So OMBB, I'm curious what made you decide they were ready. Trichome color? Feel? What do the trichomes look like on these?
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So OMBB, I'm curious what made you decide they were ready. Trichome color? Feel? What do the trichomes look like on these?
Hey Chromo,More than 50% are "milky" or translucent. The edges of the sugar leaves are drying/dying and the Trichs are too in those area's. Water uptake has fallen off and they just appear "done" to me.
They are in a dark room for a few days and then I will re-evaluate to be sure. If for some reason I change my mind, they can go back under the lights I guess.
The HPS girls stayed, but they have "cloudy" trichs as well. They have been behind from the beginning, but Chlorosis has hit them hard in the last 4-5 day's and they are turning the corner.
Am I early for my Indica strain?...I don't think so, but we shall see. I can only go by what I have read to decide if they are done or not. Color/cloudiness of the Trich's seems to be subjective and I have not personally seen a group of pics that definitively indicate stage with color/cloudiness.
Next time I will keep at least one of the new girls in flower past where I think they are done next round, just to see what happens.
If I'm wrong?...Oh well, it's a learning process and I am not disappointed with my progress at all. Grow and learn, that's all I can do.
....and If the "sampler" bud I took at 7 weeks is an indicator, it's going to be just fine. :jointsmile:
If they're not taking water I would think that's a pretty goo indicator they're done. But everything I've read or been told in this forum suggests erring on the side of longer. Ranger waits a week from the point where he thinks they're ready. I have a feeling this is going to be the hardest part for noobs like us. Even Rosenthal says the most common mistake people make is harvesting too soon. Have they shown the last-gasp "swelling" of the calyxes that people talk about?
They go from clear, to cloudy, to milky, to light amber, then dark amber. Neither of you are ripe yet! Easy on the eagerness boys, you're gonna pee in the floor! (Well that works on Tito anyway! LOL!) Hey, if you're having anxiety & heart palpitations, go to the ER, not the GR. Anxiety is such a bitch when it gets this close, & I'm really bad for picking on you, so I'll stop. But seriously, I think some deep breathing would help the both of you. I'm kind of afraid you're going to panic & harvest too early. Just trust the trichrome color. You can go from all milky (still not ripe enough for my taste) to mostly milky with about 20-30% amber. So don't harvest before they're ripe. You will have wasted all your time, effort & money. I'm going to google THC/trichromes & see if I can find macro shots. Dont remember where I was on line the other day & saw some excellent ones, but they're out there if you look for them. Theres some lingering around here but I've no idea what thread. You guys need to have a good long look so you can feel more confident about this harvest thing. I'll get back to you with what I find. :)
catbuds you are amazing.
For me the "wait another week" has just come from experience. Probably starting from 'take the top' and let the bottom go ahead fill some more. And then seeing the world of difference another week makes at this time. Down stairs, it was I'll take this one cause it's so ripe, then in natural light, sh#t this is as green as a gourd.
It was really turned into, take one to to try, and while waiting for it to dry to try, darn these others sure got better. This is the first place I have found that thought I needed a magnifying glass to harvest with, probably doesn't work in the dead of night out in the field anyway. Smell and firmness, like a really nice breast, generally tells the tail. A buds got to fill, air makes no weight.
Told you not to give her any shit, see, we don't want to run her off!Quote:
Catbuds you are amazing.
Maybe not all of us old people get dumber as we get older.
Yous funny!
-- Ok guys. I googled ripe trichomes/THC & there it was. First on the list. & Chromo, I found your avatar! Look at those pics untill they are very familiar. It will help you feel comfortable with judging your own.
-- Ranger, I harvested by feel & smell for years untill I needed it as meds. Then I wanted to seperate my am meds (milky) & my pm meds (amber) to properly treat my ailments according to the time of day. At that point, it became more than just about the high, it had a real job to do. My little scope has a white LED light so you're not fooled by the color of the grow lights. HPS makes EVERYTHING look amber. I wasn't convinced this made such a difference untill I made the comparison. Been a believer ever since.
Feel... smell....breast...?... Ranger....if you find a breast that smells, maybe its over ripe. Did you check its trichomes?
[quote=tlranger]Maybe not all of us old people get dumber as we get older.[/QUOTE
You know, it would probably be to our advantage if we got dumber BEFORE we got older...... then it wouldn't hurt so bad to look in the mirror! (Oh god forgive me! I'm stoned! Who's thread have we jacked now?) ;)
OMB, we're gonna have to change your name to 'Jack'!
Thank you, you wise guru's you. :thumbsup: I put 'em back under the lights just a minute ago. Hopefully 24 hrs in the dark didn't scare 'em.
The HPS girls got hit hard with Chlorosis today...They sure did make that turn. Out comes the loupe for another 30 minute exam. Lol
Must.....resist....harvesting....:jointsmile:
Thanks again, nothing to lose by waiting.