One thing to keep in mind is that you should prune in intervals, giving at least a couple weeks between each session. The most reliable way to see if your plants are ripe and ready for harvest is to look at their glandular stalked trichomes a. These trichomes are like crystals or look frosty on well-cultivated buds. Trichomes change color as they ripen. The very short answer is YES. It does affect potency in a very positive manner.
Curing cannabis after harvesting for few days to several months will improve the potency , as well as the taste and texture of the buds. Curing takes place after cannabis has been harvested, manicured and partially dried. Top Bud Outdoor When it comes to growing outdoors, harvesting the top buds first can lead to more uniform bud maturity and more money for commercial farmers.
On a small scale, with only a couple of plants in your yard, harvesting the top buds first can allow the remainder of the plant to finish maturing. All marijuana strains produce trichomes that start out clear image 1 some have a slight yellow tinge. As they age, most strains will then turn a milky translucent color image 2.
Towards the end of flowering they will turn light brown image 3 or in rare cases a reddish color. Strains With a lot of Trichomes Hash Plant cannabis strain. White Widow cannabis strain. Chemdawg cannabis strain.
Chernobyl cannabis strain. G13 cannabis strain. If you harvest too early , you will have premature buds which leads to a poor product and a smaller yield. Harvest too late and the potency of your weed takes a steep decline or turns to rot. The telltale sign of harvest -ready weed is when the hairs of the plant, or pistils, have fully darkened and curled in. When most of your trichomes are cloudy, your plant is ready to harvest.
I haven't been able to find rough averages of how long it takes clear trichomes to become cloudy and cloudy ones to turn amber. Also, what is the quickest you have seen them change? What's the longest? Because of the cool mist nature of vapor that the Vaporbrothers produces you will be able to take bigger hits and hold them longer than with any bong, iced or otherwise.
Take the challenge, but do it sitting down! It is taking up less water, lost most of its fan leaves, started getting a nice crystal coating and, the past few days, the calyxes really started swelling. Under magnification I can see most of the trics are still clear with a few cloudy ones. It is supposed to flower for another six weeks, but I just don't think it is going to happen.
I'd like to flush with plain water at least a week before I chop, which is why I'm asking. It looks like you got spider mites I see a web on that bud-Bud. HeadCase , Oct 23, That's how I know they are still mostly clear. Sombud- I saw the web too. That is actually from brushing some webs on the basement ceiling when I pulled her out for the photo.
Good eyes. Still, I don't understand why no one can or will at least share what their experience has been? Is there a large variation between plants? Do they change faster on Indicas or Sativas? Do they change uniformly on the plant or will they progressively turn from the bottom up or the top down?
That would be good to know. For curiosities sake at least. I guess it is not that big of a deal. I'll just keep checking them and update this thread myself for search purposes if no one chimes in. It is pretty cool I can find out for myself. I've vaping a sample bud right now and it is a bit of a creeper, not as racey as I thought a Thai Haze would be.
What I will probably do is harvest in stages to get a better sense of what I am looking for. I've got two more of the same strain finishing in a month, so this is actually a pretty cool opportunity. General rule of thumb is 2 week harvest window. Thats about how long it takes in most hybrid strains to go ripen to peak THC. When most of your trichomes are clear some cloudy, thats the start of your window.
Within the 2 weeks, most will turn cloudy, with some turning amber. These are mostly sativa and sativa dominant genetics however. Useless , Oct 23, On the right track I only have thoughts to add LMAO I suspect harvesting times advertised are based on ideal conditions throughout the plant's life.
That's point 1 You, as the 'op', are in the best position to make that judgment. It sounds like you're on top of it! It had NO Great taste and it did not kick my ass either. This morning I found a few trichs on my biggest bud had went from cloudy to some color, sort of auburn or redish brown.
I've decided to Flush that tank, refill with pure water and wait some more. I am not a fool and after these three months, I am not going to harvest weak small buds, i want the good shit! I am over 50 years old and Patience is a virtue we all need! I vegged with 2 lights. I even went to home depot and got some 42 watts and man, with 8 85 watt lights, and 2 42 watts in one closet, even with the doors open all the time, you can get some real serious heat from CFLs.
I'm going to pull my tank out today and take some good pics and post them. I got one plant up to my shoulder and I am 6 ft tall. I read however you give them no lights for the last week, and they produce sooo many crystals.
Glad you tried it and had success, I may try this. I could not find one cloudy trich on any of my 3 plants last Monday. Thursday, we found one here and one there that the tops or bulbs on top of the trichs were looking cloudy.
Only where I put the lights too close can I find any that have any reddish or amber or brownish color at all and that is on the ones taht look like spears. I was so disappointed not to harvest yesterday, but I am waiting patiently. I am certain that this will be my biggest harvest from indoor growing. I want to be certain it is equal to the best potency.
I have to harvest on Saturday or sunday, weekdays are just not possible. Well, maybe you guys haven't heard anyone talk about using less than 12 hours of light during flowering, because it is not a good idea. It will cause your plants to produce less THC. It's another of those ideas that stoners come up with because it sounds like it would make sense. But Mother Nature isn't logical at all. Matter of fact she's kinda like a Mad Mother, but I digress.
This is from Marijuana Botany, by Dr.
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