Pearl
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Yeah if it's under 50 degrees, they don't grow, they just sit and survive and invite mold to grow, especially if it's wet.The first pic looks a little underripe overall... if you can push it a little longer, even a week, it'll probably even out with more amber/cloudy.
But I'd only do that if you're damn sure there's no mold and it's not consistently getting in the low 40s.
That plant is definitely where I've chopped a lot of mine, and they've been plenty good.
Beautiful plant you got!
Bingo. And once you start regularly getting into the low 40s, you start to see some cold damage which is just going to rot.Yeah if it's under 50 degrees, they don't grow, they just sit and survive and invite mold to grow, especially if it's wet.
From the pics in your profile, you have quite alot to manage! Here I am dealing with 3Still raining. East end here, lost half a plant last night, emergency pick on the agenda for today. As to the Trichomes, the experts will weigh in.my opinion is they look good!
Very nice!What's crazy is I babied them as far as weather protection. Plastic cover on top for rain and shade cloth around the sides which helped alot with wind and rain. But the plant I posted above has been fickle this whole season regardless of this....granted, it did deal with spider mites so Im surprised it made it. I'm going to push another week. Thank you everyone!
Meanwhile, my other one is going through the transitions much more smoothly although not ready to be harvested.
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One of mine still needs another two weeks (the biggest of course; the one on the left):
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@beluga @TSD Thank you for the info about the temps. I didn't know that they stop doing their thing when it gets into the 40s, but it makes sense. If it's regularly only in the 40s at night, is it worth to push harvest? Tomorrow and Friday, it will hit the 70s during the day and then the 40s at night on Friday. Very erratic.
Very nice!
I'd say just keep a vigilant eye on things if there's more you can milk out of the season. Mold likes temperature swings. The plant with the fan leaves dying off can constitute as 'damaged', just because it's vulnerable tissue that mold would love to take hold of. You might consider harvesting that one just to not encourage spoiling the bunch.
Im in the same boat @Pearl. Temps are in the 40s at night and 70s during the day, while my trichs are mostly clear and just starting to Amber now. I prefer more Amber so I’m going to let them keep going while keeping a close watch for Rot/damage. I would like to get one more week in.TIL...again :). Thank you!
Im in the same boat @Pearl. Temps are in the 40s at night and 70s during the day, while my trichs are mostly clear and just starting to Amber now. I prefer more Amber so I’m going to let them keep going while keeping a close watch for Rot/damage. I would like to get one more week in.
Good date - Oct 14 ( just as long to beat the "frost"Me too. I much prefer amber so am going to try to hold out until bud rot inevitably sets in...for Oct 14! That's my arbitrary goal lol
here are some interesting facts:
---when the trichomes start to turn amber that change at the rate of 5% per week
-- when using "pistals" as a factor the plants ready for harvest when the pistals have turned 60- 80% amber
-- also if growning indoors "reduce" light to 60% the last 2 weeks before harvest - this will really ripen your plants buds (think about it season change from summer to fall (uncreased ligjhtng and heat intensity)
Don't underestimate how long you will need to trim either... I'm going to chop one or two of my smaller ones early just because I have SO MUCH TRIMMING, I can't possibly chop everything at the same time.
Check out this post on dry "trimming" with a silicone brush. I have yet to try it this way, but I am definitely trying it when I harvest my next crop.Haha yeah I had a rude reminder of that late last month when I had to partially harvest. Embarrassing, but I had to put my carpal tunnel (courtesy of my damn office job) wrist brace on under my trimming gloves...
Anyway, a nice problem to have I guess. I definitely plan on recruiting assistance with trimming this year.
Check out this post on dry "trimming" with a silicone brush. I have yet to try it this way, but I am definitely trying it when I harvest my next crop.
I have, however, been dry trimming for a while now... really helps to achieve a nice drying when the RH is low... like in winter indoors in northern climates. Also breaks up the chores... I'll chop them down and take off all the largest fan leaves. Dry them until they're ready, then take care of the sugar leaves that can largely be snapped off with just your fingers
Might help with the CTS.
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