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Wescoas
Wescoasstarted grow question 2 years ago
What traits do you look for before harvest? I am keeping an eye on pistil colors, once I see about 75% of pistils flushed to orange I will start to pay more attention to trichomes. I am wanting to get the best medicinal effects from the plant, full terpene profiles, etc.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago
I would not think about chopping this plant just yet. prob has another few weeks on it. You want trichomes to be almost all cloudy with hints of amber. like 5%, best way to indicate if they are ready. The defoliation and topping you performed I think set this one back a bit though. Could have been a bit bigger and hefty. It also looks to be boarding on N toxicity as well. This link is a great resource for auto feeding,https://www.autoflower.net/forums/threads/med-man-method-feeding-chart-ppm-ec.47856/ Next time growing this auto try not to top it and just play aorund with LST. Dinafem is a great breeder sad they are no longer in operation. or maybe just not under that name anymore who knows. ***disclaimer, multiple people are answering all questions as there is a contest called GOTM, when a user is selected as the answer they get a point. Please see the contest page for information regarding the details: growdiaries.com/giveaways/GotM-August-2022 Please note, when you reply to anything on the questions part of Growdiaries website, no one will be notified of this. Not even if you use a "@" tag in their name. Best to reach out to them in DM using your inbox, it can be found in the bottom right hand corner of the site. It's the small paper airplane button, it will be highlighted green if you have new messages***
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
I'm with m0use on this one... nailed everything....
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DutchDoobie
DutchDoobieanswered grow question 2 years ago
High Wescoas, Yes I always do the same! When more then half of the pistils are brown Instart to look at the trichomes with a x60 pocket microscope 2 times a week. This way you learn how to indicate the different colours and you notice change. The plant is at full potency when most of the trichomes are miljy white and between 10-20% amber. Happy Harvest! 😋
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antekirtt
antekirttanswered grow question 2 years ago
I check the trichome and take the strain into consideration. For more energetic strain I harvest when most of the trichomes are cloudy, or at first sign of amber ones. For he stone-glue-kind maybe I wait some day to see more amber trichome, but not too much. I still like to be more on the THC side.
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ernest_twwg
ernest_twwganswered grow question 2 years ago
I harvest based off of trichome color. If there are any clear trichome heads, I wait until they are cloudy. Then, I harvest. I hope this helps.
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