chop at night or during the day

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T macc

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Like Doj said, best way to tell is to get a hand held microscope from radioshack and check the trichs
 
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Doj

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flamefthatkilledjohnwayne said:
hey genius do u know wut ATLEAST means it means at the least burnout and i said crimson red or brown at around 50% ull get more of a head high above 50 its more stonier dont quote my posts if u clearly havent read them through
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You are misinformed, but on the right track. The pistils are the one of the first indicators of ripeness, but you should not really go by pistil color, you can screw yourself sometimes. Trichomes are where the THC is at, so going off that you would want your trichomes ripened to your liking, not the pistils.

~Harvest when half (50%) of the trichomes have turned a creamy translucent color for absolute peak ripeness. At this point the high will be both cerebral and physical with a good head and body stone.
Harvest when the majority of trichomes have turned amber for a body stone. Pure Indica, Afghani, and Indica dominant strains harvested at this late point will possess a heavy body, or couch-lock, stone. Waiting to harvest pure sativa and sativa dominant varieties until this stage will not take advantage of the strains. Such strains are best harvested when resin glands are clear to milky colored.~
Marijuana Horticulture Medical Grower's Bible~Jorge Cervantes, Page 84.
 
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mactre8

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if they are cloudy and amber i say its a go, unless you want to wait another week or so to try and add some weight to it
 
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Doj

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newbie024 said:
after i chop how many days should i let them hang before i put them in jars
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This depends on a couple factors. But the easy answer would be keep them hanging til you can snap a stem. If they are still bendy there is still moisture in it. Check every day after 4-5 days of hanging.
 
C&J

C&J

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I dont care what anyone says. NIGHT TIME with no light, the instant light touches the plant , photosynthesis starts to produce chloryphil and you do not want that . 2 days before harvest cut the lights totally off for 48 hrs and leave them alone, then cut them in the dark, i cut the whole plant at the base, as soon as thats cut your good to go, then do what you will
 
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mushroom head

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Then chop right before sunrise. I would cut whole plant at base and hang upside down to slow dry, after cutting off any fanleaves/stems that arnt wanted on the buds, I like to leave a bit of sugar leaf still on buds for slower drying.
 
C&J

C&J

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yeah what shroom said , use the moon light to your advantage, before you go out to harvest, go outside and sit in the dark for about 20 minutes to let the eyes adjust, and remember one the plant stalk is severed, there is no more worry about light, what strain is it btw? also I need rep + fellas help me out. :)
 
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Doj

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You are going to want to chop during the morning, or when lights turn on. THC content is at its highest and is at its peak during this time. NOT DURING NIGHT!! Dont listen to all that crap.

Also once the plant is cut you still have to worry about light. Light degenerates weed, as does heat.
 
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C&J

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Well everybody has there own ways of doing things, even idiots who dont know shit about what there saying, THC content doesn't fluctuate on a daily basis ,[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] If harvested “early” with only a few of the pistils turned color, the buds will have a more pure THC content and will have less THC that has turned to CBD and CBN’s. [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica]Buds taken later, when fully ripened will normally have these higher CBN, CBD levels. I.E thc is produced , and later converted to cbd and cbn's as the cycle continues. "Oh take it at 12 o clock in the day and it will have 30 percent more tch then at 10 o clock at night". don't listen to that CRAP. Night time is the way to go. doj is somewhat right about the light& heat, Yeah don't put it under a sun lamp. But everyone i know in person drys the pot in a similar way, and a little light wont affect it so drastically that you could notice. and total darkness and humidity can cause mold. I hang my shit upside down by the stalk in my bedroom, with air moving in the room, i always have a light on in my bedroom too, a cfl lamp . You couldn't handle a bowl of my ak
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Doj

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C&J said:
Well everybody has there own ways of doing things, even idiots who dont know shit about what there saying, THC content doesn't fluctuate on a daily basis ,[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] If harvested “early” with only a few of the pistils turned color, the buds will have a more pure THC content and will have less THC that has turned to CBD and CBN’s. [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica]Buds taken later, when fully ripened will normally have these higher CBN, CBD levels. I.E thc is produced , and later converted to cbd and cbn's as the cycle continues. "Oh take it at 12 o clock in the day and it will have 30 percent more tch then at 10 o clock at night". don't listen to that CRAP. Night time is the way to go. doj is somewhat right about the light& heat, Yeah don't put it under a sun lamp. But everyone i know in person drys the pot in a similar way, and a little light wont affect it so drastically that you could notice. and total darkness and humidity can cause mold. I hang my shit upside down by the stalk in my bedroom, with air moving in the room, i always have a light on in my bedroom too, a cfl lamp . You couldn't handle a bowl of my ak
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Not only does thc fluctuate on a daily basis, it fluctuates on an hourly basis.

