Is It Time Yet?

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snowmanexpress

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Just need some help deciding on when to cut......

2/23 will be apprx 62 days.

Please Feed The Troll.

It looks as if the edges of leaf on the buds are getting amber/brownish.

I do not have a powerful Loupe, I hoped to go for the 50 to 70 percent red hair thing. But I know, I know,
check the trics too, but seriously, if it looks amber Ill chop. And Im not an old man, I see amber.......

What about LOTS of amber with NOT much red hair? In that scenario, would you chop regardless of the hairs? Or should the Hairs be dark ALONG with the Trics for correct potency? I dont get it.

Anyways, Im posting asking for help on your opinion and hopefully any good advice I can get without being referred to the SearchBible......It's bagseed at 50 days flower so far Id say......

Truthfully, I think its NOT ready yet kinda, and the lights are playing games with the trics, and the smell of the aroma has begun to change 2 days ago, I just dont want those cbds and cbns to mess up my first plant, and I was wondering as a noob, would it be better to chop sooner, than later anyways, I heard its never too late to chop, but, y'know.......



















Thanks......
 
sUpA nOvA D9

sUpA nOvA D9

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As far as if the pistals vs trichomes... tric's>pistals. If the tric's are amber, and the pistals are white its time to harvest. There are a few strains that dont change pistal colour untill after the harvest.
 
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snowmanexpress

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Okay,wow all you guys really put me at ease, now I won't be in such a rush.

I have this urge to want to get educated here, but I've read alot of stuff and all that, but what am I not seeing that you guys are?

Is it simply the hairs? Or a combination of things? Cause I can't see it.


Ill be back sooner than later hopefully...... I mean 60 days will be the 23rd anyways, I'm jumping the gun by 10 days or more right ?


Thanks.
 
BatMaN SKuNK

BatMaN SKuNK

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that needs to go at least another 2 weeks. dont harvest it too soon, it wont be nearly as potent as it would have been if you waited. trust me ive made that mistake before.
 
smoke and coke

smoke and coke

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they are looking nice. i agree with more time. you def. gotta get a loupe and check the trichs. i grew bagseed last time and the first round i chopped about 2 or more weeks early the hairs were mostly red, the buds were ok but not heavy and not very sticky. before these were chopped i had already had more of the same plants ready to go into flower room. this round went a little more than 2 weeks longer than the first round. i coulda let them go another week longer but i had a harvest date i had to stick to. well i watched the trichs this round and saw them change colors. i had 1 plant and a clone of her that the hairs stayed white the whole time and it was about 80% cloudy and 20% amber when i chopped. all the rest were mostly red hairs. but the finished product just from that 2 extra weeks, the buds were sticky and heavy and i will not harvest early again.also had much better flavour and potency then the first batch. some people say to new growers, when you think its ready wait 2 weeks longer.

good luck and have patience.
 
Little Tommy

Little Tommy

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The trichomes never lied to me. Naked eye can be deceiving. It is all about the science. Anything other than that is a guess at best. If you have invested all the time nuturing this far you can hardly afford to settle for less than all it can be.
 
ONEeyedWILLY444

ONEeyedWILLY444

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you got 4 weeks easy. your buds will have a dramatic change when they are nearing the end. they will looked alot denser and should be super frosty. hang in there and good luck
 
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snowmanexpress

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Okay, so hair darkness may be just purely strain dependent. Thanks for that tip!

Also, I see dying of the leaves as N is slowly reduced I see I do not have that yet to an extreme, ha, I never WANTED to see yellow or spots in my leafs ha, now I do.

Also, everyone says trics trics trics, well, thats it then, unless strain dependent I guess. End of discussion, simple. Thank you seriously.

I will go to radio shack, and pick one up tommorow for sure because, I got absolutely nothin' that will zoom in that close, Im gonna need one, cause dont want to support my local dealer again, well maybe for some other kind of funk, but around here, Im not connected anymore, I've lost touch and lost alot of good friends I grew up with y'know. I WILL focus with my camera on top later on.

If you guys wouldn't mind hangin' with me here for a couple few, I would really appreciate it.......and the lady in the closet will too.:blsmoke:
 
panhead

panhead

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snowmanexpress said:
Okay,wow all you guys really put me at ease, now I won't be in such a rush.

I have this urge to want to get educated here, but I've read alot of stuff and all that, but what am I not seeing that you guys are?

Is it simply the hairs? Or a combination of things? Cause I can't see it.


Ill be back sooner than later hopefully...... I mean 60 days will be the 23rd anyways, I'm jumping the gun by 10 days or more right ?


Thanks.
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What im seeing is your continued focus on day count,your at day 62,the day count is breeder/seedbank bullshit,ive grown off & on for decades with the last 2 years being one harvest right after another & not once have i been able to finish a grow in that short of time,one strain i grow is Top 44 Skunk thats supposed to finish in 44 days,it takes me around 65 to 70 days for the buds to be ready,calanders are for doctors appointments not growing dope.

Get a microscope,they are worth their weight in gold,literally,they are the only way you can harvest at the proper time,you cant see what you need to see with a human eye unless your superman or wonder woman,it cant be done.

