Time to harvest? PICS!

[daozen]

It's only been 4 weeks of flowering but it's a tiny plant grown on a 5-inch pot, and the trichomes seem to be getting milky... Is it going to be ready in a few days or a couple of weeks?

ps. There's also pics of my other 3 plants, 2 of them doing pretty bad, but it was down to soggy soil (bad mix from the start) and overfertilization (probably as result of poor drainage), I took them out of their pots , carefully ran the faucet over the roots for a while and then trasnplanted them to a bit of fresh and sandy soil today, I thought being a weed it would like clayish soil, now I know they like quality, fluffy, very well drained soil. :)

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[PhatJay]

It's only been 4 weeks of flowering but it's a tiny plant grown on a 5-inch pot, and the trichomes seem to be getting milky... Is it going to be ready in a few days or a couple of weeks?

I am guessing that you don't know the strain....

7-9 weeks for indica dominant
9-11 weeks for sativa dominant (some strains can take up to 13 weeks)


and they look like sativa dominant.

[Asuka23]

Nooooo! Wait until 40-60% of the white hair thingys (I am at a loss when it comes to the technical term) have turned amber or reddish-brown. I'd say 3 and a half more weeks? And unless you have a 60x handheld microscope that shows the trichs as being milky, I would say that your guess might be flawed. It looks sativa...and I don't think 4 weeks is enough. It usually takes 7-10 weeks in flowering. A bit shorter if it's indica.


Kony 2012

[richardskinner]

Agreed! (with Asuka) They don't appear to be even close yet...I'd wait for sure but they are looking nice!!!Good work daezen

[daozen]

Thanks Richard, it's my first time!!! I'm only learning and I'm absolutely sure I will have much better results next time. Yeah, it's bagseed grown organically btw and only fertilized with pee and rotten banana peels. Oh... and the best thing... it doesn't smell like weed AT ALL there's nothing but a faint CHOCOLATE ICECREAM smel!!!! It's smells insanely delicious, there's also a hint of mango there.

Anyway, that's what I thought, a friend of mine who has grown before insisted they where a few days from harvest, but I was sure I had a couple weeks to go. Do notice the full body pics are not the ones that have the buds, I don't have a full body pic here of it but I will post one soon. It looks a bit more of an indica to me and I can't even imagine how sugary it's gonna get!!!!

Thanks a lot guys!

[killfrenzi]

Nooooo! Wait until 40-60% of the white hair thingys (I am at a loss when it comes to the technical term) have turned amber or reddish-brown. I'd say 3 and a half more weeks? And unless you have a 60x handheld microscope that shows the trichs as being milky, I would say that your guess might be flawed. It looks sativa...and I don't think 4 weeks is enough. It usually takes 7-10 weeks in flowering. A bit shorter if it's indica.


Kony 2012


Agreed! (with Asuka) They don't appear to be even close yet...I'd wait for sure but they are looking nice!!!Good work daezen

(Pistils) are what the hairs are called. And NO you cannot go by the Pistils, You need to go to Radioshack or somethin and get a microscope 50 - 100X Zoom:

Once you get this, look at the trichomes and you want 50-80 % Milky and the other 30-50 % Amber, Depends on how couch locked you plan on gettin. The more Amber the more couch lock. This is the real way! Check the FAQ's

[daozen]

(Pistils) are what the hairs are called. And NO you cannot go by the Pistils, You need to go to Radioshack or somethin and get a microscope 50 - 100X Zoom

Once you get this, look at the trichomes and you want 50-80 % Milky and the other 30-50 % Amber, Depends on how couch locked you plan on gettin. The more Amber the more couch lock. This is the real way! Check the FAQ's

This are very precise measurments, just the way I like it. Any idea on the precise ratio of milky to amber for absolute peak potency is? I guess it's down to strain. Do you think these macro pics are close enough to see? Thanks!

[killfrenzi]

This are very precise measurments, just the way I like it. Any idea on the precise ratio of milky to amber for absolute peak potency is? I guess it's down to strain. Do you think these macro pics are close enough to see? Thanks!

