Caught out need to harvest - HELP

[Nickless]

Hi all..
First time grow (by accident), need help....I got caught out and need to harvest ASAP please can anyone look at the pics at let me know if the buds are useful or not. (I might be able to leave them for a week more).
ps. any idea how much longer was needed for them to reach max potentcy.

[VapedG13]

Hi all..
First time grow (by accident), need help....I got caught out and need to harvest ASAP please can anyone look at the pics at let me know if the buds are useful or not. (I might be able to leave them for a week more).
ps. any idea how much longer was needed for them to reach max potentcy.

thats a baby....it needed a couple more months

[Nickless]

thats a baby....it needed a couple more months

aww man, I first noticed the plant in my yard at the begining of the year, its over 1.8m (6ft) high at the moment. Started budding just over two weeks ago.

Thanks.

[bigtopsfinn]

It'll get you high (at least it always gets me high 2 weeks into flowering)... yield will be next to nothing, though :( They usually won't fatten up until the final few weeks.

[poke1shmot]

that's to funny. How did this plant turn up and end up being a monster and you just noticing it now? and why do you need to get rid of it, you could try to transplant it to another location.
:S5:

[Nickless]

that's to funny. How did this plant turn up and end up being a monster and you just noticing it now? and why do you need to get rid of it, you could try to transplant it to another location.
:S5:

Hi...

Did not mean to plant/grow, just threw out seeds and stems(in my garden) when I was rolling a joint. Then noticed the plant early Jan, started taking care of it from then. Two days ago the Gardner asks my mum(who up to then taught it was just an ordinary plant growing in the garden) what he must do with the Dagga tree(he was hoping my mum tells him to cut it out so he can take it) but she said she will ask me. He did break a few branches - noticed that this morning. So my mum asked and I just ignored, I'm fearing the worst when he comes next week.......

Transplant sounds good will it work? Any idea how big/long the roots will be?

[Greenthing]

Offer to share it with the gardener he could be usefull to you if he tokes.:hippy:

[Divestoned]

I agree with green...employ the gardner.

Dive:stoned:

[MDFinest]

yea.. you shouldve explained your situation b4 automatically assuming you had to get rid of. Tell him that it's nowhere near done and if he let's mature yall will both have enough bud to enjoy through spring and early summer. either that or take the risk of transplanting a plant that has already started flowering.

id be happy that the gardener might even be a bud smoker

[Nyc_legend]

yea i say negotiate with the gardener. It might be fun to smoke with him!

[Nickless]

yea.. you shouldve explained your situation b4 automatically assuming you had to get rid of. Tell him that it's nowhere near done and if he let's mature yall will both have enough bud to enjoy through spring and early summer. either that or take the risk of transplanting a plant that has already started flowering.

id be happy that the gardener might even be a bud smoker

Spoke to him yesterday - he is cool with waiting and sharing , The problem is my MUM, When she did not know what plant it was, all was fine but now that she knows I'm pretty sure all she wants to do is chop chop :(
I'm going to leave the baby and hope all will be ok.

I've attached a few more pics.
Thanks for the help, any comments welcome.

[Greenthing]

I hope you have a good harvest, all the best of British luck to ya.:hippy:

[Nickless]

I hope you have a good harvest, all the best of British luck to ya.:hippy:

Thanks,

Update- Gardener came two days ago, sorted the yard and left the Baby:thumbsup:
Some updated pics - Buds are still looking small :(

[headshake]

there is what's called the 60/40 phenomena. it basically says that once a plant starts to flower it spends the first 60% of the time stretching (growing) and the last 40% fattening up the buds.


-shake

[MDFinest]

looking good... if your mom says something about it again you could have the gardener say he mistakened it for marijuana.. LOL.. iuno.. I think that was real dumb of him to mention it in the first place tho..

good luck tho.. its looking pretty good

[Nickless]

looking good... if your mom says something about it again you could have the gardener say he mistakened it for marijuana.. LOL.. iuno.. I think that was real dumb of him to mention it in the first place tho..

good luck tho.. its looking pretty good

Thanks

Thats exactly what I will do.
The only reason he mentioned it to her is because he wanted to chop it and take it to :rastasmoke:

[Nickless]

Just a quick pic update..

ps. anyone know why in the first pic, the two branches have different colour leaves? The one on the right has a much darker green compared to the one on the left.

cheers...

[Nickless]

Hi....

Some close up pics of the buds.
Can't really tell with the digital camera if the trichs are milky, gonna try and get a scope or something like it this weekend.

Cheers

[Flaime]

still a long way off harvesting mate

[Nickless]

still a long way off harvesting mate

Darn..... She's been flowering for over 5 weeks.

[bigtopsfinn]

Looks like a Sativa dom. Could be a couple more months...

