i am too, i figured out when to harvest.
Trichome Color is a Waste of Time
- Thread starter Sunbiz1
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Jogro
Well-Known Member
I guess this will depend on what's in your bag, but in my experience this isn't true.
The Mexican schwagg is (or at least used to be) Sativa-heavy. The trichomes will turn cloudy; it just takes longer than usual for it to happen.
Sunbiz1
Well-Known Member
I just took another peek at 60X, day 72 and now have about 30% cloudy.
mr2shim
Well-Known Member
Maybe, just maybe you have a strain or a genome that finishes a bit longer. Maybe...
Sunbiz1
Well-Known Member
If that's the case, I'll name it patience
I doubt that plant is anything special, I only saved it b/c she's been a challenge since June...and I like challenges!. I have other indoors that were started and vegged outdoors as well, those always finish behind in-ground outdoor.
At any rate, change has occurred in said plant in the past 2 days, clear to 30% opaque/cloudy in 48 hours.
Peace!
Although a lot of people have their ideals on when to pick nuggets I choose to stand by a saying somebody told me a while ago, your buds are done when they look done. This is a general rule of thumb, but to use it you must have a couple grows experience. My first grow ever was too premature, my second grow was way over done, my third grow was "just right" and now I keep repeating what works. I dont judge by the trics a lot, however, i do check them to see if I am missing something with the naked eye. I like a slight amber coating on my buds, this gives my buds a slightly more "narcotic" feeling high where my back pain subsides and can put me to sleep in one rip.
The way I look at buds is that my bud is a piece of bread, and the lights are the toaster - I put the bread into the toaster and have to wait 4 months for my toast - Do I keep pulling it out of the toaster and checking every inch of the bread to ensure its golden brown, or do I wait until the bread visably looks golden brown and then take it out of the toaster? Makes sense if you think about it
Although I am SURE many people are going to argue with me. Im not a dispensary grower and dont sell my shit, my way of harvest is for ME not you or anybody else so feel free to object
The way I look at buds is that my bud is a piece of bread, and the lights are the toaster - I put the bread into the toaster and have to wait 4 months for my toast - Do I keep pulling it out of the toaster and checking every inch of the bread to ensure its golden brown, or do I wait until the bread visably looks golden brown and then take it out of the toaster? Makes sense if you think about it
Although I am SURE many people are going to argue with me. Im not a dispensary grower and dont sell my shit, my way of harvest is for ME not you or anybody else so feel free to object
Sunbiz1
Well-Known Member
The nice thing about indoor is I have the luxury of checking different portions of the plant daily. I always harvest in stages indoors, generally from the bottom up. Although not always, it seems to be the case that the plant does not finish up all at once. I do the same for in-grounds when I have the opportunity.Although a lot of people have their ideals on when to pick nuggets I choose to stand by a saying somebody told me a while ago, your buds are done when they look done. This is a general rule of thumb, but to use it you must have a couple grows experience. My first grow ever was too premature, my second grow was way over done, my third grow was "just right" and now I keep repeating what works. I dont judge by the trics a lot, however, i do check them to see if I am missing something with the naked eye. I like a slight amber coating on my buds, this gives my buds a slightly more "narcotic" feeling high where my back pain subsides and can put me to sleep in one rip.
The way I look at buds is that my bud is a piece of bread, and the lights are the toaster - I put the bread into the toaster and have to wait 4 months for my toast - Do I keep pulling it out of the toaster and checking every inch of the bread to ensure its golden brown, or do I wait until the bread visably looks golden brown and then take it out of the toaster? Makes sense if you think about it
obijohn
Well-Known Member
I've grown many different strains, and not one had any amber trichs. Early on, I let a few go way too long a few years back, no amber but they were past their prime. Generally speaking, when the trichs are all cloudy and the plant is putting out few, if any trichs is the perfect time to harvest. If you do see amber, they are already starting the decline in potency. After having some solid grows under one's belt, you should be able to tell by general appearance of the buds and the plant if it's ready or not
TheOrganic
Well-Known Member
Ive got a sour pheno of querkle that I let go to 10w and was to long compared to 8-9w of a few tops I took. Have clones of her so was testing. Mind though I don't go by weeks though its just a guide line. And the 10w cut trichs were cloudy clear and warped looking with some amber heads.
meezy4tw
Active Member
isnt there some new study on cbd content and having to do with amber trichs? I swear I heard someone talking about it.
Oh well, I say harvest 30-50% amber while a majority are cloudy. (personal preference.)
HOWEVER, I have noticed that with certain strains, letting them get more amber does help the overall bud in couchlock qualities, such as og kush. If you ask me its better to let your indica strains amber more, and keep your sativas around cloudy when you harvest.
And I do know it to be true that some plants never amber, or get cloudy. But a vast majority of them do.
Oh well, I say harvest 30-50% amber while a majority are cloudy. (personal preference.)
HOWEVER, I have noticed that with certain strains, letting them get more amber does help the overall bud in couchlock qualities, such as og kush. If you ask me its better to let your indica strains amber more, and keep your sativas around cloudy when you harvest.
And I do know it to be true that some plants never amber, or get cloudy. But a vast majority of them do.
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
I have not heard of one no.
CBD is formed along with THC, although it is minor compared to THC (about 10 to 1).
What is formed when trichomes turn amber is CBN, which is a substances that does affect the high but it's not desirable to have at all.
CBN delivers a drowsy and very weird and unpleasant high.
When you do get a lot of CBN (people who harvest 20% amber - 100% amber) you will get a lot less out of your harvest.
You will lose up to 90% (depending on when you harvest) of the possible achievable effect from the weed (due to losing THC).
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
um, i often smoke weed so i can go to sleep.
you guys are funny.
The point is that CBN does not deliver a true stone or high, wether it makes you drowsy or just feel ill.
I don't see drowsy as a desirable high, and especially not on the behalf of losing THC.
not every one gets that effect from weedum, i often smoke weed so i can go to sleep.
you guys are funny.
for me, smoking before bed utterly screws up my sleep
not only does it not help, but makes thing worse
i've seen a good number of posts of others who get the same effect
there may be a few strains that help, but i haven't found them yet
i have tried a few that have been touted for sleep, NL for example
for me, they just don't work, everybody has a different chemistry
Ricky Pastille
Member
How much does proper curing effect THC/CBN levels? Will THC continue to degrade into CBN after the weed is dry and curing?
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
That is hard to say because much is still not known fully about how substances within Cannabis interact and produce.
Consensus is that THC will stop degrading after you harvest the plant since you effectively kill the plant and therefore halt it's growth.
Depending on how you trim and when you trim (some people hang up the plant with stem and all), THC and CBN could still be changing during drying but even though some people say that it might not be entirely true and hard to know until proper studies have been done.