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i was wondering how i could tell when my buds are ready to pick...keep in mind im just a simple put seed in dirt and water and feed guy....i know they arent ready yet atleast i hope they aint...i have some red/brownish coloered hairs on my buds they look like they are drying up...is that normal?...i have a pic or two i dont know if it will help...any advice would be nice...ps how do you harvest?
hey whats up, most all weed takes at least 6weeks flower most longer9 weeks or so
from the time the first hairs appeared, the plant begun its flowering cycle, which will take anywhere from 7-12 weeks, depending on the strain.
yours looks at the second week approximately, and has much more to go. each bud will roughly 3-4X its size, begin to smell nice, and take at least another month, if not 2, no fully ripen.
also, make sure your using either warm cfls, or an hps lamp, and on a 12/12 light cycle. also use bloom fertilizers (tomato ferts are the closest alternative at walmart, but are much less than ideal.)
its on a 12/12 cycle right now...but how do you harvest tho?
you have at least 7-8 weeks yet till harvest
plenty of time to read up on it
good luck btw
I think there is a POSTIT in harvesting, Just remember that a good harvest takes time depending on the size of your plants, don't rush it cause it will make the final product smoother!
GG23
from the top of the planter(med sized) they are up to about my chest(im 5'9) on the harvesting post, i was just wondering how other people do it...im not rushing it or trying to rush it not with all the work and effort i put into my babies...i thik i got one male tho...doesnt look as good as the one pictured in my first post it hasnt budded or started to bud as much as thos...i got further this uear then i did last year...we had a heat wave it stayed in the 90's all week and living in a trailer its hard to keep cool when its that hot..then in it snowed in the spring time
harvest is pretty straightfoward and consists of roughly 3 steps:
1) stop feeding. in the last 2 weeks (1 week in organics) of flowering, you want to give it only water, as this will flush remanant fertilizers out of your plant.
2) chop and hang. this is really obvious. cut it at the base and just and the entire plant upside down by a string or similar.
3) level 1 trim. after 1-3 days hanging, go in with some scissors and snip off all fanleaves and other large leaves with no visible trichomes. (save for bubblebags)
after this, you wait another 2-4 days until its stems become brittle, and you can fully trim the buds and then store/cure however you desire.
in about six weeks try taking a magnifying glass and stick it in front of your digital camera. this will allow you to pretty easily take photos of the trichomes for examination. it depends on how you like your experience, but the general rules of thumb are:
clear trichomes: cerebral feeling
cloudy/milky: mix of cerebral and body feeling
amber: couch lock incapacitation/munchies kind of feelings
theres a pretty good chart somewhere on this site about it. all you have to do is pick your favorite feeling and wait for the trichomes to turn that color and theyll be ready.
ok what color of trics would you aim for? im heading towards couch lock...i love that feeling
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For most strains, I like to chop them down when about 10-20% of the trichs have turned amber. Usually a good mix between a speedy high and a sedative effect. I really don't like waiting too far beyond this because THC degradation seems to become rampant quicker.Quote:
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if you had to put it into how many weeks that would be greatly welcome.....tried the cam and magnifying glass and i couldnt get a good pic...too blurry
8-10 weeks depending on the strain:rastasmoke:
hopefully ill have a good crop....my buddy said last night by the looks of it ill have the best weed in the county....he should know we both have good tastes
any new pic of them?
If not the best in the county at least the best in the trailer park :rastasmoke:Quote:
Originally Posted by takeittothehead
so, were another four weeks into the bloom. How are they looking (photos)?
Shov
im pretty sure no one will have this kind of smoke ethier in this trailer park or county....ill have some more pics around 12:30 pm my time when the lights come back on....since this thread isnt dead yet...i had well i have a plant that wasnt doing so well so i trimmed off a bud on the top...that wouldnt hurt the plant would it? i dont really care bout her since i have my beauty right next to her
theres no smoke as good as properly home grown you could prchase a 30x magnifier from radio shack for about 10 bucksand youll use it for as long as you grow but if you dont want to spend money wait until about 90% of white hairs turn red
well i was heading to the grow room to take some pics of my babies to find out that my fuck buddy stole my cam...fucking bitch....needless to say she isnt my fuck buddy anymore....