Harvesting Head High vs Body High

3rd year grower here. Still learning the ropes. Question…I’m prepping to harvest this season’s outdoor grow…a garden of both sativa and indica plants. Will harvesting an indica early in the harvest window provide for more of a head high…on the flip side, will taking a sativa late in the widow result in more of a body high?
 

bignugs68

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3rd year grower here. Still learning the ropes. Question…I’m prepping to harvest this season’s outdoor grow…a garden of both sativa and indica plants. Will harvesting an indica early in the harvest window provide for more of a head high…on the flip side, will taking a sativa late in the widow result in more of a body high?
Could, I know my first grow outdoors I had to harvest early bc budrot. It was definitely racey, almost paranoid buzz for the first 20-40min. Until it cured. She still jumped the cerebral buzz to start but it was good, then it would level off. But that may have just been the strain too .
 
Could, I know my first grow outdoors I had to harvest early bc budrot. It was definitely racey, almost paranoid buzz for the first 20-40min. Until it cured. She still jumped the cerebral buzz to start but it was good, then it would level off. But that may have just been the strain too .
Thanks for the reply. I have one plant…unknown strain…that shows characteristics of both sativa and indica. Likely a hybrid. Not sure how to harvest her. Take her early, or wait until I see more amber. It is a quandary.
 

Thundercat

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The best time to harvest any healthy plant is when it is fully ripe. That will provide the best quality of high, yields, and smoking experience.

harvesting early often leads to plants drying to quickly because they lack the proper density, which results in poor quality smoke. Early harvesting also typically results in getting less high.

if you want a specific type of high experience grow a plant KNOWN to provide that experience. Otherwise harvesting plants when they are ripe will give you the biggest smiles in the end.
 
Going to let her fully ripen…it’s the only way to determine whether she’s a sativa or indica. I took clones earlier and have a mother indoors. I’ve never seen such thick buds throughout. Grown from seeds obtained from Northern Afghanistan.
 

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tstick

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The body high vs head high thing....I don't believe it has to do with Indica or sativa, but rather when the trichomes are ripe. Sativa-heavy hybrids tend to take longer to ripen, so people often harvest them early when the trichomes aren't as ripe as they could be....the effect being that they feel less "stoned" than they would if the plants had ripened. Indica, on the other hand, ripen earlier, so people harvest them when they are more ripe and the effects are more stoney.

True and pure Sativa or Indica plants are less common these days. Most everything is a hybrid. You never know what you're going to get. You could get any number of combinations of traits of any of the plants in the lineage. Good luck!
 
The body high vs head high thing....I don't believe it has to do with Indica or sativa,
It is my understanding that indicas produce a body high, relaxing, best for evening use…sativas produce a head high, energizing, for daytime use.
 
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tstick

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It is my understanding that indicas produce a body high, relaxing, best for evening use…sativas produce a head high, energizing, for daytime use.
Everything is a hybrid now, so there's no way to expect any type of consistent effect from one strain to the next. To me, it's always going to come down to whether it's a good hybrid or not. And, if it's a good one, then it should get you stoned if it's grown to a fully-ripe stage. I don't believe that any particular magical effects can be parsed out between Indica or Sativa, since hardly any of true, renowned, landrace strains exist anymore.
 
Everything is a hybrid now, so there's no way to expect any type of consistent effect from one strain to the next. To me, it's always going to come down to whether it's a good hybrid or not. And, if it's a good one, then it should get you stoned if it's grown to a fully-ripe stage. I don't believe that any particular magical effects can be parsed out between Indica or Sativa, since hardly any of true, renowned, landrace strains exist anymore.
True landtrace strains can be found here. Angus is a class act.

 

MtRainDog

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If you want a certain type of effect, get the plant/seeds that offer what you're looking for. Harvesting early or late can change the effects, but imo it changes in a bad way. Too early, and it can be short, racy paranoid buzz. This isn't the same thing as a true long flowering sativa effect. Too long, and it tends to mellow things out and can give you a sleepy effect I guess. Either way, your best bet is to find the right kind of plant, and harvest when it's ripe.
 

bignugs68

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True body high is through process of digesting edibles and head high through smoking.
IDK hahaha, I've eaten some gummies that made my mind go to the moon too. One of the newer thoughts on body vs head high with smoking flower, is that the terpene profile(pinene, lemonene, etc) may have a bigger affect on the buzz, and it's not just CBD, CDG, or THC that determines your buzz.
 

tstick

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True landtrace strains can be found here. Angus is a class act.

I appreciate the link. I guess what I was referring to were the "renowned" landrace strains that became famous in the weed smoking world of the mid-1970's. Acapulco Gold, Panama Red, Red Columbian, Oaxacan, Thai, Hawaiian, etc. I know I have tried many seed venders who say they have those landrace strains, too....but so far, the results have shown me that people can say they have anything they want to say. It might be people who really believe it, too, because they weren't alive and smoking weed back then and so they just have legendary stories to go from. They have no real-world knowledge. I stopped believing in the new wave of exotic plants being able to produce what I'm looking for. A big reason is that I know there are some guys like Kevin Jodery, who have made it their mission to revive the old smoking strains.....and they still haven't gotten there.

Looking at many of those strains on that website....I have no idea what any of that stuff would be like as far as smoking it goes. Botanically, they are interesting AF!
 
I appreciate the link. I guess what I was referring to were the "renowned" landrace strains that became famous in the weed smoking world of the mid-1970's. Acapulco Gold, Panama Red, Red Columbian, Oaxacan, Thai, Hawaiian, etc. I know I have tried many seed venders who say they have those landrace strains, too....but so far, the results have shown me that people can say they have anything they want to say. It might be people who really believe it, too, because they weren't alive and smoking weed back then and so they just have legendary stories to go from. They have no real-world knowledge. I stopped believing in the new wave of exotic plants being able to produce what I'm looking for. A big reason is that I know there are some guys like Kevin Jodery, who have made it their mission to revive the old smoking strains.....and they still haven't gotten there.

Looking at many of those strains on that website....I have no idea what any of that stuff would be like as far as smoking it goes. Botanically, they are interesting AF!
I agree…the “renowned” landtrace strains are but a thing of the past. Sad, which conjures another interesting thought…I have yet to find the aroma of the weed smoked at the rock concerts of the ‘70’s. Some strains come close, but none can match the dank skunkiness I remember. Find that and I’ll dedicate my entire garden to the strain.
 
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