How early can you sample a premature bud?

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Yahmoe

Member
DollarBlazeClub.com said:
well, not sure where to go with that lol thanks?? indoor grow, hydroponic set up, nutrients only. wont stay lit, even with long proper cure, any help would be nice. it is mid summer in Arizona. the last thing we need is to be told what a shitty state we live in lmao 120 degrees is reminder enough :)
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Sounds like your waiting too late to flush too much starch and bullshit in your flowers making it hard to burn. Flush when cloudy Amber is too late as the plant has seriously slowed uptake of water by them
 
twentyeight.threefive

twentyeight.threefive

Well-Known Member
Proletariat said:
I know this is old and I'm not really sure how I ended up here…but I'll toss in my 2 cents anyway, because there is some really bad info out there on this topic. First of all, all this “you'll have shit potency” talk is nonsense. When trichomes first appear they are clear, as they START to go cloudy (which is about mid flower, week 5-6) this is the time when THC levels are actually at their highest, this does in no way mean, the best however. As the trichomes begin to degrade, they turn amber, during this process some THC is lost, but more is converted in to various other cannabinoids (CBD, CBN, CBZ and about 10,000 others). Harvesting around this time is how you control the level of narcotic effect/couch lock, balanced with the energy boost and mind games THC and the balance of other cannabinoids bring to the game. As for the claim that these “test buds” will taste horrible, that too is not always the case. If you are growing using liquid nutrients (hydro or promix/coco/etc) these leave a horrible taste and often give head aches, as most of yiu will know, you need to flush these nutrients out of the buds before harvest, you obviously can not do that during flowering so, if you are using these, sampling is not the wisest, however if you are growing with Organic super soils, than this is not an issue and as long as you are drying over the course of at least 24h with just dry air (a fan and maybe a dehumidifier, depending where you live) the taste should not be very far from that if the finished product. As for stunting the plant, as long as you are not sampling while the sites are still developing, you are very unlikely to effect growth at this time by taking a COUPLE small buds. Also if you must sample, always do it from the smaller side/bottom buds as anything you remove from the top half of the plant would have likely doubled or more in size between week 5 of flower and harvest.
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No part of this post is accurate. Please don't listen or reference any part of this ever.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

Well-Known Mod
Staff member
Proletariat said:
I know this is old and I'm not really sure how I ended up here…but I'll toss in my 2 cents anyway, because there is some really bad info out there on this topic. First of all, all this “you'll have shit potency” talk is nonsense. When trichomes first appear they are clear, as they START to go cloudy (which is about mid flower, week 5-6) this is the time when THC levels are actually at their highest, this does in no way mean, the best however. As the trichomes begin to degrade, they turn amber, during this process some THC is lost, but more is converted in to various other cannabinoids (CBD, CBN, CBZ and about 10,000 others). Harvesting around this time is how you control the level of narcotic effect/couch lock, balanced with the energy boost and mind games THC and the balance of other cannabinoids bring to the game. As for the claim that these “test buds” will taste horrible, that too is not always the case. If you are growing using liquid nutrients (hydro or promix/coco/etc) these leave a horrible taste and often give head aches, as most of yiu will know, you need to flush these nutrients out of the buds before harvest, you obviously can not do that during flowering so, if you are using these, sampling is not the wisest, however if you are growing with Organic super soils, than this is not an issue and as long as you are drying over the course of at least 24h with just dry air (a fan and maybe a dehumidifier, depending where you live) the taste should not be very far from that if the finished product. As for stunting the plant, as long as you are not sampling while the sites are still developing, you are very unlikely to effect growth at this time by taking a COUPLE small buds. Also if you must sample, always do it from the smaller side/bottom buds as anything you remove from the top half of the plant would have likely doubled or more in size between week 5 of flower and harvest.
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:roll:
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Proletariat said:
I know this is old and I'm not really sure how I ended up here…but I'll toss in my 2 cents anyway, because there is some really bad info out there on this topic. First of all, all this “you'll have shit potency” talk is nonsense. When trichomes first appear they are clear, as they START to go cloudy (which is about mid flower, week 5-6) this is the time when THC levels are actually at their highest, this does in no way mean, the best however. As the trichomes begin to degrade, they turn amber, during this process some THC is lost, but more is converted in to various other cannabinoids (CBD, CBN, CBZ and about 10,000 others).
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The best of that bunch is CBX.

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microrican

Member
twentyeight.threefive said:
No part of this post is accurate. Please don't listen or reference any part of this ever.
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On the contrary every single thing he said is accurate based on just about every single grow site I have read and in every YouTube video I have watched about growing. So you being a long term valued member of this site should already know this orrr you just like to troll people and never grew weed a day in your life .... Which is it twentyeight.threefive ???
 
DrOgkush

DrOgkush

Well-Known Member
microrican said:
On the contrary every single thing he said is accurate based on just about every single grow site I have read and in every YouTube video I have watched about growing. So you being a long term valued member of this site should already know this orrr you just like to troll people and never grew weed a day in your life .... Which is it twentyeight.threefive ???
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Lmfao. That’s how you start your membership. Troll on one of the better growers here. Lmfao. Welcome to RIU.
 
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microrican

Member
DrOgkush said:
You did. So let’s see your YouTube harvests ?
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I didn't say I have YouTube harvests or any harvests .... Perhaps read what I said again maybe you missed something. Oh and btw I am trolling 1 guy only because he told everyone to ignore a post that was actually full of facts. So I'm not sure why you think you need to chirp in about anything.
 
StonedGardener

StonedGardener

Well-Known Member
DollarBlazeClub.com said:
well, not sure where to go with that lol thanks?? indoor grow, hydroponic set up, nutrients only. wont stay lit, even with long proper cure, any help would be nice. it is mid summer in Arizona. the last thing we need is to be told what a shitty state we live in lmao 120 degrees is reminder enough :)
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Ignore it. Been there. It's just a fact that there are some "unhappy campers" in here. I've been pounced on more than once. Ask what ever the Hell you want, whenever you want.
 
Millo

Millo

Well-Known Member
microrican said:
On the contrary every single thing he said is accurate based on just about every single grow site I have read and in every YouTube video I have watched about growing. So you being a long term valued member of this site should already know this orrr you just like to troll people and never grew weed a day in your life .... Which is it twentyeight.threefive ???
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You're right.
@twentyeight.threefive is such a n00b compared to MrCanuck
 
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