TO Harvest or Not to Harvest?

PuffinDaWeed

PuffinDaWeed

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Still tryin to figure out weither or not to harvest My gut says there not ready DO they look over done? HELP!! My trichomes are milky to cloudy to amber I checked yesterday HELP !!
 
PuffinDaWeed

PuffinDaWeed

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popcorned whats that mean? and I got some good lights made for growing i dont know right on the top of my head what there called
 
sworth

sworth

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Once there's a decent percentage of amber it's good to go for me. Depends on what sort of high you want.
No clear trichomes though imo
(But if it's a smoke you can't wait for, take a few buds and leave her longer I' say)
(Edit; Guess I'm saying yeh harvest. Your decision. ;-) )
 
Pat Man

Pat Man

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i think he means they are kinda fluffy not very dense which could be from lack of good light? they look close to being done...i wouldn't let the trichs get more than 50% amber but they could go a little longwer
 
Clonex

Clonex

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they are not ready , dont be crazy , the hairs are not even curling back to the centre yet , they are screaming for more light , its lame to say you dont remember what they are called , you want advice , try to remember so you can be helped , nobody wants to dis anyone , but those nuggets needed more light.
 
massah

massah

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by popcorned I mean the buds are small and very airy, it seems to be maturing since some of the hairs are browning and you say there are amber trichs...but it seems like it was starved for light...and what do you mean by good lights made for growing...that could mean you used 2' 12watt "grow" lamps that are made for aquariums...I'd like to just guide you in whats going wrong here because that plant is pretty bare with the pics you've given us so far...
 
PuffinDaWeed

PuffinDaWeed

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No its cool I understand I will check the type of lights n a few I know there not like high pressure sodium I do have a cola pic How ever these pics were takin a few weeks ago gimmie a few ill go take some new pics of the cola
 

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massah

massah

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yeah shes a bit fluffy...man that thing would have fattened up nicely with an HPS over her...don't change a thing vegetation wise...you treated her right with nutrients/water...shes healthy as fuck...but severely lacking bulk which indicates not enough light, or a combination of weak light and wrong spectrum for flowering...
 
Clonex

Clonex

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I would say she needed more light , i also think another 2 weeks minimum , maybe use this as a learning curve for your next attempt , problem is , when you cut and dry , there wont be much left , good luck.
 
PuffinDaWeed

PuffinDaWeed

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My poor little plant Im thinking she definitly needs more light she needs to be put outa her missary lol next batch things will be different from lights to area
 
massah

massah

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woo...i hit the nail in the head there with the 2' floro tubes didn't I? :D

Yeah I tried growing with small fluorescent tubes before too...unless they are really high powered ones they are not worth it...better to go with a bunch of 23watt CFL's hanging down around the plant :)
 
massah

massah

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PuffinDaWeed said:
My poor little plant Im thinking she definitly needs more light she needs to be put outa her missary lol next batch things will be different from lights to area
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You can actually make her puff up a bit still...goto the hardware store and pickup a bunch of 2700k CFL's and hanging light fixtures and go nuts...you still got a couple weeks left...increase the light now to increase the yield...you've got nothing to lose at this point...and you can reuse the CFL's next grow as side lighting or something if you want to upgrade to a low grade HPS or something :)
 
massah

massah

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in fact take those tubes and configure them so they are about 1" away from the buds...get them as close as possible...hell if they are cool enough stick em right on it...my 4' fluorescent fixture I use for side lighting has leaves sticking straight on the bulbs because it doesn't get too hot :)
 
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