Sup GC, If you guys had to guess, how much longer should this plant be left before harvest? Currently, it's on day 49 of flowering. I am presently thinking about harvesting on day 56 - which works out to be a week from today... but now I feel like for some parts of the plant, this may be a bit on the early side. What do you all think - without detailed trichome shots of course (which will come once I procure a good enough scope). Strain wise, this is a a Northern Lights crossed with a Shiva (bought the crossed seeds). Also, I really don't have a huge preference for what type of high the plant produces - at this point I am just planning on going for the 50% cloudy mark (50/50ish high).
Well, I have a 10x magnifying glass with a dandy light on it, kind of low on the magnification spectrum, but it helps at least. If I had to guess, I would say less than 10% of the trichomes on the leaves within buds are cloudy. I see an occasional amber one, perhaps 1/250? Well, this pretty much answers my question for me, but input is still appreciated Have you ever used a 10x scope to gauge your weed's maturity? Do I need higher, or can you more or less get the job done at 10? Thanks GC.
i use a 20times jewlers scope yeah thats got a lot more time let it fatten up at least 50% amber is what i like for potency and yield in my northern 5 and northern lights and northern5xskunk1 strains
Fair enough. I'll wait the extra week at minimum and give it longer if it needs at that point. Thanks much!
A week-2weeks i'd say is right. It's looking great! Make sure you water with molasses (2 tablespoons per gallon) every time to fatten up those buds!!