HARVEST TIME? PLEASE HELP!

[1BIGSMOKER]

I NEED HELP I GOT THIS PLANT FROM A FRIEND AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS A SATIVA PLANT AND THAT IT WAS CALLED LOVE POTION. IT HAS BEEN FLOWERING FOR ABOUT 8 TO 9 WEEKS (GIVE OR TAKE) I DO NOT HAVE A MAGNIFYING GLASS BUT I CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE LITTLE BALLS HAVE AN AMBER TINT TO THEM WHEN HIT BY THE SUN. CAN ANYONE LOOK AT MY PICS AND TELL ME IF THEY LOOK READY? ALSO WHEN THIS PLANT STARTING FLOWERING ALL OF THE LEAVES FELL OFF OF IT, IS THIS NORMAL FOR SATIVE? I HAVE ONLY USED MIRACLE GROW AND I HAVE BEEN FLUSHING THEM WITH JUST WATER FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

[3 Sheets To The Wind]

No idea about growing, they look damn good though.
Try the grow section, you will get more response, and hey, welcome to the site:D
(the grow section is further down from the lounge and all that lot lol)

[LonerStoner]

Give it another week, let those leaves sugar up a little more.

[Rapmaster]

You just made a cardinal mistake of home growing.

Never ever use Miracle Grow

[mf greg]

i read somewhere on this site that when the hairs were about 75% red/amber that it was ready to harvest, not 100% sure on how accurate though, nice plants by the way, they look nice and healthy and welcome to the site

[somebody someone]

why cant u use mircal grow? its still weed

[Edgar]

Uh, go to the experts for more info, but one thing i can tell from my limited experience is that it isn't done. Usually most of the hairs will be colored (whatever color is natural for that strain.) and most of the trichomes should be cloudy and/or amber which, judging from those pics, I'm assuming they arn't.

If unsure, it's always best to give it a while longer.

[del...]

well, i use miracle grow ferts (never use their soil tho) and have pics posted to prove how well m.g. works...outdoors anyway. i use fox farms or other weaker strength fert for indoors.

anyway, your plants are looking good but still needs more time. the top pic looks close to what a ripe flower does but all of them should be thick and firm like that one. the last pic looks like they have some filling left to do too. plus being sativa (which the thinner leaves does give it at least a sativa-dom major possibilty) it's too early for harvest. the c99's i have coming in are well known for being a short flowering sativa but they still have a couple weeks left while the neville's haze is looking like it won't be ready before thanksgiving, which is more the norm for sativa's...harvest anywhere between nov to mid-dec...seen some go until x-mas too! now yours don't look like they'll be that extreme but if they were mine i'd still not count on bringing them in until mid-oct...maybe as late as halloween...just going by what i see in your pics. they will fill in more! you sound like you already know the basics for harvest time but i also use a little heard of 'trick' of paying close attention to their growth once the trich's turn cloudy and when no growth is noticed for a week, they're ready. but all your tops should look like that first pic (but with more colors) when it's closer to pickin time...

patience is hard at this time of year and if absolutely necessary, a 'broken branch' does happen every now and then and makes for a good preview if dried properly. for a quick dry while still preserving most of the flavor i hang a small branch inside a paper sack (hung inside so plant doesn't touch paper) then put into a closet. in about 36-48 hours the outter surfaces will be smokable and it'll be close to your end product altho a greener taste and probably on the hot n harsh side...but it sure beats oven drying or nuking!

oh yeah...get a 10x magnifying glass! they're cheap (like 12-15 bucks) and takes a lot of the guesswork out of it. 20x is a bit much and anything bigger is hard to operate without hands of stone to keep it steady. a 10x is perfect and most come with a 15x or 20x on the opposite end anyway. i got mine at ebay and paid 22 bucks total with express shipping.

[Edgar]

accidental post.

[NoosaHeads]

Ditto what del said..
although I dont use miracle grow....:D..

[lemonboy]

If you can see amber tints WITH YOUR NAKED EYE I say it is time to harvest, although only a loop will tell you for sure. Once everything turns amber the game is over and your harvest is ruined, only to be sold as schwag.

I've had the (dis)pleasure of smoking indoor bud with full amber trichs. An unfortunate experience I never intend to repeat. If it's brown (i.e RED) turn it down.

[Edgar]

... Not true, its all a matter of taste, some like it extra 'ripe'.

Also, he said he saw amber when the sun was shining on/through it so...

[GREENBUDSTAR]

MAKE SURE YOU USE A HIGH BLOOM FERT. LIKE 10-52-10 TO FINISH OFF RIGHT BEFORE HARVESTING...USE WHATEVER YOU CAN GET A HOLD OF...MIRICLE GROW IS BETTER THAN NOTHING, BUT USE THE BLOOM BOOSTER FORMULA FOR BEST RESULTS AND PICK WHEN YOUR BROKE OR NEED THE SMOKE IS THE BEST TIME TO HARVEST--LOL--IF YOU FIND FLYS THAT HAVE LANDED ON YOUR BUDS AND CAN'T FLY OFF THEN THATS ANOTHER INDICATION THEY ARE RIPE...I PICK THEM OFF, BUT IF THE BUDS ARE REALLY RIPE THERE LITTLE LEGS WILL REMAIN AND THEY SMOKE OUT GOOD TOO AND MAKE A SNAP CRACKLE POP SOUND WHEN BURNING OCCURS--JUST KIDDING YOU STUPID SHITS OUT THERE READING THIS--LOL--BUT ALL OF US HAVE SMOKED BUGS FROM TIME TO TIME AND WE'RE PROBABLY BETTER HEADS FOR IT....

[mikeandjenherbals]

You just made a cardinal mistake of home growing.

Never ever use Miracle Grow one worse, plantex, even worse than that... both arms stained green from not using stick to mix said plantex, even worse than that,,, same guy with green arms harvests 11 lbs of seeded plantex weed. true story

[maryjane911]

I NEED HELP I GOT THIS PLANT FROM A FRIEND AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS A SATIVA PLANT AND THAT IT WAS CALLED LOVE POTION. IT HAS BEEN FLOWERING FOR ABOUT 8 TO 9 WEEKS (GIVE OR TAKE) I DO NOT HAVE A MAGNIFYING GLASS BUT I CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE LITTLE BALLS HAVE AN AMBER TINT TO THEM WHEN HIT BY THE SUN. CAN ANYONE LOOK AT MY PICS AND TELL ME IF THEY LOOK READY? ALSO WHEN THIS PLANT STARTING FLOWERING ALL OF THE LEAVES FELL OFF OF IT, IS THIS NORMAL FOR SATIVE? I HAVE ONLY USED MIRACLE GROW AND I HAVE BEEN FLUSHING THEM WITH JUST WATER FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

I would give it another 10-14 days then harvest them.

Peace Out