Ive been waiting patiently for my diesel ryders trichs to recede but theyre taking their sweet time. Starting to wonder if they ever will. They were supposedly only suppose to take 8-9 weeks, but im 2 days away from 11 so i guess thats bunk. Do the trichs always recede is my question i guess. There's only a few white ones left at the very bottom. Thanks.
Do the trichs always recede back into the buds?
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osirica420
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i know what u mean.. seems like they almost get sucked back into the bud when they die...
one of my hazes is doing that I took a sample of her at 63days to see how it is, will be dry in 2-3 days
she is the only pheno looking near done her sisters got at least 4 weeks!..
those diesel ryders have some phenos that go quite long as its a diesel hybrid....
but at 11 weeks that sounds pretty done for a auto flower...
one of my hazes is doing that I took a sample of her at 63days to see how it is, will be dry in 2-3 days
she is the only pheno looking near done her sisters got at least 4 weeks!..
those diesel ryders have some phenos that go quite long as its a diesel hybrid....
but at 11 weeks that sounds pretty done for a auto flower...
jessejames12345
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yea , its like the flower tips 'close' up over the pistols...and the ends of the flowers chunk up ...its a hard thing to wait for especially when you've flushed and your plant starts to show defficiencys from the flush , you think its dead sometimes why bother waiting , but as long as shes still drinking water, then shes still doing something ...
This thread has great info on how to cure your harvest.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237
twrex
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I believe they're just talking about how as they die they tend to shrivel and shrink down a bit, which could appear as if they were 'receding into the bud'.
I thought when they die they turn brown?
When they're alive are they not orange?
If they turn brown before harvest, doesn't that mean you missed harvest?
While checking trichs is a better way, the old fashioned way was when 1/2 the pistils have died off. If you're down to a few white hairs, expect it to be somewhat over cooked with extra couchlock. Whether that's good or bad is personal choice.
yes but the reason we switched to the "new school" way of checking trichs is because the trichs are more accurate way to judge. all the hairs could be brown and it could still need more time. i found that the easiest way is to look at the overall tint of the buds as Iloveit said. if you have good eyes and can see all the little trichrome dots, then you can see when they turn cloudy (buds "frost up") and when they start to turn amber (buds etc start to take on an amber tint.) thats when i harvest. you can harvest earlier if you like, or later, you just gotta develop a "feel" for when the plant is ready.
dankydoodle
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I would like to point out that the color of the trichs will continue to change even after you harvest the plant. In other words, it will continue to ripen. Just like a bannana continues to ripen after you pick it. My experience shows me that if I harvest at 25% amber, then you will have mostly amber when they are dried. Experimentation is the key though.
abnormalgrowers
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it depends on how you cure. Temp, air & light will amber up trichs but with a good curing you can keep the amber percentage "under control".
