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Bubonic Chronic
08-31-2005, 02:02 PM
i have no clue when its time to harvest these little turds

take a look and guess for me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/96gst/DSC02092.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/96gst/DSC02095.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/96gst/DSC02097.jpg

any advice, hints, and tips will help too

Hick
08-31-2005, 02:36 PM
Harvest when the heads on the "bolbuous" trichomes turn foggy. Clear heads indicate immaturity while amber heads indicate the beginning of degredation. A hand held microscope from Radio Shack ($10) or a jewlers loupe will help see them clearly.

By the pictures, I say they're still way inmature. 2-3 weeks to harvest..at least would be my guesse.

Bubonic Chronic
08-31-2005, 03:23 PM
so basically look at the white hairs and wait for them to turn red? lol

Hick
08-31-2005, 05:59 PM
so basically look at the white hairs and wait for them to turn red? lol
that isn't at all what I said. The pistils(white hairs) turning colors is not the most effecient form of judging maturity.

Bubonic Chronic
08-31-2005, 06:32 PM
i have no clue what heads on the "bolbuous" trichomes turn foggy would mean...maybe i do, just not in "proper" form

and quick question, my friend is growin too and he harvested and his smells like hay kinda...is that normal?

Hick
09-01-2005, 10:39 AM
trichomes are the sparkly crystal looking glands that should be prominent/evident on your buds. "Bolbulous" triches are the ones that look similar to mushrooms. They mature in three stages, clear=immature, cloudy/turning white=mature, amber=beginning to degrade.
Here's a pretty good link..
http://greenmanspage.com/guides/harvest.html

Bubonic Chronic
09-01-2005, 02:31 PM
wow thank you



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