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Choosing when to finally harvest your plants can be an agonizing decision. Many growers lack the patience to wait out the last few days of flowering to insure maximum THC content. Others timidly allow their plants to linger on and on, with diminishing returns. Smart farmers take copious notes on the behavior of their strains and use magnifying scopes to inspect the resin glands as they mature and establish the harvest window—the perfect time to cut down your crop.

Harvesting before this window opens will produce bud that is less potent, containing less essential oils and terpenes, causing your finished stash to take on a green or grassy taste, even if it’s dried and cured correctly.

When growing indica-dominant hybrids, unless you want to end up on the couch, harvest when the trichome heads are fully formed but before they start to cloud over and turn amber. According to the maturation time of the specific strain, this “window” could take as little as five days or as long as two weeks. If you allow an indica to go too long, the high and taste are dramatically affected. I like to study closeup photos taken with a high-resolution digital camera; however, an inexpensive handheld microscope works wonders as well. It almost looks like you’re in an alien world when looking at resinated buds using 50x power.

With sativa-dominant hybrids, make sure that all the trichome heads are fully formed and about 30% amber. Letting a plant mature beyond this will risk the flavor and allow the smoke to become harsher. There are exceptions—Real Haze has three different harvest windows, all very late in flowering.

Another good technique requires harvesting only the most mature buds, the upper or main colas, during the early part of the harvest window. This method allows more light to reach the lower portion of the plant, ensuring that over the next week, the smaller buds swell and ripen to perfection.

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Eazweed

Nov 8 2008, 5:29 pm

Hey Chubbygreen its pretty easy i have four plants growing unger two desk lamps with compact flourescent bulbs and a light from a fish tank with two samll flouro tubes not a whole lot of light but it gets the job done of growing some dank i also just use my closet and a small mini fan to circulate air this a good way to go if your just starting out inexpensive and great for getting the feel for loving your plants right.

ReZin

Nov 5 2008, 8:33 am

first time grower long time head! when using grow lights how does the growing lights stay on and off from begging to harvest time

chubbygreene

Oct 7 2008, 11:40 pm

Dis shit is all NEW to me! Wanna get started but lost and SCARED!!!! Dont know if i should grab one of dem grow cabinets or not!?!?!? and if so, how to go about it!?!?! den where and how should i go about gettin da seeds?!?! ANY HELp would b put me back!!!! i can even give u a "junk" email so to discuss it more if needed

Trish

Aug 31 2007, 5:01 am

My plant is starting to flower and guess what when i inspected it yesterday it had little white fly things darting around in the compost, I am going to buy an organic natural insecticide for this problem. In the mean time can I change the soil and or wash my plant in water to maybe rinse off any unwanted guests.

the other guy

Jun 19 2007, 10:31 pm

its been a while since this was posted, but to answer profdogs question....longtimegrower is giving out false information. he probably just got it confused cuz indica = couchlock and sativa is the the "up" high

jimmytea

Jun 2 2007, 9:51 pm

i just realised right now; i rooted through my seed stocks and i think i may have found some second generation hawaiin skunk seeds. i live in South Africa, does anyone know when the optimum planting season begins? i think i may just harvest and then write off these ones that are producing only 3" buds. i do not grow indoors. where i live people don't really care if the stuff is is plain sight, they think its shrubbery. any help would be appreciated

jimmytea

Jun 2 2007, 8:38 pm

i have only been growing for about 3 years, which makes me a complete noob; because of legal implications my former crop had to be harvesed and destroyed. my new plants are a different strain which i can obtain very little information on ("swazi gold"- african strain) they have been budding for a while now, but i have no idea when to harvest for the sole reason that the buds are so much smaller, that seeing the tell-tale signs has become more and more important. i am used to having foot long buds the thickness of beer cans. just need some help here. if i get a response, i'll post some pix

vergin grower

Nov 21 2006, 5:30 am

whets crackin boogey i wanted to ask u how can i crossbred dro

Billy-The-Kid

Sep 24 2006, 7:28 pm

hey boogey grow a set of balls and smoke a doobie ! and there is no need for me to grow food they have supermarkets for that when they sell pot there too i stop growing just for u :) have a great fucking day

samuri

Sep 19 2006, 1:53 pm

i will be growing 12 plants indoors and need to know how many 1000 watt hps lamps ill need and what is the diference growing hydro and in soil besides the taste.

