First grow time to harvest?? HELP

How long since flower 12/12? NL is about 8 weeks i believe.

 

Indicas aren't the ones u should be chasing an uppy high with.

But as long as u don't let the trichs get amber to long that's about the best ur gonna do.

Do u have a microscope?

If so just check the trichs and when there all cloudy that's gonna give u whatever upp high u can get out of it. Like I said indicas aren't really known for that.

 

radio shack has a hand held microscope that runs 13buck...pick 1 up and look at the trich's on the buds...not the hairs...check stickies on when to harvest...you want mostly cloudy trich's and very few amber thrich's to get the most up buzz a plant has to offer

 

Yep that's what I was gonna say I have the same microscope and it works great.

You probably stil have another week or two and they will start getting milky. I personally like the couchlock bud so I'm letting my northern lights go like 9 weeks. It helps me sleep.

 

How long have you been flowering for? I'm growing northern lights as well, mine are coming up on their 5th week of flowering. I'll post some of my main colas. BTW your buds are still very young, doesn't look like they have swelled up yet either.

 

they look like they got a week or two left to go m8ey

 

oooo yeah DEFINATELY has a few more weeks.

Keep her going, ALSO, I dont mean to tell you what you dont know or what you do know just making sure so you dont waste all your valuable effort and time, Be sure to flush that soil before you harvest!!!! HUGE difference in the smoke. And its a good difference =)

 

I might be crazy, but those don't look near ready.

I'd say you could give them another month. The pistils are darkening, but I don't see any swelling in the buds at all. It may just be the photos, but those don't look very thick yet.

Wait until the plant starts to think it's the "end of the season" Her calyxes will swell and you'll see a lot more girth around the budding area.

If you're looking for a clear headed smoke, you could harvest early, but with an indica, you're better off chasing the narcotic stoned vibe, and should therefore wait until you've got mostly clouding and some amber trichs.

You can totally harvest clear trichs, and it'll still get you high, but if you're looking for those big ol' chucky nugs, wait until the plant starts to swell at the end of her flower cycle.

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This is my personal opinion, which is unpopular in some circles. Don't trust any X weeks stats. If they say it's 8 weeks, and it's been 10, but you still have clear heads...keep on growin. I've never stuck to the schedule for my strain, every one was under-estimated by up to a month.

Of course, my grow environment fluctuates, so each harvest is slightly different.

Go by the scope, and by the look of the plant. You'll start to get a sense for when the plant throws in the towel.

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I agree with the last guy too. Make sure you flush beforehand. There's 100 methods of flushing, but the point is, strip the plant of all those excess nutrients that will harsh your smoke.

Recently, I've been chopping the plants, but keeping them in distilled water (changed every other day or every day) in a dark cabinet for a week before I hang them to dry. It's produced a very smooth smoke so far and is a good fail safe if you're a soil grower and can't flush the soil thoroughly enough.

 

stake em...you'll find alot of plants sag under their own weight..a good thing for sure..also staking the kolas to spread apart provides better light

 

doesnt look quite ready. Id give it more time, dont rush sir

 

I second that, the white hairs are still very white. Wait until the hairs darken to brown AND when your desired trichome levels are reached. (Milky/White trichome dominant: uppy energetic high, Amber trichome dominant: couch lock high, 50/50 Milky/Amber: an even mix of both.)

Cheers!

P.S. Check out my first grow as well
http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-marijuana-growing/726239-first-indoor-grow-feedback.html

 

is that for indica and sativa? (the more amber the more couch lock)

 

Definitely looks young to me. Put me in the stake em and continue crowd. I have 3 out of 4 staked right now at 7 weeks and a couple have at least 2 more weeks to go.