Trichomes & Harvesting

[k0ijn]

View attachment 2168882View attachment 2168883its been asked before but can i put a plant in the dark for 2 days harvest the buds that are ready , then put here back to mature the bottom plant? or would this bugger it up?
also one of my plants is taking ages to mature-loads of clear trichs some cloudy, hairs are still comming out white, some are orange ,
thanks guys, if you need pics i will get some up ,

I would not recommend putting the plants in a dark room for two days, harvest some of it and then put them back into the flowering room.
You would stress the plants a lot if you did that.
They could survive, but it would slow their progress and might harm them.

Some strains take longer than others.
Sativas generally take a good while longer than Indicas, just keep an eye on them.
The colour of the pistils (hairs) don't really point to optimum harvest time, I've seen plants harvested with all white pistils (80% cloudy, 15% amber, 5% clear) and I've seen plants with coloured pistils (other than white) still not near ready.
You should never go by pistil colour to determine peak harvesting window.

 

[nameno]

• k0ijn
  
  
  Thank you,from nameno on the eastcoast
  
  

 

[Vikingo]

Great Thread! I have 2 Critical Mass at final stages of flowering and should be ripe for chop in about a week!

This Thread by K0ijn is excellent.

Being in Spain, I have checked both Spanish (www.lamarihuana.com) and www.rollitup.org sites for information during my first grow and I have to admit that you guys are the most informative. On the Spanish Site there is alot of Newbees posting ridiculous things!

Looking forward to my first chopping and drying in a few days, and will looking for more information on the "perfect" way to do this, step by step.

Thanks Again everybody!

Buenos Humos (Happy Smoking)

 

[k0ijn]

Great Thread! I have 2 Critical Mass at final stages of flowering and should be ripe for chop in about a week!

This Thread by K0ijn is excellent.

Being in Spain, I have checked both Spanish (www.lamarihuana.com) and www.rollitup.org sites for information during my first grow and I have to admit that you guys are the most informative. On the Spanish Site there is alot of Newbees posting ridiculous things!

Looking forward to my first chopping and drying in a few days, and will looking for more information on the "perfect" way to do this, step by step.

Thanks Again everybody!

Buenos Humos (Happy Smoking)

I'm glad you found what you were looking for and it helped you =)

I hope your harvest goes well, don't hesitate to make a thread in the Harvesting & Curing forum if you have any questions regarding harvesting and/or curing, there are a lot of helpful people here.

 

[bramwell73]

I would not recommend putting the plants in a dark room for two days, harvest some of it and then put them back into the flowering room.
You would stress the plants a lot if you did that.
They could survive, but it would slow their progress and might harm them.

Some strains take longer than others.
Sativas generally take a good while longer than Indicas, just keep an eye on them.
The colour of the pistils (hairs) don't really point to optimum harvest time, I've seen plants harvested with all white pistils (80% cloudy, 15% amber, 5% clear) and I've seen plants with coloured pistils (other than white) still not near ready.
You should never go by pistil colour to determine peak harvesting window.

thanks mate.

 

[DJScooter]

Great thread! Made me make up my mind and do some cutting xD

 

[CisGreen]

Great thread. Thank you.

I'm a long-time grower but just recently joined after I saw a ridiculous comment on the thread "average amount of red hairs at harvest" posted by a user named t0k3s. I was browsing forums looking for a simple yet informative thread to send to a friend in need of schooling about when to harvest, and I came across that thread then you.

Why some think amber is a good thing to shoot for I'll never understand. Whether indica or sativa it's something to avoid at all costs. The 5% clear, 10% amber and 85% cloudy is a good look to shoot for. I sure wish you would of been at that thread back in 2009 to school those amber lovers.

Your thread is on it's way to my friend. Peace

 

[lordjames]

awesome post

 

[salzar]

Day 50, unkown genetics. Sorry for being out of focus I didnt have a tripod. From the image I am not sure if the Trichs are cloudy, or if it is an artifact of the image.

 

[k0ijn]

Day 50, unkown genetics. Sorry for being out of focus I didnt have a tripod. From the image I am not sure if the Trichs are cloudy, or if it is an artifact of the image.

As I specify in the thread, you need a loupe or a microscope to determine the colour of the trichomes correctly.
If you have a good digital camera (4MP+) you can take high resolution pictures and determine it that way but a loupe or microscope is easier and more reliable.

If you want a guess, I'd say mostly clear, few cloudy just based on the non-receded pistils and 50 day flowering.

