THC & CBD Development

I read somewhere that during the phase before you harvest your flowers, the sooner you harvest the more thc the flower stores. The later you harvest, the more THC turns into CBD and translate to a more body buzz. Can anyone confirm this?

"Should I Harvest Early, or Late? What's the Difference?

If you harvest early, the THC content will be higher, therefore it will produce more of a cerebral "head high". When a plant is in the later stages of budding, the THC starts to turn into what's known as CBD. CBD is thought to produce more of a body buzz then THC. The high will be less clear and will sometimes make you feel stupid. So the later you wait to harvest, the more CBD you'll be smoking.

I would recommend experimenting a little, no I don't mean you need to find a white lab coat, just try harvesting at different times and "feel" the results. Try and find a balance between the two. When 50-65% of the hairs turn color, it's usually a good time. The right time to harvest marijuana is up to you.

Don't touch those buds! Touch only the large fan leaves if you want to inspect the buds, as the THC will come off on your fingers and reduce the overall yield if mishandled."
Originally Posted by K21701

I found it Now I know for a fact this will help so many people. I had no idea about this but after reading this it opens up a new door for high end growing and experimenting. Will CBD be the future? I guess thats a different topic for a different day ')

But it's a balance, if you get too high a ratio of cbd you will get headache weed. But I believe there is other similar processes that are not very understood that have an effect on the overall product as well.

Yeah that sounds true. The plant is only around what...4 thousand years old anyway?

alot of people harvest by looking at the trichs and try to get around 50%cloudy and 50% amber, thats said to be the ideal time to harvest as so you get a mixture of both(head,body high)