Question about harvesting

[NestaMarley]

Since you're supposed to harvest based on color/cloudiness of trichomes, you can basically get both feelings that are desired in cannabis from one strain, right? you harvest when the majority are milky, and very few are amber, you get a higher, cerebral feeling, you harvest later on when more are amber, you get a stony, couch locked feeling. how different are pure indicas and pure sativas harvested at the same growth period time? when both are harvested when the trichomes are proportionally the same, is there still quite a difference in feeling because of the actual indica genes and CBD and the like? would a sativa harvested late still not be as stony as an indica harvested early? sorry if this question is difficult to gauge. i have not had the chance (yet) to try it grown this way.

NestaMarley Reviewed by NestaMarley on 03-13-2012. Question about harvesting Since you're supposed to harvest based on color/cloudiness of trichomes, you can basically get both feelings that are desired in cannabis from one strain, right? you harvest when the majority are milky, and very few are amber, you get a higher, cerebral feeling, you harvest later on when more are amber, you get a stony, couch locked feeling. how different are pure indicas and pure sativas harvested at the same growth period time? when both are harvested when the trichomes are proportionally the Rating: 5

[richardskinner]

I honestly don't think anyone has an actual proven measurable scientific answer to your question. All we have are subjective theories about what we think logically is supposed to happen. This is why we need more funding for lab research and we're getting there but I'm affraid it will be a few years for that.

Logically I would assume that a late harvested Sativa would mimic the effects of an early harvested Indica, but who knows. Good luck on your quest for actual proven answers.

[Minnesnowta]

I'll try to explain it as simply as I can... Since there is no exact/specific effect that comes from an indica or sativa it is a difficult thing to answer completely accurately, like richardskinner said. Hmmm, I'm trying to think of the way to word this best without writing a book... lol.

Basically a sativa that gives you a very cerebral/soaring effect will always give you that type of effect, and same with an indica that gives you a very stoney type effect. The coloring of the trichomes does not affect the way you feel when you use it as much as the genetics themselves. So the goal should not be to harvest in such a way that youre trying to change the effect of the plant, such as make a high flying sativa give you a stoney couchlock effect, because you'll likely harvest too late and ultimately just have reduced potency. Your desired effect should be decided based on strain and genetics, and then you play with harvesting at different times to slightly alter that effect to fit your needs perfectly, as well as achieve maximum potency. There are several good threads here in "Basic Growing" about how cannabis maturity actually works if you want to learn about it more specifically.

If you have any further questions or if I didn't explain that well enough feel free to ask some more questions to have me clarify, otherwise good luck with your harvest!

[richardskinner]

I'll try to explain it as simply as I can... Since there is no exact/specific effect that comes from an indica or sativa it is a difficult thing to answer completely accurately, like richardskinner said. Hmmm, I'm trying to think of the way to word this best without writing a book... lol.

Basically a sativa that gives you a very cerebral/soaring effect will always give you that type of effect, and same with an indica that gives you a very stoney type effect. The coloring of the trichomes does not affect the way you feel when you use it as much as the genetics themselves. So the goal should not be to harvest in such a way that youre trying to change the effect of the plant, such as make a high flying sativa give you a stoney couchlock effect, because you'll likely harvest too late and ultimately just have reduced potency. Your desired effect should be decided based on strain and genetics, and then you play with harvesting at different times to slightly alter that effect to fit your needs perfectly, as well as achieve maximum potency. There are several good threads here in "Basic Growing" about how cannabis maturity actually works if you want to learn about it more specifically.

If you have any further questions or if I didn't explain that well enough feel free to ask some more questions to have me clarify, otherwise good luck with your harvest!

well said!

[Minnesnowta]

Thanks, perhaps I'm not as dumb as I feel sometimes...

[NestaMarley]

Thank you for the answers! I guess I was just confused when people explain proper harvesting times as relating to trichome color formation etc. That is moreover explaining when to properly harvest relating to maturation rather than the effect. And that was what I figured but when people say that it sounded like you can achieve different effects by harvest time. I would assume that strain profiles like terpenes and other various pheno's geno's are actually mainly responsible for the characteristic of the medicine, rather than specifically harvest time. I appreciate it!

[Minnesnowta]

No problem, the more successful harvests in the world the better.. long as they're handled with care, patience, and respect!