Harvesting questions...

[Stickyplant]

Okay, I am on my first plant here. I got very lucky. I planted one seed, and got a female!...lol

Not only was I lucky there, but I should have killed this poor plant at least 3 times. She lived though.

She is now About 36 inches by 36 inches. She has 5 tops (Hey the 5 tops!) and 3 more shoots that think they are tops. I swear I have 2 tops that are the same size and look identical and think they are each the top Cola. Weirdest thing I have ever seen.

I did this more as a bonsai than Scrog but either way. When topping reached 4-6 nodes, I would tie them down. Also, to begin, just to get coverage of the area I was looking for, I purposely stretched the plant and then stopped the stretching once tie downs were done and I had the base I was looking for.

She is entering her second week of flowering.

Okay, the questions:

1. When you harvest in phases, how long can you do that? I heard cutting a shoot halfway down and letting the rest of the buds mature was a good way to do it, but I have also heard that if you cut a plant during flowering, it will go into survival mode?

Also, I thought you had to include the roots when you harvest it? What if I have to do 3 phases? Can that be done?

2. When you harvest, what do you do with the leaves that have dried with the plant and in the buds? I heard that you should not smoke them in many posts??? Bt I have seen others that were covered in snow? Which is it?

Thanks guys I know this is probably boring and basic for a lot of you.

Stickyplant Reviewed by Stickyplant on 03-18-2006. Harvesting questions... Okay, I am on my first plant here. I got very lucky. I planted one seed, and got a female!...lol Not only was I lucky there, but I should have killed this poor plant at least 3 times. She lived though. She is now About 36 inches by 36 inches. She has 5 tops (Hey the 5 tops!) and 3 more shoots that think they are tops. I swear I have 2 tops that are the same size and look identical and think they are each the top Cola. Weirdest thing I have ever seen. I did this more as a bonsai than Rating: 5

[busteruk7]

the leaves that are covered in tricholmes are very much smokable if you chuck those away you are chucking away good smoke remember that it is the trichomes that hold the thc and get you stoned so never chuck away a snowy leaf lol
cheers

[jonny]

Better yet, make hash from them

[Stickyplant]

Does any have any answers to my other question?

[Stickyplant]

Nobody? Really?

[latewood]

harvest is generally is 6-8 weeks depending on maturity of trichomes.

I harvest entire plant...others harvest top and leave bottom to mature. I just did this on a re-veg and it reverted back to veg state. All the lower small buds died off and looks like it did when i re-vegged then last time. I am not saying this is the rule, but it just happened to me.

the presence of trichomes means that there is potential for thc; Not a confirmation...
make hash or; I only prune the isolated fan leaves, leaving the others wrap around the bud and protect it. I grind the whole bud small leaves-buds-leaves-thrichome-thc, and all;
For a very enjoyable smoke...goodluck

[BlueDragonSmoke]

SMOKE IT ALL.......roots r harsh though ...lol...=))

[Stickyplant]

ROFL BDS.

Latewood, thanks, that answers my question. The lower buds are actually looking like they will catch up (kind of) to the top ones soon... so maybe it will all be ready at once. I will def. trim the fans as some of the leaves on the fan leaves are 7 inches long and growing. This was my first grow... and I now know to start flowering at about 18 inches...lol Wait for 30 inches and the thing gets out of control!

[BlueDragonSmoke]

do it at 12 in you get better penatration,,,better in the end

[BlueDragonSmoke]

just keep the light as close as possible in VEGGI mode.....lol..