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weefi
weefistarted grow question a month ago
Can you please share your experiences regarding the right time for 48h darkness + harvest? WW 70% Indica/30%Sativa, if the trichome color is milky it will be a head fucused instead of body focused effect Expectation:Harvest time should support the ratio type of strain
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question a month ago
Hey mate. So, for your 1st grow, keep it simple. So, you want all your plant more or less done at the same time. So, its a trade of with higher cloudy trichomes + more ambers and lower on the bottom. (Generally this can be combatted by lowering your light % at ripening to not push the plant to hard, making it finish more evenly) As for the 48 dark rest, mep, I've harvested over 150 phenos, and tried every way trying, I've tested half harvested, half dark rested and the other half harvested after 2-3 hrs of light been off (as when the plant has been In the dark for 2hrs the photosynthesis actually completely stops and in theory the plant is in the same state as it would be in 48hrs as it would be after 2-3 hrs of rest. I would advise focusing more on your timing of harvest and your drying room. So, after the plants have stopped photosynthesis (photochrome affect), you want to cut the plant in your dying dark room. So, as soon as you turn your light off, place your plant in your dark room, or tent if you're using, wait the few hours, and then in the dark, or very low lux environment. Then you can cut from the stem and hang upside down. Some growers wet trim. But, if the bud dries to fast. You'll end up with bushwhack weed (smelling of hay). So the longer drying 10-14+ days the better. And as the days progress you can start removing the main fan leaves allowing air in more, and as it continues to dry. You can then break it down into sections, and rehang and in a few days after that. You can start trimming the sugar leaves (note: it's best to do this before fully drying as if the sugars fully dry, they'll be harder to trim the end product. Drying conditions Again, this can vary depending on growers and ambient environment Tempature: 17-20c keeping between these to ensure your weed doesn't dry to quick RH (HUMIDITY) 55-60% Some ppl like a lower RH as it gives more kief separation if you want to do hash, but typically, sticking within these ranges shouldn't cause any issues. Don't Airflow: you don't want direct air blowing on your bud, but good air circulation in your drying room. Or if your use your tent just know on your exhaust and keep it low. (If you've the consistent conditions If you any insight or help in anything explained feel free to reach out myself or the persons answer you find most helpful. Good
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Ninjabuds
Ninjabudsanswered grow question 23 days ago
Do not trust the internet. Make sure you have atleast 70% the hairs change colors on entire plant. Then look at tricombs you want 80 to 90% milky tricombs and the rest the tricombs about even between clear and amber. When you let your plants run till there is a bunch of amber tricombs like everyone says you get more of a buzz and not actually high. Also you risk bigger buds starting to rot from the inside when you wait forever looking for a bunch of amber tricombs. If 100% your hairs have turn colors there is a good chance you missed the perfect sweet spot. Dont get me wrong most plants tou can cut them down in a 2 week range and they still work decent especially if you have not been smoking medical weed or dabs or sum. It's all a trial and error thing aswell. Also everyone likes a different feeling from the weed so I wld suggest every harvest experiment with cutting plants a fewer days earlier and a few days later see what you like. In the end that's all that matter
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question a month ago
Question like this has been asked a few times this month already. growdiaries.com/grow-questions/79005-72-hr-dark-period-before-harvest growdiaries.com/grow-questions/78997-24-48h-of-darkness-or-light The last link posted and where I gave all the info needed to debunk this. Check it out and give it a read. Trichome colour is just a indication of degradation. cloudy is nice and amber is a bit more sedative. a nice mix of cloudy with some clear/amber eg 10-30% is ideal for most users. However some like it more amber for sleep, 60%+ if that's the case just let it sit on the plant for longer.
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BerrySweetHigh
BerrySweetHighanswered grow question a month ago
High weefi, You do NOT need to use 48 hrs of dark period before harvest. This does not bring any benefit for your plants. You will only lose 24 hours of photosynthesis to make those buds a little fatter and juicy. Yes when you want a head high without body focussed you should harvest when you notice the first amber trichomes on the buds. But the weed is the strongest when 80% is milky white. By this time 10% will be clear and 10% amber. Happy Harvest Buddy! 💚
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