how much longer?

i was just wondering what the general opinion is. this my first so don't really know what to look out for. iv read that now would be a good time to switch to maybe 10 hours of light and 14 dark. also that it may only be 3-4 weeks before harvest!? anyway let me know what you think. rep for all and all that.

to me it appears thats its still in the beginning stages of flower. i would guess two more months.

aw shoot, i was getting excited for a minute.

4-6 more weeks

RawBudzski said:

4-6 more weeks

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perfect would you recommend 10/14?

No . 12/12 wont slow you down any. Stick to the basics. My advice, WHEN YOUR 100% SURE THEIR READY, SMELLING AND LOOKING BOMB. THAT MEANS THEY HAVE ANOTHER 1-2 WEEKS. Dont be impatient

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it helps by doing some research m8 there's slot of knowledge on this site so just read as much you can on the sticky threads and theres alot of different categories to go through so i hope you find what you looking for....and oh yea keep your grow on the DL from other peeps and a lil hands on exp. wont hurt either but within time you will have dank if you become devoted to your babies so happy growing.....

lol perfect because he said what youd like to hear? ill show you some pics of my plants from my last harvest, 6 weeks before the chop.

geez, some size of bud's there. iv been reading that the longer you flower the bigger but not necessarily "better" your buds will be. almost all the weed iv ever bought has been grown this way and i quite like the idea of a sort of "delicacy" weed with high thc content. iv also just noticed that 6 weeks lands almost exactly on Christmas day! imagine that for a Christmas present! your own weed to unwrap, then re-wrap and wait for 2 weeks while it dry's haha.

your gonna do what ya what, i can see that your not looking for an answer your looking for permission to chop early.

I say you need to get a pocket microscope or at least 45x magnification loupe. to see the trichomes. once half of the trics on the buds turn amber. cut her down

dvan said:

I say you need to get a pocket microscope or at least 45x magnification loupe. to see the trichomes. once half of the trics on the buds turn amber. cut her down

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i give up....

correct rzza, budz no where near ready, waste of time growin if gonna chop early, thought mine would b ready for christmas, leaving them till at least end of jan, no issues if u want quality produce

well i was asking if they will be ready to harvest that early. and i got that answer. i really didn't know if there would be anything at all in 6 weeks. like i said its my first time and i have no idea whats next. im not doing this to make money or anything, its all for me. so bud size/weight really aint an issue. i just want to try weed grown a different way. i guess in 6 weeks we'll see what its like and i may keep it going for another week or 2.

What strain are you growing?

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dvan said:

I say you need to get a pocket microscope or at least 45x magnification loupe. to see the trichomes. once half of the trics on the buds turn amber. cut her down

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you can see that with your eyes, anyway u want a high look for 25% brown - u want heavy stone 80 - 90% brown. mag glass needed only to see how milky trics are

and for first grow, dry and cure properly, not wrap it up

jordanian said:

so bud size/weight really aint an issue.

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Is quality and potency an issue to you?

i just want to try weed grown a different way.

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Harvesting far too early will not give you much of an accurate impression of what weed that is grown in a different way is actually like, other than what weed that is grown and harvested improperly is like.

i guess in 6 weeks we'll see what its like and i may keep it going for another week or 2.

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If you have any desire for quality don't set time limits as to when you will harvest. Harvest when your plants tell you they are 'ripe' and ready to be harvested. Then be sure to give your crop a long slow dry and a long curing process otherwise it will taste terrible and it will not be very potent. A good bit of THC is in a non-psychoactive form when plants are harvested and it takes time for the non-psychoactive THC to become fully psychoactive and there is no way to speed that transformation up. Time and proper drying and curing alone will do the job.

Don't be in a hurry ... remember ... Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was Syracuse.

stickybob said:

no issues if u want quality produce

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what do mean by quality tho? bigger buds that get you stoned more than high? if i want buds with more of a pure THC content i will have to chop "early" will i not? and thus getting smaller buds in the process?

Bud size does not dictate quality and it certainly does not dictate if you will get a clear soaring head high or if you will get a couch-lock body stone.

High THC content is a key part of quality and to have that you need to let your plants ripen, you need to let them mature. Even high THC content alone does not guarantee quality.

It takes the proper mix/blend of various, or all, cannabinoids in the trichome heads for true quality and true potency and that is manily dependent on genetics and then on the conditions the plants were grown in and it of course also depends on plant maturity when harvested and then it depends on a properly performed slow dry in proper conditions and a properly done slow cure.