Pre- Harvest question

[BobBong]

Is it possible to harvest the main cola then harvest the other say a week later... properly dryed/cured the main cola would be just as potent as the others, but i'm thinking that the others would plump up a bit more right before harvest...
thoughts?

[phillykid420]

Yes you can do that, you can harvest sections as they ripen which will let more light penetrate the lower buds which should get a bit fatter.

[BobBong]

agree'd, i read up a bit in my book (that's the joys of having one). THC is clear, the more reddish/brown hairs you have.. the sooner you better harvest, the outter glands are the last to change colour, so if there's alot of reddish/brown hairs on the outter part of the bud.. the THC% will be lower but the CBN% will be higher..

:)
I think i'm harvesting sooner than i think..

Enjoy the pics :)

p.s another reason i wanna harvest the main cola is because it's now leaning on the wiring to my lights ... as you can see.. the gillette can looks small in comparison

[BobBong]

Update: Main Cola Cut. Weighs in at 39 grams

[BobBong]

Here's a Pic.

She's trimmed and hangin as we speak :)

[genuinestoner]

BoBong i think you cut to soon, don't see any amber hairs on the bud's

[phillykid420]

I think you're a little confused, don't look at the hairs to guess harvest time, look at the trichromes. Clear trichs have high THC content, when those turn opaque some of the THC is breaking down into other cannabinoids, then they will turn a reddish amber color.

I think you did harvest that cola a bit early but that's okay cause you got more to come. I would judge by trich color along with how developed the calyx looks. As the plant ripens the hairs (I'm talking about pistils not trichs here) not only turn orange or red, but they withdraw back into the calyx and the calyxes will look swollen, the hairs will look a lot shorter.

Look at this picture of AK 47 (the pic is kinda small) from Seedsdirect:
http://www.seedsdirect.to/?page=shop/seed&product_id=438&category_id=0769702e21539d7bf62491f380f09d91&

You see how it doesn't look so hairy, more bulbousy. That's cause the calyxes are swollen and the hairs have withdrawn a bit.

peace

[genuinestoner]

Phillykid yeah you are right and i am still a rookie but learning every day reading da forums andn threads. Thanks

[BobBong]

Although it may not look it, there's actually quite a few witherd pistils on the cola. a large majority have begun to go slighty orangish/pink... a few are dark orange. and some are still ever so slightly green. The temp around the top of the plant (because of the lights) was alot higher, and i really would rather risk having just slightly under ripe bud.. than over ripe bud.. the line can be very fine between..just right and to late.

during the drying a slight curing takes place.. and there are slow dry methods that will cure it even more...

some will say to early.. in my opinion and due to circumstances.. i decided to harvest part of the plant.

[BobBong]

p.s because of the flash.. the pistils appear alot greener than they actually are

[BagWeedBob]

Im impressed with the cola you grew with the lights you use, but you cut that girl wayyyyyyy to early. it would have been better to tie her out of the wires for a couple more weeks. I just hate to see you get that far and not let her finish the job, but you got plenty more to work with and you have a very nice plant. good luck and peace. PS, definatly go by trich color, thats the only way. Pistal colors dont tell the whole story.

[BobBong]

i don't think i did cut way to early, the flowering is estimated at 55-60 days, and it's at least 50 days of flowering, i've been in 12/12 for 56 days or 8 weeks....in theory i cut it right at the right time.

the reason i'm leaving the lower colas is because i want them to plump up before i cut em.

i do plan on double harvesting.

[phishcj]

55, 60, 80 days.... doesn't matter, it's all about trich color. Like you said "in theory i cut it right at the right time". But theories are on a case by case basis. You should have waited. Absolutlely beautiful and impressive plants though!!!! Keep up the good work.

[BobBong]

so here is... most.. :P of the main cola i cut up, dried and almost ready to smoke... it weighs in at 7 grams.. or 1/4 of an ounce.

i predict 5 times this amount with the rest of the plant.

[smokejaguar]

The hardest thing youll ever do is to wait a little longer.-usdi Agaluga

[lordsoth666]

lol, yeah true

[Nosehit]

The hardest thing youll ever do is to wait a little longer.-usdi Agaluga
Amen to that!
and everyone is giving you good advice go by the trichs, the flowering time is just an estimate. And usually they mean under optimum conditions.

[GREEN DUDE]

Try taking some advise from growers, If u left it for a nother 2-3 weeks ur thc levels would have increased. try it , dont try it, it will just better ur smoke

...............Happy growing:)

[genuinestoner]

I will agree with Bob Bong, he did the right thing, the guy is a genius at this thing , he knows what he's doing. Been following his pics and he grows nice healthy girls.
Futher he got more coming? Wise decision BOB