They are growing nicely, though :greenthumb:

[Pepdog07]

Ha! this is great, this is the most interesting post yet:jointsmile:. Cant wait to see how she turns out.:dance:


Darn..... She's been flowering for over 5 weeks.


Usually takes anywhere from 8-10 weeks to finish flowering depending on strain.

[Greenthing]

Looks like a Sativa dom. Could be a couple more months...

They are growing nicely, though :greenthumb:
I agree 100% with Bigtopsfinn.:hippy:

[Nickless]

Thanks for the comments guys:thumbsup:...will take a few pics tomorrow.
June is the start of our winter over here but temp does not go below 0c so I'm sure I can leave them for 4 more weeks.

[Greenthing]

Thanks for the comments guys:thumbsup:...will take a few pics tomorrow.
June is the start of our winter over here but temp does not go below 0c so I'm sure I can leave them for 4 more weeks.
No probs man,check your rep.

[sarah louise]

Hi...

Two days ago the Gardner asks my mum... what he must do with the Dagga tree...

rofl... thanks, funniest thing I have read today.

[stinkybudz]

updates? :D

[Nickless]

updates? :D

Will take a few pics tomorrow.
All looks good so far. Still trying to figure out why she has two different shades of leaves. ps. My mum has not mentioned anything about the "Dagga Plant" again.
Pic 1 is of one of the lower branches(very close to the ground)
2 - Is the Main Branch/Top

[Nickless]

A few pics from this morning,
Just cant seem to take decent pics of the entire plant.
1st pic is the top bud
2nd the lowest bud

cheers

[Nickless]

A few pics attached of the lower branch that broke off :( Most probably broke off on its own but there is a slight chance it could be the kids playing ball in the garden. Its 20inches long. Pity it did not have the time to "Fatten" up.

[Greenthing]

Early tester,dry it and smoke it.:jointsmile:
Was it broke totally from the stem if not you might have been able to fix it.:hippy:

[Nickless]

Early tester,dry it and smoke it.:jointsmile:
Was it broke totally from the stem if not you might have been able to fix it.:hippy:

Agree early tester :jointsmile:, and yes it was broken totally.

[bigtopsfinn]

Da dagga tree is looking sweet :jointsmile:

[Greenthing]

Hey dont forget the gardener need to sample the Dagga tree too.:hippy:

[psychodelic]

Haha, nice thread! I just started reading it, and I remembered that I threw out some seeds about a week ago into our backyard "forest" (behind our backyard there's a hill with tons of plants and trees growing). After looking around for a few minutes, I found a couple of MJ plants already sprouting out of the ground!! Hilarious! I know it's MJ because I had a successful indoor grow last year and I know what the little guys look like.

I think I'm gonna leave them and see what happens. No one ever goes out back there...ever, so it's a perfect spot. The seeds are from mids, but that's what I used last year indoors and the product was spectacular.

How long ago do you think you threw the seeds into your yard? And does anyone have an idea of how long a very basic outdoor grow would take from start to harvest? If the seeds started sprouting today, would I need to wait until the fall to harvest?

[Nickless]

Haha, nice thread!
How long ago do you think you threw the seeds into your yard? And does anyone have an idea of how long a very basic outdoor grow would take from start to harvest? If the seeds started sprouting today, would I need to wait until the fall to harvest?

Hi, I would have thrown them out end of December - So thats already 6months with minimal fertz (basic outdoorfertz) and Molasses in the last week.

@Greenthing - Will leave a ample for the Gardener :rastasmoke:

@Bigtopsfinn - Thanks

Cant wait to harvest in about 3-4 weeks.

[MDFinest]

id just smoke a small sample and make hash out of the rest (with what broke off that is).. since what broke off didnt get time to fatten up I wouldnt even take the time to dry, trim, and cure.

[sarah louise]

Getting any rain there yet?

[Nickless]

Getting any rain there yet?

No, nothing in the last month or so, Its now winter and temps are around 78F during the day and around 36F at night (should get a little colder during the night soon).

Will take pics this weekend.

[uneeeuh]

siccness,..thanks for the pics

[Nickless]

Had a lot of rain this weekend, heres some pics from this morning.

First three pics are of the main/top branch (top to halfway)
Last pic i one of the lower branches.

Cheers

[Flaime]

Jesus christ, for an accidental grow ur gonna get a hell of a lot of weed. :)

[crabbyback]

Ya' know. Mom :icon220: deserves a bit of final product too - for allowing said interloper into her garden. Who knows, maybe she'll give you your own little plot to grow in. Marijuana can be very ornamental...:D

Beautiful plant you have there. :thumbsup:

G'day to ya,

[Nickless]

Hi all

Will update with some pics in the next few days,
Might have to chop her down soon, cause someone is helping themselves to a few branches. Checked her today and found a branch missing. Now I'm thinking that the lower branch that was broken was not by mistake.
All together thats 5 branches that were broke off. My first and only guess is..........yip THE GARDENER.
Cheers

[MDFinest]

If you think its the gardener and you see that he keeps breaking branches off I chop it down soon and give him little if any at all. If you have the patience to wait but he doesnt.. and its not even his then he doesnt need any.

