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Should i harvest even tough the buds are so small ? Or wait 2-3 weeks ?

MorenVelky
MorenVelkystarted grow question 3 years ago
I've small buds due to not enough defoliation and nitrogen overflow due hot weather. This week the buds started finally getting bigger but i was already thinking about harvesting this week and from day or two the buds got noticible bigger for me, should i harvest or wait ?
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3 years ago
Defoliation does not cause bigger buds. Defoliation (can) cause smaller buds. During flowering, your plant needs a lot of energy to grow the flowers. Your plants only source of energy is the leaves. More leaves = more energy made = more and faster and larger growth. Hot weather has no effect on nitrogen levels. Nitrogen is a fixed element, it does not change its properties due to weather, be it hot or cold. Small buds are usually the result of low light intensity or too small pots or genetics or poor growing conditions or a combination of all four. In all honesty, a 150watt LED is not going to give you the huge blooms you are looking for. However, your flowers are still quite a way off maturity, so will still grow a bit bigger. Look to harvest when there are about 95% brown pistils, but don't stop feeding too early, once the pistils are about 90% brown go to giving just plain water for 7-10 days by which time the pistils will be 95% brown and your plants will be ready for harvesting and careful drying. No need to get hung up on results, being your first grow, think about all the things you have learned and how you will be able to apply this new knowledge to your next grows. I have been growing for 35+ years, still make mistakes (but not many!) and still learn something with each and every grow. Hope this helps, Organoman.
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RickSanchez
RickSanchezanswered grow question 3 years ago
Check the trichomes, to see, when your plants are ready for harvest. The small buds might result from the low watt light. But you can test some other strains first before upgrading to a more powerful (more expensive) light source. Many strains can be heavy yielders even though they are not getting much power through light.
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Burmese
Burmeseanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hi there,here’s my rule of thumb for harvesting period.During that time,the leaves will show deficiencies, discolouration ,yellowing and most of the white pistils become orange.The best method is using 60x microscope and check trichomes colour on buds.If trichomes are mostly milky/cloudy about 80/90 % and fill with some amber colour, it’s the time to harvest.Happy growing... ✌️
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Smokin_Joe
Smokin_Joeanswered grow question 3 years ago
Get a jewelers loop and check the trichomes for color. You want full white (not clear) and perhaps 10% Amber before harvest depending on preference.
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JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 3 years ago
You will have to definitely give them some more time as these plants are still to green to be harvested. You can trigger the senescence by flushing them and finish with water during another 2 weeks.
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