Binky

Aug 27 2006, 6:08 pm

Hey boggy how about fuck you. I am a food farmer and an herb farmer, and i filled many shelves with food last year, and many lungs with sweet smoke. What the fuck did you do?

Taxman2006

Aug 2 2006, 12:20 am

I have been smokin 4 ever just decided to grow some 4 myself.Obviously I would like to get the biggest yeild possible.It has been in the ground 4, 6 weeks(mid June).Any tips or comments would be more than greatfull. I don't even know what kind she is. It is short and bushy with what seems to be three main stocks. HELP!!

profdog

Jul 15 2006, 7:55 pm

I have read 2 different articles today

one said

The "can't get off the couch" buzz is generally from heavy indica varieties.

The other said
Sativa is the buzz that when you smoke it, you call off cuz you can't get off the couch

I'd loke to know which is which cause Id like to get off this damn couch

PistolPete

May 15 2006, 2:25 am

I'm going with a 6th generation White Widow (from a Dutch seed bank) and I have trouble with the final buds getting enough trichrome infiltration. I'm staying on a 12/12 with ArgoSun NA++/Halid lites and a Hortilux bulb (H.P.S.)both 400 watts. I'm using "fish food" every 2nd weeks and watching the humididty and temps.I usually pick when 75% of the hairs are red and have not problem with the curing or post processing. I just want more trichromes! Should I turn off on of the lights? And which one? Should I stop all feedings and go with the last 4 weeks with H20 only?
Help - I want density!
Could my 6th generation have deteriorated with time?
Tanks,
PistolPete

Canis Indica

May 8 2006, 6:31 am

longtimegrower you are awesome, thanks for being so patients with us n00bs and answering all our questions.
I want to start out very small, I am not in ideal conditons and my wife has agreed to let me grow, but only 4 plants.
If you had to pick one bud that was easy for a novice to grow in a closet, in soil yet is potent and will still get you high if you smoke it every day, what would you pick?
Also you said that it isn't legal to ship the seeds to the US, and to ship them to a friend, could the friend get into any legal trouble if they find them?
Thanks in advance for your help.

madtown thug

May 5 2006, 4:43 am

to that asshole boggy.quit posting here asshole.we can't give less of a shit what you have to say.i know some very smart people who are potheads. so go fuck your self with that emptey heads shit.fuck off!!!!!!

4/20 KING

Apr 27 2006, 6:59 am

fuck that shit...u need to roll that shit..and light that shit..''can we just blaze in peace'' do u son get off us potheads that still get A's in college when were ougt smoking blunts all night yall in studying and when test time comes we get the A's..imagin if we didnt smoke thats wats u should be worried about..toak toak hurray to all my fellow pot smokers

boggy

Apr 21 2006, 3:44 pm

Grow food not weeds!
Feed empty stomachs
not empty heads!!!

nrmrpr

Apr 16 2006, 10:30 pm

for all your growing questions go to http://forum.cannabis-seeds.cc/

sexystoner024

Apr 6 2006, 12:31 pm

Hey long time grower, all my plants are beautiful and healthy. the buds are so covered in crystals that you cant hardly see the green on the leaves. The last time we harvested, the buds were so incrediably stoney. So I don't think any thing is wrong with them

LIL GUANO

Apr 4 2006, 10:34 pm

MAN YOU GOT NUTS NO WAY IN THE HELL I WOUKD FUK WIT THE MAIL DID YOU SEE THE SHIT WIT MARK EMERY AND ALL THE SHIT THEY HAD UP IN CANADA

longtimegrower

Apr 4 2006, 6:37 pm

420 king, You can't get pure purple haze anymore. You can find it at DJ Short seeds but it is 75% pure. Dutch Dragon comes from paradise seeds.

longtimegrower

Apr 4 2006, 6:35 pm

Sexystoner024, R U sure you don't have a problem(fert. ,P.H.). Cuz if your weed is done in 5 weeks. I want some. Something is wrong! Did you use neem oil?
Your weed is either phenominal, or you gots a problem yo! My money is on something being wrong, Not that you have a killer strain.

