On Aug 4, 7:50 pm, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:> On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 01:44:03 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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gmail.com> wrote:>>On Aug 2, 6:48 am, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:>>> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:37:33 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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>>>>On Jul 31, 7:08 pm, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:>>>>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:18:00 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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>>>>>>On Jul 28, 11:45 pm, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:>>>>>>> Hi everybody,
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>>>>>>> Delurking for a new question about WHEN?
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>>>>>>> My Girl is covered with white, fuzzy buds but under magnification,
>>>>>>> quite a few are still transparent and only a few reddish brown
>>>>>>> trichomes showing at 8 weeks from preflower. I don't think she's
>>>>>>> ready but I like a good cerebral buzz (although a body stone is great
>>>>>>> too) and I don't want to miss the window.
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>>>>>>> What say you guru(s) :)
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>>>>>>depends on what she is. I have some super silver haze for example,
>>>>>>that is supposed to take 9-12, but its really nice starting at 8 so it
>>>>>>just depends. I prefer them later.. Just take a small sample and dry
>>>>>>it out and test/taste it. Either its done (for you) or its not. It
>>>>>>will also show much better what it really looks like after drying.
>>>>>>(just make allowances a little for taste and color because of the
>>>>>>quicker dry.) If I am growing a strain for the first time, I will
>>>>>>often use one plant to take samples every few days starting at 8 weeks
>>>>>>and then going way late to get a good profile...
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>>>>>>Love and Light
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>>>>> Thank you for your most excellent suggestions :) I'm happy to report
>>>>> that I followed them with very good results. This is Sativa - and not
>>>>> quite ready, IMHO - a very small plant grown indoors in a southern
>>>>> window; so I think waiting 2 weeks or so will be alright. It will
>>>>> increase the size because this is not quite what I'm looking for as to
>>>>> yield. I'll watch for about 50%% of the trichomes to darken and
>>>>> hopefully get bigger - quite a lot are still translucent - and the
>>>>> resin pods are scant. (I did pull the male).
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>>>>You may know this already, but there was something about your usage
>>>>that made me want to assert this: Trichomes, specifically, glandular
>>>>trichomes in cannabis are hair-like structures a few *cells* long
>>>>with a ring/head made of a few gland cells that exude resin. An entire
>>>>trichome is barely visible with the naked eye. Often, the resin head/
>>>>trichome assembly are referred to collectively by either name.
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>>> No, I know nothing! I get confused sometimes by what I read - it
>>> can't be very technical or I get lost.
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>>;)
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>>I will try to keep that in mind.
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>>>>Always, the basic rationale of determining completion is to harvest
>>>>the most thc possible in the best form possible. Best form means
>>>>several tbings: general smokability, harshness, flavor etc. Also very
>>>>important is the balance of cbd cbn, thc etc.
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>>>>There are two common methods of determining completion. One involves
>>>>the color of the resin/trichomes, the other involves the color of the
>>>>pistils. Essentially in the case of the resin watch, you are looking
>>>>to its color for clues about its age and how that generally reflects
>>>>the issues mentioned above. Some people like clear resin, some like
>>>>amber/red some like translucent.
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>>>>With pistil watching, the rationale is that when the pistil dies, the
>>>>associated floret is no longer developing, and therefore the
>>>>associated resin is beginning to degrade faster than its created.
>>>>(considered by many to be the optimum harvest time). So the idea is
>>>>to harvest when that process peaks, and it is considered to be peaking
>>>>when there are more in degradation than in development. In the end,
>>>>each variety is different, and a given plant will also often have a
>>>>noticeably different character depending on when harvested.
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>>> My education falls short! Yes, I'm pistil watching and I doubt if the
>>> camera can pick up the trichomes at 4x :)
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>>Ah! good. I am glad I took the time to clarify. Yes, it does feel like
>>we are using the language the same now.
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> LOL - the follies of the self-educated, no?
No, I am "self" educated in nearly every area I possess expertise. It
can cause difficulties at times, but I don't mind. Learn what you want
to learn how you want to learn it.
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>>>The buds are still growing
>>> - actually very small and I think two or even three more weeks will
>>> make a change. I doubt I'll wait too long :)
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>>You are better off to err on the patient side. And remember that
>>anything you are looking at fresh will shrink ~50%% when dry so when
>>you are judging how big something is remember that.
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>>>>I like them all (i.e., all combinations). Its a matter of mood for me.
>>>>The point being there is no magic number because it is a matter of
>>>>taste. That brings us full circle to finding out what you like through
>>>>basic science.
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>>> As a scientist, I suck. My method is trial and error - mostly error -
>>> except that you are a big help. Thanks again
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>>My pleasure. Keep reporting.
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> To be honest, this is the most success I've ever had - usually they
> die or the cat eats them or they don't bud :)
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Well this time you have some marijuana. Resist the urge to taste those
much. They are small. (I know I said taste regularly, but you want to
end up with a harvest) ;)
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>>>>> I took two clones from her that are doing well - putting out new
>>>>> growth - and I bought a light and a roll of Mylar.
FYI, white plastic is easier to work with, cheaper, and works almost
as well. Well enough in any case.
