inducing stress

[onenumcat]

no, im not trying to get seeds, just buds. so is it okay to pick off a lower bud when in ~ a three week window of its final development? Also there is a segment on some of my buds that have stopped growing white pistils, they have all converted into deep color- is it okay to pick these off? is this a sign of a mature bud?

(no im not talking about trichomes) just pistils of a bud that has stopped growing more pistils.

well, those buds will continue to grow larger. often the top buds get a little heat stress and those pistils will wither and change color...from the heat of the light/s.

 

[vncist00]

so then its better to harvest all at once?..........( am going for quality and potency)

 

[onenumcat]

so then its better to harvest all at once?..........( am going for quality and potency)

IMO, it's better to harvest from the top down, little by little, allowing the lower buds to ripen as the light, previously blocked by the upper foliage/buds, is now fully on them.

 

[smokeybandit22]

IMO, it's better to harvest from the top down, little by little, allowing the lower buds to ripen as the light, previously blocked by the upper foliage/buds, is now fully on them.

yes, yes, good info. the taller, the more you have to.