longtimegrower

Apr 4 2006, 6:31 pm

Aloha, 10 week flowering cycle. That does not include Germ. & Veg.

aloha

Apr 4 2006, 6:03 pm

I would appreciate any information on a low-cost indoorn hydrosystem for 7-14 plants in a closet. I heard about using rain gutters, strawberry baskets, lava rock, couple pumps and rubbermaid tubs and general hydroponics solution. Timers, lights but would like to hear back from other successfull systems. And did I read from start to finish 10 weeks? Also what would be a good price for clones? aloha

sexystoner024

Apr 4 2006, 2:00 pm

hey longtimegrower, the hairs on my plants are just starting to turn red and shrivel up. How much longer should I wait. Our oldest plant is 5 weeks

4/20 KING

Apr 4 2006, 1:16 am

NEW JERSEY ..but yea im deff trying to grow some fire..so i see that its white russian..purple haze but buy it from a quality seed bank..dutch dragon even though i have no idea where to find that..any suggestions?..oh yea and G-13..sour diesal is some fire though so that one might have to make it aswell..any closet growing tips

longtimegrower

Apr 1 2006, 4:18 pm

The closest thing to pure sativa that I have grown is Dutch Dragon. It is 75% sativa/25% indica. Sativas take longer and give you a totally differant high than an indica. Indica is a "let's get high and go to work" kind of buzz. Sativa is the buzz that when you smoke it, you call off cuz you can't get off the couch. When you mix the two types, like most of the strains we see today, you get a mixture of both types of buzz. Never fucked w/ Sour Diesal, But it is supposed to b off tha hook. Just got some NYC Diesal beans in the mail. I'll let you know:) As for the haze, purple strains will gradualy get pink & purple hairs, and the leaves will turn purple as it matures. If you let it go a week longer than when you were supposed to harvest, thats when the true purple comes out.$$$$$$$$$:) White Russian is great. Heavy, dense orange as hell, kind of a cheese smell on the outside, fruity inside, 22% THC. Overall good investment. Careful buying purple haze man. That shit is from the 70's and the real deal is hard to find. Lots of imitations. If you can, Try and find the real G-13. Was recently tested at 27.2% THC.WOW! I have G, but am trying to determine if it is the real one. What state you live in yo? Just the state though. Alright, peace & good luck. As for me.......I'll be on dat Kryptonite!

4/20 KING

Apr 1 2006, 12:31 am

yea im back for some more knowledge..can u tell me anything about sativa..cause i just had some sour diesal and i wanna grow that and some purple haze..question also is there a key secret to making the haze turn purple when u grow it.. i was also thinking about white russian and kali mist..pure fire in the closet..na mean..lol..mad high..but yea is there any other high potency bud that is easy to grow that u suggest for beginner growers?..good looks with those questions i know i bet that LONGTIMEGROWER aka weed scientist knows the answers...''just blaze''

longtimegrower

Mar 30 2006, 1:37 am

Are your hairs red?

sexystoner024

Mar 29 2006, 1:17 pm

I read in a book some where that you have to wait until the trichromes are a milky white not an amber color. All our plants are a milky white only being in budding for 4 weeks now, should we wait longer to harvest?

longtimegrower

Mar 28 2006, 12:14 am

Rest in peace David R. Simmons. 30 years old. Fatal car crash. You were a great man, good fater and awesome friend. The good die young. We all love you and will miss you forever Dave. R.I.P.

longtimegrower

Mar 28 2006, 12:10 am

oh yeah, Make sure you have a layer of paper towels on top and bottom of your beans.

longtimegrower

Mar 28 2006, 12:08 am

Thanks man for the toke for my boy. It's called germinate. Seeds are only good for a couple of year if kept properly.Sometimes it takes up 2 two weeks 2 germinate. Take a wet paper towel and soak it. Put it in a tuperware container w/ a lid. Place the contailer in a warm dark spot. Warmth it a huge factor. But do not fill tupperware with water, just soak towel. Important. Also try and find the best seed you can cuz u don't want to be growin' nothing bunk. Get good seeds, And they should germ. within first 3-6 days. Keep it warm. Can't say that enough. Alright man, smokin' and passin' out. Looking forward to another day full of sorrow and grief. Calling hours. Peace man. And you are very welcome for the info. Late...:)

