Harvest & Curing T5's delaying harvest ?

[Garyoutlaw]

I have a Dinafem Cheese thats right on the edge of being harvested but now that I'm so close I have noticed that my trics are not going amber. They are cloudy plump and starting to fall over but by this time I evpected to see some color.
She has grown into a sexy redish brown from blonde and smells soooo sweet :drool:
I am growing with 64K T5's (423w) 12/12

I've noticed that even when in full bloom that my girls always have lots of fresh new green growing and don't yellow up and die ..
I think that the lights are not strong enough ? to finnesh plants to the best potential ?

 

[Red eyed c]

I'd agree with TBM,your running 424w and iv seen excellent T5 grows with less wattage..maybe this strain doesn't amber up.. If your trichs are all cloudy I'd be tempted to chop sooner rather than later you don't wanna leave it to late and ruin your hard work

 

[Muddy]

How old are they? It's not unusual for many strains to go 11-12 weeks before they are ready.

 

[Garyoutlaw]

There have been reports of some strains not going amber until it's too late
How far away are the lights? I seriously doubt if it's not strong enough if it's at the proper distance.
How old are the bulbs?

I had this same issue with my Auto's never going amber but after a few grows ave been a little better at knowing when they are finneshed.

I LST most larger plants and keep the light as close as I can (without burning) so she's about 4-6 inches, The bulbs are new in this bed.

She's about 9 weeks into flower and bud production has stoped for about 2 weeks and has got all frosty

I love the hell out of my T5's but just want to get the most out of my plants

 

[Garyoutlaw]

I spend alot of time with my plants so it's always a little and I mean little.. bitter sweet when I put these lush full green plants into the dark before harvest. It just seems weird but had an auto hermi because I let her go 2 weeks past prime while waiting on amber trics.
I swear by GH Floranova grow & bloom nutes I also only use water that comes frm my Koi pond.I have yet to burn any of my plants with this stuff and it coupled with the 64k seems to be what keeps me so green so long.Just my guess..so my next growing cycle will be with a new nute line up to see what changes.

I'm thinking that when I replace my bulbs that I'll go with grow spectrums in one bed & flower spectrum in the other rather than the 64k's Im running to see how she grows both Photo & Auto strains.

 

[Garyoutlaw]

*UP DATE 3/25/12*
I flowered a trio of Sweet seeds caramel/cream auto's under a the 24k flowering bulbs and added AN Bud candy in hopes of a better results but found my harvest was far less than when I used the standard 64k bulbs all the way thru. Resin production was far less and the buds never got plump but streteched out and looks like fresh ground forest moss but smokes quite nice once you get past the looks.

 

[littleT]

i have a couple autos--a onyx and a mi5--i am growing under 1 150 watt hps i harvested 1 on week 10 --1 on week 11--1 on week 12-now on day 85 on the rest and they are still not done--- says finish in 9 to 10 weeks---- will probable need 100 days anyway--i assume its because of my light-----i wonder if a 400 watter would take this long to finish the same plants?my buds feel real tight till i cut plant and they get loose and airy--dont know alot about the badboys but i know less light gives smaller buds at least for me