purple leaves (PICS)

[moody420]

lots of strains have purple leaves while flowering. I find it actually really pretty. Your plants look good but ready to pull and hang. I wouldn't let them sit any longer in your grow room. 10 weeks is a really long time to flower plants. I would stick with the basic 8 week rule. :jointsmile:

[Faddenator]

TO BE SURE ITS DONE:

Harvest time is NOT DETERMINED by how the calyxs look, but by how the trichomes look. The calyxs turning red will not accurately tell you when to harvest.

get a magnifying glass and look at the trichomes... they should be getting a little cloudy looking if they are ready for harvest. wait even longer (till they are cloudy and amber colored) for a stonier high.

Better yet, look at this guide.
Pictures on When to Harvest - Trichome colours - 420 Magazine

It explains the coloration of trichomes relative to harvest times and types of highs. pretty cool shit if you ask me.

good luck :thumbsup:

[MACHINE]

this video sums up when its ready

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_r0_2ohTjk

you can get a microscope on ebay for about 5 bucks i just boguht one.. but don't wait with yours, i guarantee they are done..

[Faddenator]

I would agree that if you harvested them this second you'd have some tasty smoke, probably with a headie energetic high. If you're looking more for the stonier, more narcotic high, they aren't necessarily ready. the only way to be sure is with a magnifying glass.

[michaelpeg]

thanks everyone, almost 2 days without a response than 13 in 2 hours, interesting. i figured that most would say temps. I've been checking the trichomes with a magnifying glass but still no amber on any of my plants and all 3 of my plants are different strains. I think I gave them a little too much nitrogen in flowering which delays maturity.

[Faddenator]

Yeah, from the pictures the trichomes do like a little cloudy... so you could harvest if you want. but if you're growing for medicinal purposes, chances are you're looking for a more narcotic high. i've heard of people letting plants flower for up to 12 weeks for this purpose.

It all depends on what YOU want.

[Italiano715]

TO BE SURE ITS DONE:

Harvest time is NOT DETERMINED by how the calyxs look, but by how the trichomes look. The calyxs turning red will not accurately tell you when to harvest.

get a magnifying glass and look at the trichomes... they should be getting a little cloudy looking if they are ready for harvest. wait even longer (till they are cloudy and amber colored) for a stonier high.

Better yet, look at this guide.
Pictures on When to Harvest - Trichome colours - 420 Magazine

It explains the coloration of trichomes relative to harvest times and types of highs. pretty cool shit if you ask me.

good luck :thumbsup:

Good post, but what you meant to say is don't go by the pistil color, the calyx is the body that surround the pistils or "hairs." :thumbsup:

[Faddenator]

......:stoned:......

[mainegrown]

is a magnifying glass enough?

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

[Italiano715]

is a magnifying glass enough?

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

30x magnified scope MINIMUM IMHO......