Are they done!? (pics)

[grind]

i need to know if they are done and cant really tell for myself as this is my first time growing. they've been in flowering for about 8 weeks now and i can only come here to check them once in a while so i need to know if i can harvest this to take back home with me. please help asap, im leaving soon.

 

[kellythefoot]

go ahead pull them

 

[Gatt]

Yarp pull 'em. As long as they're flushed.

 

[samsosa]

I'd say go for it since it looks like most the hairs have died back. They look good to me man. Give them a week of hanging then at least another week of curing, then I'd try it.

 

[420swed]

i would let them grow as long as you can

 

[SouthernOregonOrganic]

They look very ready to me, pull them asap

 

[Rix]

If you want fuck all,pull them,imo you still have at least two weeks,got a scope?

 

[420swed]

If you want fuck all,pull them,imo you still have at least two weeks,got a scope?

exactly wat i said

 

[sUpA nOvA D9]

Get a microscope of 50x to 100x. Check the trichomes (frosty looking stuff ) You want the heads of the trichomes to be cloudy/milky. The trichromes have a few stages of maturity. Clear is the first stage, and the cannaboids (what gets us high) aren't mature so you won't get as high. Cloudy/milky gland heads are when they are at max THC content. An amber hue can mean the cannaboids have peaked, and are now degrading, the darker they gland heads the further into this stage they have gone. For peak ripness you want to see a 50% mixture of milky/cloudy and light amber gland heads for a cerebral high/stoney buzz. Indica's should be harvested when most gland heads are a light amber hue, this will give a great body stone. Don't forget to flush your medium atleast a week prior to harvesting so all the sugars, and starches are removed from the plant. To know the flush is going properly the leaves will turn from dark green to light green, then to a yellow color due to lack of nitrogen. Trust me the smoke will be so much better.

 

[happyface]

ay this might be a dumb question but whata you mean wen you say have FLUSHED???????

 

[weezer]

3 water to 1 soil
flush to get rid of nutes

 

[sUpA nOvA D9]

1-2 weeks prior to harvesting you add only purified water to remove all nutrient buildup, and to get as many of the sugars, and starches from the plant. The starches, and sugars act as fire retardants, and make the smoke harsh. So you flush to make your week smoke 100% better. You soak the medium, wait a few min, then add the same amount of water equal to the size pot your growing in.

 

[happyface]

1-2 weeks prior to harvesting you add only purified water to remove all nutrient buildup, and to get as many of the sugars, and starches from the plant. The starches, and sugars act as fire retardants, and make the smoke harsh. So you flush to make your week smoke 100% better. You soak the medium, wait a few min, then add the same amount of water equal to the size pot your growing in.

thanks man +reps

 

[waterboy]

Get a microscope of 50x to 100x. Check the trichomes (frosty looking stuff ) You want the heads of the trichomes to be cloudy/milky. The trichromes have a few stages of maturity. Clear is the first stage, and the cannaboids (what gets us high) aren't mature so you won't get as high. Cloudy/milky gland heads are when they are at max THC content. An amber hue can mean the cannaboids have peaked, and are now degrading, the darker they gland heads the further into this stage they have gone. For peak ripness you want to see a 50% mixture of milky/cloudy and light amber gland heads for a cerebral high/stoney buzz. Indica's should be harvested when most gland heads are a light amber hue, this will give a great body stone. Don't forget to flush your medium atleast a week prior to harvesting so all the sugars, and starches are removed from the plant. To know the flush is going properly the leaves will turn from dark green to light green, then to a yellow color due to lack of nitrogen. Trust me the smoke will be so much better.

Stranger you know your grow. I don't want to hijack anyone's thread, just want to get clarification on a point. I may be missing something with the trichromes turning amber in color. I have a good microscope 40-100-400 and I have yet to see a field of little amber colored water towers. They get to 'cloudy stage' just fine, all neat and orderly, what happens then is that the trichomes explode, what is left is something resembling a deflated amber balloon laying on top of the stalk of what was a nice shiny, pretty trichrome. This is consistent with every grow I have checked closely (4). Plants are healthy, no problems. Checked 2 grows inside and 2 out. What happens to the ball of cloudy thc? Thanks, peace

 

[sUpA nOvA D9]

Stranger you know your grow. I don't want to hijack anyone's thread, just want to get clarification on a point. I may be missing something with the trichromes turning amber in color. I have a good microscope 40-100-400 and I have yet to see a field of little amber colored water towers. They get to 'cloudy stage' just fine, all neat and orderly, what happens then is that the trichomes explode, what is left is something resembling a deflated amber balloon laying on top of the stalk of what was a nice shiny, pretty trichrome. This is consistent with every grow I have checked closely (4). Plants are healthy, no problems. Checked 2 grows inside and 2 out. What happens to the ball of cloudy thc? Thanks, peace

This "explosion" of the milky gland heads turning to amber is the break down of the THC. If your not seeing them this is a good thing because cloudy/milky heads are a prime ripeness, and THC content. Suposably (sp?) if you let indicas grow till 50% of the gland heads are amber it will induce a heavier body stone...Im not sure of this because the grows I've helped with we harvest when its a healthy mixture of clear-cloudy heads.

Hope that helps you waterboy if not I'm, not really sure of what your asking. Glad I could be of help to you happyface.

 

[500812]

flushing the plant is when you use a clean usually distilled water when you water so the plant uses up any fertalizer it has stored just water it with distilled water for 1-2 weeks

 

[foggymountain]

Whats wrong with spring water? Or purified? I use well water, filtered and disinfected with 5 drops of bleach per 25,000 gallons. This small amount of bleach won't hurt my plants will it? I have never noticed anything before.

 

[sUpA nOvA D9]

I wouldn't use bleach. Use something natural like hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) it will clean the water up by pushing off its extra oxygen molecule. Small amounts into the water your directly feeding your plants will not hurt the plants or you. Bleach is a base in the Ph levels, and it breaks down bio molecules (thats why it makes your fingers slimy when it gets on them). Hydrogen peroxide is generally added in with DWC growing, and reseviors to keep bacteria, and diseases from growing.

 

[babylonburn]

pull em....easy skankin

 

[foggymountain]

SUPA NOVA: Well whats done is done, and i can't exactly take the 5 drops out of my 25,000 gallon holding tank. However i will pass the word on and see if switching to peroxide might be better. Any idea how much in comparison to the bleach?