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Herbangardener671
Herbangardener671started grow question 3 years ago
I’m on day 54 of 60-65 days of flower. My trichomes are looking cloudy and good amount of amber. Should I harvest earlier than the recommended flower time since my trichomes are ready? How much more growing will the plant do in the last 6-10 days?
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Benzels
Benzelsanswered grow question 3 years ago
You will gain anywhere from 10% to another 20% dry weight if you wait a week to 10 days longer. It may not look like its doing much now but thats the point in the plants life its buds are getting denser and heavier not larger. So you dont see much happening but trust me this is where the pros get the most weight gain in final yield. Generally speaking if a website says 60-65 days of flower that is the SOONEST the buds will be ready IF the conditions were perfect the entire grow. For every mistake you made you add a few days to the final harvest time or you reduce the yield depending on the mistake.... So my advice would be to use the 65 days as the earliest day possible and if you can a bit longer to even 70 days, you wont regret it. No one ever says "I wish i didnt leave it another week longer and harvested sooner" Its always, "if id known it would lose this much wet weight id have let it go another week longer"
Coopmc
Coopmcanswered grow question 3 years ago
Another week at least let the plan break down some of the cloraphill I’d run her in plain water for a week or two
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3 years ago
Always let YOUR plant tell you what to do, not the breeder or the seed source... I had a grow that was "supposed" to be ready for harvest 55 days from germination... didn't harvest until they were 12 weeks old! Just from a general point of view, I don't think you're ready quite yet! The leaves should start dying off, turning yellow when it's ready to be harvested ... yours look like you've got at least 2 more weeks, maybe longer, to go. Just keep lovin' on them and they'll reward you with an even bigger harvest! Good luck!
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BostonGirlGrows
BostonGirlGrowsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Unfortunately breeders list flower times grown under optimal conditions, which are hard for home growers to match. Consider those to be the minimum time your plants will require. I’ve found it usually takes a few weeks longer-
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 3 years ago
Yeah make sure you’re looking at actual buds/bracts not sugar leaf trichomes
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Hempy_The_Kid
Hempy_The_Kidanswered grow question 3 years ago
Judging from picture it's got another week or 2. Hard to tell. It looks to be in the harvest window and it really depends on your preference of couchlock or not.
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