ATTN GROWERS: Flowering Day 38!

[GarlicToast]

It has been 38 days (maybe a little more).
Take a look at these and let me know your professional opinions on how much
longer I have to go and how they are doing thus far.

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I need my medicine soon! please help.

[BlueDragonSmoke]

I'd say another week or 2 but im never in a hurry, so i am no help to you ...r the tric. turning dark?

[HungryMcNasty]

i would say 2 to 3 weeks but you can never really tell from just eyeballing pics. try to get yourself a loupe, magnifying glass, or microscope and check out the trichomes. 75-80% cloudy chop em down. What strain is it??? by the way hte are beautiful
much love.........nasty

[HungryMcNasty]

hahah almost same time post

[HungryMcNasty]

yah whenever you think they are ready give it a week

[LIP]

Well most seeds take 8 weeks minimum, so after 8 weeks, look at the trichs through a loop and you should have a good idea.

[GarlicToast]

The strain is Shiva. Supposed to be pretty good stuff.

Anybody else have any thoughts after looking at those pics?

I figured about another month, but how much yeild do you guys think I will get out of this girl? Taking into consideration I have about 30 days left of flowering...

[the image reaper]

being a Shiva, I would look for at least a couple more weeks, BUT, the way to tell, watch your trichomes under a pocket microscope (radio shack) ... look for the little "golf ball on a tee" crystals on the leaves and flowers ... they start out 'clear' ... when the majority of them turn 'cloudy', and a few will start to brown, its TIME ... :dance:

[LIP]

Shiva is a good strain, but no one can give an accurate idea of how much yeild.

There are too many factors, and too many things that could change in 30 days...

[busteruk7]

here is a pic for ya to see what the trichs are ment to look like near harvesting
cheers hope this helps

[busteruk7]

nice looking plant by the way good work dude :)

[Lady Vapor]

They look good! Don't rush it and you'll see the buds will get a lot bigger! I would say a minimum of a month more. I've read in "The Cannibis Grow Bible" that you can grow them too long and loose some of the potency. It also recommends waiting until about 70% of the trichs turn to an amber color. Good luck!;)

[the image reaper]

some of us prefer harvesting when the trichomes are 'cloudy' and only 20%-25% trichomes start turning amber or brown ... reason being, as the browning occurs, some potency is lost, and the 'high' will be more and more of a body high, due to THC oxydizing/converting to CBN (cannabinol), which has only 10% of the psychoactive ingredients of THC ... the reason I harvest a little bit earlier, I try to dry and cure properly, and the trichomes will continue to darken even after harvest ... hope that helps ( I get my technical info from Mel Rosenthal's books, I highly recommend everyone has one, and read, read, read ) ... :smokin:

[Jdog7000]

It's gonna be about 3-4 weeks I'd say.
Shiva is a high yielder so I'd guess a pretty desent yield.

[LIP]

some of us prefer harvesting when the trichomes are 'cloudy' and only 20%-25% trichomes start turning amber or brown ... reason being, as the browning occurs, some potency is lost, and the 'high' will be more and more of a body high, due to THC oxydizing/converting to CBN (cannabinol), which has only 10% of the psychoactive ingredients of THC ... the reason I harvest a little bit earlier, I try to dry and cure properly, and the trichomes will continue to darken even after harvest ... hope that helps ( I get my technical info from Mel Rosenthal's books, I highly recommend everyone has one, and read, read, read ) ... :smokin:


What you described up there is my personal preferance. I like the body stone, with a small amount of uplifting head high.

[GarlicToast]

Thanks everyone,

I ran out and got that pocket microscope from RadioShack. I prefer a head high, not a body high... so I will keep my eyeballs on her alot and see what I can do. I am sure she has some time left to get dense and fatten up, at least I really hope so.

And thanks for the compliments on the plant, she has been a pain, but I have taken good care of her. When shes done I hope she treats me right!
She is thirsty & hungry. i am growing her hydroponically...

Goes through 1000 PPM of nutes and 5 gallons of water every other day