Question about harvesting your plants when roughly 1/2 to 2/3 of the trichomes have turned from clear to amber.
I have read posts here that indicate that many grows will take a full 16 weeks of flowering since most grows aren't under perfect conditions. I have also read that if you wait too long to harvest, your plants will lose potency. Can anyone tell me what happens to the trichomes at that point? Do they remain amber? Do they turn milky?
I have plants that are now finishing week 15 of flowering. The trichomes started to turn amber a while ago, but have never reached 50%. The buds are beautiful, but nearly all the shade leafs have withered and died in the last 10 days.
My grow is completely CFL. It seems to take longer for the plants to mature, but I am concerned about waiting too long and losing potency. Is the withering of the shade leaves an indication that the plant has used up all its stored energy and therefore is about to start dying (i.e. I should have already harvested)? Does the trichome color provide any clue about the late stage of the plant (again, do they revert from amber to clear or milky or do they just stay the same)?
Thanks for any and all feedback. It's about time to harvest these, enjoy the results, and start the next crop.
Sorry, no pix available at this time.
I have read posts here that indicate that many grows will take a full 16 weeks of flowering since most grows aren't under perfect conditions. I have also read that if you wait too long to harvest, your plants will lose potency. Can anyone tell me what happens to the trichomes at that point? Do they remain amber? Do they turn milky?
I have plants that are now finishing week 15 of flowering. The trichomes started to turn amber a while ago, but have never reached 50%. The buds are beautiful, but nearly all the shade leafs have withered and died in the last 10 days.
My grow is completely CFL. It seems to take longer for the plants to mature, but I am concerned about waiting too long and losing potency. Is the withering of the shade leaves an indication that the plant has used up all its stored energy and therefore is about to start dying (i.e. I should have already harvested)? Does the trichome color provide any clue about the late stage of the plant (again, do they revert from amber to clear or milky or do they just stay the same)?
Thanks for any and all feedback. It's about time to harvest these, enjoy the results, and start the next crop.
Sorry, no pix available at this time.