Trichomes & Harvesting
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I have a swiss cheese about to be harvested. I got the seeds from Nirvana ...I must say they were easy to deal with and plan on ordering again. The 5 Fem seeds I got all sprouted. My problem was I used M G ....When I transplanted them outside I got a bad rainstorm and so much water allowed for the nutes to destroy them...all but one thank god! I nursed it to health and now I am two weeks (maybe less to harvest) The plant needed little attention and is not about 4 1/2 feet tall...I was not getting a full eight hrs direct sunlight but as the season changed the plant started to get at least eight hrs
I was pinching over the plant from time to time to keep it low and out of sight.....let me tell you the plant has some nice fat buds with a few colas that I never seen anything like. It is now late in the season and I have been taking small samples and looking at them with a magnify glass from Radio Shack (as I was advised on this sight...thanks ) The trics are turning amber on the leaves with few on the buds but trics are cloudy....I figure in at least 1 1 /2 to 2 weeks I will harvest the baby ....as you can see I cant stop smiling !Question is that The plant now has many yellow leaves(from end of its flowering) There are anber trics on leaves and few on the buds....so should I harvest it or wait a bit more? dont want to wait to long to lose potency....Please advise someone?
I was pinching over the plant from time to time to keep it low and out of sight.....let me tell you the plant has some nice fat buds with a few colas that I never seen anything like. It is now late in the season and I have been taking small samples and looking at them with a magnify glass from Radio Shack (as I was advised on this sight...thanks ) The trics are turning amber on the leaves with few on the buds but trics are cloudy....I figure in at least 1 1 /2 to 2 weeks I will harvest the baby ....as you can see I cant stop smiling !Question is that The plant now has many yellow leaves(from end of its flowering) There are anber trics on leaves and few on the buds....so should I harvest it or wait a bit more? dont want to wait to long to lose potency....Please advise someone?
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
Some strains are harvested with the pistils not changing colour.
It's down to the genetics.
You should go off trichomes and the general look of the plant and calyxes in this case.
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
The plant has yellow leaves because a deficiency is occuring.I have a swiss cheese about to be harvested. I got the seeds from Nirvana ...I must say they were easy to deal with and plan on ordering again. The 5 Fem seeds I got all sprouted. My problem was I used M G ....When I transplanted them outside I got a bad rainstorm and so much water allowed for the nutes to destroy them...all but one thank god! I nursed it to health and now I am two weeks (maybe less to harvest) The plant needed little attention and is not about 4 1/2 feet tall...I was not getting a full eight hrs direct sunlight but as the season changed the plant started to get at least eight hrs
You have not raised the nutrient levels or kept an eye on the solution.
Therefore your plant reacts by using up it's stored nutrient depots (roots & stems primarily but also fan leaves and new growth).
It might be too late to do anything now, I would raise the nutrient levels a bit anyway, just to make sure your plant is @ 90%-100% production levels and not 60%-80%.
Deficiencies change the production levels in the plant and everything from the roots to new growth is affect, which in turn affects the yield.
It's hard to judge without pictures and more info.
Is there any chance you could take some high res pictures and upload them?
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
Read the first post of this thread please.
green4gold
Member
Just wanted to get some opinions if this ready to pull. First time grower. Doing this outside. Weather is barely cooling off here in SoCal.
Hope this is posted in the right spot. I have a hard time telling what color these trichomes are. Being colorblind doesn't help.
Took these photos with my cell phone. From what I can tell, I think it's ready. But I was hoping to get some more growth out of it. If the pros here say chop it. I'm chopping it. Thanks for the help..
Hope this is posted in the right spot. I have a hard time telling what color these trichomes are. Being colorblind doesn't help.
Took these photos with my cell phone. From what I can tell, I think it's ready. But I was hoping to get some more growth out of it. If the pros here say chop it. I'm chopping it. Thanks for the help..
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abuilder
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OK, I'm back..two weeks later from the last time I posted photos. I'm at day 75 of flower from the day I went 12/12...still feeding the four Barney girls nutes about 3x a week(2-LSD & 2 Violator Kush).
Trichs are cloudy but I see none that are amber yet...and the pistils have been turning as you can see in the photos. Barney's says 65-70++ days but I'm guessing thats from the time the pistils appear which would have been about 4-5 days after I went 12/12...I'm thinking maybe another week..but I'm not that experienced to really know so I could use your help..please
Any clue how much longer?
Thanks!
