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superpimp
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When to harvest buds?
#399235 - 09/20/01 03:01 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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This is my first time growing bud, and my plant(I have no idea what strain it is) is flowering in a big way. About 10-15% of the pistils have turned brown, and the buds are getting fat. How do you know when to harvest your buds? It is a pretty small plant, so I have to get it just right. It was grown out doors in zone 6 in a small container, and is 6 months, 1 week old. Any ideas?
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stefan
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Re: When to harvest buds? [Re: superpimp]
#399284 - 09/20/01 03:47 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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look up a post from a few days ago in the other drugs forum. post name: When is pot ready to be picked?
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strang

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Re: When to harvest buds? [Re: stefan]
#399366 - 09/20/01 05:24 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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i would personally wait until 75% of the pistils have turned brown.. if you have a magnifying glass it is beautiful to look at.. all the tricomes.... i cant grow bud anymore bud i sure do miss watching my babies grow in to beautiful women with the sweet smell of a stipper and the buds as if they were dipped in sugar... check onergrow.org for more in depth info... you get a different buzz depending on when you harvest.. the more white pistils the more uppity you are and more brown means more couch lock... sativa/indica also plays a part in what kinda buzz you get too.. are your plants tall and skinny with skinny leaves or short and robust with big leaves?
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Re: When to harvest buds? [Re: strang]
#399565 - 09/20/01 09:45 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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the correct time to harvest is when 50% of the tricomes are a milky white,best seen with a 10X eye loupe,accomponied by a 50%darkening of the hairs.the reason for harvest at this time is that upon cutting the buds still grow for 12-24 hours.if you wait to long you can lose a large amount of thc to oxidation,converted into cbd's which is what gives you a headache when you smoke bad mexi or homegrown.havesting any earlier can signifigantly reduce the potency.hope that helps. peace&caps
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superpimp
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Re: When to harvest buds? [Re: strang]
#399793 - 09/21/01 08:42 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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My plant is only 21" tall because I couldn't put it in anything bigger than a one gallon pot, but I have been feeding it regularly with compost tea, bird shit, and Miracle Grow potted plant food and tomato food. It is extremely healthy, and has 3 seperate stalks that have amazingly fat buds, some are 3" across. I haven't been able to wait for full maturity, so I have been picking off tiny portions off of the bottom buds, where more of the pistils have turned brown, and smoking them. The high is pretty weak, but I assume that it's because they are still a few weeks away from maturity.
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narc monkey
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Re: When to harvest buds? [Re: superpimp]
#401009 - 09/22/01 05:13 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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that person above gave you the wrong link, it should be www.overgrow.com. i would say look at the tricomes andwhen 50% have gotten cloudy, then harvest. make sure you cure your bud too, i've never done it but apparently it drastically improves potency and taste.
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Re: When to harvest buds? [Re: narc monkey]
#401012 - 09/22/01 05:21 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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let em all turn brown, 1 puff will get u stoned, well that worked for us.
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