10 week orange sherbet auto when to harvest??
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Indy73
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U don’t think I should wait until it swells more
For what it’s worth, on my last auto grow I had a similar leaf situation….even the sugar leaves were browning. They were 14-15 weeks old and still had white pistils and there was hardly an amber trich to be found. So I waited….and waited. Ultimately I pulled them around week 19 and there was still very few amber trichs.
In retrospect I would have pulled them much earlier. i tried to clip the dead leaves before they reached the inside of the buds and thought I was keeping on top of it. However when I harvested and started breaking the buds apart it was clear that I didn’t come close and I was left with around 8oz of dried flower (from 3 plants) that was way over cooked and and had lost much of its terp profile….which was dank and powerful around week 13-14.
Every grow is different and I had some mitigating circumstances with mine but my advice is to watchful of mass dead foliage.
If the plant is healthy it will usually finish out as it should…..but one that’s struggling may not progress/finish according to the textbook.
There is a big difference between a plant fading out at the end VS a plant that is basically unhealthy and not getting what it needs. There’s no fixing things at your stage…..so decide which category those dying leaves fit into and act accordingly.
As long as your leaf situation is stable, I’d be inclined to look at the trichs and let them be one of the deciding factors.
In any event, the buds look like they’re in the beginning of that window and I don’t think you’d be disappointed if you chopped in the next week. If all the pistils have turned you’re getting close for sure.
For the record, the breeder timelines are usually off by quite a bit. 11-12 weeks for a 9 week strain is to be expected.
sorry to be so long winded…..good luck and your buds look great.
In retrospect I would have pulled them much earlier. i tried to clip the dead leaves before they reached the inside of the buds and thought I was keeping on top of it. However when I harvested and started breaking the buds apart it was clear that I didn’t come close and I was left with around 8oz of dried flower (from 3 plants) that was way over cooked and and had lost much of its terp profile….which was dank and powerful around week 13-14.
Every grow is different and I had some mitigating circumstances with mine but my advice is to watchful of mass dead foliage.
If the plant is healthy it will usually finish out as it should…..but one that’s struggling may not progress/finish according to the textbook.
There is a big difference between a plant fading out at the end VS a plant that is basically unhealthy and not getting what it needs. There’s no fixing things at your stage…..so decide which category those dying leaves fit into and act accordingly.
As long as your leaf situation is stable, I’d be inclined to look at the trichs and let them be one of the deciding factors.
In any event, the buds look like they’re in the beginning of that window and I don’t think you’d be disappointed if you chopped in the next week. If all the pistils have turned you’re getting close for sure.
For the record, the breeder timelines are usually off by quite a bit. 11-12 weeks for a 9 week strain is to be expected.
sorry to be so long winded…..good luck and your buds look great.
Indy73
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Great pics my friend….u either have a steadier hand or better equipment than me.
You wanna make sure you’re looking at trichs on the calyces and the more interior part of the buds. Sugar leaf trichs will turn much earlier and mislead you.
That said, those pics were so good that I couldn’t really tell what part of the flower it was.
Id say if those trichs were on calyces you are in that window and are gonna have some fine hooch regardless of whether you harvest today or wait a week.
If those trichs are on leaves, then compare the calyx trichs and see if you have the same mix of cloudy/amber.
I’ll point out that when members, myself included, rant about how often we see growers harvesting too early, we (or at least I) are referring to much more extreme examples.
I’ve followed diaries where plants were maybe halfway through the flower stage and chopped because the breeder claimed it was a 9 week strain or something to that effect.
Even the most seasoned growers often feel a tad of uncertainty on when the “perfect” day is to chop.
From what I see in the original pics you’d be just fine chopping today or anytime in the next 10 days or so.
Lastly, I hate to break it to you, but the way you dry and cure will have every bit as much to do with the overall grade of the bud as when you decide to chop it. Good luck
You wanna make sure you’re looking at trichs on the calyces and the more interior part of the buds. Sugar leaf trichs will turn much earlier and mislead you.
That said, those pics were so good that I couldn’t really tell what part of the flower it was.
Id say if those trichs were on calyces you are in that window and are gonna have some fine hooch regardless of whether you harvest today or wait a week.
If those trichs are on leaves, then compare the calyx trichs and see if you have the same mix of cloudy/amber.
I’ll point out that when members, myself included, rant about how often we see growers harvesting too early, we (or at least I) are referring to much more extreme examples.
I’ve followed diaries where plants were maybe halfway through the flower stage and chopped because the breeder claimed it was a 9 week strain or something to that effect.
Even the most seasoned growers often feel a tad of uncertainty on when the “perfect” day is to chop.
From what I see in the original pics you’d be just fine chopping today or anytime in the next 10 days or so.
Lastly, I hate to break it to you, but the way you dry and cure will have every bit as much to do with the overall grade of the bud as when you decide to chop it. Good luck
One more thing and I speak from experience on this one. You have some dead leaves that are mighty close to being on the interior of the buds.
You might consider breaking those buds down into nuggets for the dry and cure. That way you can take out any areas that may have been infringed on.
Plus you’ll get a more even dry and can begin your cure with all the buds at the same level of dry.
Take a pic of your big Baby Arm cola, then break it up.
You might consider breaking those buds down into nuggets for the dry and cure. That way you can take out any areas that may have been infringed on.
Plus you’ll get a more even dry and can begin your cure with all the buds at the same level of dry.
Take a pic of your big Baby Arm cola, then break it up.
Hiphophippo
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I keep reading about how autos take literally forever to darken up or do t darken up at all I just ran some Uris for like thirteen weeks to fifteen weeks and didn’t darks up at all I chopped them and tested some and it just has that couch lock effect like crazy
Indy73
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Thank you. Wat is they best way to dry. I live in a hot area so I’m a bit nervous of drying too fast. I know I need a portable ac to put in the tent. Wat conditions should I aim for?
Indy73
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So break them down instead of hanging them upside down
You could hang them for a bit but before they get dry enough to jar/cure I would break them up into similar size nuggets.
Ideally you wanna dry in a dark place with good air movement. You don’t want a fan blowing directly on them but try to get the air moving all around.
60F and 60% rh is kinda the gold standard for ideal conditions. You can certainly vary from that but you don’t want extremes.
If your humidity is a lot lower you’d want the temps to stay as cool as possible.
Super warm….say above 75F is pushing it…..and you’d want your RH to be at that 60% level or slightly higher.
If your temps are cooler, like 55-65F, you can get away with a little drier RH.
The main goal is to have them dry as slow as possible, preferably in a consistent environment.
In 60/60 a plant will need to hang anywhere from 9-14 days before it’s ready to jar/cure. That’s if you wet trimmed it and took off all the big fans and most of the other leaves.
Id say the most common problems are drying too fast or jarring too early.
