Okay so I have this huge autoflower that I started a staggered harvest on about 5 days ago. I took about 20% the first round and haven’t taken anything since. Now it seems like shes totally slowed down ripening and back to building more calyx. Anyone ever staggered a harvest and seen this??
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Welcome to the forum! I have had staggered harvests on photos where I left the lower buds in for 2 weeks and they plumped up and ripened. I imagine autos can do the same.
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I top mine, at the 6th node early like day 27. My first chop is my two mail colas, and One node beneath it. So 4 branches.
I raise the plant to the height the main colas are and let it go til I think it’s good. Then I take the rest and put it on mesh racks to dry.
I’d say I take 20%
Was your plant vigorously growing before?
If not, then yeah, don’t.
If it is, go for it .
With an Automatic, timing is everything.
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Ive done it and never noticed thst. All my lower larfy stuff budded up nicely. I plan on harvesting that way on my photo when the time comes. Just watch the trichomes.
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Thanks everybody. After the first chop on the 15th she’s just slowed way down. Now it’s like the tri’s are creeping forward in ripening super slow. I mean she’s still moving forward but lesson learned… maybe no staggered harvests on an auto lol. She’s been a stressed out plant her whole grow… very finicky. I’ve got climate on point now that she’s made me buy all this equipment lol. I have a vivosun tent with all sorts of vivosun equipment. I guess I just wait it out.
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