Starting a Malawi grow

[dubi]

Hi blondie, our Malawi rarely needs 14 weeks of flowering, most of the times ripens after 10-13 weeks (depending on individual and growing variables).
Overfeeding and/or ph unbalance can induce sudden ripeness, but it's not the healthy ripeness i think you are looking for.
Also strong cold or strong winds can induce undesirable early ripeness.

 

[blondie]

Day 56 of 12/12 below. She’s very heavy now and I’m wondering if a branch is going to break. Never had one lean like this before. I need some support. Hard to see due to the hps light, but she’s turning mostly orange now. It’s seems crazy early, but I bet Dubai is right sadly. Not much smell coming off her. For a short time there was a mild floral smell if I touched a bud while pulling leaves. No more hint of floral, now it’s something like mild oil.

 

[dubi]

Looks indeed quite ripe @blondie please post pics of the buds ripening under natural light if you have the chance so we can check better the ripeness of the plant.

 

[blondie]

Not quite natural light but a few of day 63. It’s fattening up... just going to keep watering and watching.

 

[blondie]

Day 70 update. Things are still moving along. Not real sure where I am on the doneness scale. It looks like nice bud though. Still seeing some white hairs popping up and seems they are still thickening. I’ll get some natural or white light photos next week I think. Some pretty nice donks. Getting a bit frosty as well.

 

[blondie]

Day 77 and better lighting. This thing is looking done to me. I’m going to try and check the trichs soon. It’s looking good though.

Thoughts on ready to chop?

 

[dubi]

looks ready for chop chop @blondie congrats!

 

[blondie]

Some trich shots. I’m not seeing the Amber really. Anyone else? Time to chop chop?

 

[blondie]

Chop chop! This plant turned out quite good. I dropped a lower bud into the vape a few nights ago and it did the job fairly well.

 

[blondie]

Recycled the soil and got jpegs of the roots. Also vaped some dried bud. Sadly, not impressive. It tastes ok but just doesn’t have the punch I’m looking for. I had hoped this one would show some of the legendary Malawi strength but not to be.