It is trim mostly. Anything but the main stalks go in(stems, whatever fan leaves are left on the plant too). A brown paper grocery bag about 3/4’s full that I smash down into the coconut oil and water. Not a lot of trichomes(relative to buds). They will put a hurtin’ on you though.
My seeded micro clones I have outside are revegging so I am unsure how to gauge when a flowering plant from inside that goes outside is ready for harvest. A couple of years ago when I let a male pollinate the girls outside, I let them go until they were about 20% amber. At that point, the seed bracts were breaking open and you could see the seeds inside were brown. I opened up one seed bract on my outside microclones a couple of days ago and the seed was white and definitely not ready. I am going to wait until the seed bracts open a bit before I chop those(lol-I will probably get a gram off of each plant but the are 6 inches tall and growing in a soda can). If you have lots of seeds, you can always break open a bract now and then to check how the seeds are progressing. I found this picture on the internet…So, Herman is outside and so happy. He/She is making seeds - lots and lots of seeds. So reading what you wrote, the seeds could potentially be harvested and planted? Well, when are the seeds mature? All the trichomes on all plants look the same- still clear/whiteish and kind of slightly withering? Not as straight as they were.
If I'm going to use Herman for cooking does it get harvest with the same protocol on the trichomes like the rest? Mostly cloudy and some amber. Or can I cut it early? Does it have the same high in food? I did order a cook book that had really good reviews so I'm getting prepared.
Also I trim wet so the 2000 grams is not dried herb. That is a key piece of info I guess…
Brilliant..... One of the girls look like it has a few buds trying to seed. I'm OK with what ever happens.
almost as bad as walking in on your woman with another man. Almost. That sudden heat flash feeling of life just falling out of you. All hope is not lost though. She has a sister. Lol. No for real though, they are regenerating. Thank god. I couldn't have made it any later. Nick of time save for sure. They weren't frozen for very long. Oh man. I'm curious how they will turn out. This one is the worst I think.
That's my biggest fear being that this is my first grow, I pull mine and go round them every 2 days. I had some yellowing problems and ladies were dropping leaves and yellowing prematurely due to a nutrient deficiency. I was really worried about them herming.
Here are the nanner pictures from my plant. The third picture shows them sprouting out the tip. They are bright yellow and shaped like ......you guessed it-a banana. I think the point is to watch for a bright yellow tip poking out the side or top of the bud. It looks like it doesn't belong there. I think it might be kinda bad when they get that size.
Is it snowing there? Looks like there's snow all over them.This is the best trichomes pics from yesterday. It will be 12 weeks tomorrow that I put them on 12/12. I think they are right there-one of them had definite tris that were turning amber. They look like the tris are shrinking and getting dense. I think harvest must be close. Can anyone see in the pictures? I tried to blow them up so you can see the detail. Input please..... Thank you all.
Likely end up with around 500 grams or so dry. Rough estimate 25% usually or so.Also I trim wet so the 2000 grams is not dried herb. That is a key piece of info I guess…
It is a good feeling isnt it?12 weeks is a long time to wait I know checking them everyday too can be exhausting to one’s mind. My last grew went 13 weeks. I can’t see the amber but my eyes aren’t that great. Just keep checking for that amber. When you see it, sleep on it before you hack them down and you may be ready on one branch/plant and not another so check them all in case you can do a partial harvest. Good luck. It’s great to be almost there. Congratulations on your grow