50/50, like I, and you said. Depends on strain and what potency you are looking for, more amber = more of a body high, more milky = more of a head high. If you have a local Radioshack, go there and get one of those microscopes. You'll thank me later.. lol

[daozen]

50/50, like I, and you said. Depends on strain and what potency you are looking for, more amber = more of a body high, more milky = more of a head high. If you have a local Radioshack, go there and get one of those microscopes. You'll thank me later.. lol

So what would be the minimum of amber trichs for a heady high without compromising max potency? 30%? Do brown pistils correlate? ...and yeah, I intend to dedicate a big chunk of my life to the cultivation of this miracolus plant so I might aswell get the appropriate instruments, thanks!

[daozen]

double post, sorry

[killfrenzi]

Ya, 30% Amber to 70% Milky will achieve a good head high without being couch-locked. I'm glad to hear you are dedicated and willing to spend the $12 on the scope.. LOL. Not to steal your spotlight, but here are a few pics of my ladies on day 3 of final flush

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[Minnesnowta]

Daozen - I just saw you asked kinda an important question that may have been overlooked but its definitely a good thing to know... You had asked if the pistils correlate with the trichs. I am guessing you mean.. Do the trichomes change to amber while the pistils are changing to orange/brown at the same rate, or does it happen at different, unrelated times? The answer to that is not a real clear answer, I'm sorry to say but I'll do my best for you here and if anyone else has anything to add that would be great. So the timing of the maturity phase is very strain dependant, and typically indicas will ripen much faster than sativas. So with indicas its much more common to have a direct correlation between the pistil color and trichome color, and also being that they ripen up so much faster, you need to pay attention to the trichomes at the right time, or you may accidently leave it for a little bit too long and risk having a slightly less than perfect harvest. With some strains the pistils can nearly all be orange/brown while trichomes are still mostly clear/milky, and could remain that way for quite a while, slowly turning to amber. With strains like that its more common in my experience that the trichomes change colors at roughly the same time throughout the whole plant, or at least in sections on the plant based on how much light the different areas/branches get, and some other factors I'm sure. On the other side I've noticed plants that mature faster have less consistency in the color change of trichomes. It appears as though as the oldest calyxes in the bud change to having orange pistils, the trichomes on that calyx will quickly begin to turn from clear - milky to amber while the younger calyxes are still growing and preparing to achieve maturity. So when this happens its good to pay close, regular attention to the trichomes by using your scope to sample a variety of different sections of your plant, figuring out the ratio of amber trichs to milky/clear trichs, and then harvest when you've hit the proper ratio that you want. Which in your case it sounds like you're shooting for 30% amber and 70% milky and I think that'll be just fine.

Sorry for the long explanation but its sort of a difficult thing to explain. Most important thing is just to know that each strain is very different, so when growing new strains in the future you'll need to watch them closely again around harvest time, and not just go with the expected harvest timing from your previously grown cannabis strains. Also important to know is that indicas and sativas are what they are, so harvesting an indica earlier to achieve a more "heady" effect isn't going to completely counter the fact that its still an indica and is meant to give you a different feeling or effect, and the same goes for sativas. So if you grow an indica and harvest it early expecting to feel all upbeat, energetic, and motivated, you may be somewhat disappointed to find you can't reverse the effects of genetics.

Hopefully that helps you out a little bit. I'm pretty sure that very recently someone posted some much more scientific threads about cannabis flowering/maturity/harvesting and all that stuff. Its broken down into a few different threads based on subject matter, all posted by the same person within a period of about 2 days. And they were posted less than a week ago so you shouldn't have any problem finding them if you want.

Keep at it, stay motivated, stay patient, and stay golden pony boy!

[Minnesnowta]

I've also got one more question about the pictures you posted. I'm guessing all the close up pics of the bud are all from the same plant? That being the case... is the picture that is the 3rd one up from the bottom also the same plant as the one featured in the first picture?

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_2630.jpg

I believe that link is the one I am asking about.

[richardskinner]

I was being polite, which is unheard of for this site I guess. Everyone is a Tommy Top'er! I guess I need to be more specific with the things I agree with. "And unless you have a 60x handheld microscope". If the Pistils aren't even changing colors then whats the use of checking trich's.

