When To Chop?

Dan789 · Feb 12, 2018

Just curious if there’s a consensus on time, trichomes or combination to judge when to then either chop the whole plant or just those buds ready to harvest?
COB’s have thrown my calendar timetables off quite a bit versus LEDs and how they (LEDs) were somewhat more linear.

Dan789 · Feb 12, 2018

Just read Seamaidens sticky post about this, have a better idea, but still interested to find out the community’s thoughts.

MW7945 · Feb 12, 2018

definitely looks ready to me. but I'm no expert.

MW7945 · Feb 12, 2018

that being said, look at the buds, not the leaves. from what I can tell the trichs on the leaves turn faster

Dan789 · Feb 12, 2018

These are from the smallest leaves in the bud, but also have understood that overall if the buds still throwing out pistils it’s not done, even with the Amber trichomes.

Dunge · Feb 12, 2018

That brown material looks like an external contaminate.
Those don't look like amber triches to me.
Can we see a flower pic please.

Dan789 · Feb 12, 2018

Here it is.

Dan789 · Feb 12, 2018

Dunge said:
That brown material looks like an external contaminate.
Those don't look like amber triches to me.
Can we see a flower pic please.

No contaminates, just cut off bud a few seconds prior to picture.

Enforcer · Feb 14, 2018

I'm seeing a lot of amber trichs and brown hairs. If it was me, I would chop.

Enforcer · Feb 14, 2018

Dan789 said:
These are from the smallest leaves in the bud, but also have understood that overall if the buds still throwing out pistils it’s not done, even with the Amber trichomes.

Some strains will continue to throw a few white pistols, even when they are ripe. It's all personal preference, but I shoot for about 70% brown hairs and 30% amber trichs.

Enforcer · Feb 14, 2018

Frost.Bite said:
Dont look at hairs or pistils. Look at seed bracts. Let them swell out. Your bud should look like a mass of grapes or blueberries. Pistils will recede.

Like this?

chemistry · Feb 14, 2018

Dan789 said:
View attachment 777881 Here it is.

If it was mine, I would have it in flush for a week, there's amber trichs all over the leaf pic, so you must have ambers on your buds?

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