My first grow so reaching flower is exciting for me , week 10 from seed, wedding cake auto, using ilgm nutrients bestva led light , black gold soil, tap water I let sit for a couple day before using, any advice would be helpful I feel like the plant is finished even though it’s small thanks!
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She’s got a ways to go still a lot of white hairs
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You shouldn’t be going off the pistils for maturity. Get a good trichome usb microscope and you’ll thank yourself for it.
In depth:
The pistils browning does not necessarily always mean maturation. Browning could occur from a variety of things including: pollination, you touching them, damage, or even pests.
You really want to check trichomes because at some point you could have half orange pistils and half white and your trichome maturation could be like all cloudy. It happens so just to be safe!
You never want to mess up your grows just because of impatience or being too worried that it’s not ripened. 15-25% amber is a solid stage to hit.
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still a couple of weeks to go. they will bulk up nicely and the trichs will get cloudy dont harvest before that. head the advice with a good handheald microscope and you’ll be sure to never harvest prematurely.
the trichs are all that matters!
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I have to agree with everyone, looks like you have a while yet. How long has she been in flower? 
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I posted some pics on March 29 here and folks said it looked like I was 1-2 weeks into flower so I’m thinking I’m at 6-7 weeks of flower , I was about to start just water no nutrients ,but I fed today with ilgm flower time boost , im reading many articles mostly from here and grow guides, im at the “10 weeks to harvest “ on the autos though just like cooking recipes, it’s not an exact recipe/time line but a guide, thanks for the advice!! I am just concerned I guess with my fan leaves already falling off from the bottom and I have “de foliated” a few that blocked the light from lower buds from the top , as a new grower I let both of my plants fall over in early veg stage so I think I hurt them, still
Learning it’s fun, thanks for advice!!!
Looks like they’re hungry
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What they said 
Update on this guy with a couple pics, used my phones camera hope the zoom in is clear, they still look clear maybe alittle milky? Thanks for any advice!!
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You are getting close! I see some fan leaves in the background that are losing their color. That is the plant cannibalizing them getting the stored nutrients. Nice colors coming out on the sugar leaves. Probably “in the window” to consider harvesting within a week or so.
Congrats on making it to the finish. 
Now comes drying and curing. Just as important as the grow. 
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Looks like you have 2 to 3 weeks left on her @HavingfunwithILGM if you havent chopped her already.
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I did harvest this plant on Saturday, I have a second plant but I think I have over fed it both chems and water, this plant is about 10 weeks now any advice is welcome thanks!
Same as other plant , wedding cake auto
Ilgm nutrients black gold soil same lights
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Actually she looks good i wouldnt be concerned with the over feeding part. Looks to still have a few weeks or so left as well. Tons of filling out left to do…its the hardest part of the whole job IMO but worth it in the long run. Your 2oz harvest now could easily be a 6 to 8oz harvest in 3 weeks with much better quality.
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Thanks for info I’ll be patient with this one
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Another quick update pics, im curious what the small sac with hairs coming out are? This plant i let fall over , to explain the curve, accidentally, the trics look Fairly milky to me with the pistol guys dark, any advice is welcome thanks!!
Just single female calyx’s. Same thing the bud is made of. Perfectly normal, I get them all the time.
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Thanks!!
