How much weight do buds gain in the last 2 weeks - Should i harvest already?

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Hey guys this is my second time growing and i'm not sure when to harvest now or should i wait a couple more days/weeks.
How much weight do buds put on the last 3 weeks of flower? i didnt find any x20/30 glass so i cant check the trichomes.
If anyone have answer that will be great

When do buds gain the most weight?
 
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I see lots of human or dog hair stuck to the buds. But no amber tricombes 🤣

Depending on what you like. From what I can see, most are milky, some clear stupl and no amber. I flush when they are like 95% milky so by the time it's done there are just a few amber. Most people wait till they are amber.

Tip: use your phone camera, lots of light, even turn the flash on. Take a picture close up of your bud, not zoomed in, just get the camera as close as it will focus and take a picture. Then view the picture and zoom in like you do with porn 🤣

Seriously though, that's all I use.
 
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I see lots of human or dog hair stuck to the buds. But no amber tricombes 🤣

Depending on what you like. From what I can see, most are milky, some clear stupl and no amber. I flush when they are like 95% milky so by the time it's done there are just a few amber. Most people wait till they are amber.

Tip: use your phone camera, lots of light, even turn the flash on. Take a picture close up of your bud, not zoomed in, just get the camera as close as it will focus and take a picture. Then view the picture and zoom in like you do with porn 🤣

Seriously though, that's all I use.
Ditto! I got this really cool camera that came with a built in phone
 
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I see lots of human or dog hair stuck to the buds. But no amber tricombes 🤣

Depending on what you like. From what I can see, most are milky, some clear stupl and no amber. I flush when they are like 95% milky so by the time it's done there are just a few amber. Most people wait till they are amber.

Tip: use your phone camera, lots of light, even turn the flash on. Take a picture close up of your bud, not zoomed in, just get the camera as close as it will focus and take a picture. Then view the picture and zoom in like you do with porn 🤣

Seriously though, that's all I use.
yeah my dogs like to stay around her xD, there is some amber if i check with my camera.
sow you recomand to flush it now or should i w8?
 
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Marijuana plants flower according to the amount of light they receive. The more light they get, the faster they flowering cycle will be. However, marijuana buds gain the most weight during the last two weeks of the flowering cycle, regardless of how much light they receive. This is because during these last two weeks, the buds are packing on extra weight in preparation for harvest. So if you're looking to maximize your bud's weight, make sure to give them plenty of time to fatten up during those last two weeks!
 
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yeah my dogs like to stay around her xD, there is some amber if i check with my camera.
sow you recomand to flush it now or should i w8?

If it was me I would flush it.

If you like a wakeful high, you want mostly frosty very little amber. Like it is now.

But if you like a heavier, downer high you want more amber, watch it for a week or two and when it's about half amber, start flushing.
 
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If it was me I would flush it.

If you like a wakeful high, you want mostly frosty very little amber. Like it is now.

But if you like a heavier, downer high you want more amber, watch it for a week or two and when it's about half amber, start flushing.
Thanks mate, last question how much time you recomand to flush ?
 
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Buds gain the most weight during the cycle when they are exposed to more light. During this time, the buds will swell and become heavier as they absorb more nutrients from the soil. The extra weight is due to the increased size of the buds and the amount of THC that they contain.
 
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Standard flush is 1 week or 5 days.
If you were not heavy in nutrients, you could get away with 3 or 4 days.
 
Greatlakes

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That still has a lot of white pistils coming out of it ...and that says the bud is still growing. Looks to me like it still has another week or two easily.
 
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Hey guys this is my second time growing and i'm not sure when to harvest now or should i w8 coupke more days/weeks.
i didnt find any x20/30 glass so i cant check the trichoms.
if anyone have answer that will be great
Looking nice so far! I think harvest timing is all preference. If you want that heavy high feeling, wait for the amber tips to come through. If you like something lighter, once the tips are all milky, take her down.
 
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Imo most everyone now of days takes them too early or checks trichomes from the wrong part of the plant.
Most experienced growers do not even use a loop because they can look at the bud and know. Even at that there is no point in looking at trichomes until the plant is mature. This plant shown is not mature yet. New pistil growth indicates the buds are still maturing and swelling.

Most are scared that the plant will get over ripe and that is hard to achieve actually.

It you dont believe me ...take some now off the plant and leave the rest til it's actually done. Cure both properly and do a side by side smoke test.
 
