BIG BUD harvesting help needed (with pics)

hey Lacy,

I'm sorry but are you growing more than one plant? If so take one down now and let the rest go and see which you like better. I like the energetic high but I'm also an imsomniac so I like the couchlock high too. Experiment if you have more than one plant, take notes so you know exactly what you want next time around.

CBD (Cannabidiol) increases some of the effects of THC and decreases other effects of THC. High levels of THC and low levels of CBD contribute to a strong, clear headed, more energetic high.
Cannabis that has a high level of both THC and CBD will produce a strong head-stone that feels almost dreamlike. Cannabis that has low levels of THC and high levels of CBD produces more of a buzz or stoned feeling. The mind feels dull and the body feels tired.
- Harvest ur plants in a week and ull get a good mix of both , harvest now and you will be up around when ur stoned , wait 2-3 weeks and ull only get up for food.

Hey,
I want more pics, more pics.
If I can't smoke it, atlast I can dream about it
keep us updated.
GLG

cut em now ...trust

Id Give A Week Or Two. Im Also Growing Thet Var. And They Dont Look Quite As Good As They Can Be, They Look Ok To Cut , But Id Wait A Week Or Two, It Will Be Better Waiting Promise. Good Things And All That...
Craige.

Hey gygax,
Yes I am growing 5 plants. They have been growing since the beginning of May. I had 7 but one was male and the cat knocked one off the deck.

That's a good idea because although I prefer the energetic high I also have insomnia since I'm bi-polar.
Having the combination would be perfect.
Yes, notes. I should have been taking notes all along but I will know for next time.

I ordered seeds a couple of days ago.
I'm learning so much here. This site and the people here are the best people ever.

Thanks Gygax!!!

Gygax1974 said:

hey Lacy,

I'm sorry but are you growing more than one plant? If so take one down now and let the rest go and see which you like better. I like the energetic high but I'm also an imsomniac so I like the couchlock high too. Experiment if you have more than one plant, take notes so you know exactly what you want next time around.

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You shouldnt go by the hairs its not very accurate. You should purchase a 60-100x magnifier to examine the trichromes this way you can get the perfect high your after. Theres a few threads on this in harvesting and curing.

Wait 2 to 3 weeks and all I will get up for will be food???
LMAO!!!! That is really funny. Now half my tea i sall over the keyboard.

Now this is the info I am looking for. This sounds almost nerdish but I sure appreciate it. A pot nerd? Isn't this an oxymoron?

Since I have 5 of them I will havest some tomorrow. Wait a week, harvest some more and leave some for those nights when i can't sleep or just want to watch a good movie.
Normally I don't like that body stone but once in a while it's good.

Perfect info!!! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
Moucho gratitias???

dangchowser said:

CBD (Cannabidiol) increases some of the effects of THC and decreases other effects of THC. High levels of THC and low levels of CBD contribute to a strong, clear headed, more energetic high.
Cannabis that has a high level of both THC and CBD will produce a strong head-stone that feels almost dreamlike. Cannabis that has low levels of THC and high levels of CBD produces more of a buzz or stoned feeling. The mind feels dull and the body feels tired.
- Harvest ur plants in a week and ull get a good mix of both , harvest now and you will be up around when ur stoned , wait 2-3 weeks and ull only get up for food.

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Here are a few more pictures of the buds.
There are 5 plants in total.

LoganSmith said:

Hey,
I want more pics, more pics.
If I can't smoke it, atlast I can dream about it
keep us updated.
GLG

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What do you think of this idea?

I am going to take all of your suggestions and cut down stems at a time and log the date and what plant it was from. That way I can leave some buds on the same plants and harvest later since I have 5 of them and they are all big.

I started harvesting the smaller branches or stems october 6th and each day I trim and store the bud with the date on etc.

Good idea? Yes? No?

I have a LOT MORE bud than I expected.

opps...I added a double pic

Hey Lacy I'm sorry for being such a dick. I can see that you truly have a heart of gold. If you let it grow longer than you thought you would you will get a couch-lock high. Thats what I meant by letting it go to the first frost. Most people think that the best pot is the one that keeps you from even wanting to move when you're stoned. Not necessarily. I have problems with insomnia sometimes also. When I can't sleep I make something with cannabutter, usually cookies or rice krispie treats. You should try edibles sometimes. You will sleep like a baby! Peace. Early

I don't think they are ready,but i like to be seriously stoned.
Really you cant go wrong if your harvesting just some tops now and leaving the lower halves,so you'll have two kinds of stuff but be careful as some early harvested stuff will just give you a headache and a mild buzz if your to early and bear in mind that bigbud is very weak anyway at only about 5% thc compared to others at like 20%+ thc.
If it was mine i would leave it till 3 quarters of the whole plants hairs are dark brown

I want cookies

natmoon said:

I don't think they are ready,but i like to be seriously stoned.
Really you cant go wrong if your harvesting just some tops now and leaving the lower halves,so you'll have two kinds of stuff but be careful as some early harvested stuff will just give you a headache and a mild buzz if your to early and bear in mind that bigbud is very weak anyway at only about 5% thc compared to others at like 20%+ thc.
If it was mine i would leave it till 3 quarters of the whole plants hairs are dark brown

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i dont think lacey has 'Big Bud' she said her buds were big lol. that sounds all wrong but you know what i mean

sorry lacy i totally missed this thread.


do the buds "look" different then they did last week? are the small leaves on the tops of the buds hooking upwards? are these leaves getting "hard" and "crispy"? does the bud just "look" different? they change. they just look done. they look autumny so to speak. you will be able to tell. my trichs come in cloudy outdoors. the plants are so big you can go to one spot and find brown hairs and amber crystals then go around to the other side and everything is white and clear. if you don't know if it's ready then it probably isn't.

Lacy said:

Here are a few more pictures of the buds.
There are 5 plants in total.

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these plants have several weeks yet.

ive found that too......some sides of some plants look good to go but then you find an area that looks like its got couple more weeks............there is so much more to all this than i ever imagined.
its been great learning all the tips of the trade etc. soo glad i found this place

Check out fdd's thread about harvesting. While it is true that you cannot go by looks without a microscope, you can still certainly tell when a strain is not "ready" and from the looks those are not ready.
https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/28072-harvest-time-tutorial.html

Also, even with the same strain you get phenotypes where one plant might be more ready than the other so you cannot just have one ready and assume they all are, right?

Those plants look great to me and have tons of potential. If it were me I'd make sure I was feeding them right and give them more time, unless you have something pressing you. You already have a "harvest" so stop cutting them.

A couple questions:

I thought plants finish from the bottom up so that if harvesting in stages you would start with the bottom branches working your way up to the cola?

fdd, what does it mean when you have spots that are only clear to cloudy and other spots that have lots of amber- do you cut the amber and leave the other branches or just harvest it all at once? I would think as long as part of the plant is showing amber trichs that the rest of it has to be pretty far along too.. Of course I'm reaching a little because I may need to harvest a little early.

i trim my branches as they ripen. i never really "chop down" whole plants. i will take the branch that's ripe and leave the rest to finish.

some plants ripen from the bottom up, some from the top down.

fdd2blk said:

some plants ripen from the bottom up, some from the top down.

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little SOBs!!!!!