I have harvest questions.

[#1cheesebuds]

I have a plant that might be ready for harvest soon. Most of the trich on the fan leaves are amber and the buds have mostly clear/cloudy.

I was going for both cloudy and amber trichomes. When should I harvest this one?

 

[Boo]

I am sure that you’re tempted to take those flowers down now because they look beautiful but I assure you if you wait at least another week it will pay off in great dividends regarding the quality of smoke. I like to get at least 30% Amber on the flowers before I take them down. .. do you flush your plants before you harvest them

 

[SubGirl]

I agree cheese. Those buds are beautiful. i like to see a a bit more amber on the buds. Don’t look at the sugar leaves or fans. Just the flowers. Look at all of them on the plant too not just the ones on top. Prolly another week would help like boo said. Beautiful buds tho, I know you’re excited

 

[Ca++]

I would have then down now. All the white hairs have turned. There are no new ones. Growth has stalled. This puts a real limit on how much new is being created, while you still have losses of what you have. The type of product you want is an influencing factor. If you want to get high, then get it down and into the dark. If you want to get stoned, leave it up to degrade some more.

In my book, it's past it's best. However, I suggest you chop half now, and half in a week, and see what you think, for next time.
As a 7 week guy, another week needs to give me 15%. You might be at 10 weeks, and need 10% more, for another week. Praying that an aged plant doesn't loose the battle to mold.
It's hard to say what your targets are, but it's not getting meaningfully better now.

 

[Boo]

I am a fan of a heavy high in couch lock, that’s why I made a comment that he should let it run longer. If you chop it down now, you will get more of a cerebral high then you will body stone. It all depends on what your desires are.

 

[Ca++]

You know, there is some great colour to them shots. You should think about one for the cannabis art thread.

 

[bigsur51]

why not harvest a few buds every other day for the next two weeks and then dry and cure them all and have your own laboratory and do some personal R & D

sample each bud and then make up your own mind on which stage of ripeness you prefer

then The next time you grow that particular strandivar you will know exactly when to harvest it to your likings

what does it smell like?

 

[#1cheesebuds]

I am sure that you’re tempted to take those flowers down now because they look beautiful but I assure you if you wait at least another week it will pay off in great dividends regarding the quality of smoke. I like to get at least 30% Amber on the flowers before I take them down. .. do you flush your plants before you harvest them

I'm gonna let it go the one more week like you said. Like i said im going for both amber and cloudy trich. And yes, I do flush at the end of flower cycle and have been flushing for at least a week or 2 so far. Because I want the cleanest taste. Heres two shots of the india cheese. Next is the sativa cheese. Both are from the same bstch of uk cheese seeds.

 

[Putembk]

Wait a week. Beautiful plant. Nice job.

 

[LungCooking]

a week and a half more

 

[Putembk]

ha ha. One says harvest, one says wait 10 days and the rest say wait a week so what is a person to do.....all these choices. Either way you did a great job on that plant my friend.

 

[Boo]

I just love the colors...

 

[Putembk]

I just love the colors...

Yup...winner for sure

 

[Putembk]

Do you get the purple from your lights? I want a smoke it...

 

[Hammerhead]

Use the 70 day rule before you even think about harvesting. It's rare for plants to be dont before this. There are a few but they are easy to spot and tell. It never hurts to let them go a bit longer. It can hurt the quality a lot if you take them too early. As long as the majority of the heads are cloudy you can harvest. This is still the best indication of ripeness. I also look how many of the pistils have turned colors. If the plants are still mostly with white pistils it's not done. These are always the 1st signs the plant is ripening.

 

[BusyB]

When it’s ready it has that smell to it, just like when you bake a cake.
That and the color of the trichomes.
It’s all personal as to how you like your high.

 

[Putembk]

Use the 70 day rule before you even think about harvesting. It's rare for plants to be dont before this. There are a few but they are easy to spot and tell. It never hurts to let them go a bit longer. It can hurt the quality a lot if you take them too early. As long as the majority of the heads are cloudy you can harvest. This is still the best indication of ripeness. I also look how many of the pistils have turned colors. If the plants are still mostly with white pistils it's not done. These are always the 1st signs the plant is ripening.

Well said. Listen!! I rarely see a plant finish before 70 days. You will get a nice buzz but it won't last that long.

My problem is anything that runs over 10 weeks has a tendency to start showing nanners. Especially 11 to 12 weeks!

 

[Ca++]

I have not been to 70 days in decades. There are cup winning plants, producing over half a Kg per meter, in under 50 days. 8-9 weeks is getting most productive plants finished. Pushed to 70 days (a figure that has me agog with cold feelings of despair) Many plants are going to throw some new growth out the top. Making the canopies pinnacle of achievement, into bin fodder.
We now know it's Cheese, an 8 week plant known to chuck bananas and faux fox tails. Also it's been flushing two weeks, so the suggestion is that it's 10 weeks old.

My position on the matter may be solitary, but it avoids risks that don't buy much anyway. The main one being an elderly plant, that's not been fed in weeks, having to fight off mold. Though right now, it doesn't look that old or starved. People think it looks tasty. A product worth having.

 

[linde]

Nice looking bud. Remember now that amber means THC degradation. Also the plant will still ripen as it is drying so you harvest with 20% amber you may end up with 40 or 50% amber when dry. Overripe powder buds is what you'll get. Hate to see you wreck such nice looking buds by over ripening them.

 

[#1cheesebuds]

Do you get the purple from your lights? I want a smoke it...

Yes, this batch is regular colored plants. The purple is from the light. I have a mix of purple and regular light all led. Also, I've been adding cold ice to the soil.

I've been checking the trichomes every day And as soon as the flowers have just a few Amber, I'm gonna harvest.