4/20 KING

Mar 27 2006, 7:23 pm

sorry to hear that man R.I.P to ur boy..ill light up a blunt of haze for yall..thanks for the knowledge man u helped alot..oh yea man last question any tricks u know about to make the seed sprout or u know start to grow process i think it might be cultivate or something? cause i have these seeds sitting in wet paper towels in this plastic container almost a dish and there not sprouting its been like 4-5 days..can the seeds be too old?thanks once again man..take it easy ..and smoke the sticky

longtimegrower

Mar 27 2006, 1:22 am

"Dro'" or "Hydro" is the way that weed is grown. Hydroponics is when you use water instead of soil. There are many differant types of hydroponics systems. Ebb-flow, Drip, deep water, culture, cirrculating, etc. There are tens of thousands of strains of weed. Haze being one of them. You know, White widow, Blueberry, AK-47, etc. If you are growing only 4 plants w/ a 250 sodium, the use of an exhuast fan would not be nessisary unless you were growing in a closet and had a heat problem. Also you need to refesh the air freqently or use some sort of co2. A simple household fan would do the trick. When you buy weed, "Haze or other exotic", it sounds to me that it might be what they say, but I highly doubt that you are getting the real Haze. People alot of times just say "dro" & haze just to get you to buy it. I'm not saying it ain't good weed, but I doubt that it truely is what they tell you. PEACE OUT. MY BUDDY DIED LAST NIGHT. WRECKED HIS JEEP DRUNK. WORD TO THE WISE, DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.

4/20 king

Mar 25 2006, 7:31 pm

would i still need a fan or fans and wat level cfm fan would u suggest? i saw some hydroponic growing systems however dont know where to go to find a proper system for me..another question i have is...is Haze a type of hydro...like out by me u either buy some haze or some other name exo..tic or they say its dro..advise me to be a real weed specialist when it comes time for me to cop next..i got to give it to ya u deff know about ur weed..i never new weed was that deep

longtimegrower

Mar 25 2006, 12:52 pm

Sent to u.s. is illegal. no p.o. box. Send it to a buddies house. The seed companies are pretty descrete about things. As for equip., If you only want 4 plants growing, I suggest getting a 250 watt high pressure sodium fixture. That would be perfect. And don't worry about the appartment and it's electricity, because an appartment can hold alot.

4/20 king

Mar 25 2006, 3:16 am

is it still ilegal to have the seeds sent to a US like do i need a P.O BOX..or is house delivery ok? and then i guess my next question is who should i buy the starters growing kit from..and wat kind of kit woud u reccomend..i want to start off with like the most of 4 plants...and how do i know if the apartment holds enough watts?

longtimegrower

Mar 24 2006, 2:27 am

Ok now were talkin'.First off go and get a hightimes mag. In it look for Ontario seed bank. Their web site is down right now. But they send to the u.s. and all of their seeds are in the original breeders packs. I have used them several times and have never had a problem with them. All seed banks in canada ship to u.s. Just get on the net and lookup weedcity. I think that they are in Europe, But my buddy just got some there last week. It took about a month to get here. But hey, there here. And they are the real deal. Weedcity seems to be a little bit cheaper too. Good luck, and until next time ~~~~~ KEEPEM' BURNIN'~~~~~~~~Later:)

4/20 KING

Mar 23 2006, 11:20 pm

how do i know wat companies to trust to send me quality seeds..like i dont want to purchase ''kali mist'' for alot of money and it end up being some ok dro..lol..i want to start off with like a couple of plants and see wat happens..problem is i also dont know wat seed company i can buy them from that will send them to the USA and how can i have them send it that will be safe

longtimegrower

Mar 23 2006, 10:22 am

4/20 king, The best advice that I can give you is to read read read. Since there is way to much to go over, unless you have a single question or need advice on a certain thing, your best bet is to either buy an indoor cannabis growing guide or start to purchase magazines. Weed world is a mag. from Europe. I have found that it is the most informative. Always read the questions people send in, Cause' other people will likly have the same questions as you do. Also Hightimes, And Cannabis Culture are very good mags too. If you have a certain question, write back and I will answer. Hope that this was of some help.