[richardskinner]

I apologize Kill! I hadn't had my meds for the day. I was outta line. 3 rips of some God's Gift put me back in balance!!! Whoosah. peace out

[killfrenzi]

I apologize Kill! I hadn't had my meds for the day. I was outta line. 3 rips of some God's Gift put me back in balance!!! Whoosah. peace out


LOL..!!! its koo Richard :cool:, Im the same way when I aint had my meds. :smokin:

Dipset,:hippy:

[Minnesnowta]

You savage beasts!

[daozen]

Also important to know is that indicas and sativas are what they are, so harvesting an indica earlier to achieve a more "heady" effect isn't going to completely counter the fact that its still an indica and is meant to give you a different feeling or effect, and the same goes for sativas. So if you grow an indica and harvest it early expecting to feel all upbeat, energetic, and motivated, you may be somewhat disappointed to find you can't reverse the effects of genetics.

Hopefully that helps you out a little bit. I'm pretty sure that very recently someone posted some much more scientific threads about cannabis flowering/maturity/harvesting and all that stuff. Its broken down into a few different threads based on subject matter, all posted by the same person within a period of about 2 days. And they were posted less than a week ago so you shouldn't have any problem finding them if you want.

Keep at it, stay motivated, stay patient, and stay golden pony boy!

Thanks so much for the lengthy, supportive and very informative post. That's a very good point there. I would say my priority at harvest is to try to harvest at peak thc. I think it's best to honor whatever the plant's effects are at their maximum potential. Being my first time, I might miss peak harvest for whatever reason, so I'm just thinking to err on the side of being early as I'm more fond of heady effects than the bodily ones.

[daozen]

I've also got one more question about the pictures you posted. I'm guessing all the close up pics of the bud are all from the same plant? That being the case... is the picture that is the 3rd one up from the bottom also the same plant as the one featured in the first picture?

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/IMG_2630.jpg

I believe that link is the one I am asking about.

No, that is another plant entirely, I will now post a few pics where one can see the budding one in it's entirity next to an ipod for size comparison.

[daozen]

Nooooo! Wait until 40-60% of the white hair thingys (I am at a loss when it comes to the technical term) have turned amber or reddish-brown. I'd say 3 and a half more weeks? And unless you have a 60x handheld microscope that shows the trichs as being milky, I would say that your guess might be flawed. It looks sativa...and I don't think 4 weeks is enough. It usually takes 7-10 weeks in flowering. A bit shorter if it's indica.


Kony 2012

Thanks, but Kony is a war-mongering scam.

[daozen]

Well, I'm starting to think my friend wasn't too mistaken. The plant is very small so he is correct about the buds ripening faster than what's common with avergae sized plants. The buds seem almost 50/50 white brown pistils and I can see some amber trichomes now!!! I think I'm just a few days if not less from harvest! Whada ya think?

...sorry if I'm anxious but it's my first time ya known...

Oh, and I plan to leave it in a dark place for 48 hours like J. Cervantes says when ready... Does this mean 48 hours after peak harvest or does one calculate 48 in advance to harvest right at peak THC?

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[PhatJay]

Well, I'm starting to think my friend wasn't too mistaken. The plant is very small so he is correct about the buds ripening faster than what's common with avergae sized plants.

I grow tiny plants (12" tall) and they do not mature quicker than larger plants of the same strain.

I hope you manage to sort out the right information from the wrong information, as there is a good mix of both in this thread and from "your friend"

[PhatJay]

Here is a pic of one of my smaller plants on harvest day. This was a spare cutting that I didnt have the heart to throw away, even though I didn't have enough room for it under my 2x250w CFL lights (It sat in the corner of my grow room).

Runt of the litter (http://imgur.com/cXWW6)

That bottle is 13" tall.

[daozen]

Thanks for clearing up the smoke Phat! That's nothing but good news to me, I'm patient! Bigger buds yey!

Looking at the pic? was that LST'd? Man those leaves look damn nice and green, I pressume you use chem ferts? It does look like a slightly bigger pot but now I'm sure the "smaller buds ripen quiker" is a myth, thanks!

Just one question, I forgot to put it on the darkness chamber and accidentaly left the plant for a few hours longer than usual under some light coming from a light post on the street, will that hermie the plant or will it probably be ok?

