When to harvest(The beginning or end of a light cycle)

undaunted

undaunted

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When is it best to harvest...After the last light cycle or right before the lights come on??And does two days of dark make any difference??
 
undaunted

undaunted

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What if my trichomes are where I want them to be...the two days of dark could throw that off right?
 
Tanis83

Tanis83

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LOL

I got no oppinion about the two days of dark.... to me it stresses the plants out....
as to the light cycle when you chop them... I don't think it makes all that much of a difference... when you cut it, it's still alive until it drys out...

like roses or other flowers we chop and have for lookin nice..... now when your drying it you want to have it in a dark dry place.....
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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undaunted said:
What do you have to do for people to respond around here.Is it not a valid question???
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undaunted said:
I'll just ask my nut sack....thanks everyone
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best way not to get an answer


you already got an answer

i ussually dnt do the 2 days dark i just cut em down when ther ready, the sun doesnt go out for 48 hrs when its harvest time outdoors and your recreating a perfect envirnment indoors
2 days in the dark wont over ripen your buds, no photosynthasis is goin on with no light

we are here to help but you got to give ppl time to see the post, relax

ppl won't answer you if you come with a shitty attitude so get your ass off your shoulders
 
undaunted

undaunted

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tusseltussel said:
best way not to get an answer


you already got an answer


2 days in the dark wont over ripen your buds, no photosynthasis is goin on with no light

we are here to help but you got to give ppl time to see the post, relax

ppl won't answer you if you come with a shitty attitude so get your ass off your shoulders
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Thanks...my ass is officially off of my shoulders now...I was just wondering cause my super skunk and mystery indica is finally showing amber trichs and I want to get the best out of my girls
 
Tanis83

Tanis83

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lol

LOL

just like a pothead to leave it to the last minute ;)

you can also like you know "search" the forums yourself... then you don't have to wait for all us lazy assed mo' fo's to get back to your puckass lol

jk jk
 
undaunted

undaunted

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Thank you all for the info,I am going to do two days dark and the n harvest ...I'll post some pics when they are finished.
 
TheWinter

TheWinter

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Have you checked the trichs under a microscope? The super skunk should be ready when 1/2 to 3/4ths the trichs are brown... Thats easy to check for. With mostly sativa strains I always like to use a microscope to be sure, because sometimes it takes 2 weeks or longer for their trichs to mature. But like Maryjane123 said.. better to just wait an extra week or two to be sure. I know its hard you basically have to tie your hands down from chopping them.
 
undaunted

undaunted

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My skunk is ready but the mystery indica that I have only has a few brownish looking trichome,I use that $12.00 microscope from radio shack. The skunk that I have is California sativa x Super skunk,this is the end of the ninth week and it has alot of amber,milky and afew clear trichs.
 
Antman

Antman

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This is a post that I made a while back. Hope it answers your question: "I read a lot of stuff on harvesting before I cut my first girl down, and here's what I learned. Whether it's nonsense or not, it worked out good for me. Plants do all their work at night after storing up the suns energy all day. All the chemicals and sugars and stuff come out of the roots and travel up into the plant at night. When the sun comes up in the morning, everything goes back into the roots. So I always cut the whole thing down right at the base, and right before the lights come on, trapping all the good stuff in the plant. This makes sense to me because even after you cut it down, the plant doesn't know it's been cut and is still continues to process the sugars and whatever else it does. As for the two days dark, I don't do that. Not saying it works one way or the other, just saying I don't do it. If your trichs are where you want them, cut it down. Good Luck!"
 
undaunted

undaunted

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Antman said:
This is a post that I made a while back. Hope it answers your question: "I read a lot of stuff on harvesting before I cut my first girl down, and here's what I learned. Whether it's nonsense or not, it worked out good for me. Plants do all their work at night after storing up the suns energy all day. All the chemicals and sugars and stuff come out of the roots and travel up into the plant at night. When the sun comes up in the morning, everything goes back into the roots. So I always cut the whole thing down right at the base, and right before the lights come on, trapping all the good stuff in the plant. This makes sense to me because even after you cut it down, the plant doesn't know it's been cut and is still continues to process the sugars and whatever else it does. As for the two days dark, I don't do that. Not saying it works one way or the other, just saying I don't do it. If your trichs are where you want them, cut it down. Good Luck!"
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So mary produces more at night??
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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Antman said:
This is a post that I made a while back. Hope it answers your question: "I read a lot of stuff on harvesting before I cut my first girl down, and here's what I learned. Whether it's nonsense or not, it worked out good for me. Plants do all their work at night after storing up the suns energy all day. All the chemicals and sugars and stuff come out of the roots and travel up into the plant at night. When the sun comes up in the morning, everything goes back into the roots. So I always cut the whole thing down right at the base, and right before the lights come on, trapping all the good stuff in the plant. This makes sense to me because even after you cut it down, the plant doesn't know it's been cut and is still continues to process the sugars and whatever else it does. As for the two days dark, I don't do that. Not saying it works one way or the other, just saying I don't do it. If your trichs are where you want them, cut it down. Good Luck!"
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sweet corn is sweetest when picked in the morning... wounder if its the same sorta thing

i'd belive it
 
Antman

Antman

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undaunted said:
So mary produces more at night??
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I guess you could say it "produces" more at night, because during the dark cycle I'm pretty sure bud production and THC production is at its peak. I sneak into the room with the lights off and just snip it right at the base AFTER the last dark cycle is almost complete.
 
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