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I don't think your yield will be disappointing from what I have seen of the plant. (Unless your standards are too high.) You have done well. Remember, this is just about one hit weed for most folks. Heavy duty users might be able to smoke half a doobie. It will go a long way.
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i have to say this was a joy of a grow log.
done your homework before you started.
kept us up dated .
i would say i am keeping this to read over again.
it was like a good book.
parts i had to read with my hand over my eyes, like watching a horror movie:D
well done and look forward to ur next 1:thumbsup:
Your over 100g wet and only 1/3 of the way thru harvest! :weedpoke: That sure as hell isn't a disappointing yield for a first grow. :greenthumb:
Looking forward to what the clones do for ya, it's all up hill from here. ;)
For those of you taking bets as to whether we were done here...
I realized a few very important things this week. First of all... since the point of harvest is so subjective and so dependent on personal need and preference, we see very little recommending the new gardener on when to recognize the proper point of harvest. For each person this magical point could be different, so in keeping with the idea behind this thread I realized that I needed to cure at several points in this ripening and sample them all for taste, preference and effect.
With this in mind, today at day 62 I harvested another branch for 20.7gm. I don't believe that I have seen the most potent buds yet, but we are close. Let me show you what I am looking at. :)
The best advice given as to how to tell when it is time to harvest seems to be, "watch the trichomes" and that does indeed appear to be the trick. The first problem is just how to see those elusive trichomes. I went out and got one of those pocket microscopes at Radio Shack. $13 wasted! In the grow room, standing over a SCRog screen that thing is almost useless for me and only gives fleeting glimpses of trichomes, for my 52 year old father and his less than perfect eyesight, forget it. I did learn that with the macro setting on my camera along with the ability to zoom in digitally on the computer, some pretty good views of the trichomes can be had. Not only that, but by being able to compare pictures every few days, it is easy to see where the "amber line" is.
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So I have been taking a lot of pictures of the buds every few days and have found that the buds at the bottom of the plant are definitely getting a lot of amber, but still not at the tip tops of each bud. The big buds at the canopy level are showing amber at the screen level to about halfway up, whereas the tops of the buds are now mostly cloudy with a speck of amber here and there. It should be just a matter of a few more days until I see 10-20% amber at the top... and then I am harvesting, but not until then. Rusty was right, Patience above all else.
Hope your spring is going well so far,
Emmie
As far as using the pocket microscope; snip a very, very small sample of bud leaf, and put it on a white plate.
I had the same problem, its really not so handy trying to look carefully while holding hands, microscope and plant all steady and worrying about squishing precious buds. So I was doing what DP just suggested and snipped a tiny piece of leaf and could inspect hassel-free how things were developing.
Those are great macro shots and gives you a good view of the action too.
wow... 16,000+ views on my first little grow log. I am amazed! Just checked in to say hey to all my friends, and here is hoping that all of you are well!
yut, 16,000 views is a lot for a grow thread. And over three years has to be a record for a grow thread too! Keep it going, Em!
:thumbsup:A great grow to follow.Very well thuoght outQuote:
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Thank you smello1, I learned a lot by doing it, and gained a lot of new friends too! Just imagine what I am doing now, with 3 1/2 solid years of experience behind me!Quote:
Originally Posted by smello1