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happybird

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38. Use a magnifying glass to examine the crystals on
Fri Jun 7, 2019, 08:41 PM
Jun 2019

the buds and leaves. They'll look like tiny mushrooms- each one with a stem and a little head. The best, most potent time to harvest is when the little mushroom heads begin to darken and fall off. Don't wait till they all fall off, as soon as you see some dark and/or missing crystal heads in a couple spots on the plant, it's go time.

you might need a bit more light -- keep an eye on it htuttle Mar 2019 #1
The pic is lit by a 2700k cfl on the right.... 5X Mar 2019 #4
That might be just enough, but you might not get huge flowers unless you finish it outdoors htuttle Mar 2019 #9
I intend to get more lights, probably daylight cfl's to keep the heat down. 5X Mar 2019 #10
Cool htuttle Mar 2019 #12
Have you been pinching the buds? lark Mar 2019 #2
I have, at the top you can see new growth 5X Mar 2019 #5
Good job. lark Mar 2019 #6
I was wrong, I looked back at pics, 5X Mar 2019 #7
Kicketty Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2019 #3
What variety is it? BootinUp Mar 2019 #8
I'm not sure, it was given to me at a dispensary as a promotion... 5X Mar 2019 #11
I did confirm it was dark star. Tracked down the grower. n/t 5X Mar 2019 #15
Wow, man. Groovy. I think I see colors, man. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #13
Latest pic... 5X Mar 2019 #14
This morning... 5X Mar 2019 #16
6 days after topping... 5X Mar 2019 #17
An update...had some pH issues, finally starting to straighten out. 5X Apr 2019 #18
Today's update...about ready to flower 5X Apr 2019 #19
April 22nd... 5X Apr 2019 #20
Current grow setup. 5X Apr 2019 #21
Update 04-27-19 5X Apr 2019 #22
Cinco de Mayo update... 5X May 2019 #23
Five days after putting plant into flower... 5X May 2019 #24
Update May 12th, one week of flower... 5X May 2019 #25
May 14th update, buds getting bigger... 5X May 2019 #26
May 16th update... 5X May 2019 #27
May 18th update.... 5X May 2019 #28
May 25th update... 5X May 2019 #29
May 26th update...lookin good 5X May 2019 #30
May 27th update... 5X May 2019 #31
May 30th update... 5X May 2019 #32
May 31st.. 5X May 2019 #33
June 2nd...should be harvest month 5X Jun 2019 #34
June 6th update...larger than usual 5X Jun 2019 #35
June 7th update.....any experienced growers here? 5X Jun 2019 #36
Water CDerekGo Jun 2019 #37
Use a magnifying glass to examine the crystals on happybird Jun 2019 #38
You can see them in the last closeups. 5X Jun 2019 #39
From what I can see on the close ups happybird Jun 2019 #40
June 11th update... 5X Jun 2019 #41
June 12th update... do lots of these trichomes look amber? 5X Jun 2019 #42
June 16th update... 5X Jun 2019 #43
June 22nd update, Harvest.... 5X Jun 2019 #44
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