Do I Need To Harvest?!?! (Pics)

[Microelite7711]

First off I would like to add that I LST'd my plant.

I've been growing for about 4 months now and I started 12/12 on about May 1st, I think...
I only use water, I don't check temp or PH or anything just to add.

If I still have time left can someone tell me how and what adding mollases would do to my plant to help it.:jointsmile:

Oh yeah, do you think my buds look small? Cause I do.

Sorry 'bout all these questions but how would you rate my bud so far, 1 being lowest and 10 being highest.

THANKS ALOT!!:jointsmile:

[Orzy]

You got big ass nanners shooting out of your bud. Generally it takes about 2 months to flower out a plant. You'll need at least another 30 days to 40 days. It has gone hermie though, so it's up to you if want to keep it and let it fully flower.

Either way, it isn't mature right now.

[stinkyattic]

A single plant isn't too large a task to de-flower, har har har; go ahead and keep her but with your fingernails or a pair of tweezers, pick out the yellow banana-looking male flowers to minimize pollination of the rest of the bud. Do this every other day from now until harvest.

[Microelite7711]

Ahhh Sh*t, I've grown like 5 plants and something is always wrong with them:(

I was wondering what those yellow things were. Do they turn into seeds???

I pulled all of them, but not all the way because some wouldn't come out in a whole so there's like half's of them in some places so I hope it's not bad.

I'm excited that I still have a month to go:jointsmile:

but still, can you tell me what molasses does besides make it taste different and give it nutrients. Does it make the buds bigger or something??? And do the yellow things turn into seeds???

Thanks:thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

The yellow things are the buds of male flowers, which bear pollen but will cause seeds to be produced on the female sex parts if not removed before they open. Use tweezers and get ALL of them.

Molasses gives it a source of carbon to build mass and produce resins, that include the flavors and psychoactives.

[ultimatefreak48]

SO does that mean u can just put straight molasses onto the soil and let it soak in?

[stinkyattic]

No, you need to thin and dilute it in lukewarm water at a rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon of watering solution.

[Revanche21]

Unsulfered Blackstrap Molassus has an NPK value of 9-5-4 and has micronutrients too

[Microelite7711]

Alright, thanks alot stinkyattic:D

[NaughtyDreadz]

Unsulfered Blackstrap Molassus has an NPK value of 9-5-4 and has micronutrients too

so.... uh... if i'm flushing... no molasses?

[Mississippi Steve]

Unsulfered Blackstrap Molassus has an NPK value of 9-5-4 and has micronutrients too

Where is this stuff normaly available?? Farm supply?? walmart?? pharmacy?? Lowes??

[sensilights]

you should be able to get it at the grocery store for like $3-$4

Also...i uh...know a guy...who mixed at a 4tbl/gal ratio on accident for 2 waterings then 2tbl/gal for 2 waterings with a nute water/plain water/molassis water regimen, then switching to plain water/molassis water towards the end and just plain water for the last week, and the main bud grew HUGE but it seemed to take a lot longer for it to finish

[Revanche21]

so.... uh... if i'm flushing... no molasses?

I have no idea... people say its good to add molasses near the end based on the claim that the sugars available in the molasses are able to be used by the plant without any processing. However upon further investigation I found that the NPK value and thought about maybe even just using molassess as a substitute for my veg stage organic nutrient... but im still a beginner so uhh we need stinky or someone to confirm or criticize me for a lack of understanding of something lol :rasta:

[dj00140]

Dutch masters reverse the hermie cure...

[stinkyattic]

You gotta run Reverse from pretty early on in flower for it to work.

[GrowinGreen23]

before we stray too far from the topic, remember that the best indication of harvest time is when about 70% of the tricomes are an nice amber color, yours from your pics look still pretty clear. just keep a small magnifier on hand to look at them weekly, remember that after you harvest them, the plants tend to keep on maturing meaning that the remaining 30% should amber up and make for a great final product

GG23

[Orzy]

70% amber? Most people want to get stoned, not put into a coma.

[jsn9333]

There is no exactly right time to harvest. It is a matter of grower preference, with some ground rules. I've never been able to grow anything other then males, so I'm not talking from experience here.

But, from what I've read, basically, when the trichomes start going from being clear inside to cloudy inside, you can start to harvest. Or you can wait for many of them to turn amber colored inside.

The more amber trichomes give more of a "couch lock" type of "stoned" high, the cloudy trichomes give more of a "cerebral" or "energetic" type high. The main thing is not to get it when they are all clear, and not to get it when they are all amber. Clear trichomes do not have the drug your looking for developed in them yet. And amber trichomes are dying and losing potency... so if you pick when they are all amber, many will die as the bud matures while it cures.

If I ever grow a female, I'm going to harvest some of her buds at cloudy, some at amber, and some mixed in between... that way I can compare and contrast and see what I like. You might want to try something similar.

[Revanche21]

referencing my george cervantes growers bible, it says the max time of THC is at 10-20% amber, after triches become amber, they become brittle and the tips break off easily. and the THC breaks down into CBD CBND etc

[stinkyattic]

I go for 10% amber on indicas and a little more on sats. My friend and smoking buddy would go for <100% cloudy on everything if ya let him, lol... he likes to fly around buzzing like a bumblebee. Personal preference; it pays to know your strain and your tastes.

[jsn9333]

Just out of curiosity, can you completely eliminate the "couch lock" effect of an indica by harvesting before it goes amber? Has anyone ever tried that? Or can you turn a sativa into more of an "indica body buzz" by harvesting late?

I'm guessing an indica would still be more "stoney" then the sativa, and that both genetics and harvest time comes into play. But I've just never experimented to that degree. I've just always wondered if the "indica / sativa" high differences are not so important when compared to the harvest time. Or is the strain the biggest determinant? Or are they like 50/50 in importance as far as determining the type of high?

Has anyone ever played around with all those factors trying to answer that question?


I go for 10% amber on indicas and a little more on sats. My friend and smoking buddy would go for <100% cloudy on everything if ya let him, lol... he likes to fly around buzzing like a bumblebee. Personal preference; it pays to know your strain and your tastes.