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Telling somebody over a picture to harvest or not.. isn't the easiest. But I also understand that it is a rather confusing step.. and a very important one too. This is my personal opinion and nothing written in stone As long as the pistils are out, I do not even think into harvest... is my sign for: don't worry.. you still have some time to wait... not even unpacking the pocket microscope Then comes the time the pistils are dried up.. this is when I make my first check.. and decide what kind of weed I want to get.. depending on the weather, you might have to get harvest started.. otherwise.. waiting for taste and couch effect And this is the latest I harvest, you see the amber by just looking at it. In my book that is ~50% (little bit more on the plus side) Hope that helped a little to decide what you do

Roughly 1 week into flower.

Baseline info. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

I'll agree with@Prom on those steps. It is very difficult to tell from just a picture, you need some form of magnification to check several spots on the buds to get an overall idea of where they are at. As a grower you need to aquire certain basic but valuable tools....a handheld loupe or magnifying glass being one of them. At least x40-x100 magnification.(x10 not enough) Pls don't only check the sugar leaves...focus more on the calyxes on the body of the bud.(Sugar leaves tend to go amber faster than the rest of the bud). I check the top, middle and bottom of the large buds/colas. But also spot check all over the plant. When the pistils start browning(peak pollination time), I check once or twice a week. With repetitive checking you will begin to see clear trichs going milky. As pistils brown completely, I'll start checking every day. If I am happy with the colours, I'll still wait a day or so. Then we harvest. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Took an opportunity to take a pic of the manifold of each plant so far. I am very happy with the initial structure. They will be expected to hold up 8 mighty colas each RQS GDP

Hi guys My plants are in two different locations with lockdown! So I just want to plan my harvests. Can some of the experienced guys hazard a guess? What will be my best bet for Boveda packs in the Gauteng area? Greenthumb Hydro is closed and I don’t think I will be able to courier anything. Hopefully lockdown does not get extended and I can harvest after that. First two pics- Mango. On flowering times I reckon this one will be first. Next two- Sour Cheese. Last one- Swazi Gold. Going to be a while!

Looks normal. Just let it grow.

Thanks a lot for the input. Very useful information. I do have a x40 loupe but It really only enables me to see the trichs. Will never be able to make out clear or milky with it. After lockdown I will just get a microscope to be able to get better info. Thanks a lot guys. Looking forward to my first harvest!

Yeah I had to tear myself away from the Discovery channel. The litle spider hunted the lady buggs.. I was perplexed at the fact that he was hunting them.. Kept me bussy for far longer than what was necessary...

So this girl us turning out to be my pride and joy.. I introduced some ladybugs, which I get from my Bilbunella plants, yesterday and while I was watching them in my stonedness.. a small jumping spider came out and made sure we understood that it was his turf..... At least I know she is well protected.

Looking real good bud. Love your setup. Sent from my SM-A700F using Tapatalk

Worked a bit on the reservoirs today. Keeping the GDP at it's current happy level of 0.4 EC and now that the Royal Gorilla has recovered I am going to raise the EC to match the GDP at 0.4 EC. Also took some big fan leaves off both plants which were blocking some growth nodes. Pictures below also give an idea of what it looks like when I need access to the reservoir water.

Aweh fellow florists, This Kush Cookie lady has put on some good weight in all the right places. The north coast weather is against us right now, rain and the south wester is gusting. Luckily these outdoor ladies were planted with this in mind and they are sheltered to a degree. Got some good girth on these buds and the plant structure is strong enough to handle the weight. Colours are around 75%milky and 25%clear, so keeping a close eye on her. Had an explosion of butterflies the last few days, so she also got dosed with Ecobuz pestpro last week, followed by Margaret Roberts worm muti.(rain doesn't help) Cheers

The girl is getting frosty..

I've finally decided to open up the Grow Reports area. It's not 100% complete but its ready to start taking reports. A little explanation of what grow reports are: Grow Reports are not the same as grow diaries. It's a record submitted of a grow you have completed with a specific cultivar. Basically a summary of the grow and how that specific strain responded in your growing conditions. As you'll see when you add a new grow report, there's a bunch of criteria for you to submit. It's all self explanatory and it'll all make sense once you see it. You guys will essentially be beta testers so please let me know if you encounter any errors. Also please lemme know if you think there is more we can add to the grow reports. Always open to suggestions Here's the link to the grow reports page https://www.420sa.co.za/grow-reports/ You can also find the link in the main menu under the browse tab. You can also find an option to create a grow report under the "Create" or "+" button NOTE: GROW REPORTS AREN'T AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE ON TAPATALK

Don't grow shitty bagseed. Yes you might find a great plant... But nothing... And I mean nothing compares to decent genetics from the start. Get quality seeds!!!

I literally stand and stare... A whole hour can pass without me even moving... Occasionally I'll swoop in real close and inspect a leaf and then swoop out and resume my stare... Personally, I think they like the attention and or my presence