BIG BUD harvesting help needed (with pics)
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HEY Im in the same boat as Lacy. I live in the NE area... and my plants look almost exactly like hers do right now. They obviously have the sticky glistening going on but I am concerned about the cold nights 40's.... Will a frost distroy or hampen the harvest or curing?
silk
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I'm just surprised you've been a member here since June and haven't found the answer on your own...
Lacy
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Awee thanks Early!!! No need to apologize. I accept all opinions...no problem.
No I don't like the couch lock high. I am a very active person and like to be able to think as well. I like the nice energetic high where you just get into whatever you are doing BUT more so. I can tell you know what I mean.
I've decided to cut a few stems each day since October 6th and have already tried some and it is great!!!!!!
Most of it really isn't ready yet but it's gonna be soon.
Take care Early.
Peace too.
No I don't like the couch lock high. I am a very active person and like to be able to think as well. I like the nice energetic high where you just get into whatever you are doing BUT more so. I can tell you know what I mean.
I've decided to cut a few stems each day since October 6th and have already tried some and it is great!!!!!!
Most of it really isn't ready yet but it's gonna be soon.
Take care Early.
Peace too.
Lacy
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I know that seemed a TAD impatient BUT I was up in the middle of the night and forget what time it was. If I had a chance to take that message back I would have.
Yes I have found a lot of information BUT I haven't found this info. If I knew I wouldn't be asking.
I am the first to admit that I have learned more here in the last 4 months than I have in 30 years.
Thanks for your reply anyway.
Yes I have found a lot of information BUT I haven't found this info. If I knew I wouldn't be asking.
I am the first to admit that I have learned more here in the last 4 months than I have in 30 years.
Thanks for your reply anyway.
Lacy
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Sorry guys but I had my parents over for the weekend so I couldn't really take pictures of my pot plants. Well i could but....
It's night time right now but when the sun comes up I will show some updates.
It's night time right now but when the sun comes up I will show some updates.
updated pictures...
Lacy
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Hi Natmoon,
Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated.
I started cutting and drying some October 6th and have cut a few stems each day since.
These are all UNKNOWN strains. A friend gave me some seeds BUT I have already tried two of the different plants and it is a really incredible high. I have some real kick - *ss stuff so I am pleasantly surprised. This wasn't any 5% THC. LOL!
I was REALLY high.
I had my parents over for the weekend so there was a nice aroma on the deck.(hee)
I will wait until almost all the hairs are dark brown on some of them BUT I have 5 large plants and I also know how long it take to manicure etc. I'm drying it and now just started curing some. I'm also labeling it and writing down notes as to what kind of high etc...
Thanks natmoon
Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated.
I started cutting and drying some October 6th and have cut a few stems each day since.
These are all UNKNOWN strains. A friend gave me some seeds BUT I have already tried two of the different plants and it is a really incredible high. I have some real kick - *ss stuff so I am pleasantly surprised. This wasn't any 5% THC. LOL!
I was REALLY high.I had my parents over for the weekend so there was a nice aroma on the deck.(hee)
I will wait until almost all the hairs are dark brown on some of them BUT I have 5 large plants and I also know how long it take to manicure etc. I'm drying it and now just started curing some. I'm also labeling it and writing down notes as to what kind of high etc...
Thanks natmoon
I don't think they are ready,but i like to be seriously stoned.
Really you cant go wrong if your harvesting just some tops now and leaving the lower halves,so you'll have two kinds of stuff but be careful as some early harvested stuff will just give you a headache and a mild buzz if your to early and bear in mind that bigbud is very weak anyway at only about 5% thc compared to others at like 20%+ thc.
If it was mine i would leave it till 3 quarters of the whole plants hairs are dark brown
Lacy
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Ok! I thought they needed at least a couple more weeks. They really are taking a long time but I will post some more pics this morning. Thanks for the info fdd. I think the majority of people have told me to wait so that is what I am going to do. I have picked dried and smoked some and I have some great stuff. It was better than the last stuff I bought and I thought that was great.
I'm totally thrilled here.
I have to admit that it was funny having my parents over sitting at the table with all my plants right there outside.
I'm totally thrilled here.
I have to admit that it was funny having my parents over sitting at the table with all my plants right there outside.
these plants have several weeks yet.
Lacy
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No I don't have the strain Big bud, I just have some very BIG buds. Not big butt! 
i dont think lacey has 'Big Bud' she said her buds were big lol. that sounds all wrong but you know what i mean
Lacy
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Yes!!!! EXACTLY!!! You know what I am talking about. I do have a lot of plants that one side looks all ready and I walk around and the other side looks two weeks behind.
THATS what I am talking about. Thanks...I trust your opinion and NO...they do not look done.
Awesome
silk
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We cool. I can come off gruff sometimes. The thing is, there are a few personal variables to consider when harvesting- what works for you probably doesn't work for me; I alway harvest earlyI know that seemed a TAD impatient BUT I was up in the middle of the night and forget what time it was. If I had a chance to take that message back I would have.
