1 plant under 400 watt HPS ( cupboard grow)

deran · Post by **deran** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 6:56 pm

the only way to judge ripeness is a handheld microscope 30 - 60 times magnification, by observing the trichomes

all clear - too early

half clear / half cloudy - starting point to harvest

cloudy - best bet

cloudy / amber - end point to harvest

amber - too late

i prefer clear / cloudy for a sativa kick

most med users would prefer cloudy / amber for an indica stone

its really just personal preferece when to harvest, but one thing is sure - no excess nitrogen, good flushed -> smooth smoke , less curing needed , nice

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:08 pm

Close to, if not already, done. I'd say.

bentech · Post by **bentech** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:55 pm

not like i had that much experience
but i found those notions highly unhelpful

watched a plant for a month at a friends
go from 6 to 10 weeks

and all those heads looked black the whole time

same as the bubble turned out

deran · Post by **deran** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:55 pm

you witnessed a rare trichome formation, where plant pigments (anthocyan) is in the heads

i watched hundreds or even thousand of plants, not just one ben:)

ripper5 · Post by **ripper5** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:59 am

Nice.

dill786 · Post by **dill786** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 1:06 pm

chopped her down today. great man cant believe it finished in 45 days

colas are rock hard and so resinous and sticky.. got around 9 big colas and almost zero popcorn bud, pruned it well and now they are hanging in the dark room with the fan on at low speed.. give it 4 or 5 days before i can have a smoke and see

dill786 · Post by **dill786** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 3:16 pm

rootball

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:13 pm

deran wrote:the only way to judge ripeness is a handheld microscope 30 - 60 times magnification, by observing the trichomes

all clear - too early

half clear / half cloudy - starting point to harvest

cloudy - best bet

cloudy / amber - end point to harvest

amber - too late

i prefer clear / cloudy for a sativa kick

most med users would prefer cloudy / amber for an indica stone

its really just personal preferece when to harvest, but one thing is sure - no excess nitrogen, good flushed -> smooth smoke , less curing needed , nice

Yeah, good points. It's really a style question. The flavors, aromas and the highs are both significantly different from early to late harvest. I generally prefer earlier harvested flowers but many, probably most, prefer it picked later. Later harvest is probably more commercially valuable because it is "stronger". You can take some of the couchlock out of a serious Affie by cutting early and by the same score you can tame a tame an edgy sativa by waiting.

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:15 pm

Roots look good. If the roots are happy, you will be too.

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:46 pm

Jes too cool. makes me "thirsty" .. dense and sticky you say ...