Harvest Time: A Tutorial

great reading

fdd2blk said:

i have yet to hear ANYONE complain about waiting TOO LONG. it's always some "reason" why they pulled early. i understand, i did it myself for years.

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I have said how I unintentionally waited just a bit to long and how terrible the results were because of it. I have posted the event more than just a couple of times.
　
I had four plants where most of the trichomes had just a first sign of turning milky, some were milky and there were just a few that had a slight amber color beginning to show.
　
The night I checked them I had some serious pain so the next morning I went to see my Doctor and he sent me to the hospital for tests. I was admitted and around 11:00 am the following morning my gall bladder was removed and by noon the following day I was home looking at my plants.
　
The trichomes were all amber to dark amber to brown.

I had sampled a small bud when I had tested it before going into the hospital and it gave a very clear soaring head high with just a nice bit of relaxation thrown in.

I sampled what looked to likely be the best of what I then had and there was nothing close to a head high let alone a clear soaring one. It didn’t have what I would call a relaxing body effect and instead more just made you not feel like moving and I am not saying it is connected or not but it also caused me to feel somewhat sick.
　
That is how much of a change can occur in such a short period of time. I will not say it is common but it can happen so it can be dangerous to check plants and just arbitrarily say another week or another two weeks.
　
Someone can grow beyond peak harvest time and trichomes do not lie.
　
If someone grows beyond peak harvest time and love what they end up with then it is a case of personal preference and not one of doing something better or that would be right for many or all.
　
Certain things are proven facts and not just myths or opinions or personal preference.

There will always be some degree of variable to be factored in between strain differences and conditions and care but outside of extreme cases certain things will remain pretty much the same, though slightly proportionally different to standard trich charts, but there is and always will be a certain range/amount of time/window of opportunity to harvest at the peak time and any reason to intentionally not harvest during that window of opportunity can only be explained by personal taste or possibly the person just did not have all the facts and therefore made an error.

I am about 10 days from harvest and am starting my flush tomorrow Im not a believer on dark time buuuut to all his own. I personally haven't tried it
myself but will some day just to prove outcomes to myself. All in all testing all methods for yourself is a good way to find your needs right ?

Herijuana

Herijuana with a purp/maroon pheno

Basic Beer (Purple peace x Losotto/ierdbeer) Krazy calyx fingers like a inch long really cool and odd growth.

The ladies all together before bed time.

Friggin nice pics dude!!!

Thanks bro gots tons come check'em out. Compliments always make a secret gardener proud

Brick Top said:

I have said how I unintentionally waited just a bit to long and how terrible the results were because of it. I have posted the event more than just a couple of times.
　
I had four plants where most of the trichomes had just a first sign of turning milky, some were milky and there were just a few that had a slight amber color beginning to show.
　
The night I checked them I had some serious pain so the next morning I went to see my Doctor and he sent me to the hospital for tests. I was admitted and around 11:00 am the following morning my gall bladder was removed and by noon the following day I was home looking at my plants.
　
The trichomes were all amber to dark amber to brown.

I had sampled a small bud when I had tested it before going into the hospital and it gave a very clear soaring head high with just a nice bit of relaxation thrown in.

I sampled what looked to likely be the best of what I then had and there was nothing close to a head high let alone a clear soaring one. It didn’t have what I would call a relaxing body effect and instead more just made you not feel like moving and I am not saying it is connected or not but it also caused me to feel somewhat sick.
　
That is how much of a change can occur in such a short period of time. I will not say it is common but it can happen so it can be dangerous to check plants and just arbitrarily say another week or another two weeks.
　
Someone can grow beyond peak harvest time and trichomes do not lie.
　
If someone grows beyond peak harvest time and love what they end up with then it is a case of personal preference and not one of doing something better or that would be right for many or all.
　
Certain things are proven facts and not just myths or opinions or personal preference.

There will always be some degree of variable to be factored in between strain differences and conditions and care but outside of extreme cases certain things will remain pretty much the same, though slightly proportionally different to standard trich charts, but there is and always will be a certain range/amount of time/window of opportunity to harvest at the peak time and any reason to intentionally not harvest during that window of opportunity can only be explained by personal taste or possibly the person just did not have all the facts and therefore made an error.

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please stay the fuck off my threads, especially my tutorials. thank you.

Brick Top said:

I have said how I unintentionally waited just a bit to long and how terrible the results were because of it. I have posted the event more than just a couple of times.
　
I had four plants where most of the trichomes had just a first sign of turning milky, some were milky and there were just a few that had a slight amber color beginning to show.
　
The night I checked them I had some serious pain so the next morning I went to see my Doctor and he sent me to the hospital for tests. I was admitted and around 11:00 am the following morning my gall bladder was removed and by noon the following day I was home looking at my plants.
　
The trichomes were all amber to dark amber to brown.

