3 plants 3 different harvest schedules…

Bullmark

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I’m growing 3 plants and really need to harvest all 3 at the same time….but I don’t think that’s gonna happen.
My grow space is also my best drying space. So it would be nice if I could chop all 3 at the same time.
How big of a gap do U think it’ll be between the plants??
The pics are today, which is day 58 of 12/12.
From what I see the closest to ripe is White Truffle x Okie2, which is the darker green and frostiest. looks like it needs another week or so.
About a week behind is Lilac Diesel x Mandarin Cookies, which is the one w/ mostly purple leaves.
And bringing up the rear is White Wedding,, which looks to me like it’s gonna need 2.5-3 weeks.
Am I thinking correctly ?? IMG_8046.jpegIMG_8048.jpegIMG_8047.jpeg
 

farmerfischer

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Alittle tough to tell exactly ..
Pic #1 has at least a month from the looks..
Pic #2 looks about 2 more weeks
Pic #3 looks like at least 3 more weeks
 

pegboy

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I don't think it would be a problem at all to harvest all at the same time. They aren't that far apart. If ones a little early no biggie. I had to harvest a grow a couple of weeks early last year for a vacation and honestly I couldn't tell the difference.
 

Bullmark

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Thanks everyone….i never have any problems judging other people’s grows and giving advice. But w/ my own I let all sorts of doubts and crazy ideas pop into my head.
I’ve probably completed a dozen or so grows since getting back into it. All but one, the first, have been photos. My observations could be anecdotal and meaningless but I have noticed a few things.
I’ve grown clones and seeds, all have been hybrid in variety w/ the breeders indicating a flowering time between 62-68 days for all of them. And I’ve grown totally different strains everytime, except for the current grow where I’m growing the White Truffle for the second time.
About 90% of the plants have been uneventful without any major problems. They have all finished up within 8-9 days of the breeder timeline.
I’m kinda old school and don’t really live and die by the trichomes. I started growing outside in college 30+yrs ago and didn’t know what a trichome was. I was taught by an old timer and the rule was to harvest only after all the white pistils had turned brown AND receded back into the calyces. I had way better luck than I should have considering how little I actually knew.
I still don’t harvest based on trichs but I do look at them….mainly b/c it’s just a cool thing to do.
Anyway, 9 out of 10 have finished up in a 65-75 day window.
But every now and then I’ll get one that just won’t finish. I think that might be happening here w/ my White Wedding. It’s the first pic of the 3. It’s tough to see it in the pics but it’s lagging way behind the other 2.
Whenever I’ve grown one that doesn’t wanna finish, I’ve always let it go. I can’t bring myself to chop a plant that has a bunch of white pistils.
I know the plant will finish on its own timeline, but after about 12-13 weeks they’ve still had the look of immature buds and they’ve lost a good bit of their terp profile. They’re not as sticky or stinky.
The only conclusion I can reach is there is some element of the grow that causes this. Any plant left growing will eventually dry out and lose smell and stickiness, but these plants looked like week 8 buds from week 8 to week 13.
I think a healthy plant that has what it needs in a decent environment will finish accordingly…..but a plant that’s missing something or doesn’t agree with something in the environment may not finish up…..ever…..instead it’ll start drying out and lose its smell.
Ive blabbed enough. Thanks everyone for your comments.
 
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