And however many pictures he posted.

Ya'll got this poor boy thinking he's going to have to wait three months to smoke the buds he can put his hands on now.

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my yields were smaller on the plants i harvested with the tricks color ,when the plants were left alone to mature during the fall they were heavier ...jim will do whats best for him in his situation all i can do is tell what worked best for me ......

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Originally Posted by zoutekoffie
i dont have direct sunlight becouse of the clouds

Again, if he does what you suggest, his plants will be dead, rotten, and well into the process of decomposition before he harvests them.

I know he has enough common sense not to let this happen so I'm going to drop the issue.

But you are spreading heavy misinformation, and with rep like you have it's dangerous.

Every strain has a set amount of time in which the buds will mature after they start developing. This amount of time is completely independent of the time of the year in the OP's situation.

Let's say 9 weeks is average. So his plants that have been budding for 2 weeks should be ready in around 7. The plants flowering for 6 weeks should be ready in around 3. Get it? Good.

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so professor you need to show me where your info came from because i have flowered longer then 16 weeks and did not rot the bud ,it was as potent just fatter anyne ever smoked "overripe" buds

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Originally Posted by zoutekoffie
i dont have direct sunlight becouse of the clouds

mmmm budzzzz

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20 weeks on a plant that matures in 8-9 would qualify as weeks to long.

And yeah, I was exaggerating to drive into dude's head that you advised him to wait months too long.

But you're right I guess I am talking out of my ass, I don't have any proof. But that's only because no one is stupid enough to let their pot plant go two months too long, so it's hard to find a precedent.

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I would say that earlier flowering time is a point of advertisement on behalf of the seed companies. As in the EARLIEST you could harvest is 8 weeks, typically waiting 10-12 weeks on these strains will make a dramatic difference, same goes for strains listed at having a 12 week flowering time. They're not ready till they are ready..... couchlock is preferred, picking times is all about the high, and harvest weight/buddensity/weight, .......

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Truer words were never spoken.

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well ok ill tell you what..im pretty sure that i would not let these babies get rotten or moldy. But yea if i think its ready 10 weeks from now i would definitely pick it out if it looks its best...supposed to be 70-80% reddish-brown hairs all over the plant? Anyway do you think its ok to cut a plant in half and let some unfinished buds develop a little more? Just curious. But thanks rob Angus and Dragon for all the diverse advice, im going to look into every option...but stay subscribed and you guys can let me know when to harvest when it gets to be that time!

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Not necessarily the hairs, the trichome heads themselves. Sometimes the hairs can be deceiving.

Invest the ten bucks in a little pocket microscope from radio shack.

I like to pull a really small piece of bud off of a couple different heads and bring them back inside so I can look at them on a flat surface.

Yes, you can cut the top cola and let the bottom nugs mature a bit more. Have fun dude.

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