Unless your growing some off the wall strain here's how it goes,your plants will start to grow pistils (hairs),then growth will explode into pistils everywhere,then the buds will start to take shape,then the buds will fill out & fatten up,you'll experience a period of time where new pistil development will slow to a crawl or come to a dead stop,this is when people think its close to harvest,within a week or two another explosion of new pistil/calyx growth will happen,just when you convince yourself they are done growing blamo,new white pistils all over the place.

The 2nd growth spurt is where most of the bud weight will come from,even if the trichomes are showing milky white or amber heads on them if you dont wait for the 2nd growth explosion you'll loose a massive amount of weight.

Dont let people bullshit you about waiting too long based on the first group of trichomes turning amber either,people like to say you'll loose potency by not letting the plants go past peak harvest window,i call total bulshit,if you dont wait until the plant has finished its 2nd explosion of growth you'll loose massive bud weight,this is the time you need to look at the trichomes,only after the 2nd growth explosion should the trichomes be examined then harvest determined,never before the 2nd growth spurt.
 
Where in the hell am I?

Where in the hell am I?

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panhead said:
What im seeing is your continued focus on day count,your at day 62,the day count is breeder/seedbank bullshit,ive grown off & on for decades with the last 2 years being one harvest right after another & not once have i been able to finish a grow in that short of time,one strain i grow is Top 44 Skunk thats supposed to finish in 44 days,it takes me around 65 to 70 days for the buds to be ready,calanders are for doctors appointments not growing dope.

Get a microscope,they are worth their weight in gold,literally,they are the only way you can harvest at the proper time,you cant see what you need to see with a human eye unless your superman or wonder woman,it cant be done.

Unless your growing some off the wall strain here's how it goes,your plants will start to grow pistils (hairs),then growth will explode into pistils everywhere,then the buds will start to take shape,then the buds will fill out & fatten up,you'll experience a period of time where new pistil development will slow to a crawl or come to a dead stop,this is when people think its close to harvest,within a week or two another explosion of new pistil/calyx growth will happen,just when you convince yourself they are done growing blamo,new white pistils all over the place.

The 2nd growth spurt is where most of the bud weight will come from,even if the trichomes are showing milky white or amber heads on them if you dont wait for the 2nd growth explosion you'll loose a massive amount of weight.

Dont let people bullshit you about waiting too long based on the first group of trichomes turning amber either,people like to say you'll loose potency by not letting the plants go past peak harvest window,i call total bulshit,if you dont wait until the plant has finished its 2nd explosion of growth you'll loose massive bud weight,this is the time you need to look at the trichomes,only after the 2nd growth explosion should the trichomes be examined then harvest determined,never before the 2nd growth spurt.
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This is the main point I was making!!!
",if you dont wait until the plant has finished its 2nd explosion of growth you'll loose massive bud weight,this is the time you need to look at the trichomes,only after the 2nd growth explosion should the trichomes be examined then harvest determined,never before the 2nd growth spurt."[/quote]
 
Afroman25

Afroman25

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panhead said:
What im seeing is your continued focus on day count,your at day 62,the day count is breeder/seedbank bullshit,ive grown off & on for decades with the last 2 years being one harvest right after another & not once have i been able to finish a grow in that short of time,one strain i grow is Top 44 Skunk thats supposed to finish in 44 days,it takes me around 65 to 70 days for the buds to be ready,calanders are for doctors appointments not growing dope.

Get a microscope,they are worth their weight in gold,literally,they are the only way you can harvest at the proper time,you cant see what you need to see with a human eye unless your superman or wonder woman,it cant be done.

Unless your growing some off the wall strain here's how it goes,your plants will start to grow pistils (hairs),then growth will explode into pistils everywhere,then the buds will start to take shape,then the buds will fill out & fatten up,you'll experience a period of time where new pistil development will slow to a crawl or come to a dead stop,this is when people think its close to harvest,within a week or two another explosion of new pistil/calyx growth will happen,just when you convince yourself they are done growing blamo,new white pistils all over the place.

The 2nd growth spurt is where most of the bud weight will come from,even if the trichomes are showing milky white or amber heads on them if you dont wait for the 2nd growth explosion you'll loose a massive amount of weight.

Dont let people bullshit you about waiting too long based on the first group of trichomes turning amber either,people like to say you'll loose potency by not letting the plants go past peak harvest window,i call total bulshit,if you dont wait until the plant has finished its 2nd explosion of growth you'll loose massive bud weight,this is the time you need to look at the trichomes,only after the 2nd growth explosion should the trichomes be examined then harvest determined,never before the 2nd growth spurt.
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:clap: This puts it all in perspective rep for you my friend
 
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fadetoblack72

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Hmm. I didn't notice a second growth spurt on my plants but I am sure they are near harvest. 90% of the fan leaves have turned yellow, the trichromes are mostly cloudy with a amberish one popping up here and there. I can actually see the amber color shooting up through the tricrome with my $13 60-100X Radio-Shack pocket microscope. Is it possible that I just didn't pay enough attention and missed the second "explosion" or should it still be to come? The hairs are mostly turned and they definetly have some fragrance. The strain is Sour diesel and I am at day 48. The day count seems early to me but they look like they are almost ready.
 

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