Can a plant be ripe and still have white pistils?????????????

Tim Brittain said:
Hey mate I got same problem with sugerhaze I think that's ready il do her tomorrow then lights come on new wads of white hairs all my triches seem to be white one or two amber but I got another prob I want them out because the next ones are very ready to go I'm the nft tank there in ,the new ones are about 7 inches tall on about 5th node there in 3 inch rockwall cubes loads of roots keep growing out the bottom die and then new ones come there in a plastic tray I try to keep them not dry you no by weight when they need liquid but it's hard work plus how long can they live like this in a cube on its own so I want the singers out but don't want to chop til perfect my pods are lke little peas but it's these white hairs that are fukin with my head cheers Tim
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Suger s not singers ,lol
 
Sr. Verde said:
I'm in the same boat as you.

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/332708-day-69-flowering-any-idea.html < < <

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It's been growing more pistils, which pisses me off because it starts growing more when the other ones recede. So I think it's almost ready and then a few days later it looks like it has two more weeks.

I've been thinking "just another week or so" for the last month :P


Now I'm just checking the trichs, looking for 20%-30% amber trichs... And I'm also looking for calyx swelling, which is beginning.

If your problem is like mine then I'd just stop giving a fuck about the hairs or youll drive yourself fucking crazy
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Mate I feel down in the dumps but your comments just made me howl, thanks
 
chb444220 said:
yeaaa, well it is possible to know wen to harvest without a microscope.. i mean b4 microscopes were invented.. im sure ppl still knew wen their plants were ready.. u can look close enough and see the amber "tint" to them wen they are ready.. not tryna sound like a dick.. but jsut the way u said it... "its not rocket science".. =/ wen ppl dont have scopes.. teh best way to tell wen theyre ready is just to go by the hairs.. wen theyre about 75% red then its ready.. or the easiest way... just snip off a bud.. dry it out as quick as possible.. i suggest puting it in an envelope (soo teh light doesnt kill the THC) and leave it under a light.. and smoke it.. and if u like the high u get from it.. then harvest it. lol.

ALL plants go through one last growth spurt.. adn push out white hairs.. and thats probably where ur at.. which means ur pretty close to done.. id say another week- 2 weeks tops.. 80 days will be fine.. there will always be sum white hairs on ur buds..unles u let them over-ripen.

they look good by the way.. good job!!
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Smart fines are good if you get say 6 inches away take pic then you can enlarge it I can see my little mushrooms no prob better than bloody microscopes you having a laugh
 
rfun said:
View attachment 945777View attachment 945776View attachment 945775View attachment 945774View attachment 945773View attachment 945772View attachment 945771View attachment 945762View attachment 945770View attachment 945765View attachment 945764View attachment 945763 OK guys here's an update. Well first off no one actually ever answered my question, " can a plant be ripe and still have white pistils?" Well today is day 80 and everything is pretty much the same. I've been flushing for about 7 days. My trich's are milky and alittle amber but those pistils throw me off. All the top buds still have white pistils but it all looks like new growth. What to do????? Oh also on one of my plants or maybe 2 the leaves are curling upward. They are flushing so is that part of the drying process? I'm so tempted to just chop. I really need some input this time guys. Hope I can get some valid expert opinion. Cause I really want to chop tomorrow night before lights come back on so help out guys....................................
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I'm in the same boat as you and not sure what to do. 16 wks now. The lower buds are so mature I think I should just cut. Im afraid of bud rot if I leave them much longer. They're blueberry, 80% indica.
 
The pics shown look like they need another 2 weeks minimum. Don't bother with the trichs until the hairs have turned brown/redish and receded. Regardless of what the breeder time is, the plants need to fully mature, pulling them at this stage is ~2 weeks early.

Some strains/phenos will keep throwing out white hairs until the end. I run a couple that do that on the main. In that case I look at the overall plant maturity and pull it at that point.
 
kmkganjagrower said:
Go by your trichs I just got matunuska valley thunderfuck which sounds similar to tundra and they told me its a continious grower meaning it will keep going even after its done and you really have to harvest by trichs not plant growth. He told me he took one 115 days and finally quit because it wasnt stopping and lower part of colas were way too overripe while it still continued new growth
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I've heard the same thing about the real -deal matanuska thunderfuck
 
even though this thread is oldeur buds are foxtailing ( like sir verde's), your buds are too close to the lights or your lights are too powerful. foxtails are new growth so don't judge your ripeness on these buds cuz your trichs will be new too. look at some buds below these and judge your decision on them.
in other words they are done and yes old buds get new growth.
PS:hope your not getting all your advice from here, double check on other sites cuz the newb to exp grower ratio is insane, it will ruin your crop if you don't.

merry xmas even if its 8 years later!...ps, why the fuck do people bring this shit back, think he's still waiting for his plant mature?
 
