My plant is at 61 days now in flowering and i'm pretty sure she's done, (i'm going by: hairs are mostly brown and going into the buds, trichs are all cloudy and some amber, and all the fan leaves on the plant are turning yellow.) My plan: Im gonna cut out large holes in a large card bored box with strings in them to hang the buds while they dry in a cool dark place. then into jars for curing. Main questions : does it REALLY matter when I harvest? ( when the lights are off, right before they turn on, etc) cause I've read some about 36 hours of darkness and stuff like that but I really think they're done and I wanna dry them already xD (it's my first full grow you guys can understand how exciting this is for me, right?)
I like to give the plants 48 hours darkness but it's really a personal preference as there isn't too much evidence supporting this theory helps at all. You should try and at least harvest before lights on though. Congrats on the grow!
Yeah, I JUST saw more amber trichromes, I think i'll harvest tomorrow right before the lights turn on! Thanks for your opinion, much appreciated.
I kept the lights off for white widow 1 week and it made a noticeable difference. It says to do the extended darkness with white widow though. You may want to give it a try and see if you notice any differences. There is really only one way to really find out. Just make sure you do a nice cure and it will be perfect. Enjoy
I wouldn't be able to notice the difference, first grow.. maybe leave one plant in darkness and harvest the other? what do you think?