[mtrxdrgn]

yo, just started reading this, and i have to say for an accidental grow they look brilliant!:thumbsup: and i agree with MD, if it's the gardener takin the branches, figure out a time u can chop it and give him a branch or two (after u dry and trim em), depending on how much u got in the end. how did the earlier buds smoke? and how long did it take to trim em?

Good luck and happy smoking!:jointsmile:

[Nickless]

[quote=mtrxdrgn]yo, just started reading this, and i have to say for an accidental grow they look brilliant!:thumbsup: and i agree with MD, if it's the gardener takin the branches, figure out a time u can chop it and give him a branch or two (after u dry and trim em), depending on how much u got in the end. how did the earlier buds smoke? and how long did it take to trim em?
QUOTE]

Thanks

The earlier buds were a good head high not too strong but a really good in-between smoke. I must say I quite enjoyed it and at the time was thinking that perhaps I should harvest now. Unfortunately I was not around last weekend and will not be around this weekend as well (weekend is the only time I can harvest). So I'm guessing that next weekend will do. As for trimming it was only one branch so it was not long at all.

The yield doest not really bother me as I am not a regular smoker.
Cheers
Will have a pic update on Monday.
:thumbsup:

[Greenthing]

Are you 100% sure it was the gardener.
It could have been your mum or the butler even the maid, sounds like its a case for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. :hippy:

[Nickless]

Are you 100% sure it was the gardener.
It could have been your mum or the butler even the maid, sounds like its a case for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. :hippy:

Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend Dr Watson decide to go camping. They drove to the countryside and set up tent. They made a bonfire, talked and laughed until midnight until they fell asleep inside the tent. In the middle of the night Sherlock Holmes opened his eyes and gazed up at the stars. He woke up Dr Watson and asked him, â??Watson, what do you see?â?� â??Well, I can see stars and the moon.â?� said Dr Watson.â?� â??Yes, but what does it mean?â?� asked Sherlock Holmes. â??It means that the universe is very dark and big and full of stars.â?� answered Dr Watson. â??Yes, but what does it really mean?â?� asked Sherlock Holmes. â??It means that we are very insignificant in the universe.â?� said Dr Watson proudly. â??No, Watson!â?�, said Sherlock Holmes, â??It means that someone stole our Fu#@ing tent!â?�

Its the Gardener, I'm pretty sure. :)

[Greenthing]

Nice one LOL:thumbsup:

[psychodelic]

It's probably too late to think about transplanting them somewhere else. If you were serious about the grow, you would probably want try to find a way to keep people from getting to the plant. Whether it's the gardener or someone else, obviously someone feels comfortable helping themselves to it. And who knows, next time they might take the whole plant.

If the plant smokes well right now and the trichs look good (see other threads for how to gauge the trichs -- go to Radio Shack and buy a $10 magnifier), I'd harvest immediately. After trimming and drying, put 80% in a mason jar and let it cure for a couple months. I'm sure it will be bomb after that, even if you were forced to harvest a few weeks early. (10% should go to the gardener, and 10% for smoking immediately).

Just my two cents. Happy smoking!

[Nickless]

Pics from this morning.

1st is the Main/Top
2nd is a Lower branch
3rd Random
4th Upper branch (like a second Top)
5th The "Stump" (Ball in the background is slightly bigger than a Tennis ball)

Probably going to 'harvest' this weekend.

Cheers

[Nickless]

Hi all

I cut off the main branch this weekend.
See pics below.
Pic 1 - Is the branch after 'chop'
Pic 2 - most of the branches after removing them from the main branch
Pic 3 - Top/Main Bud
Pic 4 - Top bud hanging in cupboard
Pic 5 - All branches in cupboard

[Nickless]

I know that the plant still has about 3-4 weeks still to go but I was worried about it getting stolen.
Below are pics of whats still growing.:thumbsup:

[Stoner38024]

Awesome!!!:thumbsup:

[Greenthing]

Its a dam shame you could not go the extra few weeks, but it was your call.
Good luck and i hope it is a good smoke.:thumbsup:

[Nickless]

Its a dam shame you could not go the extra few weeks, but it was your call.
Good luck and i hope it is a good smoke.:thumbsup:

yeah I know, but if whats still growing does not get stolen then i'll be sure to leave it for another 3weeks at least.

ps. gonna try to water cure a few branches will take some pics to post.

