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mefistyou · 03-26-2010, 08:22 PM

Nearing the end to my first seed run. I open pollinated several strains I like. I was just looking for some guidance on....well...everything. When do I cut? What should I be looking for in particular. signs things are going well....or badly....ect ect....

mefists

facelift · 03-27-2010, 08:05 AM

How long ago were the plants pollinated?

I would wait 4-6 weeks from that day.

Snype · 03-28-2010, 11:17 AM

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Nearing the end to my first seed run. I open pollinated several strains I like. I was just looking for some guidance on....well...everything. When do I cut? What should I be looking for in particular. signs things are going well....or badly....ect ect....

mefists

You cut depending on what kind of high or stone that you want. Personally I wait until 20% of my trichs (the cristals) turn amber and the rest are mostly cloudy. You will need a 30x scope to do this. I'm not in this forum too much but if you want some help, get your post counts up to 50 and PM me. Good luck!

GrnMtnGrwr · 03-28-2010, 11:26 AM

Official Seed Harvest, Storage, Curing, etc thread

I'd start here.

03-28-2010, 12:49 PM

I really allow them to mature personally. I wait to the point where the seeds are practically bursting out or even dropping off the plant. If you pull too soon you'll get a bunch of immature seeds which is bad news bears.

mefistyou · 03-28-2010, 11:13 PM

thanks guys....just as expected I got a ton of information from you all. To clarify, I wasnt looking on when to harvest for smoke, strictly for seeds. So going by trichs (I figured at least) would be non-important.......I was thinking along the lines of 2lazy as far as allowing them to fully mature (seems like that more closely resembles how nature does it). It would be sort of hard to judge when I pollinated, since I left 2 males I like of different strains and just shook them each day in front of the fan and let whatever happens happens. I did this for a couple weeks at least before I culled the males (hey, they had a good life....got it on with multiple ladies all the time....ate the best food...basically pampered.....but it was their time to go....it was painless.......for them)

03-26-2010, 08:22 PM	#1
mefistyou Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 61	seed run Nearing the end to my first seed run. I open pollinated several strains I like. I was just looking for some guidance on....well...everything. When do I cut? What should I be looking for in particular. signs things are going well....or badly....ect ect.... mefists
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03-27-2010, 08:05 AM	#2
facelift This is the money you could be saving if you grow your own weed Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: At Home Posts: 1,560	How long ago were the plants pollinated? I would wait 4-6 weeks from that day. __________________ That was not a signature, sorry.
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03-28-2010, 11:26 AM	#4
GrnMtnGrwr Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,546	Official Seed Harvest, Storage, Curing, etc thread I'd start here.
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03-28-2010, 12:49 PM	#5
2Lazy Guest Posts: n/a	I really allow them to mature personally. I wait to the point where the seeds are practically bursting out or even dropping off the plant. If you pull too soon you'll get a bunch of immature seeds which is bad news bears.
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03-28-2010, 11:13 PM	#6
mefistyou Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 61	thanks guys....just as expected I got a ton of information from you all. To clarify, I wasnt looking on when to harvest for smoke, strictly for seeds. So going by trichs (I figured at least) would be non-important.......I was thinking along the lines of 2lazy as far as allowing them to fully mature (seems like that more closely resembles how nature does it). It would be sort of hard to judge when I pollinated, since I left 2 males I like of different strains and just shook them each day in front of the fan and let whatever happens happens. I did this for a couple weeks at least before I culled the males (hey, they had a good life....got it on with multiple ladies all the time....ate the best food...basically pampered.....but it was their time to go....it was painless.......for them)
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