But I’m probably not wording my question right. So ILGM says my two strains take 8 to 9 weeks to finish flowering. Do I count the week that I flipped as week 1? I didn’t really see any signs of flowering till the end of week 2 (ish). Question 2. Who stops feeding nutes for the last two weeks and who feeds right up till the end? What are y’all’s takes on that? Thanks for reading.
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The clock starts when pistil appear at the tips of the plant.
I stop feeding my plants a week or 2 before harvest.
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Start counting flower days after that 2 week transition period.
I’m hydro and I feed up till chop.
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So I’m starting week 4 ish instead of week 6 ish. That’s good news! 
thanks
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Would you settle for a compromise? Lol
I feed normal until the last week, then just use plain water or sometimes a basic ripening agent like Flawless Finish.
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Hell yeah a Rush fan!
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I like flawless finish. I felt like my last grow was super smooth.
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I don’t really worry about the exact week count, I monitor the plant and do what it appears to need.
I feed normally up the last week like @Cap_Ron and just pH adjusted water for the last week or so.
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I’ve bumped into a few of us Rush fans here over the years @Jspeach. Not surprising if you’re familiar with the common aroma in the arenas when they played over the years, lol.
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I land in the same area as Merlin. I note on the calendar when pistils appear and use that as a gauge as to when to start my next seeds. I like to get them started 2 or 3 weeks before I will chop. I will estimate the chop at 9 weeks from when the pistils appear. So if its earlier I will just go ahead and place the new plants in the tent. If its longer then I leave the new plants in the small grow cabinet I use for clones and seedlings. This works for photoperiod plants. Autos would be difficult to use this technique. I did try it before I started photos and had a lot of runts from leaving them in solo cups too long.
Growing in coco feeding works best up to harvest day. Maybe stop a few days before, but the plants will yellow very fast if not fed. Its pretty much like hydroponic since coco doesn’t hold food.
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Just to clarify, I do track how many days it has been since I flipped to flower light schedule. That is more for reference when I post weekly update than anything else. I don’t use that number to make any decisions.
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Hey Merlin, I have always counted day 1 of flower since I flip to 12/12. The strains I have grown usually end off within a week of what the seed bank suggests, but I suppose it also depends on how much amber we are looking for. But the main reason I count from day of flip is probably because I’m too picky when looking at those pistils popping out lol.
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I discontinue feeding 1 1/2 to 2 weeks before chop and flush every watering till harvest and count flowering time from the time it shows its sex
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I start counting when there are buttons- ie a little more than just pistils. On a recent grow I couldn’t figure out why the transition from veg to flower was taking so long. This is a picture 15 days after flipping.
Something was off. She should have had pistils by now. I checked the timer. It was ok at 12 hrs. I stuck my head in the closet after light off. The humidifier I put there to increase humidity during veg, although turned off, the LED panel still produced some red light. I didn’t think that would slow it down put maybe it did. I unplugged the humidifier. This is 6 days later
Transition took 21-22 days because of my mistake.
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Seriously this is the most useful and informative website on the interwebs! Thanks for the info. Next grow I will try to pay more attention to when the pistils appear. I bought one of these bad boys before I started this grow.
lol it’s tiny but I can see tricromes really clear.
@Jspeach
Where did you get that micro camera?
I tried finding on Amazon but don’t see it
I haven’t been able to get the microscope cameras to work with an iPhone. Most work with android.
Can you tell me about your?
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I got mine from the local grow store here but you can find it on Amazon as well (posted above) it does not hook up to a phone. Any phone. It has led lights below the lens and that’s about all the technology involved
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Im organic and they feed all the way up to harvest. I dont bother with flushing. As far as the 8 to 9 weeks, thats just an average. Depending on what you want your trichomes to look like depends on finish time.
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