[PhatJay]

Looking at the pic? was that LST'd?

No LST, the main cola tipped over because it was too heavy for the little branches to support it. I had to tie it to a stick to stop it falling over. I got about 3/4 - 1oz off that little plant.


Man those leaves look damn nice and green, I pressume you use chem ferts?

A bit too green, that plant was overfed. That plant was from one of my earlier grows under CFL and I was overfeeding. Yes it was chem ferts in coco.



It does look like a slightly bigger pot but now I'm sure the "smaller buds ripen quiker" is a myth, thanks!

That pot was 8 or 10" and the plant didn't really have time to make full use of it imo.



Just one question, I forgot to put it on the darkness chamber and accidentaly left the plant for a few hours longer than usual under some light coming from a light post on the street, will that hermie the plant or will it probably be ok?

Not sure to be honest. Keep an eye out for male parts and make sure that you do not make that mistake again. Light leaks are a big no no.

[daozen]

No LST, the main cola tipped over because it was too heavy for the little branches to support it. I had to tie it to a stick to stop it falling over. I got about 3/4 - 1oz off that little plant.



A bit too green, that plant was overfed. That plant was from one of my earlier grows under CFL and I was overfeeding. Yes it was chem ferts in coco.



right, that's also probably why it became limp.




Not sure to be honest. Keep an eye out for male parts and make sure that you do not make that mistake again. Light leaks are a big no no.

If I see any can I just snip the balls out and it will all be ok?

[NestaMarley]

right, that's also probably why it became limp.



If I see any can I just snip the balls out and it will all be ok?

yes, from what ive read if it turns hermie, you can snip the male parts out and it should be okay, be careful though so it does not pollinate the female parts.

[daozen]

yes, from what ive read if it turns hermie, you can snip the male parts out and it should be okay, be careful though so it does not pollinate the female parts.

BRILLIANT

[nugatronica]

goodluck with that man

[PhatJay]

right, that's also probably why it became limp.

It was "limp" because the strain had thin stalks and was a massive yielder. Every person who grew this strain had to support it somehow or other. It had absolutely nothing to do with anything I did.



If I see any can I just snip the balls out and it will all be ok? You can if you spot all of them and get them before they open. But if I had a hermie I would kill it faster than a really fast thing.

[daozen]

Right, I've been studying pics of ripe trichomes and I think I know what to look for now.... I see they are not ready but I'm just posting an update on the tiny buds... man it does smell delicious! chocolate ice cream and mango.

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[richardskinner]

Right, I've been studying pics of ripe trichomes and I think I know what to look for now.... I see they are not ready but I'm just posting an update on the tiny buds... man it does smell delicious! chocolate ice cream and mango.

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Still appears too early to me. The bud doesn't look mature enough. Are you sure you can see some amber trichomes? I'm just sayin form experience if I looked at that bud I probably wouldn't even scope it yet to see the trichomes. I hope I'm wrong. Good luck. Keep postin updates

[Minnesnowta]

Daozen how far along is she now anyways? Just wondering in response to your fear of the light leakage causing it to hermy. I'm guessing you're at like 6 weeks based on when I previously read through this thread, not based on pictures or what I've seen, but just what you said earlier. If shes at 6 weeks of flowering and your pistils are over halfway changed over to orange, then I wouldn't be too worried about a hermy problem, especially if its the only exposure to light during dark periods, she shouldn't suffer a whole lot of stress from that. If anything, yes you might find a couple little pollen sacks that you can remove without problems as long as you're careful. Otherwise I don't think it has enough time left to really develop a devastating amount of male parts, but I could definitely be wrong. I don't have much experience dealing with hermies, in fact I really have none.. until now. I just identified one male part on one of my females that is about 5 weeks into flowering. Unfortunately I didn't notice it until it had already opened, and I searched pretty hard and only found the one pollen sack.. so I'm not sure how mine will turn out. I think I am going to keep it alive until I notice problems or find anymore male parts.

Also, I'm glad someone mentioned to you that smaller plants/smaller buds do not ripen faster. I think a lot of people assume otherwise and try to grow small plants and harvest them when they're too young. The only time saving part of growing small plants is the veg period, which can further be reduced by cloning. Good luck with everything man. And.. chocolate mango for a smell? Thats interesting haha.

