Who actually harvests before 7 weeks

Jtoth3ustin

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i think he meant it was 3 weeks early as well as wet. which i would still consider that being both getting a shit deal, if it was 250g 3 wks early it prolly would have been 750 - 1000g when done.
haha yea ... he was pissed at me, and i was pissed kus i couldve pinched some for myself plsu i couldve made more... Pe@ce..
 

Drr

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when do you guys count your flowering days??? i'm assuming the breeders are talking 6-8 weeks when the first flowers form or preflowers/sex... not when you put it into 12/12 that is what triggers the flowering.. take 2 weeks off your numbers and see if they get closer to the real amount.. that is if you are counting from the day you go 12/12...
 

anhedonia

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Flowering time starts as soon as they are induced so you do count the first weeks until flowering shows.
 

Reeny

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Generally I already have preflowers as well when I go 12/12. Some strains seem to take longer and if there are no preflowers I start counting from the time I see the first hairs.
 

Stoney Jake

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Hey ma
Speaking of hairs......
my buds were mesmerizing me today. I went nuts with the camera this morning LOL
Ill have to come over and see your ladies this weekend
 

docjohn

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stoney, how long you been flowerin those and how long you gonna let those ladies go?

theys lovelyyy
 

fdd2blk

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when do you guys count your flowering days??? i'm assuming the breeders are talking 6-8 weeks when the first flowers form or preflowers/sex... not when you put it into 12/12 that is what triggers the flowering.. take 2 weeks off your numbers and see if they get closer to the real amount.. that is if you are counting from the day you go 12/12...

flowering time starts the minute you switch to 12/12.
 

Stoney Jake

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just about 8 weeks, I already started leeching. Im hoping for a 4-20 chop but whatever happens is fine with me. So it will be about 9.5 weeks

8 weeks since they started flowering. Only took 5 days after switching to 12/12 though so not a big difference
59 days of 12/12 right now
 

Babs34

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flowering time starts the minute you switch to 12/12.
That used to throw me for a loop...thanks. Damn, I guess now that I look back at my calender, I actually let mine go an entire 86 days....and I thought I had actually been impatient when I did harvest.
It seems to only make sense to harvest early in some situations. Say, if you get a bad spider mite problem, and you need to attack the lil bastards on a schedule....those last two or three weeks you needed to really fatten that bud are now in question. I like my flowers pure and clean.....no additives, natural or not. Why not get to them before they do?
Also, YES......I am one of those who does some pre-tasting. I've been reamed for shit for doing it too, LOL. I still say I'm doing the right thing. I don't think there's anything SO terribly wrong with grabbing a lil bud from the middle or top. I'm not going to likely be re-vegging this plant anyway.
I had one partiuclar plant that had some VERY small buds no matter how long you leave them to flower. I'll tell you right now. Those flowers I harvested earlier were the BEST. You can let a strain go too long. You can so easily miss that window in a matter of days I say. Unfortunately, I only have indica seeds. My personal preference is to take them earlier than I probably should. I hate the "stoned" feeling. I have 2 harvests from one plant. The earlier is much more uplifting and to my liking.
 

Reeny

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Jake those are looking great. Can not wait for the taste test :)

Still have not chopped my early bagseed girl. Only around 15% amber so going to wait till next weekend. That will put her finishing at around 6.5 weeks if I do indeed chop then.
 

Stoney Jake

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I have seen this in a couple of books but havent tried it.
I have tried the 36-72 hours of darkness after chop. That does really work
 

Jtoth3ustin

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my buddy gives them the 24/hr darkness when switching to flower. icant tell a difference but he says he can...... doin it like nature just makes more sense..Pe@ce..
 
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