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In reply to the discussion: When do you harvest the plants? [View all]

WhiteTara

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2. tke a magnifying glass and look closely at
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 01:23 PM
Sep 24

the little white tricomes and when they are beginning to turn brown up to about half of them brown is optimum. There is no benefit from letting them go completely brown as you will then lose the thc. Too clear, too soon, but better too soon than too late. Enjoy. You might read up on the process at the I Love Growing Marijuana website. They have all the info with pictures. They also have fab seeds.

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Trichome Color Tells You Pretty Much Everything... You Can Also Get A Brix Tester To Further Optimize High GradeHarvest MayReasonRule Sep 24 #1
Thanks for the post. Isn't science wonderful. twodogsbarking Sep 24 #5
This is the correct answer JoseBalow Sep 24 #9
The hairs are just beginning to turn brown bif Sep 24 #10
tke a magnifying glass and look closely at WhiteTara Sep 24 #2
For sure. Don't wait too long to harvest. twodogsbarking Sep 24 #4
Lots of different takes - womanofthehills 4 hrs ago #15
we all have our methods WhiteTara 3 hrs ago #17
When I pick Faux pas Sep 24 #3
I used to grow mountain grammy Sep 24 #8
I admire the hell Faux pas Sep 24 #11
We had beautiful buds.. mountain grammy Sep 25 #13
Lol Faux pas Sep 25 #14
I like growing my own because you never really know what pesticides are used womanofthehills 3 hrs ago #16
I harvest mine when I run out. 😘 rubbersole Sep 24 #6
When there is a cop car in the driveway. twodogsbarking Sep 24 #7
Lol Faux pas Sep 24 #12
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