Partial harvesting / uneven plant maturity

Deso718

Deso718

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So for my first indoor grow I have three blue dream plants under a 600 watt LED that are in the 11th week under 12/12

My question has to do with harvesting and plant maturity - basically a lot of the buds - particularly the mid sized ones below the large main colas (I topped them all a few times) - have like 90% orange/reddish hairs. However most of the larger colas near the top of the plant (the closest to the light) still only have around 30-50% orange hair.

For experienced growers who come up against this what do you typically do? would you recommend harvesting the mid-sized buds that are ready now before they over mature and lose potency? I’m assuming that cutting them now will stress the plant out greatly and impact the maturity of the top buds. is it best to just wait until all the flowers have 90% of pistels turn orange and just sacrifice the mid-sized buds to over maturity and losing potency?
 
Dmannn

Dmannn

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Removing immature uprights with immature buds will increase your potency and yield of your canopy buds.

As you may be able to tell, main uprights have lower bud sites shaded by the larger upper buds on the same branch. When you harvest, remove the upper buds on the dominant uprights and leave the lower buds on the same uprights for a week or two more. The shaded bud should swell and dense up now that the larger buds had been removed.

This will not shock them. Think of it like removing fruit from a tree, the remaining fruit swells and matures faster..

Also don't just look to the color of the Pistols! Look at the size of the Calix. At first they will seem kinda hollow with clear or white pistols coming out. As they mature they swell and the hairs turn redish- brown. Then they will retract into the swelling caylix. As this happens you will need magnifying glass so you can observe the Trichomes. Trichomes are the "frost" or the crystals that look like little mushrooms under magnification. As Trichomes form they first appear as spikes. Than like a little clear mushroom, then they will turn from clear to milky and then to amber. you want to pick the bud AS IT MATURES not all at once. Typical growers will harvest the buds when they show at least at least 40% amber trichomes on the swollen calyx. I pick much later at 60-70% amber.

The ripeness is determined by looking at each bud site and making a determination trough the magnifying glass. Just becomes one piece of fruit is ready doesn't mean the whole tree is ready..
 
Deso718

Deso718

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This was just what I was looking for thank you


Dmannn said:
Removing immature uprights with immature buds will increase your potency and yield of your canopy buds.

As you may be able to tell, main uprights have lower bud sites shaded by the larger upper buds on the same branch. When you harvest, remove the upper buds on the dominant uprights and leave the lower buds on the same uprights for a week or two more. The shaded bud should swell and dense up now that the larger buds had been removed.

This will not shock them. Think of it like removing fruit from a tree, the remaining fruit swells and matures faster..

Also don't just look to the color of the Pistols! Look at the size of the Calix. At first they will seem kinda hollow with clear or white pistols coming out. As they mature they swell and the hairs turn redish- brown. Then they will retract into the swelling caylix. As this happens you will need magnifying glass so you can observe the Trichomes. Trichomes are the "frost" or the crystals that look like little mushrooms under magnification. As Trichomes form they first appear as spikes. Than like a little clear mushroom, then they will turn from clear to milky and then to amber. you want to pick the bud AS IT MATURES not all at once. Typical growers will harvest the buds when they show at least at least 40% amber trichomes on the swollen calyx. I pick much later at 60-70% amber.

The ripeness is determined by looking at each bud site and making a determination trough the magnifying glass. Just becomes one piece of fruit is ready doesn't mean the whole tree is ready..
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