Harvesting Question

Is it possible to harvest a plant 4 weeks into budding? My plants have been in budding for 4 weeks now and the trichs are already cloudy and turning amber, is this a bad thing or do some strains just finish budding that early? The reason I ask is because I'm pretty sure the buds are not as big as they are supposed to be.

to my knowledge it is depends on what kind of high you want i believe when they are cloudy that it is more of a head high and when they are more of an amber it is a body high but im not sure that is jus what i have heard in my past. and i believe you can harvest when ever you feel you want to but your buds will get bigger the further you get into flowering i believe the average is about 60 days but depends on personal situation and strain hope this was somewhat useful to you good luck. if you have a pic i could probably tell you or a more veteran person would definently be able to tell you everyting is easier wit a pic

I don't think you understand what I meant, no offense. What I want to know is if some plants finish budding faster than others because my plants have been budding for 4 weeks only so far and the trichs are already cloudy and starting to turn amber but the buds don't seem big enough yet.

Do some plants only require 4 weeks of budding?!

yes some strains do flower quicker than others some are used for 3 month turn arounds from germination to harvest others are used for a year turn around germination to harvest not sure wat strain is for wat tho. i would say another 2 weeks then harvest your plant should get remarkably bigger and should look right. there i hope that answered your question and if it didnt sorry i couldnt help you out

Yes that answered it, any other information from anyone else would be appreciated, thanks a lot green thumb

your welcome do you have any pics of your plant or at least know the strain im curious what it is and what it looks like

It's Bubbleberry Kush, I'll grab some pics quick.

k sounds good did you top your plant i heard blueberry will have more of a yield if you top it

i,ve heard 6 weeks is the lowest flower time, I'd wait at least another 2 weeks because if anything those calyscs will just plumpen up even more. I'd even wait past the time you think its done at least 70 percent red hairs, you'll just be disappointed and regrete a premature harvest, good luck brotha

That's the thing, about 80% of the hairs are red already =X. And I did not top the plant actually ><

if you would of topped u probably of gotten 50% more bud if you did it right

even so I'd still wait, i garuntee your buds will get bigger, but you could harvest part of it say the top then lower the light for the rest,so you know what it smokes like at both times so you'll know for next time.

Meh I've heard some people say topping works and I've heard some people say that it doesn't so I just decided to let the plant grow how it was intended. Pacman are you saying you think I should harvest the top Colas?

well he can't now, and may i ask where you got the digits, they don't add up for me bro

dr. green thumb said:

if you would of topped u probably of gotten 50% more bud if you did it right

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yea you could havest all the tall stuff down to a sertain point then lower you light that much,

Vaurien said:

Meh I've heard some people say topping works and I've heard some people say that it doesn't so I just decided to let the plant grow how it was intended. Pacman are you saying you think I should harvest the top Colas?

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when you top it jus adds a lil extra time to your veg. time but i think its worth it at the end

yeah ive heard that blueberry reacts very very well to topping. but i would just take a bud off and try some quick dry method so u can sample.

Alright, I might do that then, will it effect the growth of the buds afterwards? Like slow them down a little because of stress? If so should I offset this somehow with a boost of nutrients or something?

pacman said:

well he can't now, and may i ask where you got the digits, they don't add up for me bro

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didnt get the digits from anywhere jus personal experience people talking older homies teloing me about the plants they topped and ones they didnt and i heard blueberry has the greatest increase when topped but i may be wrong dont think i am but i have only been growing for about a year and am always trying to learn new info and techniques how much more do you think it could of been more

I'll snip a little bud off and try drying it really quickly like pakalo said, and see if its fine I guess