mountain plants- are they ready

[elchupacabra]

These plants have been growing for about 4 months now in the mountains in New Mexico. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how long they think we have left judging from this really shitty picture, but more pics are coming soon, just have to find the cable for my camera. We were thinking about another 2 or 3 weeks

[slim_o0o]

end of September,,,

[smoky mcpot 05]

atleast 4 more weeks I think longer. Nice looking shurb there though.

[kdspecial]

I believe a good rule is when 90 percent of the hairs are dark orangeish or Red. I am not 100% certin its just what I have read a few times.

kd_Sepcial

[redeyed]

I'm with smoky, at least 4 more weeks. They look really good though! Best way to tell is to check the tricombs to see if they are amber, if they are then they are done. must use magnifing glass.

[d0ob]

heres a good link to when u should harvest
http://boards.cannabis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=60696&d=1145272697

[houdini]

This plant looks like a Sativa or at least a Sativa-dominant strain, in full bloom. Interesting. Yeah, I'd say 4 more weeks. The plant should be harvested when the capitate-stalked trichomes are opaque. To understand this, get a x30 hand-held microscope ( cheap and available). Look at the buds/smaller leaves. You will see lots of glass stalks with little balls on top of the stalks. These little balls contain the main psychoactive ingredient, THC. Immature girls will have lots of these balls and they will be virtually all crystal clear. As the plant matures, they will turn opaque. This is when you want to harvest. This is when the weed is at its peak potency. As the balls begin to turn amber, this is a sign of degradation when some of the THC will degrade into lesser cannabinoids. Some folk prefer couch-lock; I don't. I'm a fan of the head-high with a little lock mixed in. BTW, pistils turning red/brown is a poor indicator of maturity. Cold weather can turn pistils red/brown and the plant will not be mature. Get a microscope ! A must for any serious grower !

[redeyed]

Houdini is right ,I perfer the couch lock effect so I do let them go a little longer. I do how ever take some earlier for the head high, but I grow for pain relief more than any thing else.

[justlovingit420]

nice fuckin plant dude you got a pounder there when its done 3-4 weeks good job