Hey, I have a plant that has been in 12/12 for a while now and I still cant tell if she is done or not.If any of you could just give me an idea of how much longer you think she has to go that would be awesome. Thanks in advance!!!
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Hey, I have a plant that has been in 12/12 for a while now and I still cant tell if she is done or not.If any of you could just give me an idea of how much longer you think she has to go that would be awesome. Thanks in advance!!!
Have you got a microscope?
You need to harvest judging by Trichomes as they contain the phycoactive THC and cannabinoids.
When the trichomes start to turn cloudy the THC is reaching maturity.
When about 50% are cloudy you can harvest and get a very good stone from it.
Give it another week. It's lookin fuckin good though! :thumbsup:
wait till 75% of the hairs turn orange/brown then ure ready to go
If you dont know what your talking about dont give out advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by OmegaVermelho
The Pistilles have nothing to do with the maturity of the plant.
If you harvest judging by pistilles you could reduce your potency by so much it'd be a waste of time growing the thing.
If you WANT to get high from the weed your growing, you have to harvst judging on the trichomes, as these contain the THC that gets you high.
He is right tho, you can go by 2 ways. The trichomes or the hairs, the only thing is the hairs die and turn orange and if you touch them to much they will turn orange to so its harder to tell because you dont know if they went amber from touching them/dieing or if its almost ready to dry.The trichomes are more accurate then the hairs.So YES it is better to go by the trichomes.
Now this is my problem, I have a 60x-100x hand held microscope BUT in order for me to see the trichomes clearly I have to have it on a flay surfave and the object under the scope has to be right under the lense.I cant hold it stedy on the plant long enough to veiw them.So what I ended up doing was cutting a few small leaves from all around the plant, but I dont want to do that anymore because im just waisting THC. So I dont know what to do,Like the microscope literly has to be stedy and I cant get it stedy while holding it on the plant itself.
Whenever feels right for you bredrin.The plant will tell ya when she's ready wether you what for the hairs to change or the trichomes.Try some if it's to your taste and high then I an I say harvest away.You can always get technical later.sayin,sayin.
Looks nice and kind!
keep up the kind work.
Judging by the hairs is not a 100% sure way of knowing when prime harvest time is.
Go down to your local Radio Shack, actually it's called The Source now, ask for a pocket-microscope, and they'll hook you up with a few choices.
I got the 50-80x zoom scope for only $12. You can get a good close up of the trich heads and know exactly when to harvest.
I harvest when about 25% of the trich heads have turned amber.
There are usually 3 stages in trich production.
Clear heads: Harvest when trich heads are clear and you will lose potency and yeild.
Cloudy heads: When all trich heads have turned cloudy, you can harvest anytime with no loss of potency or yeild.
Amber heads: The THC is at it's peak, and no more potency or yeild will come, and waiting any longer, the THC begins to break down.
Peace.
2 weeks from when you took those pics. Cut off a tiny leaf for your microscope, you will be trimming them off at harvest anyways.
Yes I already know that Noch. I have a 80x-100x hand held microscope that I got from radio shack.But the problem im haveing is this,I read and herd from other people that cutting small leaves off from around the bud isnt good because there is THC in the leaves and when they dry they drain to the buds or something similar to that.I have already cut a few off to look tho so oh well LOL. Also,I cant keep the handheld microscope stedy long enough to get a good look at the trics.So far 6 people have told me 2-3 more weeks so im gonna go with that.
Thank You all very very much for you reply's!!!!
Cutting off a tiny snippet of bud leaf isnt going to kill your plant. Sure if you go snip some huge thing it can hurt it by using up energy to repair instead. You dont need a very big thing at all.
We had the same problem and couldn't find the smaller scope. Built a little stand to set the scope next to the bud, turned off the fans for a few minutes, and just did it that way. Worked great and was easy to move around. It was a camera tripod with some quick duct tape modifications.
I harvest with trichomes. Most everyone will tell yuo this is the way to go. Some people say 50% cloudy, 25% cloudy... As long as they arent all cloudy or not cloudy at all, your in the green pretty much. For me, smoking on a sunny day outdoors instead of inside gets me more high then smoking something that was 25% amber or 60% amber trichromes. But, not that I use it for the harvest but I use it for a quick gauge, the percentage of hairs that have died and changed color tends to correspond pretty well with trichrome maturity. When its about 75%-80% changed color, is usually when my trichromes are "around" 50% cloudy.
And you wonder why americans have bad names and thoughts assoicated with them.... yes people like you.Quote:
Originally Posted by higherjinx
Your an idiot.Quote:
Originally Posted by higherjinx
3 posts and you come on here like that? Talk about SHIT first impressions.
KL4D4 is right, its morons like you that give America its bad name.
Why bother?
Also, i find that racist, calling me a Brit, then taking the piss outta the french. How much more immature can you kids get?
It's an adult site, we dont want the school children on here.
Handbags at dawn ladies lmao!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by LIP
C,mon LIP you should know better than to entertain that lol!
:D
Yeah, but its true isnt it? And my points are important, he was racist... As far as im concerned.
If he wants to fight i'll give him one. Be flat on his back before he can say weed.
Yeah c'mon guys I posted a thread to get help not to watch you fight.Grow up please. Anyways, I just wanted to say thanks again for all the reply's.All of your information was very helpful. RACERX that is a good idea I might try to rig something up for a stand.Smart thinking man!!!! Never even crossed my mind LOL.
THANKS AGAIN!!!!! EVERYONE!!!!!
Yeah man, dont stop comeing to this site just because 1 other person has problems with you.Whatever who cares smoke a blunt and chillaxe.
LEARN HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISHQuote:
Originally Posted by higherjinx
I dont know much about growing
but i have to say it looks delicious !
Thanks guys !!! Now im not so happy with my grow.Its been hanging for 4 days and they all feel crispy and the top canopy doesnt look near as good as I thought it would.It is airy like I can see right thru it on some spots and it doesnt smell near as dank as it did.Hmmmmm here are some pics...
can you get any closer with your camera, or try standing back and taking a better picture than upload it FULL SIZE, and we can zoom in ourselfs.
show us what ya got in there with some clear ass pictures.
BTW: Did you grow this with those 4, 4 Foot Floros, + CFL ??
How about curing like 2 - 3 grams of that for 3 - 6 months?
Lip you are one egotistic mothofukka.
Grats on the harvest.
I took some more pics hope they are better
Yes I grew with the Florescne lights WHY?
it probably smells hay-ey because you have all that extra leaf on there, those things need a manicure.
trim off the edges and make sure you cure it. It will smell the same or better after a good cure. You gotta get that clorophyll outta it. Put the buds in a mason jar close the lid and everyday open the lid maybe twice to allow fresh air in(leave lid open for about 15 min) the longer you cure it the better it will be. So I have read. If I am wrong I am sure sumone will correct me.
looks like you should have waited longer to me.
Your one to fucking talk idiot you lyed over the net about plants just to make friends loser:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by LIP
lol that was a low blow...
I don't get the part where you cut off a small snippet of leaf off your plant to judge the trichs? Did I miss read it or something. :confused:
You don't have to cut anything off your plant to get a view. You look at the entire plant, not just one piece of leaf. That doesn't tell you much.
If people would go back to my first post in here, you know when to harvest, but it makes me wonder why I even bother. It's like writing to thin, stubborn air that doesn't listen and learn.
And LIP, just shut up man. I haven't seen any of your work on here, ever! You blow a lot of hot air from your ass and you are cocky. Maybe when you can prove your "growing skills", then maybe someone will take you seriously.