Taking samples last few weeks of flower

Severed Tongue

Severed Tongue

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Can't help but to think I should be cutting little buds off every other day in the last few weeks of flower as to then compare effect and have factual knowledge of when the best time to harvest is instead of trying to guess when it's best based on appearance.

Then you'll know exactly when to chop for the best from your plant so makes it really easy if your doing mass clones.

What's your take?
 
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ive read of people doing that, taking buds at 8-9-10 weeks for example and seeing which they prefer, then the next clone run you don't even have to guess you know. outside of any enviromental changes i imagine
 
Beehive said:
That's like tasting green tomatoes. Comparing the flavor between unripe and ripe.
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Not really what I meant,

You see posts daily "is it ready yet?" Where people are going by milky or amber trichs. Most can't tell 30% vs 70% for example. Most are told they have 2 weeks or more to go. Why not get a real answer instead of guessing?

You have a plant that looking done at 9-10 weeks but can easily go to 13+. What I'm suggesting is to take small samples on the 1st run of this plant if you plan to do clones of it, yes considering the future grow will follow the same schedule.

On the flip side, if you harvest at say 11 weeks, why not keep a bud flowering just to see how it turns out all the way to death instead of killing the entire plant?

My 1st indoor grow is just past 8 weeks flower, I'm going to do this for my own curiosity.
 
Severed Tongue said:
Can't help but to think I should be cutting little buds off every other day in the last few weeks of flower as to then compare effect and have factual knowledge of when the best time to harvest is instead of trying to guess when it's best based on appearance.

Then you'll know exactly when to chop for the best from your plant so makes it really easy if your doing mass clones.

What's your take?
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I just did that on my plant at week 8. And as I thought, just not done yet. But still tasted damn good.
 
The answer to “Can I” is always yes. It’s your labor, time, knowledge. A bud here and there in the course of things is peanuts. The question at hand is “should I” or “does anyone already have this answer”. But yes if you feel like it will help you with your craft in the long run I’d say do it. It beats getting one of my troll two weeks memes every three months when you asks if it’s ready
 
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