hello, i am in the last week of flowering, and I am having a panic over harvesting, the thing is that I want too harvest for like 70% red pistils , but the problem as dumb as it is , how do i know it;s 70 % like not 60 % , i know it;s dumb,just to make sure, but do i count the calyxes for a bud the calyxes with red pistils and the one with white pistils, any precise way?...
harvesting according to pistils
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bk78
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Post pics of full buds.
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Nappertunity
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You are father than a week away, by a few weeks at least, sorry buddy.
weeks??
I'll blame google , they said when it shows many red pistils ,you're in the harvesting time
B|uDreamer
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Google wasn't entirely wrong, they just weren't clear on what many meant.
If going solely by pistils, make a note when 80% have changed color and started to curl back into the buds, then wait 2 more weeks and chop. I'm guessing you have 3-4 weeks to go, a week or two for the pistils to change color then an additional couple weeks when they will swell internally and become more potent.
If going solely by pistils, make a note when 80% have changed color and started to curl back into the buds, then wait 2 more weeks and chop. I'm guessing you have 3-4 weeks to go, a week or two for the pistils to change color then an additional couple weeks when they will swell internally and become more potent.
ganga gurl420
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Yes you are weeks away. There is still sooo much swelling and maturing to happen. It would be like picking an apple too soon...
You will have to remember that up to 25% of the final bud weight happens in the last 2 weeks of flower. You want almost all the pistils to be brown and receding into the bud.
You will have to remember that up to 25% of the final bud weight happens in the last 2 weeks of flower. You want almost all the pistils to be brown and receding into the bud.
spliffendz
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There is a pistilapp on iphones
ganga gurl420
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This is just off of google...but this is where you should be aiming for 
Lucky Luke
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Also keep in mind that the odd strain will continue to throw white pistils (usually at the top) past what most consider prime harvest time.
ganga gurl420
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True.... especially if it has a lot of sativa in it.
You were right, i got a scoop and I saw the trichomres...
Thank you
Thank you
Doug Dawson
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Welcome to RIU 
When the pistils look ready it is time to start checking the trichomes on the buds, not the leaves, they are the second step in knowing when to harvest. Take a look at these to help you determine when to harvest. 
When the pistils look ready it is time to start checking the trichomes on the buds, not the leaves, they are the second step in knowing when to harvest. Take a look at these to help you determine when to harvest. 
Greenthumblady
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To answer your question it's never precise. No pothead is gonna sit there and count pistils bc that's insane. Just eye ball it.
But I have to agree with everyone 2-3 weeks to go. You'll be happy you waited!
But I have to agree with everyone 2-3 weeks to go. You'll be happy you waited!