[daozen]

Daozen how far along is she now anyways? Just wondering in response to your fear of the light leakage causing it to hermy. I'm guessing you're at like 6 weeks based on when I previously read through this thread, not based on pictures or what I've seen, but just what you said earlier. If shes at 6 weeks of flowering and your pistils are over halfway changed over to orange, then I wouldn't be too worried about a hermy problem, especially if its the only exposure to light during dark periods, she shouldn't suffer a whole lot of stress from that. If anything, yes you might find a couple little pollen sacks that you can remove without problems as long as you're careful. Otherwise I don't think it has enough time left to really develop a devastating amount of male parts, but I could definitely be wrong. I don't have much experience dealing with hermies, in fact I really have none.. until now. I just identified one male part on one of my females that is about 5 weeks into flowering. Unfortunately I didn't notice it until it had already opened, and I searched pretty hard and only found the one pollen sack.. so I'm not sure how mine will turn out. I think I am going to keep it alive until I notice problems or find anymore male parts.

Also, I'm glad someone mentioned to you that smaller plants/smaller buds do not ripen faster. I think a lot of people assume otherwise and try to grow small plants and harvest them when they're too young. The only time saving part of growing small plants is the veg period, which can further be reduced by cloning. Good luck with everything man. And.. chocolate mango for a smell? Thats interesting haha.

She is... 5 weeks into flowering now (it's from the time the first pistils are visible right? she was vegged under natural sunlight 12/12 anyway). I haven't seen any pollen sacks, but I haven't checked her so closely, how big/small are they? I've never seen them before.... yeah, it was some street light and I left her out for about 4 hours tops. Hopefully it's all good. Chocolate mango is not a good mix to be honest, but its nice if I focus on one or the other smell, lol.

Thanks for your insightful response!

[Minnesnowta]

The pollen sacks look somewhat similar to the starting of female flowers, only they look more like a ball than a tear drop. And the female flowers will quickly show at least the start of pistils coming out, where the pollen sacks will need to fatten up and fill with pollen before opening, so they remain a ball with no pistils exposed. If the pollen sack opens.. it'll kinda look like a yellow banana sticking out of it, for lack of a better explaination. I would just google image search for pictures of male parts and then search your plant. I would bet money on the fact that the 4 hours of extra light didn't cause it to hermy. If you do find male parts at all then its probably either genetics, or caused by something else, or perhaps just a combo of things.

Also, people usually record their flowering time from the first day they switch lights to 12/12. Not when the first pistils appear. When it starts showing pistils it should be about a week into flowering, or it would be a mature enough plant to have pre-flowers, which may show some small pistils as well.

[daozen]

Are they ready now??? (keeep in mind I intend to give it 48 hours of dark before harvest)

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[Skihigh]

After only 5 -6 weeks I can't possibly imagine that she's ready.
Do youself a very huge favor...(imagine it's your birthday or something)...And get your self a 10 dollar hand held microscope...A 30 power is plenty powerful.
BTW...It looks as though you are able to grow outside.
And...I would like to see some pics of the whole plant... Yeah?

[daozen]

After only 5 -6 weeks I can't possibly imagine that she's ready.
Do youself a very huge favor...(imagine it's your birthday or something)...And get your self a 10 dollar hand held microscope...A 30 power is plenty powerful.
BTW...It looks as though you are able to grow outside.
And...I would like to see some pics of the whole plant... Yeah?

Don't you think the pics are close enough? the thing is I can't upload the full res version of these pics, I'll see if I can do that today. Here's the whole plant

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[daozen]

This has got to be ready!!!! I see plenty of amber trichs! no?

If and when I harvest would it be best to harvest the top bit and leave the rest for a few more days? I want absolute peak THC but I don't know if being such a small plant changes anything? Thanks!!!



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[daozen]

I don't want to sacrifice yield and I'm looking at these pics and it seems maybe they are almost but no quite ready. I won't be able to get a magnifier, don't know where to get one in this country.

Anyway, I would like the max amount of milky trichs (5-15% amber), is this not it? (I did my best getting close-ups of to trichs)

Sorry if I'm posting too much but I just want to do it right! thanks!

