do i count the first week of flower?

rockbud

rockbud

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i was just wandering..ive never heard this q asked?do u count the first week of flowering...or do u wait til u see it start budding..then go 8 to nine weeks from there?or do u count 8 to 9 weeks from the day u put in in the flower room?
 
webb107

webb107

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i count from the day i put them in, some do it from when they start to see pistils appear on the plant, i keep mine in flower until the trichomes are 75% cloudy and 25% amber
 
Serapis

Serapis

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You start counting after you see the first signs of flowering. Just keep in mind, that those estimates are just that, educated guess work. It will really depend on the grower and the environment.
 
Serapis

Serapis

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webb107 said:
i count from the day i put them in, some do it from when they start to see pistils appear on the plant, i keep mine in flower until the trichomes are 75% cloudy and 25% amber
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There seems to be a lot of new thinking on this issue, and I have to agree with it. I too was an amber type of guy. I was just always taught to look for about 20% amber. It turns out that amber resin is degraded THC. The more amber resin you see, the more potency that has been lost. However, the amber resin does effect the type of buzz, and if you love that burnt out couch lock type feeling, go for more amber resin. If you are looking for peak potency, it is a trick between getting the bud before trichs go all cloudy, but after the pistils start to dry and retract and the calyxes have swollen.
 
webb107

webb107

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Serapis said:
There seems to be a lot of new thinking on this issue, and I have to agree with it. I too was an amber type of guy. I was just always taught to look for about 20% amber. It turns out that amber resin is degraded THC. The more amber resin you see, the more potency that has been lost. However, the amber resin does effect the type of buzz, and if you love that burnt out couch lock type feeling, go for more amber resin. If you are looking for peak potency, it is a trick between getting the bud before trichs go all cloudy, but after the pistils start to dry and retract and the calyxes have swollen.
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Yeh ive heard about that there was a thread the other day, im still going to let it have a few amber in there maybe just look for like 5% amber now
 
tip top toker

tip top toker

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A user emailed GHS with regard to this who in turn replied stating that flowering times were based from when it first goes into 12/12. As to trich colour, whatever you fancy, all get's you high :D
 
Serapis

Serapis

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Another consideration though is whether the plant has reached sexual maturity or not. If you stick a young plant from seed into flowering before it showed any pre-flowering, you might as well add about 7-10 days to their estimate at that point. As I stated, it is dependent on the grower, the environment and the phenos.
 
rockbud

rockbud

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Serapis said:
Another consideration though is whether the plant has reached sexual maturity or not. If you stick a young plant from seed into flowering before it showed any pre-flowering, you might as well add about 7-10 days to their estimate at that point. As I stated, it is dependent on the grower, the environment and the phenos.
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thanks guys!
 
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