Harvest while hairs are still white

Does anyone know of any strains that are harvested while the hairs are still white?

Or does every strain turn brown towards harvest?

Is there ever a time that the trichomes start to turn cloudy or amber while the hairs are still white?

I have a bagseed strain that is doing just that....the trichomes are just starting to get really cloudy and some are starting to turn a little amber...but the hairs are still white and fresh...

Hmmm.....I've never had it happen before, but i suppose it's possible.

Thanks jaw...... I just found out that i shouldnt post things more than once on here so I apologize to anyone i have pissed off...

Im learnin'.........bear with me.

sir rance alot said:

Thanks jaw...... I just found out that i shouldnt post things more than once on here so I apologize to anyone i have pissed off...

Im learnin'.........bear with me.

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yes its actually very normal



the fact that it is bagseed makes it a different substrain in itself. If you had a kush plant that finished in 8 weeks and found a single seed out of it chances are more than likely that seed will take longer to mature than your original plant.

this isnt the only trait of it, another trait is exactly what happened to you your bud starts to mature and is ready but your hairs arent turning in any situation where this happens it doesnt matter go by trichomes and the hairs will follow.

It can also work in reverse all your hairs can be turning all orange red brown whatever and your trichs are far from ready, still doesnt matter wait for trichs.


bagseed isnt looked down on for quality its the variables that happens with it, mostly pertaining to maturity.

rule of thumb bagseed just takes longer to mature.

hope this helps

The hairs will turn red while it's drying, I've seen this trait in mexican sativa bagseed before

Pistils continue to form as the plant continues to flower. the budsites are still trying to get taller and larger, even when they're "ready" white hairs represent newer Calyx's in your budsites, and as Dr.Indica said, They will change collor when they dry out, you wont have "white" hair on your buds, but a tan-less orangeish color than the mature pitils

yeah..... i think its sativa or mostly sativa.

at 3 weeks veg. i topped them and now 5 weeks into flower, they are 6 ft. 5in. tall from the soil to the top.

definitely cant wait for my good beans....i started with 11 plants, pulled 7 males at 4 weeks, and just yesterday found a seed growing on each plant. damn you hermies....

its not a total loss, just found 1 seed on each plant so far... but still sucks.

i just hope the real beans dont disappoint

work2fish said:

bagseed isnt looked down on for quality its the variables that happens with it, mostly pertaining to maturity.

rule of thumb bagseed just takes longer to mature.

hope this helps

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The fact that its bagseed doesnt have anything to do with maturing time, and the variables pertain to much more than just maturity. The plant can show any phenotypical expression as anyone of its ancestors, unless it is stabalized by backcrossing, and inbreeding.
The best pot I have ever grown to this day is bagseed from a bag of Snowdawg. Turned out just like the buds it came from, and I made more seeds, and they all came out like the bud I bought years ago.

work2fish said:

the fact that it is bagseed makes it a different substrain in itself. If you had a kush plant that finished in 8 weeks and found a single seed out of it chances are more than likely that seed will take longer to mature than your original plant.

bagseed isnt looked down on for quality its the variables that happens with it, mostly pertaining to maturity.

rule of thumb bagseed just takes longer to mature.

hope this helps

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None of this is true. Bagseed is not a different "substrain". Maturity has nothing to do with it being bagseed, either - the reason it's looked down apon, is because any seed out of your bag, stands a very good chance of being a hermie. Not to mention, different strains require different levels of care - made more difficult if you don't know what strain you're growing.

Yes, OP, it is completely normal for there to be white hairs on it when they're finished. I just chopped my Train Wreck girls last weekend, take a look at this pic - based on the pistils themselves, you would think it wasn't ready yet. But it flowered for nine weeks, and the trichs were roughly 75% cloudy and 25% amber - just how I like it. That's why you never go by just one thing to say, "yes, they're done" - but look at the overall picture.

i think bagseed has a different meaning to different people.

bagseed, imo, is not gonna have a strain name, its is just plain old mexican brick crap weed that goes for $50 an ounce.

when you get a bag of skunk and find a few seeds in it, that aint bagseed, thats good pot with a few seeds. big difference.

atleast thats what i assume everyone is talking about when they say bagseed. but then again, the pot i have to pay $400 dollars an ounce for would probably be considered regs by most members here.

as a general rule, if it smells skunky or piney, i dont consider it bagseed.

as far as genetics go, remember, ONLY 25% OF OFFSPRING SHOW TRAITS OF BOTH PARENTS... this can never change.

it is MENDELEV'S LAW.

another difference in good seed and bagseed is.... if it is tan with tigerstripes it aint bagseed

if it is tan with tigerstripes it aint bagseed

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Don't follow that myth, my bagseed " looks " better than any seed I have ever bought. All of my bagseeds have crazy tiger stripes or look like dinosaur eggs, and every one I ever grew was a low quality Sativa hermie. Appearances don't mean shit when it comes to seeds, some of the best plants I ever grew came from the worst looking and smallest seeds imaginable.

Ive never heard that Dr.. I just assumed that stripes meant good and small black seeds were crap.. Atleast thats been my personal experience.. i guess its just luck of the draw.

Hey, thats why Im here......never too old to learn.

sir rance alot said:

Ive never heard that Dr.. I just assumed that stripes meant good and small black seeds were crap.. Atleast thats been my personal experience.. i guess its just luck of the draw.

Hey, thats why Im here......never too old to learn.

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Small black seeds are crap, they need to be brown....dark brown is the best, but light brown will work also. Some strains do produce tiger striped seeds, but it's nothing to go by. I wasted 2 growing seasons trying to grow seeds that I thought " looked " good. NEVER AGAIN

I buy feminized seeds now

I think that doe eyed is right if you get a seed out of a bag it's most likely from a hermie,and the odds are the seed will be hermie too

Yeah....thats what i had to find out the hard way.....I planted 11 seeds.....all 11 sprouted and after 4 weeks, I had 7 males....With the four i had left, all four into 5th week of flower, each one has atleast two or more seeds.. I cant find the male sacs but i know they are there... 11 plants.....7 male......4 hermie.... and you are right Dr...... never again...

I don’t necessarily consider bagseed a bad thing. Many GREAT strains and cuts came from bagseed. Just depends on genetics and if the seeds were ripened enough. I’ve grown out some killer bagseed! I found Party Foul seeds from a local dispensary that ACTUALLY grows some damn good cannabis and have grown out quite a few to find they were absolutely FIRE.

Bry_Guy_Chupo said:

I don’t necessarily consider bagseed a bad thing. Many GREAT strains and cuts came from bagseed. Just depends on genetics and if the seeds were ripened enough. I’ve grown out some killer bagseed! I found Party Foul seeds from a local dispensary that ACTUALLY grows some damn good cannabis and have grown out quite a few to find they were absolutely FIRE.
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I bet theirs didn’t look like that lol