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Not sure when it is time to harvest? This is my fi...

BadKarmastarted grow question 6 years ago

Not sure when it is time to harvest? This is my first grow, and I've looked up some guides, but It is not clear to me whether I should wait for all the colas to have to right color. The main one looks pretty much done, but there are small ones to the sides still completely white.

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Techniques. Defoliation

CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 6 years ago

the main idea is that you want your colas to be ready when you harvest them. If they're not ready, then you waste 3 months of work for what? anyway a common thing to do is to harvest the ready part first then the other parts when they are ready two weeks later. So chop the main when you think it's ready, then leave the secondaries another two weeks and harvest them afterwards. your plant will look funny without a head, but it will actually make the other parts stronger and taste better. Consider the first chop a high stress training technique, the plant will think it's under atack and make more trychomes and terpenes so stronger a better weed in other words. What's not to like about that? hope this helps ! 🚀

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Homegrown_Maryanswered grow question 6 years ago

you can follow the 70%-80% orange pistils rule for harvesting. You do not need to harvest all of your colas at once, of the stems are built in a way that allows you, you can harvest the top part of the plant if it is ready and leave the rest until they are ready! Preety simple and old school. Of course if you can afford it you can buy a magnifying glass and harvest based on trichrome colors

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Experimentgreenanswered grow question 6 years ago

I think you want to watch your trichromes closely, either with a loupe, magnifying product or even your phone camera amd watch for the plant at least having all swollen trichrome tops and near the milky/clear area with some amber. But i did read an article on ed rosenthals page about sometimes having to harvest a plant in stages to ensure the whole plant has matured. That could always be an option if you think the one cola is truly much more ready than the rest. Happy harvesting ✌️

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Athosanswered grow question 6 years ago

If you do not have a microscope or loupe to check thricomes, then wait until the pistils have retracted and turn red. If the top cola looks ready, you can always harvest that one abd give the rest more time

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DudeGrowsWeedanswered grow question 6 years ago

She looks too young to me at this stage. A jewelers loupe will allow you to check the trichomes, which is best. They are relatively cheap, I think mine cost around $15. Look for milky to amber trichomes, not clear. Without a loupe my best advice would be to wait until about 80% of the white hairs have darkened and curled in. My guess is you still have 2-3 weeks to go. Stay patient, it will pay off in the end!

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