I had sampled a small bud when I had tested it before going into the hospital and it gave a very clear soaring head high with just a nice bit of relaxation thrown in.

I sampled what looked to likely be the best of what I then had and there was nothing close to a head high let alone a clear soaring one. It didn’t have what I would call a relaxing body effect and instead more just made you not feel like moving and I am not saying it is connected or not but it also caused me to feel somewhat sick.
　
That is how much of a change can occur in such a short period of time. I will not say it is common but it can happen so it can be dangerous to check plants and just arbitrarily say another week or another two weeks.
　
Someone can grow beyond peak harvest time and trichomes do not lie.
　
If someone grows beyond peak harvest time and love what they end up with then it is a case of personal preference and not one of doing something better or that would be right for many or all.
　
Certain things are proven facts and not just myths or opinions or personal preference.

There will always be some degree of variable to be factored in between strain differences and conditions and care but outside of extreme cases certain things will remain pretty much the same, though slightly proportionally different to standard trich charts, but there is and always will be a certain range/amount of time/window of opportunity to harvest at the peak time and any reason to intentionally not harvest during that window of opportunity can only be explained by personal taste or possibly the person just did not have all the facts and therefore made an error.

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do u ever respond wit anything lesss then a short story ...............

dgk4life said:

do u ever respond wit anything lesss then a short story ...............

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no, he doesn't. it's all copy and paste and he knows EVERYTHING.

his family grows tress, ya know?


if you can't look at a bud with the naked eye and tell if it's done then you are not an "experienced grower". pretty simple.

glad im not the only one that gets annoyed by this guys constant self righteous holyer then though preaching.. pics look good though fdd ...im actuallly harvestin again in a couple three weeks or so..

Not very constructive ? Focus soldiers !

for the first few grows a trich scope is handy after you have done a few harvests you dont need it anymore. as you get an eye for when there ready if your new a scope can help 'train you' for what to look for at that point you no longer need it i rarely use mine to decide when to harvest anymore.

bicycle racer said:

for the first few grows a trich scope is handy after you have done a few harvests you dont need it anymore. as you get an eye for when there ready if your new a scope can help 'train you' for what to look for at that point you no longer need it i rarely use mine to decide when to harvest anymore.

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Hmmmmm I feel a scope is beneficial to all categories of grower. Though you can "feel" when it's ready you can't be sure of trich production and progress without a scope and that is key for PEAK production.

coopdevillan said:

Hmmmmm I feel a scope is beneficial to all categories of grower. Though you can "feel" when it's ready you can't be sure of trich production and progress without a scope and that is key for PEAK production.

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i can see trichs with my naked eye and i wear glasses.



after a few harvest, and waiting until things are fully ripe, you get a good idea of when it's ready simply by looking at it. either that or i'm wrong with all my harvests. you would think people would complain though. i get a lot of compliments on my smoke.

and this is a tutorial, not a debate. you can write your own tutorial on how to use a scope to harvest if you'd like. i'll stay out of it.

BRAVO FDD,, youve done it again! between you and oshogreen i really dont need any books ,,, i just free-load off of your threads,, lol sorry...


thanks dude

plantsinpants said:

BRAVO FDD,, youve done it again! between you and oshogreen i really dont need any books ,,, i just free-load off of your threads,, lol sorry...


thanks dude

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i do it for you. hope it all grows well.

I have outdoor sativas I think 2 are ready. There are very, very few white pistils left. When I look thru magnifier the trichomes are all milky with a slight tinge of amber. If I want a more heady high is now the time to harvest?

Thanks FDD appreciate the time, you've cleared up a lot for me, read all the pages to this thread and believe I'm a touch smarter, better go roll one up and make it go away. Can u dig it!!!

FDD? im putting weed in bottles today after a week of hanging, i have the bottles and the threaded part of the lid but not the lid itself. my question to you is, can i use a plastic bag instead of a mason jar lid?? will this seal the same??

i know iknow,, im that stupid!

plantsinpants said:

FDD? im putting weed in bottles today after a week of hanging, i have the bottles and the threaded part of the lid but not the lid itself. my question to you is, can i use a plastic bag instead of a mason jar lid?? will this seal the same??

i know iknow,, im that stupid!

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try "ace hardware" odd as it may seem, they carry those seals. Walmart may as well. i have see mason jars there.


i would use "turkey bags" if you can get them. they don't permeate.

fdd2blk said:

try "ace hardware" odd as it may seem, they carry those seals. Walmart may as well. i have see mason jars there.


i would use "turkey bags" if you can get them. they don't permeate.

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i see! thanks again !!

il try the canadian version of " ace hardware"