Shld i harvest please help

[NewGrower2022]

I have 8 outdoor plants. The leaves on most have already faded an dropped off. Although on some plants there are real small buds starting on lower levels. Also there are still long white hairs on some. How do i know they are ready to harvest? what an how should i harvest them? Ill include pics

 

[Hiphophippo]

You got a ways to go I would look for pulling them mid September maybe the end of September

 

[NewGrower2022]

Some have orange hairs some half white half orange and it still looks like theres more pods going to grow underneath. Its my first grow so any advice wld be awseome

 

[Hiphophippo]

I see that but that’s really not what determines when it’s done all of those white pistols will go away and the bud will become darker and more defined. I know it sounds like a long time an additional 4 to 6 weeks but trust me those will get a lot bigger and look a lot better and smoke a lot smoother if you let them go a while longer

 

[Hiphophippo]

They look nice you’re doing a real good job so far I would just continue doing whatever it is you’re doing and just wait which to be honest is the hardest part of the whole Thing lol

 

[NewGrower2022]

Ya look at bottoms of plants, they look they they hav more to grow, also what shld i do about trimming at this point some of the bigger leaves have started to die but like up at top an stuff do i leave the long only leaf branches

 

[Nope_49595933949]

You're doing a nice job, keep going, you have weeks to go.

 

[NewGrower2022]

Thank you guys for the help an fast too. I love these plants man!!

 

[Herb & Suds]

Donn't strip or change anything
Keep maintaining your current schedule four more weeks

 

[Hiphophippo]

Honestly unless it’s extremely bushy I don’t do any defoliating outside. I would just continue doing whatever it is you’re doing it and let them go while longer if you have questions just posting see if you get the right answers are looking for

 

[NewGrower2022]

What shld i be feeding them at this point ive only been doing neptunes harvest 2-4-1 fertilizer 1 time a week an watering later in the day every 2 days. Anyone think i shld use different food now or different watering schedule?

 

[Hiphophippo]

I would get whatever you can that has basically no nitrogen as it’s not needed now and get something higher in potassium and phosphorus

 

[DrDukePHD]

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Dude you've done an amazing job for your first grow. Listen to the "consensus" of folks around here about when to harvest. You should be proud, well done so far!

 

[husita]

Well, I know it´s not all about THC, but see this and you decide, A for seedlings, B,C cuttings, regular strains:



cit.: "During the reproductive stage, total THC content increased strongly with plant age and reached the highest level during the fifth or the sixth week postflowering in each set. Highest total THC concentrations (mean € SD) were 18.91 € 0.86%, 16.52 € 3.02%, and 22.50 € 2.65% in sets A, B, and C, respectively (Fig. 2). After a short plateau, the peak concentrations were followed by a decline in total THC content that is considered the onset of senescence of the plants."

 

[husita]

And here is for terpenes:


F.P.-flowering period, about day 100....

So when to harvest is never easy to say. Depends on your conditions, risks and deseases. Sometimes it could be O.K. to harvest in week 6, sometimes week 12. The longer flowering, the higher yeld and terpenes, but THC concentration could drop.

 

[bc_southbuds]

I’m in the same boat and got the same feedback! It’s my first grow and the buds look like they can be picked but there’s like another month to go lol.

 

[Nope_49595933949]

and the buds look like they can be picked but there’s like another month to go lol.View attachment 5182663

That's the issue. They look to be the size of the buds you buy. The difference is your buds haven't been dried. The buds you buy have been dried and as a result shrink down to that size.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Run plant as long as needed regardless of calendars or charts……. Thc charts mean nothing to your grow as most of those results are under “ controlled “ grows in lab or otherwise.

Give them the best grow conditions - light / genetics / feed and care will dictate the success of individual grows.

The mains will be the most productive of that plant - you can even harvest those when done and continue the lowers to finish and harden.

Charts mean nothing to the plant.

 

[NewGrower2022]

All my leaves not the buds are turning brown an falling off. Someone said that they all are suppose to turn brown an die before the harvest? Is this true?

 

[Nope_49595933949]

Pics?