harvesting too late

I see alot of people in this forum telling people not to harvest too early and be patient you will be happy you did, ect ect. Harvesting too early means your doing so at the expense of yield and potency. This all makes sense, and I am on my 4th grow now in the 7th week of 12/12 on my widows and a kush plant. I was real happy with my buds I harvested from my last grow. I grew 2 plants of white dwarf (widow crossed ruderrail) and I harvested 1 plant when I thought it was done, by viewing trics in scope no clear trics. I harvested the other 6 days later and it seemed to taste a lil better but didnt notice a huge difference overall.
So, this brings me to ask the question when is too late? What happens? For example, my widows are supposedly going to finish in 9 weeks, as said by atittudes website( ya i know that isnt how we tell the plants done but its just a time to work with). Whats going to happen to my bud on week 10. week 11 week 12 and so on?
As I said, we get alot of info on why we shouldnt harvest too early butI never see what happens if we let em go past the point where everybody harvest.
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From what I've read, and they all seem to say the same thing is that if you harvest later than you are suppose to there is more CBD and CBN content, which gives you are more body high and can make you stupidly stoned so to speak. The trics will turn more brown which means the THC is being reduced and turning into the CBD and CBN. Not sure what those stand for but with more CBD and CBN = less THC. No expert here and I'm sure someone will have more good information than I do. That is just what I've read.

I have read so many things regarding trics. Some say take the Indicas when the trics are more clear to cloudy and take the Sativas when they are more cloudy to amber. Seems nobody can agree on anything. Subcools thread here "Amber Alert" says to take them when they are 40% - 60% amber if I remember correctly. I took one recently (Indica) when it was mostly cloudy trics and maybe 10% amber. The buds wern't tight though I used a 1000w hps, and the high lasted maybe an hour. So I'm trying to figure this out too amigo. Wish I knew more as well but do know about the CBD and CBN content.

fucking awesome obvious question man!!

i have been lookin for the last 2 weeks for some info myself.

I found some really good and differing info in this thread.

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/210501-zeuss-take-harvesting.html

Hope it helps.

Lol who the hell has the patience to harvest late

Tokugawa said:

I found some really good and differing info in this thread.

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/210501-zeuss-take-harvesting.html

Hope it helps.

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Great thread on harvesting time with some great pictures and explanation. Thanks for that.

I think the late harvested indicas make me retarded.. I get slow and just out of tune. It seems plants harvested when the trichs are all cloudy and clear are better. Very uppy, long lasting and alert highs. I likey! I'd rather harvest a week early than a week late.

I guess it's always good to have the later retard-o-vision stuff too for when you wanna pass out or somethin

lol good thrad man

potberto said:

I think the late harvested indicas make me retarded.. I get slow and just out of tune. It seems plants harvested when the trichs are all cloudy and clear are better. Very uppy, long lasting and alert highs. I likey! I'd rather harvest a week early than a week late.

I guess it's always good to have the later retard-o-vision stuff too for when you wanna pass out or somethin

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ha potberto, my mind never stops dude, so much so that it made me an insomniac. hence the reason i smoke weed......... cuz i wanna be retarded.
but when is it too late to harvest?
harvesting late=retarded=perfect after dinner state of mind for this rabidcow
harvesting too late=???????

i like to harvest at half amber

i have yet to see an over ripened plant.

fdd2blk said:

i have yet to see an over ripened plant.

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well fdd, imma going to push the envelope. see so many threads that say dont harvest to early and ect ect yadda yadda. so seeins how i am clensing my self for a drugtest i will go long and see what happens.

imo drugtests are lame

ive heard that if u harvest to late that the thc starts to break down but i dont think 1 week to long is gonna fuck it up or anything i think that u would have to leave it for a while but i know i dont have the patients to wait longer than needed but that is interesting i would like to see some one experiment with it. peace.. widow87

hey fdd - I have 2 very nice dwc plants right now. The nicest I have done so far.. my strain is done in 56 days(told by the man growin it for about 15 years or so) but if you have yet to see an "over ripened plant", I am pretty willing to allow it to go 75 days. Is there anything that I, and Rabidcow, should be looking for, as a sign of being over ripe? Does something happen to the trichomes appearance so we may be able to say "ah shit..chop em NOW!"?? thanks in advance

jnuggs said:

hey fdd - I have 2 very nice dwc plants right now. The nicest I have done so far.. my strain is done in 56 days(told by the man growin it for about 15 years or so) but if you have yet to see an "over ripened plant", I am pretty willing to allow it to go 75 days. Is there anything that I, and Rabidcow, should be looking for, as a sign of being over ripe? Does something happen to the trichomes appearance so we may be able to say "ah shit..chop em NOW!"?? thanks in advance

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well put thx lol

depends a lot on the strain. i have seen sativas that just keep going and going. the buds get all crazy looking. they get those long horns, but they still have white hairs everywhere. white hairs = new growth. new growth = new trichomes. new trichomes don't pop out already ripe. if you have white hairs you have new trichs.

fdd2blk said:

i have yet to see an over ripened plant.

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concur doctor. if able try letting one go and find out how it smokes. ill bet you get baked

i am thinking that mold must be somthing to worry about in this scenario huh?

only if you have mold problems.

fdd2blk said:

depends a lot on the strain. i have seen sativas that just keep going and going. the buds get all crazy looking. they get those long horns, but they still have white hairs everywhere. white hairs = new growth. new growth = new trichomes. new trichomes don't pop out already ripe. if you have white hairs you have new trichs.

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man u need to patent that "if u have white hairs, you have new trichs."