not so much of a first grow but a first bud..

[takeittothehead]

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?

takeittothehead Reviewed by takeittothehead on 02-22-2008. not so much of a first grow but a first bud.. 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? Rating: 5

[theelectrician]

hey whats up, most all weed takes at least 6weeks flower most longer9 weeks or so

[hybridlove420]

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.)

[takeittothehead]

its on a 12/12 cycle right now...but how do you harvest tho?

[jchap]

you have at least 7-8 weeks yet till harvest

plenty of time to read up on it

good luck btw

[GrowinGreen23]

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

[takeittothehead]

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

[hybridlove420]

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.

[mushaboom]

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.

[takeittothehead]

ok what color of trics would you aim for? im heading towards couch lock...i love that feeling