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bottletoke said:
even though this thread is oldeur buds are foxtailing ( like sir verde's), your buds are too close to the lights or your lights are too powerful. foxtails are new growth so don't judge your ripeness on these buds cuz your trichs will be new too. look at some buds below these and judge your decision on them.
in other words they are done and yes old buds get new growth.
PS:hope your not getting all your advice from here, double check on other sites cuz the newb to exp grower ratio is insane, it will ruin your crop if you don't.

merry xmas even if its 8 years later!...ps, why the fuck do people bring this shit back, think he's still waiting for his plant mature?
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Lol
 
Just curious, with all this talk about the white hairs, and talk about trichomes.......no one has mentioned looking at the trichomes through a microscope. Have you done that? it's the absolute best way to tell how ready your plants are:
clear trichomes: not ready
cloudy trichomes: getting there
Some amber trichomes....can be harvested, but not as strong as when they get more amber. but not TOO amber.
More amber (can't remember percentage...maybe someone can help me out), then you're ready!
Too much amber....... past due...gone.

good luck ! You have some nice plants! I had AK47 last year, and enjoyed it!

OMG, I had no idea this was started in 2010!
 
bigsourD said:
You usually don't judge when to harvest by the hairs, I look at the trichomes. Depending on strain, indica or sativa, you know when to harvest by the maturity of them. In you're situation, I think I would harvest.
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The recommended time is usually off..a lot of factors come into play for a plants maturity date. Start flushing if you haven't already & like an old head grower told me back in the day..when they look done, give them another week! Also your plants are looking good, esp for your first grow!
 
Susanne said:
Just curious, with all this talk about the white hairs, and talk about trichomes.......no one has mentioned looking at the trichomes through a microscope. Have you done that? it's the absolute best way to tell how ready your plants are:
clear trichomes: not ready
cloudy trichomes: getting there
Some amber trichomes....can be harvested, but not as strong as when they get more amber. but not TOO amber.
More amber (can't remember percentage...maybe someone can help me out), then you're ready!
Too much amber....... past due...gone.

good luck ! You have some nice plants! I had AK47 last year, and enjoyed it!

OMG, I had no idea this was started in 2010!
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harvest at around 30% Amber (70% milky)
 
Havent read all the replies but it looks like you got some foxtailing on your buds.
Its caused by heat or lights too close. It will keep growing more buds out of the top of the existing bud and thus, more white hairs.
So yes, a plant can be ready and still have white hairs, because it has foxtailed.
 
rfun said:
This is my first grow. I did TGA Agent Orange and Joey Weed Blueberry. Both strains said 55-65 flowering time. My blueberrys have been chopped about a week ago along with the smallest Agent Orange. But it is now day 74 and the rest of the AO's look like they have another 2 or 3 weeks left. Is this possible? That the same strain can have some Plants ripe before others? I see milky trich's, some amber, maybe 70/30. And also on some of the plants all the side buds look ripe but the main colas still have white pistils, hence my question???????? I'm not complaining cause I have some massive buds that even I couldnt beleive I was getting on my first grow, but its driving me nuts that they are already 10 days past the suggested flowering time. Any input would be very helpful. Now I have 2 plants flushing those are the ones with the purple leaves and they look pretty ripe except that the main cola still has white pistils at the very top. But some leaves have turned purple and others have just turned yellow, dried and have fallen off. The other 6 plants are still on nuts(Botanicare-TriFlex)they are the ones that have massive buds.
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I had this same issue this year. My trikes said “definitely yes” and my pistils said, “not even close.”
I’m going with the experts, this is the first year I’ve used a real decent dope scope, with white and UV lights that clamps on phone, also works with naked eye. I also kind of cross indexed, that is, stem checking. It was taught to me, as your plant approaches maturity, actually at maturity, your branches will become more hollow, a pencil sized lower branch will be able to be squished with pressure, you can feel it’s hollow.
This is just my method, I use it on outside plants, it’s not a complete tell, however in this case, it helped me feel more secure that my plants were in fact ready to harvest, despite a lack of pistil darkening.
Nice grow, btw, props.
 
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