need help on harvest time...now or later

[elway07]

hey ya'll, long time no talk..
I am growing a 6 foot grapefruit plant and it has been coming along nicely since it has been back in my care. my bro forgot to water a couple times and pretty much neglected it so it set it back a bit in flowering on time.
anyway it has been budding nicely with a recent growth spurt. The thing is that the hairs are at least 95% white still amd growing more daily with swollen calyxes but the trichs are about 95% cloudy and maybe an amber one here and there and maybe a clear one here and there... any help with harvesting advice?

[elway07]

anyone?

[Inferius]

Depends on what kind of high you want and what kind of strain it is.
Amber = more not thc = more body stone.
Cloudy= Ripe Thc, Head stone
Clear = speedy un ripe thc, short high.

Remember, the cannabinoids sort of fight for who has the most effect. They cancel each other out a bit, I've found.
Try looking in the faq section for a chart that has trics on it.

[elway07]

ok well I found the charts and it shows how to tell when it's time to harvest by flower or "hair" color and by the trichomes. What if you have a plant that is ready according to the trichomes (cloudy with a few amber) but the flowers are still white, new and growing? This is my predicament

[Inferius]

I'm pretty sure the hairs don't really matter, it's all about the trics.
Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but don't a lot of white strains keep white hairs? Still, if the flowers are still fattening up, maybe you could sacrifice a little head stone for some body stone and get a bigger yeild?

[elway07]

well that is what I am debating at the moment. Is grapefruit considered A "white strain" or known for keeping white hairs even at harvest time? The calyxes are sure swelling and I am sure adding weight and more trichs. I just know there is a time in all of this where it peaks potency and weight and has a small harvesting window. I am just trying to figure out when that is exactly

[Dutch Pimp]

well that is what I am debating at the moment. Is grapefruit considered A "white strain" or known for keeping white hairs even at harvest time? The calyxes are sure swelling and I am sure adding weight and more trichs. I just know there is a time in all of this where it peaks potency and weight and has a small harvesting window. I am just trying to figure out when that is exactly

...I think we have a UFO here..Unidentified Flowering Object

..I would go with the trichs..strange about the hairs...my white widow/rhino hairs turned brown WAY ahead of the trichs...

[Tomthehippie]

need some pics man! :)

[evertking]

this might help (http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/mjgrow9c.htm)

[zino11]

its all about the hairs your problem may be it is a dominant sativa longer growin time than most plants and why not let your flowers get bigger?

[cazro]

its all about the hairs your problem may be it is a dominant sativa longer growin time than most plants and why not let your flowers get bigger?

It's not all about the hairs. There's a point that you've waited too long to harvest, and that could be worse than harvesting a little too soon. Get a cheap microscope and look at the trichs; harvest depending on what kind of high you want according to the ^^^^ posts.

[evertking]

here ya go (http://www.radioshack.com/sm-see-all-needs-and-wants--pi-2179604.html) this will help!