 

[luckybleu]

k0ijn,threads like this are why I joined riu. thanks

 

[k0ijn]

k0ijn,threads like this are why I joined riu. thanks

Good to 'hear' luckybleu
I hope you found what you were looking for.

 

[mofropoly]

k0ijn, if my trichromes are cloudy, but most of my pistils haven't receded yet should I wait? Today is day 56 of flowering both a Master Kush and an Aurora Indica. Thank you and this thread has been very helpful!

 

[k0ijn]

k0ijn, if my trichromes are cloudy, but most of my pistils haven't receded yet should I wait? Today is day 56 of flowering both a Master Kush and an Aurora Indica. Thank you and this thread has been very helpful!

I would always go with how the trichromes are looking more than how the pistils are looking but the two should align at peak harvest.

Have you checked trichomes all over the plant? Are there any amber trichomes?
How are the calyxes looking? They should fatten up nicely.

56 days is not a lot of time but I know those strains have a short flowering period.

You're welcome

 

[Doctor John]

K0ijn Thanks for the clear obviously informed thread. This is the best simplest info that I as a newbie have come across. I have bought a 60x loupe and now can see my trics clearly and now know what to look for. I also love your simple clear approach on things such as no flushing (never made sense to me) steady nuts and keep schedule going to harvest, which all say not to do. I will be looking at all your posts with great interest. picture attached 4 weeks into flowering.

THANKS FOR THE HELP

Doctor John

 

[k0ijn]

K0ijn Thanks for the clear obviously informed thread. This is the best simplest info that I as a newbie have come across. I have bought a 60x loupe and now can see my trics clearly and now know what to look for. I also love your simple clear approach on things such as no flushing (never made sense to me) steady nuts and keep schedule going to harvest, which all say not to do. I will be looking at all your posts with great interest. picture attached 4 weeks into flowering.

THANKS FOR THE HELP

Doctor John

You're very much welcome Doctor John, it's exactly why this thread was made and I'm happy it helps you out.
I'm also very glad that you're taking the scientific & factual route with regards to growing, I can promise you that you will get more out of it and also have more fun along the way!

People usually take hold of all the old myths surrounding growing without checking out the facts (especially when it comes to pre-harvest flushing) but hopefully science will trump all the myths one day

I don't see any picture attached though, try uploading/attaching it again.

 

[Doctor John]

Thanks for the response. I screwed up the pic. I'll try again but they are with hps on because I didn't want to screw around with my lights

 

[mofropoly]

I would always go with how the trichromes are looking more than how the pistils are looking but the two should align at peak harvest.

Have you checked trichomes all over the plant? Are there any amber trichomes?
How are the calyxes looking? They should fatten up nicely.

56 days is not a lot of time but I know those strains have a short flowering period.

You're welcome

k0ijn, I looked over the rest of the trichromes and noted that majority are cloudy - approximately 95% cloudy and maybe 5% amber. Calyxes are chubby and a significant amount of pistils have aligned. Yesterday morning when the lights turned off, I went ahead and let it go into the 24-hour dark period. I cut them down this morning, trimmed, and hung them up to dry (at the moment, they are in the dark in my grow space at 75 degrees F and 54% RH). Thanks for the support!

 

[k0ijn]

Thanks for the response. I screwed up the pic. I'll try again but they are with hps on because I didn't want to screw around with my lightsView attachment 2226384View attachment 2226387View attachment 2226388

Looks nice and healthy, you can see they are fighting for the light though hehe but that is quite common.
When you have tried growing a few times you should maybe try out LST (low stress training), it works wonders for yield and it makes it easier to keep control of the plants once they start flowering rapidly.

 

[k0ijn]

k0ijn, I looked over the rest of the trichromes and noted that majority are cloudy - approximately 95% cloudy and maybe 5% amber. Calyxes are chubby and a significant amount of pistils have aligned. Yesterday morning when the lights turned off, I went ahead and let it go into the 24-hour dark period. I cut them down this morning, trimmed, and hung them up to dry (at the moment, they are in the dark in my grow space at 75 degrees F and 54% RH). Thanks for the support!

Those are better %s than most people could ever ask for.
I don't know what you mean 'pistils have aligned', pistils have receded? Either way it sounds like it was a peak time to harvest.

Keep an eye on them, it's critical to get a proper dry & cure to bring out the full potential in your plants.
Sounds like you got complete control though