Ripening stage

hhl63

Active Member
Hi all,

I have been researching this a lot and I am just as confused as before.

If I have 2 different strains and the seed company says one will flower in 50 days, the other in 65 and if all the conditions were perfect, at how many days would the ripening stage begin for each?

And probably a more useful question, what signs on the plant should I look for that would tell me it is starting to ripen?

Thanks very much!
 

A.k.a

Well-Known Member
Once all the hairs turn dark a week or two later they’ll be curled up and that’s when it’s close to finished.

whatever you’re planning on add a month, I learned that the hard way recently with my first grow.

56 days turned into over 100.
 

Thundercat

Well-Known Member
The signs of ripeness are pretty standard for cannabis plants. Seed companies give dates, but they are best used as loose guidelines. Even from the same pack of seeds you can get plants that finish weeks apart because they are different phenotypes. So counting to heavily on any specific day ahead of time is a recipe for disappointment.

Once you learn to read the signs the plants give you it will make the whole process easier. Here are what those signs look like.

First a few of the pistils begin turning color and start receding. Your plant is just starting to ripen. Depending on the strain you could still have two months to go. We're just starting this journey.

Two to four weeks later you'll notice that most of the pistils(>80%) have now changed color and curled back into the bud. It's frosty, way bigger than it was a few weeks ago(aren't you glad you waited), and smells dank! It's time, right? Not a chance killer. Patience is a virtue.

Over the next 2-3 weeks it doesn't look much different, maybe a little more swelling in the calyxes, and the rest of the pistils change over, but the stems are starting to bend under the weight of the buds. These ladies are putting on weight internally by adding density and now the buds are doing their final ripening.

Now you begin looking at trichomes, on the calyx, not the leaves, and harvest according to your preference. When looking at trichomes it’s essential to look at them from the side. The bulbous heads can magnify the opaque stalk under it. Looking from the side allows you to more accurately see the condition of the resin in the trichome head.

There is still no rush to harvest, the window just opened, and you have several weeks before you MIGHT start having to think about it possibly beginning to get too ripe. It takes WEEKS for plants to mature not days.

It is very easy to harvest a plant to early. It is very hard to harvest a plant to late. I’ve never seen someone accidentally wait too long.
 

Tangerine_

Well-Known Member
The signs of ripeness are pretty standard for cannabis plants. Seed companies give dates, but they are best used as loose guidelines. Even from the same pack of seeds you can get plants that finish weeks apart because they are different phenotypes. So counting to heavily on any specific day ahead of time is a recipe for disappointment.

Once you learn to read the signs the plants give you it will make the whole process easier. Here are what those signs look like.

First a few of the pistils begin turning color and start receding. Your plant is just starting to ripen. Depending on the strain you could still have two months to go. We're just starting this journey.

Two to four weeks later you'll notice that most of the pistils(>80%) have now changed color and curled back into the bud. It's frosty, way bigger than it was a few weeks ago(aren't you glad you waited), and smells dank! It's time, right? Not a chance killer. Patience is a virtue.

Over the next 2-3 weeks it doesn't look much different, maybe a little more swelling in the calyxes, and the rest of the pistils change over, but the stems are starting to bend under the weight of the buds. These ladies are putting on weight internally by adding density and now the buds are doing their final ripening.

Now you begin looking at trichomes, on the calyx, not the leaves, and harvest according to your preference. When looking at trichomes it’s essential to look at them from the side. The bulbous heads can magnify the opaque stalk under it. Looking from the side allows you to more accurately see the condition of the resin in the trichome head.

There is still no rush to harvest, the window just opened, and you have several weeks before you MIGHT start having to think about it possibly beginning to get too ripe. It takes WEEKS for plants to mature not days.

It is very easy to harvest a plant to early. It is very hard to harvest a plant to late. I’ve never seen someone accidentally wait too long.
Great response Thunder.
This should be stickied.
 

FidelCa$hflow

Well-Known Member
Thie
Hi all,

I have been researching this a lot and I am just as confused as before.

If I have 2 different strains and the seed company says one will flower in 50 days, the other in 65 and if all the conditions were perfect, at how many days would the ripening stage begin for each?

And probably a more useful question, what signs on the plant should I look for that would tell me it is starting to ripen?

Thanks very much!
Those dates are general and you have to monitor your plant closely because phenotypes within a given strain vary and there could be a huge variation in flowering times between two different phenotypes so just watch the plant monitor his health the color of the leaves and the state of the truck runs and that’s how you know when it’s ready
 

hhl63

Active Member
Hi, I am too new of a member so I don’t think I can react to your posts yet. So with a completely straight face: I LOVE all of your responses, thank you very much! I know I will be learning quite a bit from this forum!
 

hhl63

Active Member
The signs of ripeness are pretty standard for cannabis plants. Seed companies give dates, but they are best used as loose guidelines. Even from the same pack of seeds you can get plants that finish weeks apart because they are different phenotypes. So counting to heavily on any specific day ahead of time is a recipe for disappointment.

Once you learn to read the signs the plants give you it will make the whole process easier. Here are what those signs look like.

First a few of the pistils begin turning color and start receding. Your plant is just starting to ripen. Depending on the strain you could still have two months to go. We're just starting this journey.

Two to four weeks later you'll notice that most of the pistils(>80%) have now changed color and curled back into the bud. It's frosty, way bigger than it was a few weeks ago(aren't you glad you waited), and smells dank! It's time, right? Not a chance killer. Patience is a virtue.

Over the next 2-3 weeks it doesn't look much different, maybe a little more swelling in the calyxes, and the rest of the pistils change over, but the stems are starting to bend under the weight of the buds. These ladies are putting on weight internally by adding density and now the buds are doing their final ripening.

Now you begin looking at trichomes, on the calyx, not the leaves, and harvest according to your preference. When looking at trichomes it’s essential to look at them from the side. The bulbous heads can magnify the opaque stalk under it. Looking from the side allows you to more accurately see the condition of the resin in the trichome head.

There is still no rush to harvest, the window just opened, and you have several weeks before you MIGHT start having to think about it possibly beginning to get too ripe. It takes WEEKS for plants to mature not days.

It is very easy to harvest a plant to early. It is very hard to harvest a plant to late. I’ve never seen someone accidentally wait too long.
I really appreciate all of the detail in this, super helpful! Seems as though patience is also an important skill to master. I am on my first grow and 35 days into flowering on one plant. I was really patient, until I started seeing trichomes now I am like a little kid in a candy store. I wish I could post a pic and someone would be able to tell me the exact day and hour of when I should harvest :)
 
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