Hi Guys


I'm in 5th week of 12/12, when do buds really put on weight? I plan to keep them 12/12 for 9 weeks altogether.


Thanks

A.) What strain do you have?
B.) What are your growing conditions like (size, lights, medium, CO2, etc.)?
C.) What nutes are you using?

Generally, buds start packin on the weight during the last couple weeks with most of the resin production during the final week.

SMG

1) White widow

2) Bio Bizz All Mix

3) Bio bizz top max, Bloom

On average, from what I've seen, takes from 8 - 9 weeks to flower.

So, based on this, give it 3 -4 more weeks and see how everything is looking. Of course, you situation may be different than the average so just watch the colors of the hairs and chop it when it's as done as you want it to be.

If you REALLY want to pump up the weight, try to feed the plant as much as it can take without showing any external damage (tip burn).

SMG

thanks man

what seed company did your white widow come from?

what lighting rig are you running?

during flower there is what's knows as the 40/60 phenomena. basically, the plant goes through "the stretch" for the first 40% of the time in flowering, while the last 60% is spent fattening up.


-shake

fyi, you can't put a timeline on a harvest. you need to look for physical indications like trichome color.

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True, I tried to give him that heads up as well. You just have to pay attention, but an average time span is a helpful tool nonetheless!

Thanks for the info Shake, you-da-man

SMG

P.S. - Shake, if you are really serious about getting into plants, you might want to get this book:

Amazon.com: American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening: Carol Cooper, Paula M. Elbirt: Books

i guess you were posting that response the same time i was. lol. like minds my friend.

and yes, the general timeline is definitely useful.

thanks for the heads up on the book. i'll definitely check it out. i'm currently reading a booked called, Botany For Gardeners by Brain Capon. pretty good, but i have no comparisons.

any ideas where to get a cheap decent microscope?

thanks again.

good luck with the ladies freedom. you might consider getting a microscope. they run around $12.

good growing.


-shake

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"happy trees"

troubleshooting form

"some of my sweets be tight and some of my sweets be fucked up, but all of my sweets gon' blow so killa smoke gets sucked up..." -Bun B

"But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." -Deceleration of Independence

The bank is dutch passion, a few of the plants are starting to show a few red hairs. The guide says 8- 9 weeks, giving it nine weeks. Also lights I am using are envirolites. Just a bit worried that they were not looking big.

how many envirolites? how many ladies do you have? how long did you veg for?


-shake

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"happy trees"

troubleshooting form

"some of my sweets be tight and some of my sweets be fucked up, but all of my sweets gon' blow so killa smoke gets sucked up..." -Bun B

"But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." -Deceleration of Independence

Yes. Illuminated Microscope - RadioShack.com

See what you think. It was referenced in an earlier post and I thought this was legit.

SMG

I have one light, four ladies and and they were vegged for five weeks. My space is very small hence the one light only

yeah, that was me that referenced that microscope! lol. i already have one of those. i wanted to get a real microscope!

are you using the 125W, 200W or 250W? what color temperature are you using?

regardless which one you have you are gonna need/want more light! you want a minimum of, some people say 3000 lumens per square feet, while most would advise that you want minimum of 5000.

5 plants and one of those lights doesn't sound promising.


-shake

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"happy trees"

troubleshooting form

"some of my sweets be tight and some of my sweets be fucked up, but all of my sweets gon' blow so killa smoke gets sucked up..." -Bun B

"But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." -Deceleration of Independence

Oh! It was late last night...guess I didn't even notice!

Try this site:
Microscope World, Microscopes for every appilcation

or:
Microscopes for everyday use at Microscope.com

it's all good!

i'll check those 'scopes out. what can i say, i'm a geek.

thanks again!

"you must spread some rep around before repping SMG again....."


-shake

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"happy trees"

troubleshooting form

"some of my sweets be tight and some of my sweets be fucked up, but all of my sweets gon' blow so killa smoke gets sucked up..." -Bun B

"But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." -Deceleration of Independence

I am using 200W, I know I probably need more lights, my space is really small.