Yes I have found a lot of information BUT I haven't found this info. If I knew I wouldn't be asking.
I am the first to admit that I have learned more here in the last 4 months than I have in 30 years.
Thanks for your reply anyway.
. If you or anyone has a decent amount of experience with the strain then a quick estimation by viewing hairs probably works out just fine. I learned here that with a magnifying scope one can look at the trichomes and gauge the THC potency from the coloration of those. I cross compare my intuitive visual look with a trichome look.What I'm driving at is: depending on who you ask, you'll get different answers based on different ideas. So in my humble opinion you have all the answers at your finger tips, it's just a matter of you sorting them out.
Lacy
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Yes you are right indeed. I am honestly humbled by what I've learned here because I didn't know anything about the different types of highs when harvested at different times. I am going to go out and get a magnifying scope but I just haven't done it yet. Social anxiety disorder!!!
No I don't know any of the strains but I did recently order some other seeds. (Kush, white willow etc) It will be my very first experience growing a known seed so I am thrilled.
I am so excited about all this it almost seems unreal in a way.
I've picked about 3 ounces so far and it is all REALLY good but it did look ready. They were the smaller bud stems etc. Now I have a HUGE amount of really tasted weed that I GREW MYSELF. Some of it is unbelievable sweet for only being dried for a week. I got wasted.
Thanks for your imput. I totally agree. I added some other pics of buds that clearly are not ready. I'm catching on I think.
Social anxiety disorder!!!No I don't know any of the strains but I did recently order some other seeds. (Kush, white willow etc) It will be my very first experience growing a known seed so I am thrilled.
I am so excited about all this it almost seems unreal in a way.
I've picked about 3 ounces so far and it is all REALLY good but it did look ready. They were the smaller bud stems etc. Now I have a HUGE amount of really tasted weed that I GREW MYSELF.
Some of it is unbelievable sweet for only being dried for a week. I got wasted.Thanks for your imput. I totally agree. I added some other pics of buds that clearly are not ready. I'm catching on I think.
We cool. I can come off gruff sometimes. The thing is, there are a few personal variables to consider when harvesting- what works for you probably doesn't work for me; I alway harvest early
What I'm driving at is: depending on who you ask, you'll get different answers based on different ideas. So in my humble opinion you have all the answers at your finger tips, it's just a matter of you sorting them out.
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dangchowser
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WOW looking sexy , havent posted in a while and I see you have had many new posts, you probably already mentioned this but what are you going to go ahead and do , I think i saw somewhere that you are going to harvest 2 batches so you get both affects the up and around stone and the I will only move for food stone. Great idea , im gonna have to try that with my harvest, although im growing a 95% Sativa which is primalrily and energetic high I think I could get both types of stoned out of it , but dont know, once again very sexy.
Lacy
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Well I have 5 big plants but I don't know what types. Someone here mentioned that I should pick some at different times and log down the effects and I thought that was an awesome idea so that is what I am doing.
Three of these plants got their stems split from 1 to 2 feet down the middle and one in 4 places but they still thrived. I just taped them up.
So far the buds I am smoking I am getting really wasted so I can't imagine what some of these buds are going to like in a couple of weeks.
I've been cutting about 3 or 4 stems each day, mostly the smaller ones, manicuring them and storing them in these tin containers that my husband keeps giving me.
We don't drink but we have tin containers from liquors like Baileys and stuff that are breathable and will allow my stems to hang upside down.
After about 7 days or so, 'till I can smoke it I then put it in mason jars and two or three times a day for about half an hour I take the stems out and let them breathe and dry out some. Then I put them back in the container.
I have the date and what plants they are all from so it is really cool and exciting.
This is fun!!!!!!!!
Thanks again and again to all of you that have helped me. I am sooooooooooooo totally grateful.
Three of these plants got their stems split from 1 to 2 feet down the middle and one in 4 places but they still thrived. I just taped them up.
So far the buds I am smoking I am getting really wasted so I can't imagine what some of these buds are going to like in a couple of weeks.
I've been cutting about 3 or 4 stems each day, mostly the smaller ones, manicuring them and storing them in these tin containers that my husband keeps giving me.
We don't drink but we have tin containers from liquors like Baileys and stuff that are breathable and will allow my stems to hang upside down.
After about 7 days or so, 'till I can smoke it
I then put it in mason jars and two or three times a day for about half an hour I take the stems out and let them breathe and dry out some. Then I put them back in the container. I have the date and what plants they are all from so it is really cool and exciting.
This is fun!!!!!!!!
Thanks again and again to all of you that have helped me. I am sooooooooooooo totally grateful.
WOW looking sexy , havent posted in a while and I see you have had many new posts, you probably already mentioned this but what are you going to go ahead and do , I think i saw somewhere that you are going to harvest 2 batches so you get both affects the up and around stone and the I will only move for food stone. Great idea , im gonna have to try that with my harvest, although im growing a 95% Sativa which is primalrily and energetic high I think I could get both types of stoned out of it , but dont know, once again very sexy.
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