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GigZ-16 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-15-2008, 08:01 AM

When to Harvest
by: GigZ-16

When to Flower

When and how you harvest your female cannabis buds determines the taste, smoothness and type of high you get out of the final product. Harvesting should be done at the time when the plant is it's most ripe. The window for harvest begins as soon as the plant has ripened fully and it ends after two weeks when the plant becomes over ripe. If your harvest your plant around the beginning of the window for harvest the bud will produce more of a head high, while harvesting at the end of the window for harvest produces a body high. A head high is more of an upper psychedelic high, while a body high is more narcotic-like couch-lock. Also, a Sativa produces more of a head high and Indica produces more of a body high. Take this into consideration when deciding what strains to grow and when to harvest. For instance if you like a strong depressant type high grow an indica and harvest late. If you want a trippy high grow a sativa and harvest early.
Knowing when to harvest is essential in producing the plants maximum yield. Buying seeds online and knowing the strain is helpful as it tells you the strains flowering time. If you are growing from bag seed and dont know the strain, you can tell by the leaves of the plant if it is more indica or more sativa and estimate the time. You can harvest when the calyxes swell and 75% of the pistils have gone from white to reddish-brown, or by watching the maturity of the thricomes.
Trichomes are tiny glandular stalked growths that begin growing in the third or fourth week of the flowering stage. They grow on the surfaces of leaves, flowers, bracts and stems. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, only with something like a pocket microscope(very cheap). Trichomes hold resin, which is why bud is sticky. When trichomes first develop on Cannabis they are clear. As soon as they begin to turn milky is when the window for harvest begins and the bud possesses the head high. The last stage of amber trichomes is the end of the window and possesses the body high.

as always, if anyone has anything to add, just post it and I'll add it.

Hope I helped someone.

#1 (permalink) 04-15-2008, 08:01 AM
GigZ-16 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Inside my head, behind my Wall. Posts: 673	When to Harvest When to Harvest by: GigZ-16 When to Flower When and how you harvest your female cannabis buds determines the taste, smoothness and type of high you get out of the final product. Harvesting should be done at the time when the plant is it's most ripe. The window for harvest begins as soon as the plant has ripened fully and it ends after two weeks when the plant becomes over ripe. If your harvest your plant around the beginning of the window for harvest the bud will produce more of a head high, while harvesting at the end of the window for harvest produces a body high. A head high is more of an upper psychedelic high, while a body high is more narcotic-like couch-lock. Also, a Sativa produces more of a head high and Indica produces more of a body high. Take this into consideration when deciding what strains to grow and when to harvest. For instance if you like a strong depressant type high grow an indica and harvest late. If you want a trippy high grow a sativa and harvest early. Knowing when to harvest is essential in producing the plants maximum yield. Buying seeds online and knowing the strain is helpful as it tells you the strains flowering time. If you are growing from bag seed and dont know the strain, you can tell by the leaves of the plant if it is more indica or more sativa and estimate the time. You can harvest when the calyxes swell and 75% of the pistils have gone from white to reddish-brown, or by watching the maturity of the thricomes. Trichomes are tiny glandular stalked growths that begin growing in the third or fourth week of the flowering stage. They grow on the surfaces of leaves, flowers, bracts and stems. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, only with something like a pocket microscope(very cheap). Trichomes hold resin, which is why bud is sticky. When trichomes first develop on Cannabis they are clear. As soon as they begin to turn milky is when the window for harvest begins and the bud possesses the head high. The last stage of amber trichomes is the end of the window and possesses the body high. as always, if anyone has anything to add, just post it and I'll add it. Hope I helped someone.