Miguelcraigo said:

First time griwer here and I think it went pretty well. I got 2 AK(front right and back left) and 2 Sour D. Breeder said 8 weeks for the AK which is today. I don't see any Amber's except on some leaves yet though I think they are milky. My dilema is I'm going out of town in 3 days so if I don't harvest before I come back it would be 8 days from now. I'm afraid I'm gonna come back to some over ripe buds. Any thought from some more experienced growers?

Thanks

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Miguelcraigo said:

Alright I'll make the call Thursday morning. I know they yellow at the end but, I feel like there is more wrong with the back one than just old age. The front left didnt pop so it was about three weeks behind the rest. It rebounded nicely tho. I'm sure I overfeeding them for a while but they have been flushed for 2 weeks now and I just started flushing the SD. That fox farm ocean Forest soil seemed to burn them a little when they were young.

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Miguelcraigo said:

First time griwer here and I think it went pretty well. I got 2 AK(front right and back left) and 2 Sour D. Breeder said 8 weeks for the AK which is today. I don't see any Amber's except on some leaves yet though I think they are milky. My dilema is I'm going out of town in 3 days so if I don't harvest before I come back it would be 8 days from now. I'm afraid I'm gonna come back to some over ripe buds. Any thought from some more experienced growers?

Thanks

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ComfortablyNumb said:

Once the plant starts to change trich colors, it does so quickly. The changeover lasts 48 - 72 hours.
Small window for harvesting.

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FourthCity said:

I've never seen a plant go from all clear to over ripe in three days, that seems extremely fast. I usually see the trichs start to change a couple weeks before the plant is ready to harvest, the very tops will get over ripe but I like to harvest when the bulk of the buds are in the sweet spot.

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ComfortablyNumb said:

It probably burnt them because you added food to them. FF OF is food, just not yet converted.
You plant it in a pot of food and them give it more food?

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ComfortablyNumb said:

That is based on personal experience and Ed Rosenthal's research.

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https://www.edrosenthal.com/the-guru-of-ganja-blog/the-cannabis-ripening-process said:

The Cannabis Ripening Process: Steps, Stages & My TOP 12 Natural Bloom Enhancers — Ed Rosenthal

Learn all the details about the cannabis ripening process in this visual guide & discover my favorite marijuana bloom enhancers.

www.edrosenthal.com

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The Ripening Process Of A Trichome​

FourthCity said:

Ed says ripening takes a couple weeks but your experience may be different.

Flower ripening starts between the fifth and eighth week. The calyxes (ovaries) start to swell. These are false seed pods; the flowers have not been fertilized and no seed can develop. The swollen calyx is one indication of ripeness. It begins about two weeks before maturation, so the timing depends on the variety.

The Ripening Process Of A Trichome​

Capitate trichomes, the tiny stalk-like resin glands that fill with THC, terpenes, and other cannabinoids, start to grow on the leaves surrounding the flowers. The flower areas will become totally covered with resin glands.

The length of this stage of growth can last from two to five weeks, depending on the variety. Varieties that ripen in seven weeks usually spend about three weeks in this period of heavy flower growth.

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FourthCity said:

Lower growth wont be as far along as the upper buds, you could harvest the tops before you leave and let the rest continue to ripen until you return. Nothing wrong with harvesting in stages when needed.


I've never seen a plant go from all clear to over ripe in three days, that seems extremely fast. I usually see the trichs start to change a couple weeks before the plant is ready to harvest, the very tops will get over ripe but I like to harvest when the bulk of the buds are in the sweet spot.

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growsince79 said:

My plants go from all clear to ripe over a period of several weeks. My strains are all different; some are ripe at first sign of amber and some start showing amber 2-3 weeks before they are ripe. I've also had plants that won't turn amber until you cut them or they r

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Miguelcraigo said:

I got my smart phone microscope today and now I'm really confused. The Sour D isn't supposed to be ready for 12 more days but, it looks ready to me. I just watered them today and they had nutrients 3 days ago. What do I do? Harvest now or wait a week and keep flushing? Obviously I'm not very good with the microscope yet.

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