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 blazinmike
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 how to tell when to harvest 
#288503 - 09/29/09 05:15 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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besides the way jorge cervantes says?
i cant find a hand held microscope i have a 10 power magnafieing glass but i cant see well enough to tell if its ready and a i cant find a jewlers loom anyone know a easy way? i lost track of how many weeks flowering i am but its a outdoor crop raised from seed i got out of a bag
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 coda
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: blazinmike]
#288510 - 09/29/09 05:27 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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well, if you have a radio shack nearby, they carry mini microscopes for pretty cheap.
This would be easier if you could tell us at least a guesstimate of when the plants went outside, were they vegged inside at all, etc.
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moogles
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: blazinmike]
#288514 - 09/29/09 05:32 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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You can go by the color of the hairs as well.
If over 50% of the hairs have changed color,
you can harvest.
NOTE: This is not the best method, I am well aware.
It has however, worked in the past.
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blazinmike
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: coda]
#288528 - 09/29/09 06:11 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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i started them in a areo garden and moved them outside around may i think
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moogles
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: blazinmike]
#288530 - 09/29/09 06:18 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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They're probably getting VERY close to being harvest-ready if they aren't by now.
Depends on the strain. Do you have any pictures?
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blazinmike
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: moogles]
#288531 - 09/29/09 06:19 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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i have pics but im scared to post them due to law enforcment although the plants are not at my home
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blazinmike
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: blazinmike]
#288533 - 09/29/09 06:25 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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also all the leaves are going pal green and yellow
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coda
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: blazinmike]
#288547 - 09/29/09 06:47 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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oh yah, you're ready then. When the leaves start yellowing off like that the plant is using up it's remaining nitrogen. Sure sign your girls are ready for a haircut.
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moogles
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: coda]
#288706 - 09/29/09 09:54 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I did not know that
awesome info coda
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: moogles]
#288792 - 09/29/09 10:52 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have some girls with alot of yellowing leaves, but only some trichomes are cloudy. Are they still ready for harvest? I was thinking about letting them go for about 9 days longer, they are currently flushing.
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NobodyImportant
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: Jeff Funk]
#288857 - 09/29/09 11:32 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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let it go till they are all cloudy and some are turning amber 
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meatcakeman
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: Jeff Funk]
#288878 - 09/29/09 11:47 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
I have some girls with alot of yellowing leaves, but only some trichomes are cloudy. Are they still ready for harvest? I was thinking about letting them go for about 9 days longer, they are currently flushing.
She's about to be ready!
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Jeff Funk
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: meatcakeman]
#288880 - 09/29/09 11:48 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yea I cant wait! Then in four weeks they"ll be 14 more ready!
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moogles
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: Jeff Funk]
#288929 - 09/30/09 12:31 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Nice man!
That's gotta be an awesome feeling to know that
more are right around the corner.
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coda
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: moogles]
#289283 - 09/30/09 05:37 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
I have some girls with alot of yellowing leaves, but only some trichomes are cloudy. Are they still ready for harvest?
If you have the microscope, use that. That's the best method to determine when you should harvest as you essentially get to pick the high you desire. Yellowing of leaves is an indication your girls are close to harvest, if you're in the position, like blazinmike is, of not having any equipment (and a cloudy time line of the flowering period) you could use it as a way to know you're getting ready to harvest.
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: coda]
#289467 - 09/30/09 10:53 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah I have a microscope, equipment, and timelines arent a factor.I harvested the last crop after 9weeks of flowering, but they could have went longer. So with this crop I'm paying close attention to trichome color so I can figure out how long my unknown strain actually takes. On the harvest due in about 5 weeks or so, I should know exactly when to start flushing. I know I lost tons of weight on my last rip, due to early flushing and harvesting.
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: Jeff Funk]
#289756 - 10/01/09 11:34 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Harvest different parts of the plant over like two weeks so that you can compare the product through the different flowering times 
then you will know what you want to do with your next batch of plants in 4 weeks, assuming they are the same strain ?
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coda
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Quote:
I harvested the last crop after 9weeks of flowering, but they could have went longer.
especially if you're growing something that leans more to the sativa side.
Quote:
Harvest different parts of the plant over like two weeks so that you can compare the product through the different flowering times
I second that, find smaller buds and chop them at different times and see for yourself what time is good to harvest to produce the high you want.
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: coda]
#290556 - 10/02/09 12:46 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks for the advice. And right now they all are the same strain. I'm waiting on some Satori seedlings to mature
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tophernotsocool
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Re: how to tell when to harvest [Re: Jeff Funk]
#291959 - 10/04/09 08:46 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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this is how you REALLY know when to harvest, the color of hairs can be irrelevant, its about the trichs, which the healthy naked eye can see without a microscope or 20x mag.
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coda
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well, if you had actually read the post you would realize that:
a.) this has already been said
b.) the OP does not have access to a microscope.
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Ero42oH2o
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8 weeks is usually cool. I could tell you the real trick. But you know the top gun rule. probably pushing 9-10 wouldn't kill you. Just stop and harvest if you find mold+ REMOVE ANY MOLD !!!!! IF PRESENT! or at least don't expect harbor side to buy it.
Edited by Ero42oH2o (10/04/09 11:51 PM)
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