How to tell if they are finished and ready to be chopped

How can i tell , if i have no Scope ?

Anyone please....

The hairs will all go amber or toast like, then shrivel back, that is when you "think" they are done, so from there give them 10-14 days more and you will see the bud (calyxs) start to swell, and then they swell fast ! Once they stop swelling they are RIPE. Does not take long once you see one little calyxs swell

a decent jewelers loupe can be found for about ten dollars. craft shops, rock shops, and jewelry supply stores all carry them. Once you find watch trichs and wait until 75-80% have turned amber colored.

GoldenGanja13 said:

The hairs will all go amber or toast like, then shrivel back, that is when you "think" they are done, so from there give them 10-14 days more and you will see the bud (calyxs) start to swell, and then they swell fast ! Once they stop swelling they are RIPE. Does not take long once you see one little calyxs swell

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Once they stop sweeling they are RIPE .. When they stop to swell or UNswell , what do you mean by RIPE

You will see without doubt the bud swell, when it peaks it is time to harvest.

Im am not the best in english . what do u mean by Peak ?

Peak means to be at the highest point of ( ) in this case Ripeness.

ok .. any advice on how to get maximum resin ?

Last 2 weeks raise your lights.
Ever notice how the side that is away from light gets most resin, or how lower buds smell better and have more resin.

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh coooolllll.... So the 24 - 48 hr darkness myth work ?

I tell you from my personal experience it absolutely does ! Go with 48 -72 and be amazed.

zigzag6 said:

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh coooolllll.... So the 24 - 48 hr darkness myth work ?

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cool thanks brotha ...

zigzag6 said:

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh coooolllll.... So the 24 - 48 hr darkness myth work ?

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"Myth?"


"The Stichting Institute of Medical marijuana (SIMM), the first company to sell marijuana through the pharmacies of Holland, has been investigating the medical possibilities of cannabis, together with TNO laboratories and the University of Leiden. One of their discoveries has been that to keep the ripe plants in the dark before harvesting could increase their potency.

SIMM’s growers separated a crop of mature plants, harvested half of them and kept the other half in absolute darkness for 72 hours before cutting and drying. Analysis of the resulting dried buds showed that some varieties had seen an increase of THC of up to 30%, while CBD and CBN remained the same."

Ok .. Cause i hear alot of people saying its a myth ...

zigzag6 said:

Ok .. Cause i hear alot of people saying its a myth ...

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And much of what those same people claim to be is fact is actually myth, but still it is readily accepted as being fact by most.

my outdoor plants LOVE when i give them 3 days of dark.

Most "myths" can be safely tested in your own garden and some "myths" are just rubbish and one should be smarter than that ie, P ing in plant soil, etc.

I Created a thread yesterday , concerning getting seeds off my bottom buds . Wanna check it out , since I did not get any straight answer yet and you look educated.