How far can "ripeness" be pushed?

weedstoner420

weedstoner420

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waterproof808 said:
thats basically decomposing on the vine.
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That was sort of the idea...yeah there was a bit of mold starting in some of the tops, but what did you expect in a thread called "how far can ripeness be pushed"?

The high is roughly the same as the 11-week stuff, no couch lock despite near 100% amber trichomes, but nothing super special either. In the end a lot of it went to the compost, probably not an experiment I will attempt to repeat.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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weedstoner420 said:
Farther than this apparently. I've grown this pheno before and it's normally done in 11 weeks. Chopped this one at 19 weeks of 12/12... Looks pretty toasty in the areas that got direct light, but still plenty of green underneath. Also didn't drop a single leaf the whole time, so I honestly think it could have gone a good bit longer...
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Dang that's a nice looking nug...
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At first glance it looked like a scarecrow shit it’s pants lol
The bud looks like it’s going to taste like the spillage.
 
weedstoner420

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I'm back, sorry everyone. Here's one I normally cut at 12-13 weeks, this time I let it go a little over 20. Really got that golden glow going on:
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Again not that much different from when cut at the usual time. Smell decreased in the last month but the high is still there, maybe a little more mellow but definitely did not put me to sleep or anything.

Conclusion based on two plants I have some prior experience with: ripeness can be pushed quite a while after the usual "peak" and the effect doesn't change much. Chop when ripe, early weed sucks (it's more "up" in an edgy and 'noidy kinda way), late weed is fine.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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weedstoner420 said:
I'm back, sorry everyone. Here's one I normally cut at 12-13 weeks, this time I let it go a little over 20. Really got that golden glow going on:
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Again not that much different from when cut at the usual time. Smell decreased in the last month but the high is still there, maybe a little more mellow but definitely did not put me to sleep or anything.

Conclusion based on two plants I have some prior experience with: ripeness can be pushed quite a while after the usual "peak" and the effect doesn't change much. Chop when ripe, early weed sucks (it's more "up" in an edgy and 'noidy kinda way), late weed is fine.
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I'm with you. Flowered well past ripe. Then naturally dried on the plant. Smooth fire with mellow taste. And I almost tossed this experimental Space Monkey.
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HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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bk78 said:
im sure the only one that will will be your superior troll boss kiddo.

1/10 weak troll attempt
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How can I be trolling? And you at that? :lol: I wasn’t even talking to you.
I guess today is a slow day in the basement. Carry on bud, in no way to I want to converse with you beyond this.
 
bk78

bk78

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HydroKid239 said:
How can I be trolling? And you at that? :lol: I wasn’t even talking to you.
I guess today is a slow day in the basement. Carry on bud, in no way to I want to converse with you beyond this.
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Yeah slow day in my basement. I have big windows in my basement eh kiddo?

One day I hope to get out of this basement into a 1 bedroom apartment or something :bigjoint:

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tstick

tstick

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Man! Some of these buds look like the real old school! Maybe THAT'S one of the "missing links" in the quest for getting back to some of those old school strains that were around BEFORE growers started breeding out all of those old flavors. I can just imagine what it would be like to find that lost jar of old Columbian, Mexican, Thai, etc. landrace strain seeds and grow them out -except this time, with new school technology and the open exchange of growing information, that's available now!

I really hope that we see more and more home growing so that we can get away from the industry-based mentality of "yield" and "bud density". Concentrate on flavor and smell ONLY. If it takes 20 weeks of flower to get there, then so be it! I'm sure there will be ample enough THC to get you high, no matter what the strain.
 
dizzygirlio

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bk78 said:
Kinda like these kids in 3x3 tents they got free to promote are jealous then I guess?
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Of your grow? Fuck yeah dude! At least I am. If your grow room was a woman and I was really strong, and a lesbian I'd fight you for her! :weed: ;):hump: I'm really stoned so I apologies if that's not funny to anyone else. LOL!
 
dizzygirlio

dizzygirlio

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bk78 said:
Kinda like these kids in 3x3 tents they got free to promote are jealous then I guess?
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weedstoner420 said:
I'm back, sorry everyone. Here's one I normally cut at 12-13 weeks, this time I let it go a little over 20. Really got that golden glow going on:
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Again not that much different from when cut at the usual time. Smell decreased in the last month but the high is still there, maybe a little more mellow but definitely did not put me to sleep or anything.

Conclusion based on two plants I have some prior experience with: ripeness can be pushed quite a while after the usual "peak" and the effect doesn't change much. Chop when ripe, early weed sucks (it's more "up" in an edgy and 'noidy kinda way), late weed is fine.
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Serious question, are the leaves like that because of the phenotype? Like the purplish-brown parts?
 
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