4/20 KING

Mar 23 2006, 12:16 am

hi long time grower im from the US and am interested in starting to grow some exotics i am very interested in growing and never knew that weed can be broken down like that through science..i want to find out more info can u point me in the right direction towards being an allstar grower..

longtimegrower

Mar 11 2006, 1:08 am

HEY WEEDMAN!!!!!!!! Not being sarcastic, but since you have sativa. Do you think maybe you are not leting your plants go long enough? There is a strain from reeferman seeds that is called Love Potion #1. It place first at cannabis cup for best sativa. It is't ready to be harvested until 16 weeks!! That is forever to me but some prefer a sativa buzz. Anyways, maybe you should let your shit go yet another week after "Your sac is hangn' low".Also maybe you should take a look at Reeferman seeds since you like sativa. He deals with that mainly. CHeck him out. You will enjoy!.............LATER:)

longtimegrower

Mar 10 2006, 9:43 pm

crossbred unstable? Dude, we are talking about some of the most stable strains available. Paradise seeds is definatly in the top 5 breeders. These strains that are inica/sativa crosses are breed and back crossed until they are as stable as they can get. And let me tell you, THEY ARE STABLE! Yeah there may be two or three pheno types on some of the cheaper bred seeds from crapy seed companies, But if you buy from good breeders, then you don't really have to worry about that. The chocholate chunk I have is a indica/sativa cross that cost almost $200 for 10 seeds. It is one of the most stable plants I have ever seen. No matter how many plants you have they are all identical every time.EVERY TIME!!! No morphs or anything. The white russian, which is an AK-47/White widow cross has two pheno types, one being shorter than the other, but not by much. Again all the same other than that. And I am not "knocking" your northern lights. I just don't like it. And you are crazy weedman if you think that just because tricomes turn white that don't mean anything. It means that T.H.C. levels have reached thier peak. After that the thc just degrades and becomes other chemicals starting with CBD,(cannabidol) and then degrades to CBN,(cannabinol) which gives you less of a "high" and more of a sedative effect. Sounds to me like YOU need to read up weedman! And as far as your weed, you need a better strain. I never said iI had weed that is done in six weeks. It's 8 weeks. Some a little longer, but no more than 10. Sounds like you are doing something wrong if your hairs are red, tricomes white and your seed pods are not swollen. Bottom line, get a better strain, read up, take advice and learn to grow!!!!!!

weedman

Mar 10 2006, 3:04 pm

Yeah I got some sativa. I never have notice amber except on the purple stuff. I know that there are many plants said to be one kind or another, it's not a car. .each branch takes on some pheno type and the cross bred indi/sat tend to be unstable. You know this! It's called mutation in DNA if you remember Bio 101. I do have the disadvantage of being very high up which stunts growth. The northern lights I had , had one cola the size of my arm. Very much like big Bud. So what I had was a super producer. Why you put down northern lights is beyond me. Maybe you are doing something wrong bud. Basically people tend to not wait long enough. I have seen some 6 week stuff. But most are much longer. Like 10 weeks, 12 for sativas. just cuse they go white dont mean anything. The glands/seed pods need to swell, thats your product. I have had hairs turn brown, bid deal, no swelled sacs. I like my sac hangin

smokealot

Mar 9 2006, 12:25 pm

Longtimegrower, you are the shit. you really know what you are talking about. Wish that I could get ahold of you. Sounds like you got the diggity dank.

