Are these about ready to harvest?

ExpertRookie

ExpertRookie

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image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg Probably this Friday night I planned to harvest my girl.However I won't be able to get a strong enough microscope or magnifying glass till sometimes next week.Before I even made the decision to go ahead and harvest I wanted to make sure it was pretty mature but not too too couch locking but a good even high.Anyway I provided a few pics even though this may not help at all being that you can't really see the true color of the trichomes
 
SPLFreak808

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ExpertRookie said:
View attachment 3656602 View attachment 3656604 View attachment 3656606 Probably this Friday night I planned to harvest my girl.However I won't be able to get a strong enough microscope or magnifying glass till sometimes next week.Before I even made the decision to go ahead and harvest I wanted to make sure it was pretty mature but not too too couch locking but a good even high.Anyway I provided a few pics even though this may not help at all being that you can't really see the true color of the trichomes
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Wait for your scope, bet it's not even near couchlock right now and could use a few more weeks
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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2 to 3 more weeks id say- when all those white pistils have turned orange & recede then you'll see a slight swell in the bud; that is when it'll be close to ripeness- order your scope you'll need it soon
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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you have time, get at least a 60X jewelers louple or higher, and wait till you start to see amber trichomes, when you have 5 to 10% amber thats peak harvest time, if you dont want couchlock, wait till you just start seeing a few here and there
 
ExpertRookie

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Honestly guys idk I made a lot of "noob" mistakes thinking it won't make that much of a difference with a fan.I added it kind of late and now the buds seem a little too heave for her it's leaning all the way down almost!Think I might as well harvest and do better with the clone
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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clear trichomes aren't "useless" but they aren't mature, they have not reached their peak, if you harvest while you still have mostly clear trics, you're just cheating yourself. trust me, i know that feeling, you want to smoke that bud, you want to smoke YOUR bud, but it'll be so much better if you have a little patience
 
TwistedSmoke

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ExpertRookie said:
Honestly guys idk I made a lot of "noob" mistakes thinking it won't make that much of a difference with a fan.I added it kind of late and now the buds seem a little too heave for her it's leaning all the way down almost!Think I might as well harvest and do better with the clone
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Bending a little shouldn't hurt, as long as branches aren't breaking. Support the droopy branches *gently and carefully* and give her some more time. Still lots of white/greenish white, straight pistils... I'd say watch your nute usage and wait for your magnifier.
 
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ExpertRookie said:
Honestly guys idk I made a lot of "noob" mistakes thinking it won't make that much of a difference with a fan.I added it kind of late and now the buds seem a little too heave for her it's leaning all the way down almost!Think I might as well harvest and do better with the clone
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Put a stick in the dirt and tie up the branches. Your branches are falling over from lack of light. The last few weeks are when the plant swells up, starts smellin purty. Why spend all the time growing it just to ruin it at the end? If you're hurtin for smoke try taking a little nug, you'll be surprised how much better it'll be in 2-3 weeks. One of the hardest parts of growing is learning patience.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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one of the hardest parts is waiting for curing. you have to wait weeks to harvest, just to wait more weeks to be able to smoke. at least one week hanging if you manicure most of the leaves off before you hang it, then at least 2 more weeks in containers before its dry enough to smoke, then 2 months or more before the chlorophyll smell fades and it starts to actually smell like good weed and not lawn trimmings.
 
RM3

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
one of the hardest parts is waiting for curing. you have to wait weeks to harvest, just to wait more weeks to be able to smoke. at least one week hanging if you manicure most of the leaves off before you hang it, then at least 2 more weeks in containers before its dry enough to smoke, then 2 months or more before the chlorophyll smell fades and it starts to actually smell like good weed and not lawn trimmings.
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Must be doin something wrong, I can smoke mine within a week of choppin, not that I do it often but with new strains I like to get an idea ?

That grassy thing happens when they dry to fast, slow em down
 
Budley Doright

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
one of the hardest parts is waiting for curing. you have to wait weeks to harvest, just to wait more weeks to be able to smoke. at least one week hanging if you manicure most of the leaves off before you hang it, then at least 2 more weeks in containers before its dry enough to smoke, then 2 months or more before the chlorophyll smell fades and it starts to actually smell like good weed and not lawn trimmings.
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Mine is gone by the time yours is ready lol.
 
Budley Doright

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RM3 said:
Must be doin something wrong, I can smoke mine within a week of choppin, not that I do it often but with new strains I like to get an idea ?

That grassy thing happens when they dry to fast, slow em down
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I find it happens when picked early as well but yes I also may have dried it to fast as well. Lots of times I'll have to take down an outdoor one here due to bud rot setting in and they taste like crap
 
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