Trichomes & Harvesting

Budley Doright

Budley Doright

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024deeweed420 said:
Thats good to know, thanks. But how close to harvest donyou think it is by the trichomes color?
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I never wait for amber unlike a lot, my thoughts differ lol. I pull mine when they stop growing and eating, if those were mine I would be trimming but again I differ from most here. I'm in hydro so easy to tell when water intake slows, I start watching triches and pistils then
 
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stawawager

stawawager

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Budley Doright said:
I never wait for amber unlike a lot, my thoughts differ lol. I pull mine when they stop growing and eating, if those were mine I would be trimming but again I differ from most here. I'm in hydro so easy to tell when water intake slows, I start watching triches and pistils then
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Teaches take a ling
CatatonicChronic said:
So how about this for a thought, not trying to hyjack a thread or anything but was very much enjoying this one. My thought I think will turn into a conversation so don't take offense. I have grown for a few years now. I have been only growing bag seed for I've saved a lot of seeds and stems throughout my youth up till now for some reason or another(also I've saved most of my beer bottle caps and the figure 8 on cans, don't know what they're called), and have them seperated in good sacks in which they were rare finds in $45-$65 eighths, then I had a good sack from mostly swag, reggies, mexican weed, etc., that I noticed was nice and different with good highs, and then all the rest in a big bag of all mexican weed bag seed. Throughout growing these I've had some killer success and have gotten quite a few different kinda plants that were just awesome. No matter what, what I've produced is definately incredibly better than any thing from Mexico. I just recently harvested one of my ladies that grew really skinny jagged leaves, it grew tall and thin, not bushy at all and had the most mesmorizing smell. I wish I would of cloned her but I seem to suck at cloning. So before I cut her down I would look at the trichs and I would see almost all clear and some that were kinda cloudy but not like milky. Then almost in no time she went from clear to pinks and ambers, there was no crazy amounts stress or anything, but it seemed to skip the cloudy faze and turned different hues of pinkish amber to dark amber. The trichs are still like 50% clearish and kinda cloudy, about 15% pinkish and the rest amber. My topic is that trichomes of different strains look different, and probably are meant to be picked at different times. For instance, are sativas supposed to be harvested with more clear/cloudy cause I've heard that amber can ruin a good heady high, or is it a compliment? Also are Indicas supposed to be harvested late to produce zombie weed, I've heard that naturally they produce more cannabinoids than Sativas. What exactly is ripe bud, does it differ per strain? If you want a pain killing smoke or a "high" smoke. Also I've heard and noticed that either you feel that thc is the pure and the only sought after thing in mary, and your understanding of the transition of cloudy trichs to amber is degradation of thc. While the others make the case that there are cannabinoids in mary and it needs to equal parts for peak high, or mostly one way or the other and they mostly view amber trichs as the aging of thc, not degradation. What do you all think is the best combo of trichs are and what are the best other indicators other than trichs to determine bud ripeness? Personally I think the swell and the nutrition leaving the plant, when the fan leaves are all yellow and burnt your bud is getting there if not done. I find after you think your plant looks pretty bad, try to get another 2 or 3 waterings in with unfiltered honey or molases or both, this gives the plant a bit of energy and b vitamins to get its give just a bit more work to those buds. I then take the plants out after its last watering day's night cycle and put it in a seperate dark room for 2 days with no light. I've tried drowning her right after this dark period and I've also tried scouring hot water for the roots as a shock treatment, I haven't noticed if it helped either way with nothing to compare it to. Also, the white hairs or the plant, you have to watch and make sure you really see whats going on. The buds stretch and grow new pistols in different parts of the floweing stage. They will grow all these new white pistols after a stretch and you may not think the buds are ready because of this but they may have been ready before the stretch and now you will let the trichs go to amber because you are only watching the hairs. Okay your thoughts???
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Do the trichomes change to Amber pretty much all at once? Thanks.
 
stawawager

stawawager

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haight said:
No. They change gradually over a week or more. Depending on a million things including where they are on the plant and even the flower.
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Wow. Thanks. So, you could harvest some now and let the rest keep ripening.

I must admit that it's been pretty difficult even seeing the little suckers. Let alone when they turn Amber.

I'm thinking about increasing their dark period, maybe that'll stimulate them.
 
stawawager

stawawager

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Budley Doright said:
"Teaches take a ling"
Not sure what you mean? And yup gradual and sometimes never lol.
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Sorry for the idiot grammar.

Should read: "trichomes take a long time" to turn amber.

Last time, I started seeing some seeds, freaked out and whacked them, I didn't have any (unseen) pollen anywhere.

So, they stop consuming as much water at the end of their life cycle. Make sense. Thanks.
 
stawawager

stawawager

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haight said:
No. They change gradually over a week or more. Depending on a million things including where they are on the plant and even the flower.
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I imagine the tops mature sooner and others getting full light. I wish the trichomes were easier to see!

When they turn Amber are they opaque? Thanks.
 
haight

haight

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stawawager said:
I imagine the tops mature sooner and others getting full light. I wish the trichomes were easier to see!

When they turn Amber are they opaque? Thanks.
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No but certainly darker than the clear. And it doesn't necessarily mean the tops get amber first. The lower part is little older than the newer growth on the tops. Personally, when I see about 10% amber I harvest. No matter where the concentration of amber is.
 
stawawager

stawawager

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haight said:
No but certainly darker than the clear. And it doesn't necessarily mean the tops get amber first. The lower part is little older than the newer growth on the tops. Personally, when I see about 10% amber I harvest. No matter where the concentration of amber is.
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Thanks, so interesting. You guys save me from more screw-ups, and I've had several screw-ups but I'm finally starting to get proficient. Seems like there's something always to improve upon!
 
Budley Doright

Budley Doright

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There are a couple of different shades of amber but the clear amber and sometimes purple that can appear early are not the same as cloudy amber signaling the end. The early clear amber is elusive but typically something special ;).
 
Nugachino

Nugachino

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I still got about couple months to go. Staggered harvest. 3 plants. One mystery mother on second round. A Pineapple Chunk. And Mystery Mother's first clone when ready.
 
Kush Dreamz

Kush Dreamz

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Hey everyone first timer here with a Auto Northern Lights strain, pics taken are at 43 days into flowering. Had to pick a nug due to bud rot setting in. I'd love some expert advice on how my girl looks and how much longer you think she has? I dont have a hand scope yet to check my trichs - ive been using a cell camera for close-ups. Any advice or help is very much appreciated. :)
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stawawager

stawawager

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Kush Dreamz said:
Hey everyone first timer here with a Auto Northern Lights strain, pics taken are at 43 days into flowering. Had to pick a nug due to bud rot setting in. I'd love some expert advice on how my girl looks and how much longer you think she has? I dont have a hand scope yet to check my trichs - ive been using a cell camera for close-ups. Any advice or help is very much appreciated. :)
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Is the rot, the dark edges? What's your humidity running at?
 
Budley Doright

Budley Doright

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Keep an eye on the rot and pull a couple of buds away from the stalk and have a look, she can go longer IMO but you could take it if needed at any time. What is the total time from seed? I typically have them finish at 10 weeks from seed. I grew Nl auto and lost a bit to rot as well :(.
 
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