longtimegrower

Mar 8 2006, 2:37 pm

What do you mean that tricomes don't turn amber. They do if you let it go long enough. And northern lights is far from being the best producer. I currently have 14 strains and have grown northern lights. It is not that impressive. And as far as a 10-12 week flowering period, either you like sativa, or you don't know what the hell you are talking about. No pot that I have grown has taken longer than 10 weeks, and that is a 75% sativa & 25% indica called Dutch Dragon from Paradise seeds. That is the longest flowering plant that I have grown. Most strains that I have only take from 53-70 days. They include some of the best srains in the world. Weedman, it sounds to me like you are picking seeds from a bag of commecial and growing them. What EXACTLY are you growing. I have White Russian, Choclate Chunk,G-13,Blueberry x Haze,Dutch Dragon, Sweet Purple, B.C.x Skunk, Lowryder,Afgan,Dutch Indica,Blueberry,Dumpster and others. All of these strains are from the best seed companies in the world. Sounds to me like you need to invest in some seeds. The reason that your weed taste like shit is because you probably grow like shit. Hell, the leaves on the Dumpster that I grow taste identical to the bud. It is all in how and what you grow. However, I do agree with you on some points. Bud is ready when tricomes turn a milky white, and the hairs are 75%-80% red. Try curing your weed in glass jars. That is the best way to keep flavor, and keep about 15% moisture in bud. Anyways, it sounds like you know what you are doing, but you need to find a better strain. It is probably useless telling you this because every grower is stuck in thier ways and won't take advice from anyone. I am the same way. Good luck with your long flowering. Have fun waiting.

Weedman

Mar 8 2006, 12:42 am

Male plant's can be kept for seeding females, making oil, 100 acl/mix & dry. Male plants fan leaf grow intersectionally. White on your plant is mold, or nutrient salts. DNA in plants are going to give you big buds, not some additive. North light is best for a starter. You get what the DNA puts out simple as that. About 90 percent of the hairs should be orange before you cut. Why do people make it so hard? Cut and put fan on low. 5 days then in box for 5 days air box 4 times a day. Tip of the day is DNA in the seeds, not pumping a plant full of expensive products.

Weedman

Mar 8 2006, 12:28 am

What do you mean cloud over and turn amber? The resin glands turn from a clear to a white as a plant gets older. The pistol/hair goes from a green white to an amber/orange. Both do not help the final product as the calax/seed pods may still need to swell. The swelled seed pods make up bud, other wise it's hairs and leaf, yuck. I find 10-12 weeks for must dope. But lil tip, North lights is the best producer of true buds in 6-8 weeks. Most plants are just hair even after 6 weeks people. Taste like plant yuck. North light! trusted!

i likescmokin

Mar 8 2006, 12:17 am

how early can u klip a mother plant and whats the earliest sign of male or female

longtimegrower

Mar 7 2006, 11:38 am

it is ok if you have full sun. that is youur question, right?

highone

Mar 6 2006, 7:54 pm

is it possible at all to grow without artificial light but with adequate sunlight every day?

longtimegrower

Mar 5 2006, 11:52 am

all plants will stay in vegitive stage until they have 12 hrs. light on & 12 hrs light off. When you turn your light to 12/12. This will induce the flowering stage. Depending on your strain, the plants will show sex in the first 7-14 days. Male plants will show first and they have what looks like little egg shaped flowers(balls, nuts) and they will useually bend downward. Female plants will get a false seed pod and will spit out two little hairs. Pull your males immediately or you will have lots of seeds and shity weed. If you do not have good seeds and you are growing seeds out of a bag you bought, watch the plants to see if they are hermphrodites. This means both male and female flowers are present and your plants can then pollinate themselves. If this happens, get rid of it all. It is a shity strain and is not worth growing unless you like smoking dirty schwag weed. My suggestion is get some good seed from Cananda. Ontario seed bank. look that up on yahoo and it will take you to thier site. And don't worry, the D.E.A. isn't worried about some dude trying to grow a few plants. They want the cash cropers.

Drummergirl2000

Mar 4 2006, 12:51 pm

At what point can you tell if your plant is a male or female? Are their any early signs before they pollinate?

longtimegrower

Mar 3 2006, 12:36 am

Hey man. Every stain of marijuna has it's own level of thc. Some strains are high and some are low. MK Ultra is arrguably the current strongest pot although it has not been proven in a lab because it has been created just recently. White russian is the current highest thc content tested in a lab with 22% thc. G-13 is supposed to be comparable but good luck getting the real thing. Anyways, if your pot don't stone you, you may be dealing with a harvest timing issue. Too soon or too late. Probably too soon, judging by your question. You must let it mature into what it is supposed to be man! If you are not cutting too soon, you may have a shit strain. Buy seeds from a seed bank or get a clone off of a buddy. If anyone else has a ?, let me know and I will gladly answer. Truely yours"the man with 14 strains"

Dr. Dank

Mar 1 2006, 1:28 pm

wat up, this is about my 6th generation of trees. Right now i have them in a grow box until they completly germinate. But my question is im planning on taking a few of my plants and testing different methods to increase the THC concentration. Any ideas on how i could do this?