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[ThePinkJina]

It really looks like it may have a week left. I understand how hard it is to judge trichomes without a scope, but patience is a virtue. Have you started flushing? If not after this last week, maybe start flushing her. How big is the container? Actually, how tall is the entire plant?

[daozen]

It really looks like it may have a week left. I understand how hard it is to judge trichomes without a scope, but patience is a virtue. Have you started flushing? If not after this last week, maybe start flushing her. How big is the container? Actually, how tall is the entire plant?

I'm growing organic so... 1 week? wow, I thought it's on the brink of going over ripe. You can see the whole plant on my next to last post btw, thanks!

[ThePinkJina]

I'm growing organic so... 1 week? wow, I thought it's on the brink of going over ripe. You can see the whole plant on my next to last post btw, thanks!

Organic or not, its still going to be the same harvest window. The plant doesn't recognize growing medium. It recognizes how long it has been on its 12/12 cycle. If you know the strain, maybe do a lil research and find out the plants harvest window and determine from there. Start flushing today if you haven't. I can see the pic, but without a comparison object in the background, I am unable to judge pot size, or how tall she is.

[daozen]

Organic or not, its still going to be the same harvest window. The plant doesn't recognize growing medium. It recognizes how long it has been on its 12/12 cycle. If you know the strain, maybe do a lil research and find out the plants harvest window and determine from there. Start flushing today if you haven't. I can see the pic, but without a comparison object in the background, I am unable to judge pot size, or how tall she is.

yeah of course, I said I'm growing organic cause you said to flush, but I only fertilized once with rotten banana peels at the beggining of flowering. I'ts been on 12/12 from seed so it's hard to tell, but it's been 6 weeks since pistils appeared. It's bagseed so harvest window is a mystery. Like, I've said I want max thc so I'm just afraid to harvest ove ripe buds... Here you can see it next to an ipod in a hefty case. thanks!

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_2769.jpg

and here's how the trichs looked like last night...

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/yet.jpg

[daozen]

isnt this 5-10% amber!?

[ThePinkJina]

Id say you have yourself a harvest-able plant there. Id like to know the wet and dry weight of that cute lil nug! Shes adorable! If you haven't been using anything other than organic. Like the banana peel, then there shouldn't be a harsh chem taste.

Let us know the wet/dry weight.

Much Love and Happy Smokin

[daozen]

So I finally harvested last friday! a week ago actually. I have been drying and I think the buds should be ready for curing today! My objective was to harvest at peak thc and if anything err on the side of too early for a clearer high, some people elsewhere insisted it wasn't quite ready but I felt afraid it was going over ripe with all them amber little guys and I just sniped! Let me know how well/off I did!!?!??! thanks all!

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3281.jpg

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3284.jpg

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http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3296.jpg

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3315.jpg

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3316.jpg

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[ThePinkJina]

Looks good and healthy. I hope you get a good high. I hope your next grow is a lil bigger. She looks a lil small. Id say about 2 grams dry. Maybe 3 with the big stem. But shes adorable. :)

[daozen]

great! If you had to rate the harvest timming? out of ten or something?

Here's what it looks like after a week (7 days) of drying... given the size it should be done, no? but the stem crack test says it's not? it still bends... Is it because of the smallness/thinness of the stem?

The leaves also became dark so that sucks aswell.

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3412.jpg

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3415.jpg

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3416.jpg

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3417.jpg

[daozen]

Curing now... 0.76 gram! Take that DEA!

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3419.jpg

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx72/taozen2010/IMG_3445.jpg

[ThePinkJina]

Curing now... 0.76 gram! Take that DEA!


Lol... Dude I don't think the DEA woulda seen anything that small. And even if they did, it'd be the biggest waste of time in DEA history.. Lol! I hope your next time growin is a lil more successful.

[daozen]

Lol... Dude I don't think the DEA woulda seen anything that small. And even if they did, it'd be the biggest waste of time in DEA history.. Lol! I hope your next time growin is a lil more successful.

yeah, was jokin'. Anyway, this grow was 100% succesful. I grew for knowledge not for yield. Next time around I will go for the yield bit thanks! lol