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I would suggest you chop bits at different times e.g. 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks and see what high you prefer. More Clearer trichomes (8 weeks)give you a more up high .(10 weeks) more amber gives a more body couchlock high and 9 weeks is a more even head and body high.take nugs at different times and see which high you preferI have the jewlers loupe. I'm checking everyday now because I know I'm close. I'm only checking the calyxes.
-Are those photos you posted here a Sativa dominant plant?
-Why are you waiting until 25% amber as opposed to say 10% amber?
-Have you grown this strain before?
I don't know exactly when to harvest. Barney's gives absolutely no details what to look for in the Trichomes when it's time to harvest. Publishing only a range of days is not good enough. Which is the only detail they provide for harvest. Which by the way 60 days is tomorrow. 60-70 days is the range Barney's published.
So how did you decide on 25% amber?
I would suggest you chop bits at different times e.g. 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks and see what high you prefer. More Clearer trichomes (8 weeks)give you a more up high .(10 weeks) more amber gives a more body couchlock high and 9 weeks is a more even head and body high.take nugs at different times and see which high you prefer
I just harvested 8 days ago. On this particular strain it's 75% indica and 25% sativa. When the trichs are still clear you can harvest and get a more speedy high, cloudy trichs you get the intended buzz, good for anxiety and a relaxing feeling. If you wait for amber trichs,you end up with the "in da couch" high, just go to bed at that point. I do a double harvest, one cloudy trichs then 7 to 14 days do the lower harvest when amber for my night smoke. Works well.
Nicely Done! If you want a nice reference for Cannabis check out Dr. Ernie Small's book: Cannabis: A Complete Guide. It's on Amazon for $70 Cdn. or $140 for hardcover (25% less in US dollars). He literally wrote the book on Cannabis; he was Canada's primary research scientist (botanist) working on Cannabis for multiple decades. This is not a breeding text, however.Harvest day on 2-18-21.
Just enough amber. So, I chopped.
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On to drying and curing.
Beginner here as well. What is the reasoning behind using cold water to turn the pistols? I grow outdoors and always tend to use cold water, am I harming the plants at all by doing so?Get a jewlers loupe or a good glass, when all your trichome is milky you can chop, me i like at least 25% amber trichome, when you flush out 10 days before chop use cold water this will turn your pistols.
Not to worry! You are good. Cold water doesn't do anything to "pistils" which are the overall female part of the plant (comprising of stigma, style, ovaries). He's referring to signaling the plant to shut down. You did well. Staging trichomes is easy - lots of stuff on the net. It goes from milky to amber fairly quickly so depending on the size of crop starting and ending of harvest are a combination of stages (determined by how long you take to harvest).Beginner here as well. What is the reasoning behind using cold water to turn the pistols? I grow outdoors and always tend to use cold water, am I harming the plants at all by doing so?
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