Bane

Feb 20 2006, 2:36 am

Take the bag off bro. Pot does better with a lower humidity.

no idea

Feb 16 2006, 12:18 am

i have a question about humidity... if i put a black trash bag over my 3 week old plants and the lights, will it help the plant with all of the condensation that forms?? or would that ruin the leaves and stem?? :)

OUTKAST9

Feb 15 2006, 3:11 pm

HEY MALATECH9..THANX FOR THE INFO...IM A FIRST TIMER IN ARGENTINA AND AFTER READING THE PAGE I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHEN TO HARVEST, AND I AGREE THAT JARRING IS GOING TO BE THE BEST WAY TO GO FOR ME.THANX

malatech9

Feb 15 2006, 11:00 am

hey outkast9 read subcool story on this page about the window for harvest tells you everything and your question about drying and curing. jarring is the best method.it allows control of hoe much moisture is removed. allow time for water to evaporate from the vegative matter. keep light air circulation and a low humidity and temperture between 70-75. and on the day you harvest water plants the day before this will give you a longer drying period for a smoother, more potent smoke laterz

NOBODY

Feb 15 2006, 10:30 am

THE LIES, THE LIES, WHEN WILL THEY STOP, MAYBE WHEN PEOPLE BET HURT OR EVEN KILLED WILL THEY LISTEN OR EVEN THEN WILL THEY

Subcool

Feb 14 2006, 5:42 pm

Join the New Hightimes Forum @
www.breedbay.co.uk.
You can read all about breeding Cannabis.

Sub

OUTKAST9

Feb 14 2006, 5:36 pm

I HAVE A TWO PART QUESTION...WHAT DO I LOOK FOR WHEN LOOKING FOR A HARVEST WINDOW? and WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DRY AND CURE?

malatech9

Feb 14 2006, 12:08 am

hey sitting here reading all about growing love it but ya know what better than growing is smoking it,i tell you the strain they call bubblegum.i gotta tell ya yoy gots to get some and try. because its the kraziest i evergrowned tha 1 hit quitter laterz

Dr.GreenThum

Feb 13 2006, 11:24 pm

Is Ne 1 willin 2 help A 15 year old kid that wants 2 gro the krazest sh*t... but has a problem with his parents?!?!? if u do den Im me @ -> Buddha4Luv2A0

bob jones

Feb 10 2006, 6:23 pm

sry but if there is a white substance all the way around the pot that my pot is growing in is that a problem if so let me know thx

DEA moderator

Feb 10 2006, 1:06 am

Smokey McPot, your ass is mine.

SmokeyMcpot

Feb 9 2006, 3:21 pm

how do you know when the plant is going to be chronic,mid-greens, or just plain old stress? And what can i do to make it bud faster?

Earthy Dankness

Feb 9 2006, 11:58 am

Marijuana starts flowering when light turns to 12 of light and 12 hours of darkness, Which happens natrually outside in late july to november. And unless you wanna lose approx. 80% of smokable bud you won't let them get pollenated. When a female is pollenated it puts all that energy towards seeds instead of buds and resin. Make sure to watch for males and kill them when you see them. They show sex around july, for me any ways, and really start flowering around august-october. Hope this clarifies your situation

tinsu

Feb 8 2006, 10:41 pm

Do you have to polonize the plants to make them bud?
or will it just hapen !?

