3/17 - Critical Purple is finally done! 15.2 oz. wet sitting in the drying room now. Expecting about 5 oz. after drying. Buds are very dense compared to last grow and so many more terps this time!
Please explain seed banks term "flowering time". Would that be time from sprout to harvest, pre-flower to harvest, or flowering to harvest? I believe I read that pre-flowering takes 2 weeks till it enters true flower, please let me know if this is correct. Thanks!
completely ignore those estimates, as others have stated.
Bud density, pistil coloration and trichome coloration are the three factors you want to use. You need a 30-60x magnification to resolve the trichomes properly. maybe, some fancy phone can zoom in enough now? otherwise a cheap little currency checker or jeweler's loupe is good enough.
Each factor can vary a bit per plant, so it's as much an art as a science without lab equipment.. .and even then personal preference comes into play too. what does that mean? take every suggestion as a ballpark. Almost certainly have to test out a range of ripeness to know what you like best.
When you harvest a tad early, you lose some mass, but the quality will be fine. testing potency in a lab reveals this to be true in regard to thc/thca. Since we don't have it all mapped out, what we feel may be slightly different? some say 'speedier' from early and 'sedative' with more ripening (aka more amber).
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