12 weeks from seed, still no amber trichomes!

[~maynard~]

Hi, this is my first post here. Hopefully I'm in the right chat area..
I've been growing autos for over a year now and this is my first Northern Lights auto. I understand harvest comes sooner for some strains and later for others but I'm at 12 weeks from seed and I'm not seeing one amber trichome.
She's got all signs of nearing harvest time:
Yellowing of leaves, sucking nitrogen
Slowing down on intake of water
Pistils reddening, curling
Very milky trichomes
Stinking to High Heaven!
...but not 1 amber to be seen.

We enjoy the bit of couch lock and don't want to chop down too soon. Anyone else experience this? Should I wait?
Thanks in advance!

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[A-Train]

Shes finishing up and looking nice but def not completely finished.

I know it sucks especially seeing some 60 day harvest but some autos run just as long as photos .... i have jad the occasional 100 plus day plants which i dont care for but i believe this is one of them.

Keep in mind that not all cannabis strains will amber... if you have a plant fully faded with red pistils and they just dont amber then by all means chop it down.. but this one still needs a few.

 

[Arthur]

I have northern lights coming from 00 seeds they show 75 days to harvest from germination, that's almost 11 wks, but I'd take that as the earliest time for harvest, what company did the genetics?

Nice looking plant, but I agree with A-train, she's not there yet. My first impression of the nugs was there may be room for a little more swell, and alot of white pistils, I'd hold off for a couch lock effect. Growing/farming if nothing else, teaches us patients... grumble grumple I'm not good @ that.

 

[~maynard~]

I got the seeds from Seed Supreme. I've grown multiple beautiful ladies from that seed bank. My favorite was a Blue Mystic auto. I had no idea that Northern Lights could take this long. I do hope she swells, at this point I'm estimating no more than 2oz dry weight.
And no, patience is not my strong suit either..


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[stepside]

I got the seeds from Seed Supreme. I've grown multiple beautiful ladies from that seed bank. My favorite was a Blue Mystic auto. I had no idea that Northern Lights could take this long. I do hope she swells, at this point I'm estimating no more than 2oz dry weight.
And no, patience is not my strong suit either..


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Regardless of done or not.. she's a beauty...u.....tiful girl ..

Welcome to AFN, hope you keep posting pics like that!

 

[~maynard~]

Thank you @stepside. I'm glad I found AFN, that's all I'm growing now and this site has been helpful.
She is a pretty one, I love how the smaller leaves darken to an almost purple. Her aroma is very strong too!
For shits and giggles I'm going to post a couple pics of my favorite Auto grow so far.
This is a Blue Mystic auto that I probably harvested a little too soon (only 7-1/2 weeks from first true set of leaves)The outcome was still spectacular!

Blue Mystic
Just over 2 oz dry weight

Blue Mystic main cola:

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[~maynard~]

Thank you @stepside. I'm glad I found AFN, that's all I'm growing now and this site has been helpful.
She is a pretty one, I love how the smaller leaves darken to an almost purple. Her aroma is very strong too!
For shits and giggles I'm going to post a couple pics of my favorite Auto grow so far.
This is a Blue Mystic auto that I probably harvested a little too soon (only 7-1/2 weeks from first true set of leaves)The outcome was still spectacular!

Blue Mystic
Just over 2 oz dry weight

Blue Mystic main cola:

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Amber trichomes at about 25% so I went ahead and chopped her down.

12.5 oz. wet weight
- 75%
= 3 oz. or so dry weight estimate

Thanks to everyone that helped! I would have chopped too soon otherwise.
Now I have another Northern Lights auto (on left) and a Bubble Gum auto (on right) transferred from 6400k cfl tent to the LED tent. 4 weeks from first true set of leaves:

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[~maynard~]

Amber trichomes at about 25% so I went ahead and chopped her down.

12.5 oz. wet weight
- 75%
= 3 oz. or so dry weight estimate

Thanks to everyone that helped! I would have chopped too soon otherwise.
Now I have another Northern Lights auto (on left) and a Bubble Gum auto (on right) transferred from 6400k cfl tent to the LED tent. 4 weeks from first true set of leaves:

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[Arthur]

Amber trichomes at about 25% so I went ahead and chopped her down.

12.5 oz. wet weight
- 75%
= 3 oz. or so dry weight estimate

Thanks to everyone that helped! I would have chopped too soon otherwise.
Now I have another Northern Lights auto (on left) and a Bubble Gum auto (on right) transferred from 6400k cfl tent to the LED tent. 4 weeks from first true set of leaves:


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Awsome! Glad to see it hanging! Just moved my NLs' to rooter cubes and waiting for them to pop...

What day # did you end up cuttin?

 

[~maynard~]

Awsome! Glad to see it hanging! Just moved my NLs' to rooter cubes and waiting for them to pop...

What day # did you end up cuttin?

Day 85. Once the amber trichomes started showing, they came fast! Had to keep a real close eye on her. When I estimated 20-25% I chopped. After she dried to a somewhat crispy outside on the hanging rack i put her in mason jars. It took 10 mason jars (along with humidity packs)!


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