Wow really? thats odd, cuz that is usually an 8-9 weeks plant in total, so 5 more weeks seems a bit much. my predictions were 2-3 more weeks tops.[/QUOTE]If you a taking guesses for when it will finish I would say 5 weeks, after new year.
You dont need to worry about a two stage harvest. Theyre for much bigger plants that have several zones of growth. The stuff touching the light, and the interior bottom which is all shaded and limey. Your plants arent that size.Btw what about that part about cutting come 'more developed' colas off first and leaving the rest to mature?
Yea i know they arent that size. in fact they are way smaller than that but anyway my main cola and few others appear to be more mature then the rest, so isnt the logical conclusion that they will finish faster also? so im wondering will ibget bigger yields if i remove finished colas before the rest?You dont need to worry about a two stage harvest. Theyre for much bigger plants that have several zones of growth. The stuff touching the light, and the interior bottom which is all shaded and limey. Your plants arent that size.
Still no.Yea i know they arent that size. in fact they are way smaller than that but anyway my main cola and few others appear to be more mature then the rest, so isnt the logical conclusion that they will finish faster also? so im wondering will ibget bigger yields if i remove finished colas before the rest?
Haha okay mate, thanksStill no.
Okay thanks for the info. Some of lower fan leaves already turned yellow but i removed them because i figured that way the plant can focus more energy into bud growth. It was not more than a couple of leaves, 5-6 maybe but i hope it wont have any negative side effects though.the small stuff is popcorn or "larf" all plants grow that, just ignore it for the most part, stick it in the hash pile when you get done.
trichs are usually the tellers of tales, if they say the plant is ready, then its probably ready.
autos are a little strange, sometimes sun leaves yellow like a normal plant, sometimes they stay green till you cut them off at harvest. they don't always show the normal signs other plants show. if you get to about 15% amber trichs, i think i'd harvest
Well I thought so too but somebody advised me earlier in this post not to do 2 stage harvest because my plant is allegedly "too small for it". I know early harvest is more common than late but thats the exact reason i dont want to fuckup my 1st grow and harvest too early.i just check random buds, some big and some mid sized. if the canopy was very thick and theres a lot of under developed stuff on the bottom half of the plant, i'll take the top buds and get them drying while letting the rest go another week or two.
if you let the plant go too long, you'll start to lose potency due to thc degrading into cbn. you can get a lot of foxtailing and loose airy buds as well. actually, the opposite is a much more common problem, most people harvest way earlier than they should.