Trichs are cloudy but I see none that are amber yet...and the pistils have been turning as you can see in the photos. Barney's says 65-70++ days but I'm guessing thats from the time the pistils appear which would have been about 4-5 days after I went 12/12...I'm thinking maybe another week..but I'm not that experienced to really know so I could use your help..please
Any clue how much longer?
Thanks!
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
Plants look nice and healthy, they are loving the nutrientsOK, I'm back..two weeks later from the last time I posted photos. I'm at day 75 of flower from the day I went 12/12...still feeding the four Barney girls nutes about 3x a week(2-LSD & 2 Violator Kush).
Trichs are cloudy but I see none that are amber yet...and the pistils have been turning as you can see in the photos. Barney's says 65-70++ days but I'm guessing thats from the time the pistils appear which would have been about 4-5 days after I went 12/12...I'm thinking maybe another week..but I'm not that experienced to really know so I could use your help..please
Any clue how much longer?
Thanks!
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They are definitely fattening up as well and most pistils seem to have receded.
I see a fair bit of foxtailing but the plants look very nice.
Take them as far as they want.
When you start seeing a lot (5%-10% of overall trichomes) of amber popping up; harvest.
abuilder
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Yeh..thanks to you for slapping me upside my head about stopping the nutes kiss-ass ...whewwww..they are loving them and I am going "slightly" heavier than recommended but I don't mean with each feeding...I mean per week. FF says 2x a week and I'd been doing 3x...mainly because I fucked up for a week and I am paying attention to be sure I don't overdo it cause I know what over nute-ing can do....but like you said...at this stage of the game they have to be loving the nutes. I did notice on a Barney's website they were saying it could take up to 79 days. No idea where they came up with seventyNINE from but OK...sounds right to me from where my girls are now. Maybe they're overcompensating for newbies like me that think flower mode starts with the day you go 12/12 and not from the day you start seeing the pistil hairs.. Live'n learn, huh? I am getting mucho better at this thinking back to the day I started. Lots top learn and patience is sure a virtue when it comes to growing the ganja!!! Thanks again my brother and I'll repost right before I'm ready to harvestPlants look nice and healthy, they are loving the nutrients
They are definitely fattening up as well and most pistils seem to have receded.
I see a fair bit of foxtailing but the plants look very nice.
Take them as far as they want.
When you start seeing a lot (5%-10% of overall trichomes) of amber popping up; harvest.
green4gold
Member
Here we are four days later. Trichomes have gotten a lot more cloudy with more ambers popping up. Real nervous about chopping it too soon. I've been reading on curing and will be going to buy a hygrometer today. Also, it seems to have lost some of its smell. Is this normal? Or am I waiting to long?
abuilder
Well-Known Member
Here's the least expensive one I could find for you of the Caliber 3 which I think is the best out there for the money. I just paid $15.50 last week..the price goes up and down on these like the weather...so to speak...lol..but this is still a real good price w/the shipping ($16.50ish)...good luck
http://www.amazon.com/HIGHLY-RATED-DIGITAL-HYGROMETER-AMAZON/dp/B005N06OU2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1349816312&sr=8-4&keywords=caliber+iii+digital+hygrometer
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
Hehe np, I hope your harvest goes wellYeh..thanks to you for slapping me upside my head about stopping the nutes kiss-ass ...whewwww..they are loving them and I am going "slightly" heavier than recommended but I don't mean with each feeding...I mean per week. FF says 2x a week and I'd been doing 3x...mainly because I fucked up for a week and I am paying attention to be sure I don't overdo it cause I know what over nute-ing can do....but like you said...at this stage of the game they have to be loving the nutes. I did notice on a Barney's website they were saying it could take up to 79 days. No idea where they came up with seventyNINE from but OK...sounds right to me from where my girls are now. Maybe they're overcompensating for newbies like me that think flower mode starts with the day you go 12/12 and not from the day you start seeing the pistil hairs.. Live'n learn, huh? I am getting mucho better at this thinking back to the day I started. Lots top learn and patience is sure a virtue when it comes to growing the ganja!!! Thanks again my brother and I'll repost right before I'm ready to harvest
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
The smell should be present but it will come back tenfold if you dry & cure the product properly.
You'll be needing a hygrometer to make sure you are in the correct range so it's good you're getting one.
green4gold
Member
Chopped her down last night. Got more than expected. Here is a photo of an old box retrofitted for drying and a lil popcorn nug.
Weather is perfect out here for drying in the garage. Temp. is sitting at 73 with humidity at 47%.
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
Grats on your harvest.
You should probably cut some holes in the sides of the box though to allow for proper airflow.
If you have a fan, use it in the drying room to move air around, don't blow on the buds but just keep a nice flow around the room.