B-Ron

Feb 8 2006, 9:38 pm

Yo ..thats some sweet shit man..and the DEA dude needs to chill and get a life that doesnt invole bothering NORMAL people in society. Instead your Republican ass should be worring about the weapons of mass destruction and your capitalist plans for bothering Iran and getting us into another war.Which the dumbass in office is gonna due. He isnt asking for 50B dollars for elections in Syria and Iran for no reason ..and we all know there not gonna wanna change 5,000 years of religious rule.

busted

Feb 8 2006, 7:40 pm

lol

DEA moderator

Feb 8 2006, 7:17 pm

WARNING: IM GONNA ARREST ALL YOUR ASSES!

jt smoker

Feb 8 2006, 3:56 pm

anus is tne anti-christ if u ask me

binky

Feb 7 2006, 2:03 pm

lovin is right, cloning is easy. Cut with a SHARP blade, dip in rooting hormone(not needed but does help) and put in peat pots full of organic soil. Keep moist especially for first few weeks when rooting. If damping off(fungus) is a worry, use no damp fungicide as directed, available almost anywhere,

bluntboy420247

Feb 7 2006, 12:05 am

Sorry hun we done clone males we just pollenize with them

victoria 69

Feb 5 2006, 1:09 pm

has anyone tried to clone a male white widow with a bitch A.K47 if nit someone should so do it then let me know when it is ready cause i want to try it!!!!!

pierceasmile

Feb 2 2006, 8:51 am

oops, I meant proffeser... Smoke another one. Okay! ttfn- proffeser A

pierceasmile

Feb 2 2006, 8:49 am

Im lacking growing land, so keep it up guys...
Though honestly, I truely respect smokers who put investment into it. A+ paper- Dr.A

porf. BONG

Feb 1 2006, 10:00 pm

hi need i to know how to make clons i need to know how you get them to grow roots?????????

TOMMY BROWN

Feb 1 2006, 12:27 am

WHERES THE MAUI IN CHI TOWN

blood

Jan 31 2006, 4:31 pm

is albhino rhino and white rhino the same or what?

first timerrrrr

Jan 30 2006, 11:15 pm

hey i have two questions and anyone who can answer them please do cause i need to know fast.
1. if you are growing and your plant ends up male, can you continue ot grow it and smoke it...or whats the difference.

2. has anyone ever heard of a weed called tripple a, and if so whats it like

World's IN

Jan 30 2006, 3:20 pm

we will get you kid stay home if you know whats best

Puppydawg

Jan 29 2006, 5:22 pm

As usual, good article Sub. A great place to find a lighted microscope is Radio Shack, you can get a 60X for under $10

pepe

Jan 24 2006, 1:47 am

wonderful info dude

ABLE

Jan 23 2006, 5:04 pm

ABLE

skiptokie

Jan 22 2006, 1:42 pm

xtabs not the man grown and u know peace

DukeDiamond

Jan 22 2006, 3:00 am

Congrats Subcool, you da man

jah_hoover

Jan 21 2006, 7:54 pm

nice 1 subs

friend

Jan 21 2006, 2:20 pm

excellent info subcool !

Coochie

Jan 21 2006, 12:04 pm

ALERT ALERT
Keys comin form overseas
22 hundred hours
i repeat i repeat
Keys comin form overseas
YIUP!

StabbinXtabb

Jan 21 2006, 12:02 pm

STFU Xtabb you dumbass

DMPLJIM

Jan 21 2006, 9:36 am

I have found that each strain has it's won 'ready' time. I like to harvest some 25% amber for the UP high, and the rest around 65% amber for the blended stone. Nice article SUB and cheers to Team Green Avenger!

Chavez

Jan 21 2006, 7:26 am

Wicked artical, nice to see people from HG getting stuff in magz... I think we have some of the best growers from around the world sharing their knowledge.. Great Stuff!

Dr Chronic

Jan 21 2006, 6:39 am

great artical Sub.. very intresting and informative

DC

syko2

Jan 20 2006, 10:30 pm

great controbution Subcool. Their are surely not enough growers utalizing this today.

twocatz

Jan 20 2006, 8:58 pm

I too have read that a bud is at it's best at 70% amber, however I have read many things that are in fact, not gospel concerning weed. So I try to stay open minded, especially when the breeder is talking.

Xtabb

Jan 20 2006, 6:30 pm

too bad you neglected to inform the masses that the optimum time to harvest an indica or indy dominant strain is when the trichs are about 70 percent amber. that's the fucking gospel friends. why would you harvest a body stone indica before the fucking thing can give you a good body stone? remember 70 percent amber on an indica.

MsJones

Jan 20 2006, 5:43 pm

WTG Sub Love the article.

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