Sour Diesel auto 10 weeks old today. Trichromes are still clear but wondering how soon i need to cut out the nutes and flush. Should I wait till trichromes start turning milky ? How fast do they turn from clear to amber ? First time growing and i think they look pretty good and don’t want to screw it up coming to the finish line.
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Sour diesel auto 10 weeks old today. When should i start flushing ? Trichromes are still clear. Do you wait till they turn milky before starting flush ? How long does it take them to go from clear to 30% amber ? First time grower… don’t want to screw this up coming to the finish line.
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I start water only once the trichomes go opaque. I like to have amber mixed in with opaque trichomes in the end. If you dont want amber start when they first begin to get cloudy.
If worried too late, do a standard soil flush (3 times water as volume of pot IE 5 gal pot, 15 gal water) then only water to harvest. this will remove most of the nutes stored in soil and force the plant to consume itself at a more rapid pace.
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I never flush… 
Oh, that sounds nasty… 
anyway…
It can take a while when waiting for cloudy or amber and I hate to deprive the plant if it will be 3 or 4 weeks.
I feed normally right up to chop.
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I got like 95% clear trics with 5% kind of amber but none opaque. Is that unusual ? Im not looking for the couch lock effect so i don’t want to let them go to long.
Sounds like you are examining a sugar leaf over the bud itself. The trichome on the leaves will mature much faster then those on the bud. Also, the trichomes mature from the top down so its best to look down about 1/3 of the way from not only the top of the plant but also the top of the bud itself. Got any pics? Would help to be able to see what you see.
This is a chart that helps me.
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I was afraid this hot humid weather in Va was going to cause trouble
After flushing with all that water should i let the soil dry out before the next watering? Seems with all the water flushing the soil is going to be wet for a few days… first time grower I’m kinda in the same boat my trichomes are still clear but I’m getting close to the end according to my calender i have two weeks left but I’m thinking closer to 3
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You should always wait till the soil drys till the next watering. Actually the soil can only hold so much water so it takes the same amount of time to dry as it does any other time you water to runoff.
Be warned, grow timelines are just a guide not exact. Trichomes are the true tell of when your lady is finished.
In your situation I wouldnt flush unless the ph is super off. I restrict nutes in the last two weeks to clean up the stored nutes so you can just use water phd to 6.8 the last 2 weeks. If you wanna feed straight through then id go ahead and clean up the soil so the ph is perfect through the end.
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I feel you my first time growing a Auto banana garlic it looks good but I’m trying to decide the same thing
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My first grow an im trying to figure out when to flush or if i even have to flush or not im in week 5 with my autos an im going with the fox farm feeding schedule
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With Fox Farms it is recommended to do at least one flush as “salt build up” can affect the Ph and cause an “imbalance” in available nutrients. A good flush of plain water with about a gallon of runoff can avoid a lot of problems later on. 5 weeks is probably a good time to do that.
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How old is the plant looks very good
This thread is over 6 months old.
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