A very weird issue!

[Trichome]

Hi everyone!

I have a new to me issue that in all my years of growing with salts I’ve never encountered.I have five plants in week five of flower from seed in 30 litre  fabric bags.Top dressing every second week with Bloom craft blend and have top dressed twice with vermicompost,once in veg and once in week 3 of flower.

Plants have all looked great with no deficiencies and good growth but I noticed some orange pistils on two plants the other day and scoped them this morning to find that most of the trich’s have turned milky.This is a nine week strain about 50/50 Sativa Indica so to be maturing at five weeks is wild and pretty disappointing because the plants still have about a month to pack on bud size.

I have read somewhere that some plants in organic soil will start maturing prematurely when their roots hit the sides of the bags but this is the first time I’ve ever seen it!

Anyone have info or thoughts on this I’d love to hear from you.

Edited Monday at 01:52 PM by Trichome

[Bos]

Aweh bud.

I grow organic outdoors/greenhouse.

You state "feeding salts" but top dress vermicompost. Sounds like you're mixing organic and inorganic/synthetic, that usually creates problems with ph and nutrient uptake.

Cannabis plants are survivors and they will always push through for survival, in the hopes of pollination... even when stressed. Sounds like your plant is doing exactly that, ripening early due to some stressor. Breeders state general timelines but your plant might not follow them exactly for multiple reasons. You could wait for the plant to gain weight or you may be forced to harvest early due to whatever stressor is affecting your plant. Mother nature is dealing you some cards, you have to decide which way you want to go.

Edited 6 hours ago by Bos