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phoenix
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"phoenix,
I don't do the amber trichs thing. To me, it's as simple as looking at the bud and being honest with yourself. Ask... 'is this really as ripe as it could be?'. A bud will go through a few stages at the end of flowering. The pistils begin to die off, and the calyxes attatched to those pistils follow suit by swelling up. There's nothing more these swollen calyxes can do but sit and get older. The trick is catch the buds when the majority of the pistils have died and the calyxes have swollen (you'll rarely have to wait so long that every calyx has swollen).
But... every plant ripens differently, so it's all up to the grower. For example, Chemdog #4 will continue to throw pistil almost indefinitaly, even though it's probably ripe enough at about 70-80 days.
FFA will look ripe enough at day 60, but can easily benefit (in taste) from 70-77 days of flower.
A general rule of thumb for me is... NOTHING is done before 60 days. Even plants like C99, that so many people think is done at day 50-55, isn't what I'd consider done until at least 60 days. If you don't like the taste of C99 after 50 days, then you proably just don't like the taste of ripe Cindy.
Another determining factor for me is... smell. An unripe bud can smell nice, but a ripe bud smells like SMOKE ME NOW! This comes with experience. Trust your nose. "
Thanks for the reply CC.
i must admit i think pretty similar,so many dont let things go long enough,u wouldnt eat a green bannana.
Trichs and their colour are subjective,ie
it whats you want thats attractive.Early or late.
It would definatley seem that to know a strain having run her many times or years is more helpfull than going by some sort of industry standard.
You seem to have the sd dialled in perfect.
well done mate,great pics too.
I don't do the amber trichs thing. To me, it's as simple as looking at the bud and being honest with yourself. Ask... 'is this really as ripe as it could be?'. A bud will go through a few stages at the end of flowering. The pistils begin to die off, and the calyxes attatched to those pistils follow suit by swelling up. There's nothing more these swollen calyxes can do but sit and get older. The trick is catch the buds when the majority of the pistils have died and the calyxes have swollen (you'll rarely have to wait so long that every calyx has swollen).
But... every plant ripens differently, so it's all up to the grower. For example, Chemdog #4 will continue to throw pistil almost indefinitaly, even though it's probably ripe enough at about 70-80 days.
FFA will look ripe enough at day 60, but can easily benefit (in taste) from 70-77 days of flower.
A general rule of thumb for me is... NOTHING is done before 60 days. Even plants like C99, that so many people think is done at day 50-55, isn't what I'd consider done until at least 60 days. If you don't like the taste of C99 after 50 days, then you proably just don't like the taste of ripe Cindy.
Another determining factor for me is... smell. An unripe bud can smell nice, but a ripe bud smells like SMOKE ME NOW! This comes with experience. Trust your nose. "
Thanks for the reply CC.
i must admit i think pretty similar,so many dont let things go long enough,u wouldnt eat a green bannana.
Trichs and their colour are subjective,ie
it whats you want thats attractive.Early or late.
It would definatley seem that to know a strain having run her many times or years is more helpfull than going by some sort of industry standard.
You seem to have the sd dialled in perfect.
well done mate,great pics too.
