Yes these are an indica hybrid with short flowering period of 8-9 weeks. They are preflowering now and should hopefully be ready come mid/late september, as you said depending on weather. As I mentioned though this strain is supposed to be mould/mildew resistant so even if the weather turns sour (for our purposes lol) Im hoping I can stretch the season until theyre ready to harvest. Though some years we have nice weather into October and friendsharvest outdoor crops mid-oct
Do you use some sort of device to look at trichome colours to determine when to harvest? Or just duration of grow (as theyre autos)?
Last year I picked up a cheap jewelers loupe... its kinda a p.i.t.a. to use (have to cut off a sugar leaf and bring it some place with still air) but it was neat to see the different trichome colours
Yep, simple cheap x 30 Jewellers Loupe. For seasons now. It’s not perfect, it only focuses at a very specific close distance, not a fraction too near or far.
So it takes some balance, concentration, steadiness and patience and a good eye helps too.
It’s not paramount though. It can be a mistake to go by trichome clear/cloudy/amber ness outdoors.
A lot of growers just can tell when it’s prime. But having a look at the trichomes can give you a picture also, the rate of development.
It’s frustrating because you can only view about 2 mm’s max so a few trichs at a time, and have to so gently move in, out and around to check the rest.
I noticed the last two days, the very tops of two of the plants had less aroma. So I knew, now.
Hanging to dry now. No huge yield at all, very low yielding Autoflowers but very high quality weed.
The biggest and best most Sativa still needs a week maybe, or less, is looking spectacular.
I’ll show a photo after predicted weekend drizzle.
In last, we’ve harvested late August if lucky, often early September. Starting 3 weeks early, catching the heat at the right times, we’re way ahead.
I’m really tempted to plug some acid. I’ve had a run of lifestyle and anxiety related painful indigestion, and at those times trips can just make it worse.
Plugging no bother there. Just not exactly comfortable, in any sort of good place, and extremely tired.
Hence, why I wanna trip. Kava for now loads weed today already.