harvest time?

[michelangelo9109]

My first plant is finally I think almost ready for harvest, time to start on my own plant instead of this plant I rescued. Do you think she is done?
http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff285/theesoupnazi/harvest/

 

[2amhigh]

Im not an expert but they look real good to me congrats. They also look like they could grow more but like I said im not an expert so hope someone else more experienced can give their 2 cents.

 

[darkdestruction420]

what color are the trichomes?

 

[angelsbandit]

You have quite a while to go on that.

 

[michelangelo9109]

i cant see the trichomes I do not have a magnifier or even a camera with macro

 

[Janeloco]

looks like alot of the hairs are browned out... have you stopped wattering? if you havent.. stop watering and give it about a week.
then she will be good to harvest.
Looks Tasty!

 

[michelangelo9109]

okay thank you, is there a window I can harvest in? Or is one day better than another? Is it better to undershoot and harvest early or overshoot and harvest late?

 

[chuck taylor]

it hasnt started to swell from what i can see? but im no expert either i would agree with dark and go buy a scope from radio shack and check the trichs

 

[darkdestruction420]

i cant see the trichomes I do not have a magnifier or even a camera with macro

you better get one then, you'll waste your grow and all the time and effort if you harvest before the trichs at the very least are all milky, i wait till all amber and till after the final 2 week growth spurt where the buds actually gain most of their mass.

 

[michelangelo9109]

Correct me if im wrong but I want a 60x to 100x magnifier? And I want half the trichomes milky or all of them? Or when do I harvest according to trichomes? Thank you. I am sure I read all this information once I just forget. Also one last thing, do I not water like the one guy said above or do I just keep watering every 4 days like I have been doing, I cut the nutrients a week and a half ago.

 

[chuck taylor]

how far is it into flower? or do u have an idea of how far?

 

[michelangelo9109]

i really have no idea, I got it from someones porch when they had to move and brought it indoors. i dont have much of a timeline, most of its life has been inside but it had a lot of stress and very little light and no nutrients for a while so I think it has been a long flower.

 

[stinkbudd1]

Very few swollen callases, lots of new hair growth all over, not very much browning or red hairs. Your girl looks very nice im talking so far top shelf shit dont get impatient now bro you can go at least another two weeks maybe one week and then a ten day flush or something but she is not done right now she is a budding young lady you want her to be a MILF and smoke..trust me it will be worth the wait....Is this a CFL grow ? i thought i seen CFL's in the pic...Anyway + rep and great grow...Peace

 

[chuck taylor]

i would give her nutes 1 or 2 more times she still has some fatting up to do.

 

[michelangelo9109]

okay will do, yes this is cfl grow. She now has 6 2600k 23 watt cfl. After winter break I plan on have 12 23watt cfl and grow 2 or 3 plants but keep them very bushy, much less stretched than this grow

 

[darkdestruction420]

Correct me if im wrong but I want a 60x to 100x magnifier? And I want half the trichomes milky or all of them? Or when do I harvest according to trichomes? Thank you. I am sure I read all this information once I just forget. Also one last thing, do I not water like the one guy said above or do I just keep watering every 4 days like I have been doing, I cut the nutrients a week and a half ago.

a 60x or a 100x are both fine. you want all milky trichomes before you harvest if you want less bud that gives more of a head high, if you want more bud(the final 2 weeks is when buds gain most of their mass)that gives you a more couchlock like high let it finish all the way. If you want you could also wait till 50% amber and 50% milky. Dont stop watering. I think you may have started your flush a bit too early.
Here is some great info from fdd's harvest guide. He does not check his trichomes, but he's been doing it a long time and has alot of experience, but it will definetly help you to get the magnifier and watch the trichome development and get a feel for how it works better.
"we will start with ripeness. most people say to check your trichromes with 30X magnification. i have other ways. when buds are done they look "done". the appearance of the bud changes. the leaves start to hook upwards and become hard and crispy. the calyxes will swell and the hairs will turn brown. you can see a golden tinge to the bud leaves. this is the amber crystals. they start to turn amber on the leaves first.



not ready..........





ready.......






notice the difference? it's pretty easy to see once it occurs. "

 

[turdnugget420]

That guy that said stop watering is full of shit. Keep watering brotha when they need it. Definitely you're on the right page with DD420, he's dead on with what he's said. Good luck.