Do you check bud trichomes or leaf trichomes

[PadawanWarrior]

@Renfro is someone I would listen to also. He knows some shit.

 

[RangiSTaxi]

@Renfro is someone I would listen to also. He knows some shit.

hes a Guru , a awesome grower with more experience than myself in cannabis, he just needs a better avatar.

cannabis growing is illegal in my country. so i take a risk posting here.

I have a lot of respect for Renfro, i just come here to get drunk and stoned and post random shit, and maybe help the odd person , its my outlet after a hard days work.

 

[Kenlv]

mate ive been growing cannabis for over 20 years, im a horticulture consultant by trade now/ orchardist, kiwifruit/avocados, owner operated family trust, experience in nursery production, native plants / floriculture , growing Phalaenopsis, cut flower florist market, and have been the production manager for the biggest orchid nursery in the southern hemisphere

here is a current grow with just 10 days veg in basic potting mix. a tray 15 cm deep.( fem photo period seedlings)

your crop is ready to harvest, im not kidding.View attachment 4405511View attachment 4405512

I prefer Photoperiod Grows over Autos, without blowing my own trumpet, opps, i know a little about plants.

and im still learning like you.

Very beautiful plants. That’s quite the resumé you have! I’m hoping more people will agree with your advice.

 

[RangiSTaxi]

Very beautiful plants. That’s quite the resumé you have! I’m hoping more people will agree with your advice.

Thank you. well im just here for fun. everyones learning.

 

[Thundercat]

That plant has 2ish more weeks could be 12 days could be 16. The pistols have started to shrink, but the bracts( calyxs) are not swollen in those pictures.

After the bracts swell THeN check the trichomes on the buds not the leaves.

 

[quirk]

Harvest a cola now, one a week from now, one in two weeks, dry properly, consume and see which time frame and trich/pistil maturity floats your boat for future reference.

 

[Kingrow1]

Dont go off trichs till the buds look ready, most pros dont use loupes anyway.

You saw what early harvest does now find the late.

After too long strength will lessen but its smoothness and taste really come through well.

 

[Kenlv]

The buds have stopped putting on size. There’s still around 50% white hairs but nearly every big leaf is yellow! I know it yellows as it matures but it’s looking pretty ugly (still love her though). Wish @Renfro would have popped in. Thanks for the help. I definitely would’ve chopped today. I’m waiting though. Here’s some new pictures

 

[Kingrow1]

It needs longee but as health declines you may be forced to cut earlier.

The yellowing isnt natural im afraid and keeping plants green from start to finish is a real skill

 

[Kingrow1]

We can just look at bud pics and tell all - shows how much trichs mean

 

[New Age United]

It needs longee but as health declines you may be forced to cut earlier.

The yellowing isnt natural im afraid and keeping plants green from start to finish is a real skill

The yellowing is completely natural so is the falling of leaves, too much green near the end means you're giving them too much nitrogen.

 

[New Age United]

The leaf trichs will always turn white before the buds so definitely go by the buds

 

[Kingrow1]

The yellowing is completely natural so is the falling of leaves, too much green near the end means you're giving them too much nitrogen.

It means your giving them exactly what they need. Green is the most efficient in terms of growth and energy for plants as well.

Its not natural in anyway if your good at growing but a good exscuse if your not

 

[Herb & Suds]

The buds have stopped putting on size. There’s still around 50% white hairs but nearly every big leaf is yellow! I know it yellows as it matures but it’s looking pretty ugly (still love her though). Wish @Renfro would have popped in. Thanks for the help. I definitely would’ve chopped today. I’m waiting though. Here’s some new pictures

Is this a Rhetorical question?

 

[Kenlv]

I don’t follow what you’re saying.

 

[ganga gurl420]

You are suppose to check the calyx not the sugar leaf. This is why so many people harvest way to early. The trichomes on the leaf matures faster then the calyx itself.

 

[Herb & Suds]

I don’t follow what you’re saying.

Here
If you have white hairs/pistils don't bother worrying about being ready ...you are answering your own question
Mistakes during the grow prevent ripening often

 

[Kenlv]

It means your giving them exactly what they need. Green is the most efficient in terms of growth and energy for plants as well.

Its not natural in anyway if your good at growing but a good exscuse if your not

So did I mess up? Are you saying they should still be green?

 

[Kingrow1]

Which brings to the point of keeping plants green and healthy start to finish or the final stages can be problematic and hard to judge

 

[Kenlv]

We can just look at bud pics and tell all - shows how much trichs mean

I posted trichs earlier but can and will post new trichome pics.