Zeus's Take on Harvesting

Great post man, so i have 4 plants total and im pretty much broke right now so i have nothing to smoke, i have been pulling off buds off of one of my plants here and there 2 smoke, so with that plant imma just keep on smoking it, but the other three will be harvested according to this thread, thanks now i know i dont need to go buy a 12 dollar microscope, i probably will though once i start growing indoors

great post Zeus, subscribed and +rep!

Great post + rep. I just need to figure out how to lock myself out of the grow room for another 5-6 weeks!!

poplars said:

I think those who are into chemistry (like myself) find it more interesting to focus on the chemistry side, connect the dots so we can understand the entire picture.

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^^For someone who is "into" chemistry, you might want to
get further "into" it; Only a politician/lawyer would say that
specific scientific studies are comparable with "in field"
experiments. Unless everyone is doing the exact same
grow, with solid regulated controls, your equations will
never come out the same.

What's good for the geese, IS NOT good for the gander.
Nature can, and does, change.

asdfva said:

Especially with amateur grows that have no real controls
that are congruent with any actual study.

Just sayin'.

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Excellent thread Zeus.

Good one Zeus. Now instead of describing this process countless times to people myself I can just link to your thread. Killer.

asdfva said:

^^For someone who is "into" chemistry, you might want to
get further "into" it; Only a politician/lawyer would say that
specific scientific studies are comparable with "in field"
experiments. Unless everyone is doing the exact same
grow, with solid regulated controls, your equations will
never come out the same.

What's good for the geese, IS NOT good for the gander.
Nature can, and does, change.



Excellent thread Zeus.

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uh, all Ih ave done is post existing well-known scientific information. I don't have to do a study just to say that THC-A is not activated until it's burned?

jesus christ. I can't believe you're even comparing me to a politician, fuck you sir.

yo guys whats up great thread gave me a good understanding now having said that does this look ready for harvest? its diesel ryder takes 8 weeks to harvest from seed according to the breeder now mine is just short a few days of the 8 week mark this is how she is looking now i just took these pics of her most are of he main cola and side buds could you guys let me know if shes almost there? thanks again for the help sorry if the pics arnt really clear i used my cellphone

atxbudgrower said:

yo guys whats up great thread gave me a good understanding now having said that does this look ready for harvest? its diesel ryder takes 8 weeks to harvest from seed according to the breeder now mine is just short a few days of the 8 week mark this is how she is looking now i just took these pics of her most are of he main cola and side buds could you guys let me know if shes almost there? thanks again for the help sorry if the pics arnt really clear i used my cellphone

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looks good mate id give that an extra 2 weeks

rasclot said:

looks good mate id give that an extra 2 weeks

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thanks bro thats what i figured but wanted to be sure i was so close to harvesting last night hahaha im sure its gonna be worth the wait in two weeks

So what do you guys think? From zeus's take on harvesting i think a week yet.

We have finished the 9th week as of this past friday, so we are into the 10th week now

Mmmmm that looks nicely matured

But yeah I'd give it maybe another week tops. The pistols have receded so the calyxes should swell just a bit more. You could harvest now if you wanted but I'd say about 5-7days.

Good job man!

MennoTheWise said:

Mmmmm that looks nicely matured

But yeah I'd give it maybe another week tops. The pistols have receded so the calyxes should swell just a bit more. You could harvest now if you wanted but I'd say about 5-7days.

Good job man!

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thanks, i still see mostly cloudy trichs on most of the bud. Some spots show more amber trichs, but its not evenly distributed across the bud as a whole.

Also, they dont have the rusty glow to them, in the right light (out of the cabinet) they still look frosty.

Great post, rep given.

Thanks for the info, I'm a little over 7 weeks into flower now and finally I feel comfortable as to when it will be time to chop.

I have read all the stuff about hair color and trich color but what you said about understanding the growth cycle of the plant (not quoting) made complete sense. The pictures along with the explanation REALLY helped me out.

Also I thought it was interesting when you brought up the cycles of the trichs swelling. This is my first grow but, I have grown tons of other outdoor and indoor plants. I enjoy growing plants and seeing them flower so this girl has been no different. It was around 9 days ago when I was looking her over I noticed the trichs were noticeably smaller. It was 3 days ago when the light came on and oh wow so much suger! Now she has been swelling nicely and the trich look great. I will keep track on my cycles and keep what you said in mind.

Anyway thanks for the help man, its really apprecieated!

zeus. thank you + rep. i will use this as a reference for harvesting. no xception! how about your drying and curing tecnique? PLEASE ADD THAT!

i'm giving you a rep +, too.. VERY informative. i have 7 0f 8 of my babies left. they have at least another 4-6 weeks left. i picked one premature, got 3-4 oz of semi-schwahhy looking stuff, but there is thrichomes on it. i'll grind it up for hash and cannabutter and that will keep me rolling to the rest of the crop comes in. thx for the help

Thanks a lot zeus....this clears up a lot of questions I had....and lets me know I gotta couple weeks to go..happy growin

Hey this is a really helpful thread, I wasn't too sure about when to do it until I found this thread.

I have a question though. My weather has went to crap and I have brought my 2 outdoor plants inside, they both have about one or two weeks max left and the forecast is crappy and cloudy for those 2 weeks. Will the buds still ripen and fatten properly without proper sunlight??

Lilmafia Ill say those are pretty damn done, considering everything that Zeus said.

I agree 110%

Nice Thread

Zeus that was the best thing I've ever seen on Harvesting. Now I know I've got a few more weeks to harvest my 1st plant, give the guy the rep he deserves