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Ripening and keeping high effect

Afterglow
Afterglowstarted grow question 5 years ago
Perplexed with a dilemma. Yesterday I tried buds ripped off a week ago and I really liked the trip. Trichomes begin to acquire a milky color. Should I start ripening with GHE if I prefer a high effect?
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 5 years ago
I dont know aht you mean with " Ripening with GHE" but your Plant looks to me not ready at all. I see darkgreen leaves ( no more Nitrogen needed now) and clear Trichomes, and white Pistils. So i would say your buds may need 2 more Weeks for maturating. Keep the Trichomes in the eyes, and if they are completely cloudy, you may think to harvest. Its awondeeeeerful plant and I would wait for harvest until all trichomes are cloudy
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OGgrows
OGgrowsanswered grow question 5 years ago
Its not prepare to me . Wait for some ambar trichome if you want high effect More ten days , starting 1 day ripen another day water until the end and 👌
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Grey_Wolf
Grey_Wolfanswered grow question 5 years ago
@Afterglow hi mate lots of good answers already but for my opinion I would leave them for another week atleast then see how you think they are going One week at a time mate 👍
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Denzul
Denzulanswered grow question 5 years ago
Some people enjoy their buds to have different effects. Earlier harvests tent to be more trippy. But it does cut down on yield. But also cuts down on grow timing allowing you to get more harvests in yearly so it somewhat balances out. I'd try to pick some buds at different points to see what you like. Maybe you'll realize you like the later ones even more. If it turns out your a fan of the earlier buds than harvest early. I did a slow harvest over a month and learned I like my buds harvested slightly early as well. Matter of preference but make sure you tried all phases before you make your final decision.
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Darkwarsongs
Darkwarsongsanswered grow question 5 years ago
I'm gonna weigh in as well because the other anwserers are Friends and I'm just gonna echo their opinions lol. Except I think I agree more with Larimar if you want a nice harvest you should wait.. You may have liked the high but your also horribly biased. What's the recommended flower time? At the very least you should at least aim for that(Unless your plants tell you otherwise). Your gonna appreciate it a lot more. I don't know where you live and how much access you have to good bud but your Opinion can again be horribly biased because it's your own smoke...
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JinksyGrows
JinksyGrowsanswered grow question 5 years ago
Howdy. Larimar is correct that they're not technically ready yet and there is time for her to swell and ripen. From the pictures I'd estimate 1-1.5 weeks before the "optimal" amount of cloudy trichomes are there. That being said, your high is your personal preference. If you find you really liked that sample and it works for you, maybe this is the mark where you apply your floralicious + and/or KoolBloom to ripen up in the final week to two weeks. I don't know how much excess nutrients you have in the soil, but nitrogen is still heavy by the looks of it, so the flush for purity may take some time and you'll know when it's time to chop (after she starts to turn in and her color fades). If you liked this high, I'm assuming you like Sativas, as this may have been a little racier then critical purple kush is supposed to be. If we chop an indica or indica Dom before optimal harvest, her affects will be more Sativa like. If we let a Sativa go past it's optimal harvest date, she will develop a more narcotic high and act more as an indica. What I'm getting at! is if you like that high, maybe consider a more Sativa heavy strain next time so you can bring her to optimal harvest and get that same high you enjoy👍. That was unsolicited advice! Please ignore if you already know! Anywho, if this sample you liked was already a week old, I'd personally go ahead and start flushing her for the chop (w/ your Koolbloom and/or floralicious +). Cheers and hope this helped. Happy flush and harvest!😀
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