Quote Originally Posted by bubadutep75
Here is my 1st grow northern lights, i started with 5 but 4 where male. I cut the top to get the 2 main colas, they are 14" each. The hairs are yellow and some brown, i hope to cut it down in a week, please give me any feedback. Enjoy the pics.
what do the trichs look like? that's the ONLY way to tell if it's time to harvest or not. trichs progress from clear to milky to amber. when the majority of trichs are milky THC content is at it's optimum point. once they turn amber THC is starting to degrade.

as far as how this impacts the high:

the more milky the trichs are the more cerbral or heady the high; the more amber the more couchlock stoned. this is also dependent on the strain as well (indicas are more couchlock stoned; sativa more upity and cerebral).

it's a personal preference when to harvest. go with what you are trying to accomplish. you can always harvest some one way and the rest another.

good growing!


-shake

p.s. she's a real beaut! i've got a nl x skunk in bloom. i hope she's half as pretty as yours!