[Nickless]

Hi all
Nothing much to report on, except that I'm glad I harvested early cause a few more branches went missing :(
Last change of water done this morning for the water cure, strange that the water did not change colour at all, was clear all thro'.
Will try and post a few pics tomorrow.

Cheers

[Nickless]

Report back on the water cure,
Was just like all the other posts out there,
Buds shrunk to about half the size, dried within two days and smoked pretty good. Used it in a joint and no smell or taste, easy on the lungs.
I enjoyed it alot and since I dont like the smell of air cured weed and dont smoke for the taste I am going to water cure whats left in the garden.

ps. anyone know if you can water cure whats already dried and air cured?

[Nickless]

Heres whats left in the garden.
1st pic is of the ONLY branch on the tree.
2nd pic is the top of the branch - IT HAS NEW LEAVES GROWING??? and this is after 12-14 weeks of flowering
3rd is a closeup which still shows clear trichs.

[Aaron19]

Can you get a picture of its full height as its hard to determine how big the root ball would be before you dig up and find its huge..
Dont let them kill it though even if you can only remove as small cola or 2 it will be worth it.

[Stoner38024]

great pix great grow!:thumbsup:

[Aaron19]

ignore my last thrad bit i was way out forgetin to look at the other 3 pages :D:D

very nice healthy looking plant and im sure making a goooood smoke

[Nickless]

great pix great grow!:thumbsup:

Thanks

@Aaron19 cool lol.

Attached a Before(plant was 5 months growing with no ferts - only water)

and After - after quite alot was stolen by Gardener and after alot that I harvested.

[Nickless]

Hi
Last post on the 'Dagga tree', MAYBE.
Have a look at the pics below
1st is the 'tree stump' - black arrow
2nd is what the red arrows are pointing to (I guess those are from seeds that fell of the plant)
3rd and 4th are of the roots

[Nickless]

Pics of some of the yield
the second and third pics are those of BHO
ALOT of the small buds went into making this, the lighter brown was made using the water purge(let the butane fall direct into water) while the darker one was normal- let butane fall into glass dish then evaporate and collect.

Cheers all.

[smokeadope]

Since when does a 6 foot plant become a monster... Alot of you guys grow midget plants or something. Where I live plants get 12 to 15 feet tall and yeild pounds not ounces. Be sure who you listen to on these websites before you go cutting or destroying or anything at all. Monsters are found in the south and are twice the size of your 6 foot babies.

[purplekush989]

my plant is in VT, over 7 ft tall and hasnt even flowered yet....

[joeiskrunk]

Ha. Smoke do you think your cool since you can grow 12 foot plants that yield pounds?

Why not just be happy for others when they harvest a plant. Just because you can grow those doesnt mean that everyone else has the right strains or adequate environment.

Cheers Nickless have a nice time chilling and smoking your sweet sweet harvest. Hope the gardner didnt take to much... Did you end up giving him anymore?

[LetsSeeYa]

Since when does a 6 foot plant become a monster... Alot of you guys grow midget plants or something. Where I live plants get 12 to 15 feet tall and yeild pounds not ounces. Be sure who you listen to on these websites before you go cutting or destroying or anything at all. Monsters are found in the south and are twice the size of your 6 foot babies.

Dude the guy next door has 10 footers every year, but he's is chronic:thumbsup:

Very north here

[IrishGardener]

how did it turn out in the end?

[IrishGardener]

sorry, started at the end, ignore previous post.

[Nickless]

Cheers Nickless have a nice time chilling and smoking your sweet sweet harvest. Hope the gardner didnt take to much... Did you end up giving him anymore?

Thanks man, will def enjoy and yes not only did I give him more, I rolled and mixed with BHO then gave him. Will have to speak to him about the babies that just sprouted :)

[xWaZeK]

Well done mate good luck with them sprouters :jointsmile:

[jerrysmith26]

Hi...

Did not mean to plant/grow, just threw out seeds and stems(in my garden) when I was rolling a joint. Then noticed the plant early Jan, started taking care of it from then. Two days ago the Gardner asks my mum(who up to then taught it was just an ordinary plant growing in the garden) what he must do with the Dagga tree(he was hoping my mum tells him to cut it out so he can take it) but she said she will ask me. He did break a few branches - noticed that this morning. So my mum asked and I just ignored, I'm fearing the worst when he comes next week.......

Transplant sounds good will it work? Any idea how big/long the roots will be?

Hey i just read you're thread im just wondering if you did in fact transplant to a different spot, and were they budding when you moved them??

[Nickless]

Hey i just read you're thread im just wondering if you did in fact transplant to a different spot, and were they budding when you moved them??

Nopes did not transplant, was lucky that I did not need to in the end.