blowers, etc. etc, ...
I'm only aiming for good enough and my closet plant is looking pretty good to me.
(the window plant too, but she's just tiny. Lol)
PCBuds
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Now, I've just got to get a feel for what a ripe plant looks like.
I remember a White Widow auto that looked like it was well into autumn, with all the fan leaves dried up and turning color.
I'm want to take them well into ripe but I'm worried about getting CBN?
Is that a real thing?
I guess I'm asking is if there is such a thing as going too long?
I remember a White Widow auto that looked like it was well into autumn, with all the fan leaves dried up and turning color.
I'm want to take them well into ripe but I'm worried about getting CBN?
Is that a real thing?
I guess I'm asking is if there is such a thing as going too long?
Yep, light leaks and window grows are a good reason to grow autos. But, is it really that big of a deal to seal your closet from light leaks?
Naw, that wouldn't hurt anything at all. What causes lighting-cycle related herms is when you interrupt the regular dark cycle with light. Plants don't really care that much about the light on cycle, they just care about uninterrupted darkness.
Yep, you can totally go too long, the same as you can with any fruit.
PCBuds
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Haha, yeah sometimes you do give it a lil squeeze. Ultimately what I look ahead for is the beginning of senescence, and trying to chop just before that. It really varies from strain to strain, which again is why I prefer to work with known strains, because you get to know what to expect from each stage. That said, I usually look for most of the pistols to recede and calyxes to swell, and resin to frost up. I do look at trichs, but not with a scope; I look to see if they are still getting more and more erect, or starting to flop over telling me they've gone too long.
PCBuds
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Ok, I like that.
That I can see...
Do you think that I could throw a little blue pill in with my nute solution to make them stand up again? Lol
It's just hormones and such. Lol
PCBuds
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OK, I'll make sure I don't hover too long or I'll get all mixed up again. Lol
I just need to harvest my "flower", before it rots. Lol
SuperBadGrower
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Haha 
sounds like a new bud booster is in town
Of course all or many roads lead to rome
There may certainly be validity to the idea of harvesting at "peak potency", using the trichomes as an indicator. That said I do exactly what indagroove described pretty much (surprise! lol) & think it's pretty fool proof
the harvest window of weed can be big. I have some plants, I could cut them 3 weeks earlier and end up with top shelf product... that is really cool
I also had plants that if you cut them at 10 weeks instead of 12 you just totally wasted 10+ weeks of time. Big difference
Strange.... but the good news is that when they are left to finish properly you always gets a good result, unless the plant is just crap. With autoflowers you can't really get to know a plant intimately because you can't clone it and keep it alive. There is high variation in normal seeds, higher in autoflower seeds.
I too think you have a better chance of controlling a photoperiodic genetic that doesn't stretch much. agree with indagroove... I have grown autos too, waste of time for me really, photos are that much better. But I smoke tons. I can dig that others are satisfied with it. Yeah there are some autos that produce dank but it's a bit more rare. Every seed is a gamble anyway with these damn plants. If you only grow one, let it be a good one. With autoflowers there is arguably a little more shit in the mix and that increases the chance of having a bad plant. Not just bud quality but also runts/ones that dont autoflower/etc etc (common topics on autoflowernetwork forums)
Oh well, everbody likes somethinig different. One friend still ask if I have something like that one autoflower... I'll never have something like it because it was the 2nd worst weed I ever grew!
As long as you're having fun and satisfied with the results its all good
sounds like a new bud booster is in townOf course all or many roads lead to rome
There may certainly be validity to the idea of harvesting at "peak potency", using the trichomes as an indicator. That said I do exactly what indagroove described pretty much (surprise! lol) & think it's pretty fool proof
the harvest window of weed can be big. I have some plants, I could cut them 3 weeks earlier and end up with top shelf product... that is really cool
I also had plants that if you cut them at 10 weeks instead of 12 you just totally wasted 10+ weeks of time. Big difference
Strange.... but the good news is that when they are left to finish properly you always gets a good result, unless the plant is just crap. With autoflowers you can't really get to know a plant intimately because you can't clone it and keep it alive. There is high variation in normal seeds, higher in autoflower seeds.
I too think you have a better chance of controlling a photoperiodic genetic that doesn't stretch much. agree with indagroove... I have grown autos too, waste of time for me really, photos are that much better. But I smoke tons. I can dig that others are satisfied with it. Yeah there are some autos that produce dank but it's a bit more rare. Every seed is a gamble anyway with these damn plants. If you only grow one, let it be a good one. With autoflowers there is arguably a little more shit in the mix and that increases the chance of having a bad plant. Not just bud quality but also runts/ones that dont autoflower/etc etc (common topics on autoflowernetwork forums)
Oh well, everbody likes somethinig different. One friend still ask if I have something like that one autoflower... I'll never have something like it because it was the 2nd worst weed I ever grew!
As long as you're having fun and satisfied with the results its all good
SuperBadGrower
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Some cool trichome stuff & info
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNsEKimB5rW/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aUkq7ANR3/
Some cool trichome stuff & info