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Some strains gain the most weight at different times. Some will gain the most halfway through the cycle, and all the way to the end. But then some acquire weight mostly in the last two weeks. I'd say this is more often the case. It also relies on what and how your plants are fed.
For example, I have a 12 week old kush strain that I dont give any nutes towards the end, so I can make sure it takes up all the nutes previously given. Thats just personal preference though. Some others here may have a different take on it.
 
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Imo most everyone now of days takes them too early or checks trichomes from the wrong part of the plant.
Most experienced growers do not even use a loop because they can look at the bud and know. Even at that there is no point in looking at trichomes until the plant is mature. This plant shown is not mature yet. New pistil growth indicates the buds are still maturing and swelling.

Most are scared that the plant will get over ripe and that is hard to achieve actually.

It you dont believe me ...take some now off the plant and leave the rest til it's actually done. Cure both properly and do a side by side smoke test.
Alright so where you recomand to check to trichomes, and how much time i need to w8 ? and should i keep feeding her in this period time or just water for now?.
 
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You check the trichs on the pistils not the sugar leaves. That said, is the plant still taking up water and growing or has it peaked? She looks nice and potent but if you see new growth instead of yellowing let it run a little longer to add weight.
 
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Alright so where you recomand to check to trichomes, and how much time i need to w8 ? and should i keep feeding her in this period time or just water for now?.
Trichomes should be checked from the calyx itself not the sugar leaves like so many new growers do. Sugar leaves mature much sooner then the actual calyx itself.
Buds actually can gain up to 25% of their total weight in the last 2 weeks of flower.
I would say 2 weeks left.
As far as feeding and flushing and all that .... it's up to you and what you believe. I think flushing is an absolute myth personally but to each their own.
I feed til the end.... but that is just me. (And no I really cant tell the difference between flushed buds from my buddies and mine)
 
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Trichomes should be checked from the calyx itself not the sugar leaves like so many new growers do. Sugar leaves mature much sooner then the actual calyx itself.
Buds actually can gain up to 25% of their total weight in the last 2 weeks of flower.
I would say 2 weeks left.
As far as feeding and flushing and all that .... it's up to you and what you believe. I think flushing is an absolute myth personally but to each their own.
I feed til the end.... but that is just me. (And no I really cant tell the difference between flushed buds from my buddies and mine)

I prefer to take a general consensus of tricombes. I'll look at 4 or 5 different parts of the plant. That why I said " the majority of the tricombs". I'm talking about the plant average.
 
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I prefer to take a general consensus of tricombes. I'll look at 4 or 5 different parts of the plant. That why I said " the majority of the tricombs". I'm talking about the plant average.
No reason to even do that tho if the bud is still growing and pushing fresh white pistils. The only time this doesnt apply is to sativas.

The whole checking trichomes is just a mute point anymore anyways. Have read several studies now saying thc is peak when trichomes are clear. So around week 4 through 6 is the best time to take them? That is total b.s.
Put the scissors down and dont take the plant until it is ripe.... (and ripeness should be based on more then just trichomes that are constantly being made and dying) this is why many of us use the "by the look of it method" when it swells and pistils have died and receded. If you look at the trichomes at that point ...boom you are in the window of perfect ripeness.
 
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No reason to even do that tho if the bud is still growing and pushing fresh white pistils. The only time this doesnt apply is to sativas.

The whole checking trichomes is just a mute point anymore anyways. Have read several studies now saying thc is peak when trichomes are clear. So around week 4 through 6 is the best time to take them? That is total b.s.
Put the scissors down and dont take the plant until it is ripe.... (and ripeness should be based on more then just trichomes that are constantly being made and dying) this is why many of us use the "by the look of it method" when it swells and pistils have died and receded. If you look at the trichomes at that point ...boom you are in the window of perfect ripeness.

Never heard that before. Everything I've ever read about it says thc degrades when the tricombes turn amber. And the point they are the most potent is when they are milky.

Regardless, the majority of growers go by tricombes. I have for 20+ years. I dont want amber tricombes. I dont give a fuck what the rest of the plant is doing. I like my smoke the way I like my smoke. By letting it go as long as you say, the tricombes would be all amber. I dont want to spend months growing, only to end up with something I dont like to smoke.

If it works for you, fine. But your method leaves no room for preference. A very poor method to tell people when they asks you about it.
 

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