Harvest Time: A Tutorial
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the first post contains pics. "ready" and "not ready".
lol i was totally jokin man.. i been usin this guide since i found it two or three harvests ago.. good tutorial
edwardtheclean
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im going to follow this when its time, hope it works, thanks 
FROSTYCRYSTALS
Member
hey bud, i just saw your plants and they are the same plant that I have. I dont know what the strain is but im sure thats the one, if you know the name please tell me thanks!
coopdevillan
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Good write up bro 
Thanks. Questions: I have 5 plants going right now and all are ready but one and I feel its going to be a lil still till its good to go. Well I would like to flush in say a week but I do not want to hurt my plants production for its a BEAST but slower then the other strains. How would I go about this ???? And second can I take the mature tops and side buds for harvest and leave chosen buds to stay longer and mature ?
Thanks. Questions: I have 5 plants going right now and all are ready but one and I feel its going to be a lil still till its good to go. Well I would like to flush in say a week but I do not want to hurt my plants production for its a BEAST but slower then the other strains. How would I go about this ???? And second can I take the mature tops and side buds for harvest and leave chosen buds to stay longer and mature ?you can harvest some and let the rest go longer. i have found that it doesn't really do much though.Good write up bro
flush and harvest the ones that are ready. leave the rest to finish.
J.Ruhland
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Dude i have damn near the same exact loking bong u have there in the background. I call iti think that covers it. i hope.
post away...............................
DNA lol
Dr. Bud420
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fdd...I've seen the size of your grows and my question is this: How many glass jars do you need for all that bud? You must have a stash of jars that fills a room?
Do you ever cure/store buds in anything other than glass?
Do you ever cure/store buds in anything other than glass?
Zig Zag Zane
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northeastern lights
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Honestly I like to start to cure with one gallon bags. For long term storage I use quart mason jars. Roughly an ounce per jar depending on bud size. This year I'm going to use my bro-in-laws vacuum sealer.
HPS400power
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FDD To me your tutorial makes the most sense and I want to follow your advice but it seems your technique is not fully accepted or used by the majority even on this forum.
To be perfectly honest I read everything every page in this post while I was slightly blazed and my memory isn't what it used to be so...
So to clarify you never check your ttrichs or you don't go by what the trichs look like as your final decision when your plants are ready for harvest?
I think what I read was you don't see a difference in the final bud "THC" if the trichs are cloudy or amber?
I'm sorry to ask you to explain yet another time but I'm down to the last 2-3 weeks and I'm just trying to remember what advice you gave.
Thanks
To be perfectly honest I read everything every page in this post while I was slightly blazed and my memory isn't what it used to be so...
So to clarify you never check your ttrichs or you don't go by what the trichs look like as your final decision when your plants are ready for harvest?
I think what I read was you don't see a difference in the final bud "THC" if the trichs are cloudy or amber?
I'm sorry to ask you to explain yet another time but I'm down to the last 2-3 weeks and I'm just trying to remember what advice you gave.
Thanks
FDD To me your tutorial makes the most sense and I want to follow your advice but it seems your technique is not fully accepted or used by the majority even on this forum.
To be perfectly honest I read everything every page in this post while I was slightly blazed and my memory isn't what it used to be so...
So to clarify you never check your ttrichs or you don't go by what the trichs look like as your final decision when your plants are ready for harvest?
I think what I read was you don't see a difference in the final bud "THC" if the trichs are cloudy or amber?
I'm sorry to ask you to explain yet another time but I'm down to the last 2-3 weeks and I'm just trying to remember what advice you gave.
Thanks
i love explaining this.
i try to focus more on the plant as a whole as opposed to just it's trichs. the calyxes need to swell, no one even mentions this. this is the "bulk", all those swollen calyxes are your "bud". the hairs need to die off. white hairs = new growth. why would you kill a growing plant? if it's still growing it's still producing new resins. often trichs will turn amber way before the bud is ready. most people trim a leaf to check trichs. the leaves ripen first so of course the trichs there will be amber. this does not mean the plant is finished. i have had plants that have amber trichs at 5 weeks flowering. then they go 6 more weeks.
i have yet to hear ANYONE complain about waiting TOO LONG. it's always some "reason" why they pulled early. i understand, i did it myself for years.
it just looks done, ...
it has a few more days yet. see it? you can see a slight golden tinge to the overall appearance. about half the hairs are brown. still a lot of white hairs, so it may go 2 weeks. the calyxes are just starting to swell. it reeks and is "gummy" to the touch. over the next few days/week it will continue to swell and darken.
once it's "ripe" you still have several days that the "window" is open. why not wait another and see what happens?
HPS400power
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You are a saint!
This thread has been going for years and even though you most likely just want to pull your hair out from saying the same thing over and over again you still do it.
I really appreciate how youve helped so many growers.
I like the idea of bigger stronger more potent buds
so I'm willing to wait the extra time to see the buds ripen to perfection.
When I get there I'll post some bud porn.
Thanks
This thread has been going for years and even though you most likely just want to pull your hair out from saying the same thing over and over again you still do it.
I really appreciate how youve helped so many growers.
I like the idea of bigger stronger more potent buds
so I'm willing to wait the extra time to see the buds ripen to perfection.
When I get there I'll post some bud porn.
Thanks
HPS400power
Active Member
Again I have to apologize, I'm sure you've gone over this but after reading 45 pages I just have to ask.
When your plant is looking ripe and golden at what point do you flush?
When your plant is looking ripe and golden at what point do you flush?
npsant
Active Member
Best harvest info posted yet! I have some plants but still the question of readiness is still a bit elusive, mine is an outdoor grow they look ready but still not sure, 1 plant real close just not sure?, but the other just a while longer, just want to get them at the right time and not cut to early or to late. can a send close up if needbe.
Jack in the Bud
Active Member
fdd,
What are your thoughts on harvesting right after the dark period instead of say during the middle of the light period? I've been reading some posts that talk about giving the plants any where from a 24 to 72 hour dark period before harvesting. Do you think there's any thing to that as far as improving quality and smoothness of smoking?
I've got some buds left from a grow that have been jarred up for just over a year. They've developed their own distinct character that's quite different from when they were fresh. A trick I've found for buds that get a little to crunchy from storage is to take a small piece of paper towel, wet it and stick it to the inside of the jar lid. Usually overnight the dried out buds will soften back up.
What are your thoughts on harvesting right after the dark period instead of say during the middle of the light period? I've been reading some posts that talk about giving the plants any where from a 24 to 72 hour dark period before harvesting. Do you think there's any thing to that as far as improving quality and smoothness of smoking?
I've got some buds left from a grow that have been jarred up for just over a year. They've developed their own distinct character that's quite different from when they were fresh. A trick I've found for buds that get a little to crunchy from storage is to take a small piece of paper towel, wet it and stick it to the inside of the jar lid. Usually overnight the dried out buds will soften back up.
72 hours of dark? hogwash.
i'm gonna harvest this in a few days. i really don't think extra dark will do anything.
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