clone ripening

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #1

Just a quick question. Can clones be ripe in six weeks? Seems like some clones I know of have turned a nice yellow green and the whole plant is very heavy and buds are thick. Some hairs turned red. When I queeze the buds they are rock hard and then when I smell my fingers they smell like a skunk.
The clones are only a foot tall.
Can I get out the scissors? Thanks everybody!

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #2

can someone help ?

 

Puff

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #3

Your buds are at peak harvest when the 2/3rds of the hairs are amber in color. Got a pic?

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #4

yes,puff, i can get a pic in a hour if u can wait? thanks for your reply...

 

Puff

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #5

Ill be around, upload a pic and Ill tell you what I think.

 

weedyoo

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #6

stonerj0e said:

Just a quick question. Can clones be ripe in six weeks? Seems like some clones I know of have turned a nice yellow green and the whole plant is very heavy and buds are thick. Some hairs turned red. When I queeze the buds they are rock hard and then when I smell my fingers they smell like a skunk.
The clones are only a foot tall.
Can I get out the scissors? Thanks everybody!

Click to expand...

yo wait you will thank your self but if you still do then you will learn the hard way just like the rest of us who harvest early on our first time.it will be so much better.

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #7

pics are on the way right now

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #8

ok here she is! only six weeks old... thanks..

 

Attachments

• 
  PIC_1469.jpg

  68.2 KB · Views: 35
• 
  PIC_1474.jpg

  79.5 KB · Views: 32

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #9

oh shes a clone so shes more like 18weeks old............................. ya know....

 

Puff

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #10

Looking great!!! But those hairs look milky white. She isnt ready to go. She doesnt even have a 1/4 red hairs yet. But the wait will be worth it. FRom what I know the onset of red hairs happens quickly. So in a week things could be very different. Your in the home stretch, any time now. Just keep watching for the change. Good Work!

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #11

Alot have turned red on the smaller buds. Is it true that clones ripen faster?

 

Puff

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #12

its a little hard to see in the picture. Yes clones will harvest faster. They are actually the same age as the parent plant. That means you have the advantage of a sexually mature plant when you flowered. That will give you or your plant I shoud say an advantage.

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #13

it wieghs about a pound right now i think

 

White Widow Woman

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #14

stonerj0e said:

ok here she is! only six weeks old... thanks..

Click to expand...

Stoner - your plants look great! If you haven't already, start flushing and no more nukes. The rule of thumb is no nutrients the last 2 weeks.

Also start checking your trichomes everyday - then just harvest when the color of the trichs, match the type of high you are looking for...

Check out the attached chart and pictures...


WWW

 

Attachments

• 
  Trichomes.JPG

  40 KB · Views: 18
• 
  Trics1.JPG

  28.3 KB · Views: 11
• 
  Trics2.JPG

  29.3 KB · Views: 11
• 
  Trics3.JPG

  51.2 KB · Views: 11

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #15

thanks, so far there is a white frost on leaves. that means milky trichomes and not clear. i cannot find a magnifying glass ANYWHERE! but i know they are milky because they give that frost appearance. you people are great! right now my whole house smells of weed. sweet sugary weed smell and i'm putting in 10 more clones which will be budsickles i hope. im gonna have to dry in the basement i think. it's never smelled this strong the whole time! i just hope the mailman doesnt smell anything!?! LOL! I love ya people!

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #16

oh, and i havent been giveing nutes so the leaves have yellowed alot....

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #17

thanks white widow woman! i hope i get a QP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more input plzzzzzz!!!!!!!

 

White Widow Woman

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #18

stonerj0e said:

thanks, so far there is a white frost on leaves. that means milky trichomes and not clear. i cannot find a magnifying glass ANYWHERE! but i know they are milky because they give that frost appearance. you people are great! right now my whole house smells of weed. sweet sugary weed smell and i'm putting in 10 more clones which will be budsickles i hope. im gonna have to dry in the basement i think. it's never smelled this strong the whole time! i just hope the mailman doesnt smell anything!?! LOL! I love ya people!

Click to expand...

Unfortunately, you can't tell the color of the trichomes by just looking at the plant - you have to use a microscope - RadioShack.com - trust me, it's worth the $10.00 bucks!!! And they have them at your local Radio Shack too...

Oh yeah - and if your plants weighs a pound after harvest, you should get just about a 1/4 of that once it's day. So you may get close to your goal!


WWW

 

White Widow Woman

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #19

one more thing...

No lights at all for 2 days before you cut her down. It makes the plant go into THC production overtime!


WWW

 

stonerj0e

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2008

• #20

wouldnt that make it stretch though?