blue...yum
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Mazar x white rhino.
First grow almost time to harvest how does she look
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blue...yum
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Well that is a very generic comment. I have seen plenty of plants that look like weed yet not in good shape, or not female. Lol
Flaming Pie
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You are still 3-4 weeks away from harvest. The pistols are all white and the buds have not started to swell yet.
SomeDude81
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I agree with buddy
blue...yum
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Yes I am still a few weeks away. You can't really see it in the pics but the hairs are starting to turn Amber. I am patiently waiting for her to finish. What do you mean by swell though?
Flaming Pie
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As soon as my daughter stops being crazy running around and getting into things, I will respond in detail.
Quick answer is the calyx will swell as the pistols recede/change color.
blue...yum
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Me to
Flaming Pie
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These are my plants 4 weeks in
This is the same strain near harvest.
Notice how the pistils are no longer the bulk of the bud, the calyx is the part we smoke.
Here is another strain that bulked up really well.
Notice how there are very few white pistils remaining. I knew this girl was ready from a combo of swell, few white pistils, and the bottom of the buds near the stem were beginning to get some amber trichomes.
Flaming Pie
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The inside of the buds (calyx) will continually swell from a combination of plant tissue continuing to fill the pods in an attempt to produce more calyx to catch pollen. When you slice into a bud that is swollen, you will find several layers of plant tissue. Like a rose that hasnt opened or an artichoke.
It is important to NOT squeeze your buds. Squeezing your bud damages the plant tissue and the resin glands are ruptured. The resin gland is the bulbous top to the trichomes and houses all the THC and other cannaboids. Rupturing them allows the THC to decay. It can even turn a trichome prematurely amber. That is why you should always check trichomes where the plant is undisturbed. On the underside of buds that are not in contact with leaves or other branches.
^Clear trichomes start forming 2-3 weeks into flower. They contain little to no THC.
^Cloudy trichomes are producing cannaboids and are approaching their max potential. In this picture you can see one amber trichome. (the head is what counts)
^This is what happens if you let bud go way past it's harvest window. Amber dominant bud.
^This is what you want on your bud (don't check leaves. They mature faster than bud) Mostly cloudy with the start of amber.
A bud with this combination will have reached its peak production of THC and other cannaboids. You know it has peaked because after the peak production period, the heads turn amber. Amber is degraded THC. It is like 10-15% as powerful as THC.
The amber (I have noticed) starts at the stem and moves out into the bud. If you can check your plant 1-2 times a week and catch the start of the amber, your bud will be super primo at chop time.
Don't be afraid of the amber. It means your plant has reached max potential. You want your biggest buds to have a little amber near the stem.
It is important to NOT squeeze your buds. Squeezing your bud damages the plant tissue and the resin glands are ruptured. The resin gland is the bulbous top to the trichomes and houses all the THC and other cannaboids. Rupturing them allows the THC to decay. It can even turn a trichome prematurely amber. That is why you should always check trichomes where the plant is undisturbed. On the underside of buds that are not in contact with leaves or other branches.
^Clear trichomes start forming 2-3 weeks into flower. They contain little to no THC.
^Cloudy trichomes are producing cannaboids and are approaching their max potential. In this picture you can see one amber trichome. (the head is what counts)
^This is what happens if you let bud go way past it's harvest window. Amber dominant bud.
^This is what you want on your bud (don't check leaves. They mature faster than bud) Mostly cloudy with the start of amber.
A bud with this combination will have reached its peak production of THC and other cannaboids. You know it has peaked because after the peak production period, the heads turn amber. Amber is degraded THC. It is like 10-15% as powerful as THC.
The amber (I have noticed) starts at the stem and moves out into the bud. If you can check your plant 1-2 times a week and catch the start of the amber, your bud will be super primo at chop time.
Don't be afraid of the amber. It means your plant has reached max potential. You want your biggest buds to have a little amber near the stem.
newbuddy
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GREAT explanation!! Thank you-The inside of the buds (calyx) will continually swell from a combination of plant tissue continuing to fill the pods in an attempt to produce more calyx to catch pollen. When you slice into a bud that is swollen, you will find several layers of plant tissue. Like a rose that hasnt opened or an artichoke.
It is important to NOT squeeze your buds. Squeezing your bud damages the plant tissue and the resin glands are ruptured. The resin gland is the bulbous top to the trichomes and houses all the THC and other cannaboids. Rupturing them allows the THC to decay. It can even turn a trichome prematurely amber. That is why you should always check trichomes where the plant is undisturbed. On the underside of buds that are not in contact with leaves or other branches.
^Clear trichomes start forming 2-3 weeks into flower. They contain little to no THC.
^Cloudy trichomes are producing cannaboids and are approaching their max potential. In this picture you can see one amber trichome. (the head is what counts)
^This is what happens if you let bud go way past it's harvest window. Amber dominant bud.
^This is what you want on your bud (don't check leaves. They mature faster than bud) Mostly cloudy with the start of amber.
A bud with this combination will have reached its peak production of THC and other cannaboids. You know it has peaked because after the peak production period, the heads turn amber. Amber is degraded THC. It is like 10-15% as powerful as THC.
The amber (I have noticed) starts at the stem and moves out into the bud. If you can check your plant 1-2 times a week and catch the start of the amber, your bud will be super primo at chop time.
Don't be afraid of the amber. It means your plant has reached max potential. You want your biggest buds to have a little amber near the stem.
How close you think this one is? I noticed you said when the trichromes START to turn amber........not ALL amber, or am I wrong?
HighdeanHigh
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Do you have a 30-60x loupe so you can actually see your trichs? If not get one, they are like 7 bucks and use flaming pies advice
newbuddy
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Yep! Still got a lot to learn tho!!
Flaming Pie
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She looks about a week or two out. Wait for that bud to chunk up. Start checking trichomes with a scope soon. Nobody will be able to tell you exactly when it is ready because we can't see the trichomes.
The harvest window is 7-10 days long.
blue...yum
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Thanks for the info guys, your awesome!