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Day 49. 7 weeks in today I think things are starting to look pretty good. The girls are getting water only at this point. On Thursday they did get a pinch of Epsom salt and a splash of Molasses in the water. Calyx's have begun to swell in two of the plants the tips of the false seed pods are turning purple. You can start to see that in the individual bud pictures. You can see the hairs have begun to turn orange or reddish all over. About 15-20% of the hairs have changed color more in some buds but overall it looks like not more than 20%. I only wish I had more of these colas. Well next round for sure will have a much better veg time on them. Comments Questions and suggestions are always welcome. On to the part you all stopped in for.
Hey Dr D, I can almost smell those colas out west here...lookin dank bro...good job...I can hardly wait for your smoke report.
Xrancher
mmmmmmmmmmm.......tasty
Hope my plants come out looking as strong as these
Hey Dr. D, I believe for maximum maturity 80% of the resin glands need to be amber...you can check what Pure Analytic Labs here in Cali had to say about my sample of PJ Purple Myst from last year...
eta: we did a staggered harvest of the PJ Purple Myst last year...don't know the exact days...but the sample I had checked went the longest and had the best medicinal properties.
another link...DJ Short explaining harvest timing...
happy harvesting,
Xrancher
after nearly an hour of hunting I found a grand total of 9 amber tricones however I noticed about 1 out of 5 even though they are clear are leaning over like the pictures of a past peak tricone I have seen. Is it time?:sweating
Póg mo bán Irish thóin!
"This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever."
Sigmund Freud about the Irish
No, I like to look at the plants overall health and well being as well as tric production to determin harvesting time. I like my trics to be elongated with a full mushroom shaped head. the tric should be transluscent, but amberish. I normally want about 60 to 80 percent of the trics to be this amberish color, Not like dirty brown and foggy, but transluscently amberish. Some trics will be so big they may fall over especially with a warmer enviroment, but that is somewhat normal. they shouldnt be broken though. And as far as the plants overall look, well she should be looking weary in her old age. the leaves should be eaten up, the fans especially, but there should be only dark green on the buds. U want the plant to consume as much of the energy stored within itself before harvest, this i find is what makes ur plant get that Dank taste, not planty tastey. She should also be bending under the weight of the colas at this point. Now once the plant stops growing bud mass and tric production has slowed and the trics have matured. do u harvest.
Now the best way to find peak maturity for sure, is to take test cuttings at different times, dry those samples and consume the medication to determin potency. Only bad thing bout this method is u have to wait till next season to apply ur knowledge. lol.
Happy growing, hope this helps some.
Peace,
S i R
Hey Ya Dr. D ,
If ya look on the MMMA-dot-org site Grow Goddess did a Grow Journal as I remember last November er December 2010 on the strain with some Great Pic's & progress report . I did taste that finished Bud & it was feckin Great . Sorry fer not posting a Link to her Journal here but I don't want to break any T-Farmer site rules of live links to other sites .
Dr. D, it seems like everyone and every strain has their own time table for harvesting...depending on every possible condition...we are all students of the Cannabis plant here...it is a great teacher...it's also great to have this medium (internet) to share our knowledge...empirical knowledge is by far the best...like Donnybrook says...you will have the knowledge for your next grow...I take macro pictures to look at the mushroom resin glands...you know...old eyes...lol...
again, happy harvesting...
Xrancher
Xrancher You are the man. I know you were not trying to plant an idea but macro pics really helped me get a better look at whats going on. ( My eyes suck for small details too anymore) Your feed back and input is priceless always. I have enjoyed being able to share this journey and my learning lessons here with you. This wonderful medium allows us to take ideas from growers like yourself and many skilled others and make them my own if they fit or adapt them when they dont fit but they follow the spirit of what I am trying to do. In honor of your inspiration I will add more pictures to show how helpful your idea was.
Xrancher Gots t luv t Irish...what's up Donnybrook...?...had me some real cool Skydiving bro's from Ireland back in the day...is "gobshite" some sort of cuss word...?...lol...we partied like there was no tomorrow...we did...
eta: back to harvesting...sorry Dr. Dankz...
Peace and Blue Skies,
Dr. D , I think after ya harvest & cure ya probably should get those Buds to me fer further researching/testing just In-case it's not as Potent as she should be . I'll ask X-Rancher to help me test the Buds so we can have a Majority Findings . I Certainly would not want you smoking something that Might not be up too yer standards ,,,
Dr. D , I think after ya harvest & cure ya probably should get those Buds to me fer further researching/testing just In-case it's not as Potent as she should be . I'll ask X-Rancher to help me test the Buds so we can have a Majority Findings . I Certainly would not want you smoking something that Might not be up too yer standards ,,,
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