Chop or Not

go go kid · Jun 5, 2022

Jimdamick said:
Personally, I would cut it now.
The plant will continue to mature for around a week after you cut.
I chop when the bud is 1/2 brown/1/2 white, any longer the weed will be totally brown & I like it with some white hairs still present.
Also, it a smoother smoke & and a more uplifting high.
How many plants do you have?
If more than one, cut one now & let the others mature for another 2 weeks.
You'll see what I mean
Nice looking bud/congratulations

seriously, weed will mature for a week after cutting, i had thaught there might be a day where it continues to gro, but had no idea it could go on for a week, thats amazing

TankHankerous · Jun 5, 2022

There is a running gag on this forum whenever anyone ask if its time to chop- its always 2 more weeks

coreywebster · Jun 5, 2022

TankHankerous said:
What's your recommendation if a good amount of trichomes are amber but there are still new white pistils forming?

Look at the pistils as a whole and ignore the few

Pimpjuice9906 said:
Whats your reasoning? I'm just trying to learn as much as I can. My first grow. Chose to go with 3 autos.

If you look at your buds and pistils as a whole ignoring the new white ones that pop up.
You want your orange pistils to receed and your buds to swell , then look for your ripeness of your trichs.

Typically you will get denser buds in those last weeks and a lot more weight in the end.

coreywebster · Jun 5, 2022

TankHankerous said:
There is a running gag on this forum whenever anyone ask if its time to chop- its always 2 more weeks

Thing is i don't think it's a gag. It usually is two to three weeks before it's truly finished when noobs start asking the question.
It's understandable, since there's such a vast difference from weeks 3 to 6 to 9 and on.

It's not like the "about a pound" running joke.

TankHankerous · Jun 5, 2022

coreywebster said:
Look at the pistils as a whole and ignore the few
If you look at your buds and pistils as a whole ignoring the new white ones that pop up.
You want your orange pistils to receed and your buds to swell , then look for your ripeness of your trichs.

Typically you will get denser buds in those last weeks and a lot more weight in the end.

I'm always confused about the new white pistils that show up. Hard to tell because I don't want to chop too early but I don't want to over ripen these mugs either

lusidghost · Jun 5, 2022

TankHankerous said:
I'm always confused about the new white pistils that show up. Hard to tell because I don't want to chop too early but I don't want to over ripen these mugs either

The new ones that you can ignore typically grow off of foxtails and usually in little clumps. They don't really blend in with the older ones, so it's pretty easy to tell the difference.

Wizzlebiz · Jun 5, 2022

TankHankerous said:
What's your recommendation if a good amount of trichomes are amber but there are still new white pistils forming?

My recommendation is stop looking at sugar leaves for trichomes ripeness.

If it's not the sugar leaves my next recommendation is stop touching your buds because you would be causing those to happen.

Wizzlebiz · Jun 5, 2022

Jimdamick said:
How long have you been growing?
5 years?
10?
15?
I've been growing for over 40 years & guarantee you my product is top notch (at least that's what my customers say after smoking that shit you get from dispensaries)
So, you go right ahead & waste time over-ripening your plants, oh wise one.
Have fun

No one gives a flying fuck how long you have grown.

But you know what? That explains a ton. You are mentally stuck back in the day where they thought they knew what they were doing.

They weren't doing it right and from the sound of it neither are you

Wizzlebiz · Jun 5, 2022

Pimpjuice9906 said:
I just took this picture. I will wait until Thursday night to chop. Best of both worlds. I want to check trichomes but the scope needs to be charged. It doesn't appear to be getting any bigger, denser or change in color. Only color change is fan leaves hetting yellow and some of the fan leaves drying out.

Temp stay around 78 to 80F and RH @ 60 to 65%. I turn off 1 fan and lowered the rest. Felt it contributed to the leaves drying out so fast.

@blueberrymilkshake @lusidghost @TankHankerous @Jimdamick @Wizzlebiz

That pic is quite blurry but even with that I can still see its not ready. Please trust the masses here. You have seen the same response over and over those need a couple more weeks.

lusidghost · Jun 5, 2022

Wizzlebiz said:
No one gives a flying fuck how long you have grown.

But you know what? That explains a ton. You are mentally stuck back in the day where they thought they knew what they were doing.

They weren't doing it right and from the sound of it neither are you

lol. This is the most savage comment I've read in a long time.

Sofa King Smoooth · Jun 5, 2022

Wizzlebiz said:
No one gives a flying fuck how long you have grown.

But you know what? That explains a ton. You are mentally stuck back in the day where they thought they knew what they were doing.

They weren't doing it right and from the sound of it neither are you

Oh damn

Pimpjuice9906 · Jun 5, 2022

Wizzlebiz said:
That pic is quite blurry but even with that I can still see its not ready. Please trust the masses here. You have seen the same response over and over those need a couple more weeks.

I'm going to let it rock. I'll keep a close eye on bud trichomes. Hopefully the feeding doesn't ruin things.

Pimpjuice9906 · Jun 5, 2022

Wizzlebiz said:
That pic is quite blurry but even with that I can still see its not ready. Please trust the masses here. You have seen the same response over and over those need a couple more weeks.

How about these?

TankHankerous · Jun 5, 2022

Pimpjuice9906 said:
How about these?

Give em another 3-4 weeks

Wizzlebiz · Jun 5, 2022

Pimpjuice9906 said:
How about these?

I would give it at least another week. The reason I say this is due to the brown hairs that have not fully receded into the buds.

I will say those look closer than I originally thought from the blurry pic.

Bullmark · Jun 5, 2022

The real issue here, IMHO, is your leaves are dying off and the plant isn’t going to finish “according to the book” unless it’s healthy.
Sick or hungry plants with leaves drying up and dying seem to linger having characteristics of needing just a little longer.
Again just my opinions based on observation and personal experiences. You gotta keep ‘em healthy and happy until the end the they’ll grow, mature and finish like they’re supposed to.

Bullmark · Jun 5, 2022

Pimpjuice9906 said:
How about these?

Pretty darn close…..and from what I can see they’re not wanting for anything. Keep ‘em nice and green till the finish line is key and a goal of mine for sure.

Pimpjuice9906 · Jun 5, 2022

Bullmark said:
The real issue here, IMHO, is your leaves are dying off and the plant isn’t going to finish “according to the book” unless it’s healthy.
Sick or hungry plants with leaves drying up and dying seem to linger having characteristics of needing just a little longer.
Again just my opinions based on observation and personal experiences. You gotta keep ‘em healthy and happy until the end the they’ll grow, mature and finish like they’re supposed to.

I fed it Friday.

TankHankerous · Jun 5, 2022

Bullmark said:
The real issue here, IMHO, is your leaves are dying off and the plant isn’t going to finish “according to the book” unless it’s healthy.
Sick or hungry plants with leaves drying up and dying seem to linger having characteristics of needing just a little longer.
Again just my opinions based on observation and personal experiences. You gotta keep ‘em healthy and happy until the end the they’ll grow, mature and finish like they’re supposed to.

This makes a lot of sense. I'm currently on my 3rd grow: https://www.rollitup.org/t/strayfox-gradenz-gmo-jungle.1074771/, in the previous 2 my leaves dried out bad probably because it was sickly. It took nearly 100 days and it still had some new white pistils on it so I said screw it and chopped

lusidghost · Jun 5, 2022

I agree that they are close to finished. I was originally going to say give them a week or so, but then I got sidetracked by the "chop them while the hairs are still white" comment.

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