Harvesting in the morning ensures that your plant will be at peak THC content, as cannabis has shown THC fluctuations peaking in morning and dropping during the day. Some growers leave their lights off for several days before harvest to increase potency. This seems to have some scientific validity as light has been shown to degrade THC, hence the morning peaks. As light is the degrading factor and the plant still has the ability to manufacture THC during darkness, leaving the lights off for a day or two before harvest likely utilizes the plants stored potential for THC conversion without any opportunity for it to be degraded into cannabinol (CBN) and other breakdown products.~~Vic High, 2001. BC Growers Association.
 
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C&J

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Doj said:
Not only does thc fluctuate on a daily basis, it fluctuates on an hourly basis.

Harvesting in the morning ensures that your plant will be at peak THC content, as cannabis has shown THC fluctuations peaking in morning and dropping during the day. Some growers leave their lights off for several days before harvest to increase potency. This seems to have some scientific validity as light has been shown to degrade THC, hence the morning peaks. As light is the degrading factor and the plant still has the ability to manufacture THC during darkness, leaving the lights off for a day or two before harvest likely utilizes the plants stored potential for THC conversion without any opportunity for it to be degraded into cannabinol (CBN) and other breakdown products.~~Vic High, 2001. BC Growers Association.
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I can do that too. gee whiz so is it 3:30 or 4:00 ? Btw i know what i wrote , you dont have to be all cool and give me a big quote. man you just like to show up all big dick walking and tell everybody how to do it now huh boy? i dont mean to be crude, but you can blow it out your ass Doj I dont care what file you can show me saying that it does. unless you can show me a lab analysis from a real testing co. that specifically shows the hourly contents of thc in a plant i think your full of shit.i dont even know if you could test one repeatedly without killing it. let alone on a hourly basis. a little light on a drying bud isn't hurting anything. So what are you saying ? you say harvest in the morning, then say light degrades the thc. btw so does wind and whole slew of other things. so professor what is your super cool 100% method of harvesting/drying and curing?, have you ever even seen a dope plant? no wait i don't wanna know.
 
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C&J said:
I can do that too. gee whiz so is it 3:30 or 4:00 ? Btw i know what i wrote , you dont have to be all cool and give me a big quote. man you just like to show up all big dick walking and tell everybody how to do it now huh boy? i dont mean to be crude, but you can blow it out your ass Doj I dont care what file you can show me saying that it does. unless you can show me a lab analysis from a real testing co. that specifically shows the hourly contents of thc in a plant i think your full of shit.i dont even know if you could test one repeatedly without killing it. let alone on a hourly basis. a little light on a drying bud isn't hurting anything. So what are you saying ? you say harvest in the morning, then say light degrades the thc. btw so does wind and whole slew of other things. so professor what is your super cool 100% method of harvesting/drying and curing?, have you ever even seen a dope plant? no wait i don't wanna know.
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Dont be a fool!! You make yourself look ignorant. But whatever serves you best. LOL. I am simply giving advice that is PLASTERED all over the internet, and in such books as Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes, PAGE 84. It seems you are getting overly emotioanal over your falseness. Dont get mad because you are full of shit and are giving people bad advice. This is COMMON KNOWLEGDE BOY! When did you become more intellegent then Jorge?? A guy who gives advice, and writes articles for High Times. I would really like to know that.
The test for THC is done with a gas chromatograph, costs about 50-60 dollars. Look it up.
Bottom line is if you want your weed at its peak listen to the growers who have been doing this for ages, and take their advice. Or you can try to look something up for yourself and PROVE me wrong! And since your dumbass CANT do that, go back to your corner! I'll wait for you to show me wrong.....LOL
 
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