- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Signal the plant to stop growing leaves and start making buds.Actions: Change your light timer to a strict 12 hours on, 12 hours off schedule. The 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness is what triggers flowering. Switch from “Veg” nutrients to “Bloom” nutrients, which are higher in Phosphorus and Potassium.
Weeks 8-10: The Stretch & Early Bud Formation
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Signal the plant to stop growing leaves and start making buds.Actions: Change your light timer to a strict 12 hours on, 12 hours off schedule. The 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness is what triggers flowering. Switch from “Veg” nutrients to “Bloom” nutrients, which are higher in Phosphorus and Potassium.
Weeks 8-10: The Stretch & Early Bud Formation
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Build a strong, bushy plant structure.Actions: Now under full-power light (18/6 schedule). Begin feeding with a Nitrogen-rich “Veg” nutrient, starting at quarter-strength and gradually increasing. This is the time to perform training like Topping (Week 4) and Low-Stress Training (LST) to create an even canopy. Transplant to its final, larger pot around week 5 or 6.
Week 7: The Flip to Flower
- Goal: Signal the plant to stop growing leaves and start making buds.Actions: Change your light timer to a strict 12 hours on, 12 hours off schedule. The 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness is what triggers flowering. Switch from “Veg” nutrients to “Bloom” nutrients, which are higher in Phosphorus and Potassium.
Weeks 8-10: The Stretch & Early Bud Formation
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Build a strong, bushy plant structure.Actions: Now under full-power light (18/6 schedule). Begin feeding with a Nitrogen-rich “Veg” nutrient, starting at quarter-strength and gradually increasing. This is the time to perform training like Topping (Week 4) and Low-Stress Training (LST) to create an even canopy. Transplant to its final, larger pot around week 5 or 6.
Week 7: The Flip to Flower
- Goal: Signal the plant to stop growing leaves and start making buds.Actions: Change your light timer to a strict 12 hours on, 12 hours off schedule. The 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness is what triggers flowering. Switch from “Veg” nutrients to “Bloom” nutrients, which are higher in Phosphorus and Potassium.
Weeks 8-10: The Stretch & Early Bud Formation
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Get the clone comfortable and encourage strong root growth.Actions: Place clone under a humidity dome with low-intensity light (18 hours on, 6 hours off). After 2-3 days, transplant into its first small pot. Water lightly with plain, pH-balanced water. By the end of week 2, roots should be established.
Weeks 3-6: Vegetative Growth
- Goal: Build a strong, bushy plant structure.Actions: Now under full-power light (18/6 schedule). Begin feeding with a Nitrogen-rich “Veg” nutrient, starting at quarter-strength and gradually increasing. This is the time to perform training like Topping (Week 4) and Low-Stress Training (LST) to create an even canopy. Transplant to its final, larger pot around week 5 or 6.
Week 7: The Flip to Flower
- Goal: Signal the plant to stop growing leaves and start making buds.Actions: Change your light timer to a strict 12 hours on, 12 hours off schedule. The 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness is what triggers flowering. Switch from “Veg” nutrients to “Bloom” nutrients, which are higher in Phosphorus and Potassium.
Weeks 8-10: The Stretch & Early Bud Formation
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
- Goal: Get the clone comfortable and encourage strong root growth.Actions: Place clone under a humidity dome with low-intensity light (18 hours on, 6 hours off). After 2-3 days, transplant into its first small pot. Water lightly with plain, pH-balanced water. By the end of week 2, roots should be established.
Weeks 3-6: Vegetative Growth
- Goal: Build a strong, bushy plant structure.Actions: Now under full-power light (18/6 schedule). Begin feeding with a Nitrogen-rich “Veg” nutrient, starting at quarter-strength and gradually increasing. This is the time to perform training like Topping (Week 4) and Low-Stress Training (LST) to create an even canopy. Transplant to its final, larger pot around week 5 or 6.
Week 7: The Flip to Flower
- Goal: Signal the plant to stop growing leaves and start making buds.Actions: Change your light timer to a strict 12 hours on, 12 hours off schedule. The 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness is what triggers flowering. Switch from “Veg” nutrients to “Bloom” nutrients, which are higher in Phosphorus and Potassium.
Weeks 8-10: The Stretch & Early Bud Formation
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!
Ever wondered what a full grow cycle looks like? This sample 15-week journal provides a general roadmap from the day you receive your clone to the day you harvest your buds. Note that timelines can vary based on your specific strain and setup.
Weeks 1-2: Rooting & Acclimation
- Goal: Get the clone comfortable and encourage strong root growth.Actions: Place clone under a humidity dome with low-intensity light (18 hours on, 6 hours off). After 2-3 days, transplant into its first small pot. Water lightly with plain, pH-balanced water. By the end of week 2, roots should be established.
Weeks 3-6: Vegetative Growth
- Goal: Build a strong, bushy plant structure.Actions: Now under full-power light (18/6 schedule). Begin feeding with a Nitrogen-rich “Veg” nutrient, starting at quarter-strength and gradually increasing. This is the time to perform training like Topping (Week 4) and Low-Stress Training (LST) to create an even canopy. Transplant to its final, larger pot around week 5 or 6.
Week 7: The Flip to Flower
- Goal: Signal the plant to stop growing leaves and start making buds.Actions: Change your light timer to a strict 12 hours on, 12 hours off schedule. The 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness is what triggers flowering. Switch from “Veg” nutrients to “Bloom” nutrients, which are higher in Phosphorus and Potassium.
Weeks 8-10: The Stretch & Early Bud Formation
- Goal: Manage the plant’s rapid growth and support the first signs of flowers.Actions: Your plant may double in size during this “flowering stretch.” Continue to tuck branches under your SCROG net or adjust LST ties. You will see small white pistils forming at the nodes, which will eventually become your buds.
Weeks 11-14: Bulking & Ripening
- Goal: Help the buds get dense, heavy, and frosty.Actions: This is when the magic happens. The buds will swell and become covered in trichomes. Maintain your bloom nutrient schedule and ensure good airflow to prevent mold. The aroma will become very strong.
Week 15: Flush & Harvest
- Goal: Prepare the plant for a clean, smooth final product.Actions: For the last 7-10 days, stop all nutrients and water only with plain, pH-balanced water. This “flushes” out excess mineral salts. Once the trichomes are milky white with a few amber ones, it’s time to chop it down. Congratulations, you’ve made it to harvest!