my first journal temp303

Hey bud

Just had to stop in and say they are looking great! Your going to have yourself a decent harvest there! Keep up the good work bud.

- 42o -

 

it also helps if you dont water them before havest, i makes them push out a few more trichomes

 

They are looking nice How many weeks into flowering are they?

-Bill

 

spliffyman do u mean jus b4 im gonna harvest jus leave it totally dark like wen im about 2 chop??

thanks maniac kind words most definitely appreciated!!

zen master so about this watering business wen would u stop that? my girls r in pretty small pots so they drink all the water within a day i actually bought sum great big pots 2day big terracotta ones they were goin cheep in my local supermarket wen i went shopping so i was like bargain thank u very much but i dont recon ill repot its a bit far gone i think if i did they might concentrate on root developement more than buddage dunno tho is my thought.

budbill thanks bud theyr bout 2 weeks i think ill check into it in abit

thanks 4 stoppin by peeps green thumbs 2 every 1 temp 303

 

well i thought they had been on 12/12 4 a couple of weeks budbill but it seems they hav been on 4 a month!!! i really didnt think it had been that long lol 24th of feb by the journal date thats quite along time lol i dont really keep track of dates usually i jus go by wen i think its time quite handy this journal business thanks hip forums xx

 

when about 45% of the hairs are brown, thats when id stop watering, and then harvest within the next 2 days

 

really zen master that early i usually wait til bout 70% but if say this works better ill give it a shot thanks bud

 

I've been meaning to do a thread on this very subject.

I've noticed that folks say that % of brown hairs etc. is what to look for....Not!>O

I'll take some pics tonite when the lights come on to show what I'm trying to say. If one harvests by %'s one will miss out on what I call bulking up of the buds.

After the first 'browning' there will be a few days while new bud grows from the stalk out, to show fresh white hairs this goes on for a couple of weeks or 'till ya can't wait any longer !>P

Anywho I've got a couple of plants in this stage and will post some pics tomorrow!>D

 

thats wot i think natural ill go till i jus dont think that they will develop any further im not saying im an expert but i jus leave it as long as i can till i dont really see anymore cange as in more brown or white hairs ive never left the lights off at end of harvest or stoped water but am willing 2 give it a try as more trics r always welcome

 

This is an area of debate. For a continual grown strain that matures around 10 weeks you need to pick samples and observe them under a lil microscope. The sample can be a bud leaf with trichomes on it. RadioShack sells a little pocket microscope for ~$10 or so. Watch the trichome heads as they turn from clear -> cloudy -> amber. You will see that they do change in relative progression of the buds hairs turning red. You can time harvest by using the 70-75% hair method but it is a "ballpark" guess. If you are growing from clones you will be able to time it exact eventually.

I would not stop watering unless you were a couple of days from harvest - it is an unconfirmed urban legend. For example hydroponics rely on water - and the potency is quite nice. BUT the 24 hours + darkness does have merit. I have even read it recommended on a pack of White Widow seeds. I wouldn't worry about it as much as trying to harvest immediatly when the lights click on (that is when the plant begins its water uptake) best time to cut and run!

Its like cooking every cook has a tweak or special ingredient.

 

nice thanks bud bill sound advise not tellin me wot 2 do but the pros an cons is wot i like im noway near a radio shack lol not by a long shot hehe but i could netweb it n come up with summit ive looked 4 the pocket micros online n come up with a few gooduns but my main problem is money lol im working again now but still gotta get ontop of things again if that makes sense ive heard that there is a different buzz with clear cloudy or amber trich heads is that so?

 

I hear you on the $ part, been there my Brother.

The amber trichomes (trichomes past their cloudy ripe state btw) tend to induce a more sedated feeling (CBDs = sleepy) while the clear is more of an up "head high". After a few crop cycles you will see that a week can make a difference in the feel. There will even be differences in the upper vs. lower buds (lower buds tends to mature a little slower).

Just an amazing plant.

 

mmmm money is the devil the makes the world tick shamefully so do u recon it would pay 2 top say the top half of ur plant n let the bottom half mature a little longer but that would throw the 3 days dark out the window lol cranial overload i think 2 much bout weed if only i could focus my mind on work as well as weed i be a millionaire i tells ya millionaire!!! hehe then i would hav a lush garden

 

You can do that. The extra time will allow the lower popcorn buds to mature more.

As said before I wouldn't worry too much about the full 2 days of darkness. Some claim it works some say the % increase is negligable.

Keep it simple and straight forward and aim for a solid harvest. You can always experiment later.

You will be pleased no matter what as long as they make it to the finish line

If you continue just save up for a set of bubble bags. <- you will thank me later

 

Temp, I always harvest that way,>)

"Harvest no Bud before it's time!"

 

budbill well ive been thinkin bout these bubble bags n they seem pretty over priced 4 wot they r i cant afford that sort of cash 4 sum bags with mesh in the bottom kno wot i mean!!!! ive found a site that sells the mesh in square cm so i recon i could knock up a few of my own but thats not wot im worried bout ill jus freeze the sparkley waist till i sorted it i cant afford that sorta money its like over a hundred buckeroons outa my price range!!!!! sorry man

naturalhi wot u mean u aways harvest that way? my way or budbills way i love the way u grow natural but u need 2 be more on the button sorry

 

Hey Temp! Check out the Hairy One's thread on homemade hash!

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283963

& here (cleaned up version)

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292281

But you can very easily go the homemade way as well.

 

" so do u recon it would pay 2 top say the top half of ur plant n let the bottom half mature a little longer"

That's the statement I was referring to!'>D

Guess Orangs think different than humans, this is why I rarely gave advice before, then when I became a mod thought I should give more advice, now!........?>P

 

yea ive seen that shit n liked it budbill the dry alternative 2 the bubble bag the orangitang way we did talk bout it in pm a while ago lol "A WHILE AGO" n i spotted it a few days ago in the prossecing mj thread which was happy 2 see after all this time no offense intended natural ur wisdom in the growth of the green goddess is yet 2 let me down!!

naturalhi u so layed back im laying down organitan u do it that way hey im interested wots ur expiriance with it then does it pay 2 top the top n let the bottom mature im barely human or primate so im oblivious 2 these factors im yet 2 discover wot i am so all opinions appriciated

 

My experiments have shown that, topping the cola opens lower buds to more light so that they may mature at their own pace. That doesn't mean that they get as large as the original cola but they bulk up better than harvesting the whole plant at once. Also after taking the colas we are able to lower the lights to get at those pesky little popcorn buds and turn em into respectable Buds!

As you say I'm pretty laid back, so another bonus is That I don't have to trim huge piles of bud all at the same time=>D