First time grower

[meganleigh]

I have been growing these girls for about 4 months and wonder how much longer til their ready to harvest. I know the pics aren't that great, but any help would be appreciated! I don't know what kind of plants they are, got the seeds from my last purchase. Anyone who can offer any advice? Been feeding them a miracle grow soultion and getting antzy on wanting to sample my product.

meganleigh Reviewed by meganleigh on 09-26-2008. First time grower I have been growing these girls for about 4 months and wonder how much longer til their ready to harvest. I know the pics aren't that great, but any help would be appreciated! I don't know what kind of plants they are, got the seeds from my last purchase. Anyone who can offer any advice? Been feeding them a miracle grow soultion and getting antzy on wanting to sample my product. Rating: 5

[wishpotwaslegal]

no not yet. i was thinking on harveting mine first week of oct and did the same thing as you did posted pics and asked if ther ready and i was told to wait till a month at least caus aparently the last two weeks is when they fatten up and prouduce most of the thc 25% more bud in the last two weeks so dont waist the season just wait you will be happy you did. they look realy nice by the way.

[irydyum]

I'm no pro, but I think those are marijuana plants. LMFAO. Just kidding. There are many different schools of thought about when to harvest, some do it by calendar, some by the amount of hairs that have died back, some just guess I think. You really cant be positive unless you have grown the strain before and know from the final product's quality when you should harvest. My method is to use the best magnifier you have and check out the trichrome (crystal) development on the buds. Should look like a sugar frost. Those will start out clear, then become milky white, and finally they will start to go amber. I like to harvest when I see half milky white, and half amber. There will likely be a few day window when you will be able to catch your plant like this, because once they start to go amber, it seems to happen at a pretty quick rate.:rasta:

BTW- Not sure of the origin of your seed, but from the pics, fuzzy as they are, the one on the left may have some dominant sativa in it. It has some pretty long skinny leaves on it which make me think that. If this is the case, sativas will typically take a little longer outdoors to mature than an indica (shorter fatter leaves). In some extreme cases it could take months longer. Just some food for thought. If you can post some clearer pics of it we could probably help out a little more.:thumbsup:

[meganleigh]

I know this sounds stupid but where can i locate the trichomes? I've read about them and their colors, but where do i look for them?

[meganleigh]

My husband keeps saying be patient, but it sooooo hard. Though I don't want to screw up what I have been doing all these months. I have been babying those girls for so long. I'll have to find a better spot next year, trying to sheild the neighbors, dogs and kids is a chore in itself. Just hope that the weather stays nice here in Alabama. Low is already dipping in the low 50's at night.

[keeko]

I know this sounds stupid but where can i locate the trichomes? I've read about them and their colors, but where do i look for them?

trichomes are the crystals on the plant.....you can find the majority of them on the buds and the small triangle leaves on the buds.

[meganleigh]

thanks Keeko

[irydyum]

In this pic you can see the trichromes. They are the small white dots on the leaves that look like crystals. Hope this helps.

[meganleigh]

Thanks so much. I can see mine with my microscope. They aren't that big, should I say they look just like pin heads. How long do they usually take to develop. The plants are located outside and get sun from sun up to about 4:30 in the afternoon now. (about 11 hours) Now with the days growing shorter and October approaching, I worry about the tempature. Is there anything I can do to speed up the process??????

[irydyum]

Nothing can really make it mature quicker, that I know of. How long has it been flowering, meaning pistils visible? Might be able to give you an idea based on that but it would be speculation at best. Growing a plant definitely isn't for the impatient. I have smoked enough premature herb that all I can say is you should wait for the right time. The small crystals you see may get a little larger as the plant matures too, they should swell up with thc rich resin. More pictures would help matters a bunch too. Hang in there!!