New Grower fan leafs

[oneaday]

hi first i want to thank everyone for there help,
i have 4 bubble gum autos, planted in 2 gallon pots
with fox farms ocean forest soil, with a phd between 5.9 and 6.7, i water them with 6.3 ph water, right now i am feeding them fox farm tiger bloom, and big bloom,
my light is a 400 watt hps, cool tube light setup with a fan, also i have a carbon filter on the ceiling of the tent with a fan to exhaust the filtered air to the outside of the tent, my plants are 56 days old, 8 wks old, the buds are not yet filled up nicely, but i have a problem i think i have a problem, well alot of my fan leafs are turning yellow, what i read is that once the fan leaves turn yellow and fall off and the bud leaves start to turn yellow , meaning the plant is nice and ripe to flush and cleanse them for a week, well isnt it too sudden for the fan leaves to turn yellow, will the plant have enough time to build up the buds to its fullest growth, from the time the fan leaves fall off and the bud leaves start to turn yellow,, i am concerned because the plants are healthy but this is confusing me, the buds are not ready but the leaves are telling me that harvest is not to far away, but my buds are not real big, here are a couple of pictures for you guys to look at,
again i want to thank everyone for there support
thank you

 

[joshua311]

I am not a expert but you still have a lot of green left in those leaves. Your plant is looking really good. If you look at the this post by muddy you can get a better idea how far along your plant is. I made the mistake of harvesting early on my last grow and the yield was a lot less than what I wanted. There is plenty of life left in those leaves. Hope this link helps you get a better idea and good luck. https://www.autoflower.org/f44/when-harvest-autos-your-leaves-will-tell-you-4889.html

 

[oneaday]

thank you,

 

[Muddy]

When did you make the switch from veg to bloom nutrients? If you switched around week 3 when you first saw pre flowers, then you are right on schedule. If you waited until vertical growth stopped, around week 6, then it might be a little early for the fan leaves to be yellowing.

 

[oneaday]

what i read on autoflower forum, i am having problems with my autos
growing too tall, i was told to stop the vertical growth to start them on
tiger bloom, and big bloom, which i did, it was probably 6 wks when i changed to
tiger bloom, and big bloom, was that a mistake, i am on my 9 th week,
alot of my fan leaves are dying off, but i dont have the fulll buds yet,
please help,
thank you

 

[oneaday]

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Weeks 7 - 9. By now vertical growth has stopped and the switch to flowering nutrients has been made. The buds will start to fill out and put on weight, becoming hard and tight. Pistols will start to change from white to brown, orange, red, etc. By now the plants will also have developed a strong smell. Toward the end of this phase the large primary and smaller secondary fan leaves will begin to turn yellow. This is an indication that the plant is moving toward the end of it's life. i am on wk 9 dont you think that i am right on schedule
i thank everyone who helps me,