advice needed ! when do i start count down, from first hairs ???

[LIAMGREENFINGER]

hey there people hope yer all well!! need some urgent info as mixed up when to count from ! first hairs i see after i change lView attachment 1101268ight scedule or from the first day i cut the light in half??? read many times that from first hairs but also read before today main cola day 18 if im right counting from 1st day with hairs on !!!! so please get intouch let me know if ok for age and when to count from !!! cheers peaple happy growing ! peace!! to start from when you flip the lights on them so you can see why im so puzzled!!! want to time it right giving them a View attachment 1101265compairing the lighter in size with the smallest branch tip from very bottom of plant! pk spike and when to start flushing as would be so gutted if i left it to late to flush after all the hard work ! 1 is 3 weeks starting week 4 tomorow thats if counting from first hairs!!!! hereas a few pics would be great to know if the flowers are developing well or not !! the pic with my hand in was taken last mon its not the main cola but one of the ones of a midle branch!! all rest are of lower branch buds and the ones with the nice colas growing are taken today witch if im going from first hairs apear day 18 !!! . pics of top cola and of bud from very bottom of plant so the largest and smallest!!!this pic is of a bud like most of the others from lower branches!!

 

[pickleslinger]

Have no idea what your saying . But those are nice pics

 

[d.s.m.]

I can't read that, either.

 

[fruitrollup]

your count down is on!

 

[stiffla]

Same here im confused.com

 

[HowzerMD]

Your baby looks amazing, good job. And yea your countdown has begun.

 

[moash]

u shouldnt even be that worried about counting days
u harvest when it is ready,not on a specific day

 

[aeviaanah]

i agree most of the time people harvest too early just because they hit that 8 week mark. i usually harvest around 10 weeks 12/12 on 8 week strains. way better tasting smoke. the amount of thc you will lost harvesting late is sure of alot less than harvesting too early. basically, harvesting a week too early will be alot worse than a week too late.

 

[HowzerMD]

There you go. Harvesting upon ripeness is better than harvesting per the amount of weeks you've been flowering. Read up a bit on harvesting and you'll figure out the best time for you.

 

[timeismoney1]

Lay off the crack dude. That post is confusing.

Buy a 60x microscope and harvest by trics not weeks. Fuck the weeks bullshit

 

[aeviaanah]

That or when the nug appears ripe harvest it. Just as when apples look ripe harvest them and as peaches look ripe harvest them. Marijuana does get a ripe look to it...something similar to what you find in the bag when you buy it from someone who sells dank.

 

[timeismoney1]

When green buds go brownish your getting very close!

 

[astronomikl]

Ive always heard when its red its dead, speaking on the little hairs. That is what I am going by.....is this right?

 

[Twistedfunk]

just curious but what are you using for fertilizer? those buds are awfully green and leafy. She's a beauty though.

 

[moash]

Ive always heard when its red its dead, speaking on the little hairs. That is what I am going by.....is this right?

yeah,that is a way to determine harvest
also,a better way is to check ur trichs
but once u see a finished bud,u can tell just by looking at it

 

[warnerwh]

Get a small microscope at Radio Shack and use the trichomes. It's the only accurate way to do it. Here is a good read: http://www.420magazine.com/forums/harvest-preparation-curing/56899-how-know-when-harvest.html
I should add that this person doesn't mention it but many people will wait until 50% of the trichomes are amber to get the more couch lock type high. It depends on what kind of high you want. It is so simple I don't understand why anyone who grows doesn't pay the 12 bucks to get an accurate idea of when to harvest. Be sure to look at various parts of the plants so you know what the average trichome color is. You don't want to go by just one area because the ripeness will vary.

 

[aeviaanah]

pistils are a poor way of telling when a nug is ripe...can be supportive tho through a healthy grow. i have seen pistils die immaturely due to other reasons...such as pesticides/fungicides and heat.

 

[moash]

pistils are a poor way of telling when a nug is ripe...can be supportive tho through a healthy grow. i have seen pistils die immaturely due to other reasons...such as pesticides/fungicides and heat.

true,
but u can tell by the way it dies
it either just dies,
or it withers and recedes in the calyx while it(calyx) swells

 

[aeviaanah]

yes...trichombs and 'overall' appearance and smell will tell you alot also.

 

[Hydrotech364]

u shouldnt even be that worried about counting days
u harvest when it is ready,not on a specific day

Good answer Moash.I only use the days as a reference.You can take two cuttings and feed em the same under the same lumens and still be a week behind on one sometimes more than that.Trich's don't lie.