Ladiesonly
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I put in dark 48 the next day just waiting till Sunday am
Not seeing amber - Digital Microscope shots
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Thundercat
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None of those plants are done but feel free to cut whenever you want. They need atleast 2 weeks still they are covered in white stigma still and are barely nearing the end of flower. They still need to sweep, and ripen as they finish maturing.
cowboylogic
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I agree could have used another week or two more to properly finish. But it looks like the plant is running out of fuel. Hardly any green leaves left to carry out photosynthesis. IMO not much to gain at this point.
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Kassiopeija
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I agree, looking toppled down as the main colas are, without any strength, all leaves deficient and the strain doesn't have that much sugarleaves... guess this one gave up.
Thundercat
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The leaves weren’t an issue at all. The plant wasn’t using them to photosynthesize at this point it was using them as energy sources to continue trying to finish its growth and maturation process.
These plants swell up significantly the last 2-3 weeks AFTER the stigma turn reddish and shrink. They add bud density at this point which is part of what helps ensure a nice slow dry and good flavor. They also pack on resin and terpenes the last few weeks.
Unfortunately cutting plants 2-3 weeks early will reduce the yields, and overall quality. In the future I would keep that in mind.
It’s really easy to harvest early and basically ruin a crop.
It’s nearly impossible to harvest plants “too late”. I’ve Never seen someone harvest a plant “too late” on accident, it takes weeks of ignoring the signs the plants are giving you.
Ladiesonly
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I agree with you very much so but the one plant has no white 95 percent hair amber
the two together look like a lot of white hair I think it’s from the stress of light to close and foxtailing If it makes sense thats the way I preceiced it as beginning grower
BobCajun
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You can harvest whenever you choose really, at least 8 weeks of flowering. Just you'll get lower yield and less potency than if you let them go full term, which I've found to be right around 16 weeks. The buds don't fill out and calyxes completely expand before that, maybe 15 weeks if you're in a hurry or mold starts. I haven't found a strain that's anywhere close to ripe at 8-10 weeks, which is what most people use. I got about half the yield when I used to harvest at 10 weeks than I do at 15-16. Now if you don't mind low yields and suboptimal potency then that's your personal taste. I prefer twice the yield myself. I did add bottom light with LEDs since the 10 week days, so that probably also helped double the yield.