WW still green a harvest

:confused: I harvested a White Widow after 10 weeks of flowering, and flushed it 4 times over a period of 3 weeks. The plant would not yellow so I harvested a very green plant. The soil consisted of Black gold, Worm casting, mineral rock, lime, bone/blood meal, perlite, and some sand. I also used Pro Blend for soil (1.5-4-5) during the flowering period, but I quit using it after the first flush. After a short drying period of 4 days, I tested the smoke. The taste was bad, it popped, it was brittle, and the ash was grayish black, it was lacking that good fresh marijuana smell, and it would not stay lit. Will a good cure fix the problem, or did harvesting a green plant cause this scenario? Keep in mind this is organic soil. I have a bumper crop to harvest in 2 weeks, and it does not appear that they will yellow before I harvest. How should I deal with a grow like this? I welcome any advice

it take's time for a good drying cure so the chlorophyl can break down gradually,(that's what you're tasting)4day's is not enough time for this process to occur,45-55rh and mid 70'sfh in a dark well ventillated area for 10-14day's will give you a good tasteing harvest,other than that you seem to be doing every else alright,dont worry about the greeness,you're soil is just nute rich,just dont feed 3WK's prior to the harvest and just water as usual,the soil will break down what nutes are left or the plant will use them up....bonbon

u should flush it a bit more to get the better taste out of the bud, and 4 days is just not enough time for ur bud to even dry. do what bonbon was saying and get it in a pitch black room thats fairly cool and well ventilated! one method for getting better trichome production is to put the plant in a dark closet while still alive, and leave it in there for a full day. u will notice a difference in the amount of crystals. u can even flush the plant while its in the dark, but try avoiding getting the plant in any light!

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Originally Posted by sensiskunk

one method for getting better trichome production is to put the plant in a dark closet while still alive, and leave it in there for a full day. u will notice a difference in the amount of crystals. u can even flush the plant while its in the dark, but try avoiding getting the plant in any light!

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GreenHouse Seed Co. recommends the last 2 weeks of flowering cycle keep in total darkness or up to 8 hours of light for their White Widow strain.

Good Growing!

First I heard of wanting to have a yellow plant at harvest. Green = health as far as I know. It is true that you do not want high Nitrogen levels during flowring, but most fertilizer companies give you the regimen for the different cycles. Yellowing means problems with nutrients in "Indoor Grower's Bible", which also suggests to do the copius flushing with just water in just the last week or so of growth. Most plants have roughly a 60-75 day flower cycle and you need everyone of them plus optimum fert program for them to have energy to Grow Big! That taste could be leftover ferts if not enough flush, but hard to say since you flushed over an extended period.

I love to read the books and mags on maximizing growth. They are an investment with big returns. Good luck! :cool: