Gerneral consensus on harvesting...wrong?

[Nope_49595933949]

IMO, the general consensus these days is to harvest too late. Back 15-20 years ago, growers were mostly harvesting too early, and there was a push to harvest later, but in the recent few years it seems to me that the pendulum has swung too far in the opposite direction, and growers are harvesting past peak. A lot of it is up to personal preference too though. Some people like green bananas, and some like brown bananas. I like mine yellow.

Why do you hate banana bread!?

 

[xtsho]

IMO, the general consensus these days is to harvest too late. Back 15-20 years ago, growers were mostly harvesting too early, and there was a push to harvest later, but in the recent few years it seems to me that the pendulum has swung too far in the opposite direction, and growers are harvesting past peak. A lot of it is up to personal preference too though. Some people like green bananas, and some like brown bananas. I like mine yellow.

What about red bananas?

 

[dankydank1973]

That's not really a great way to do this for contrast and compare. You need a way to mark trics/areas and evaluate those same ones before and after the dry/cure.

Perhaps. However when they're nearly all clear. And nearly all milky afterwards. I don't see the need.

 

[dankydank1973]

I just wait till a fresh new member tells me I'm doing it all wrong based on his feelings

Look at them rookie buds glistening. Chop time.

 

[Nope_49595933949]

Look at them rookie buds glistening. Chop time.

Looking good. Getting closer

 

[farmerfischer]

Look at them rookie buds glistening. Chop time.

4 more weeks.. lol..














Just fucking with ya..

 

[Herb & Suds]

Look at them rookie buds glistening. Chop time.

Couple more weeks and I would chop
No scope needed

 

[dankydank1973]

Couple more weeks and I would chop
No scope needed

I appreciate your opinion. May I ask what gives you the impression of a couple more weeks?

 

[Herb & Suds]

I appreciate your opinion. May I ask what gives you the impression of a couple more weeks?

Buds are not full
pistils are not retracted and over fifty years of harvest

 

[dankydank1973]

Hard to get pics without a camera on the scope. This is with my phone in an eyepiece. Chop day - clear. 7 day dry - milky. Curious to see what happens after a good cure time.

 

[dankydank1973]

Buds are not full
pistils are not retracted and over fifty years of harvest

How do you tell when they're "full"?

 

[Herb & Suds]

How do you tell when they're "full"?

Lots of practice like anything

 

[Nope_49595933949]

How do you tell when they're "full"?

Let your plants go longer and you'll see them really start to plump up towards the end. Most hairs will be retracted and you may have a few white hairs still showing.

Someone here has a really good writeup on ripeness that was extremely helpful. Unfortunately I don't remember who the member is.

 

[Fallguy111]

I appreciate your opinion. May I ask what gives you the impression of a couple more weeks?

Experience. I can't really pinpoint exactly what I look for but at a glance I know. I do have a loupe but I mainly only use for pests. Keep at it and you'll be a pro in no time.

 

[LeastExpectedGrower]

Yeah, I used a microscope for all of one grow then just moved on to actually looking at the plants.

Not all plants trichomes change colors the same way/time and other things may also cause them to change color (like handling them). But hey, everyone feel free to get squinty eyed with a loup or fidgety digital microscope if you like.

 

[PJ Diaz]

Why do you hate banana bread!?

I like banana bread. That's the time to use brown bananas. Cooking is a different situation.

What about red bananas?

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They look good, but I have not idea how to pick one. That might be the type to cook as well. Fried bananas are pretty tasty.

 

[Gemtree]

Idk I stopped checking trichs years ago

 

[VincenzioVonHook]

Pretty straight forward. The plant will brown and retract it's stigma and the bracts will swell. There's no chance your trichs aren't ready by then anyway, so it's never really been worth checking trichs. I've had strains go milky week 5, and not swell or retract Until week 10. Hell, I've had strains amber at week 7 covered in fresh stigma that didn't retract Until week 11.

Why would anyone priorotize trichs when there is still fresh calyx stack?

The plant will basically sterilize itself when it's ready to harvest.

 

[Kerowacked]

I throw a bud at the wall, when it sticks its ripe.

 

[VincenzioVonHook]

I throw a bud at the wall, when it sticks its ripe.

Infallible method for sure..