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I'm with PsychicBubble, and those last pics posted are also my girls. I have a few concerns.
1) It's been a hot week. The temp. was 85 last night (midnight) after the lights had only been on for 5 minutes. I'm afraid it will get too hot in there today even with lights off. (This is the first time it's ever been over 82 in there)
2) Our girls are developing at different rates. Some are strictly white pistils (like the one we super-cropped) while others are turning brown (as you can see in psychicbubbles pictures) Today marks their 5th week in 12/12. We want to add a bloombooster and decrease feed 2 weeks before harvest, but not until week 6. If it turns out, after observing the trichomes under the microscope, that they are closer to ready than anticipated... can we add a bloombooster earlier than wk. 6?
Are we on the right track? Any help would be a great help![]()
Other than that you would have to pay me for my secrets
Harvesting
Harvesting marijuana is a joy and a blessing, until it becomes a pain in the arse. There is a great deal of work involved. Some strains will be more work than others but you can be certain that harvesting and trimming a crop will require a considerable time investment as well as sore hands and fingers.
When do I Harvest?
The best way to determine when to harvest is to examine the maturity of the trichomes. Trichomes are the resin glands of the plant and their level of maturity gives you an idea of both how mature the plant is and the effects you can expect from the plant if harvested at a given stage. In order to examine trichomes you will need a pocket microscope, these are commonly available for about $15 USD in 50-100x magnification, 50x should be plenty.
Trichomes are stalks with a head at the tip, it is the tips that you will look at. You will want to look at the trichomes in a couple areas over the plant to get a good idea of the overall maturity. The tips start out clear, then later will begin to cloud, finally the tips will turn amber. Clear trichs aren't very potent, the ratio of cloudy to amber is really what you want to look for. The more amber the trichomes the more of body physical stone the pot will deliver. A heavier ratio of cloudy will deliver more of a soaring mental high. All of this is of course relative to the general effects provided by the strain. Most harvest at 30-50% amber, it is not recommended to go beyond 75% amber.
As a basic rule of thumb, start flushing when you see the pistils turning colour.