When To Chop?

[Dan789]

Just curious if there’s a consensus on time, trichomes or combination to judge when to then either chop the whole plant or just those buds ready to harvest?
COB’s have thrown my calendar timetables off quite a bit versus LEDs and how they (LEDs) were somewhat more linear.

 

[Dan789]

Just read Seamaidens sticky post about this, have a better idea, but still interested to find out the community’s thoughts.

 

[MW7945]

definitely looks ready to me. but I'm no expert.

 

[MW7945]

that being said, look at the buds, not the leaves. from what I can tell the trichs on the leaves turn faster

 

[Dan789]

These are from the smallest leaves in the bud, but also have understood that overall if the buds still throwing out pistils it’s not done, even with the Amber trichomes.

 

[Dunge]

That brown material looks like an external contaminate.
Those don't look like amber triches to me.
Can we see a flower pic please.

 

[Dan789]

Here it is.

 

[Dan789]

That brown material looks like an external contaminate.
Those don't look like amber triches to me.
Can we see a flower pic please.

No contaminates, just cut off bud a few seconds prior to picture.

 

[Enforcer]

I'm seeing a lot of amber trichs and brown hairs. If it was me, I would chop.

 

[Enforcer]

These are from the smallest leaves in the bud, but also have understood that overall if the buds still throwing out pistils it’s not done, even with the Amber trichomes.

Some strains will continue to throw a few white pistols, even when they are ripe. It's all personal preference, but I shoot for about 70% brown hairs and 30% amber trichs.

 

[Enforcer]

Dont look at hairs or pistils. Look at seed bracts. Let them swell out. Your bud should look like a mass of grapes or blueberries. Pistils will recede.

Like this?

 

[chemistry]

View attachment 777881 Here it is.

If it was mine, I would have it in flush for a week, there's amber trichs all over the leaf pic, so you must have ambers on your buds?