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Chopping? Too late or too early?
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Chopping? Too late or too early?
Hello lads. Been thinking lately..my planta always seem to stink the most about week 7 or 8 flowering. Last time I had to chop earlier and to be honest I truly enjoy the smoke and the smell. Are we waiting for too long sometimes?
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
i kinda think so also in all honesty
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
well how long is a piece of string ? ... its surely strain related e.g a sat is gonna go 12 weeks where as an indica x sativa will be slightly shorter .... but 1 thing for sure a cutting will flower much quicker than the seed it came from ( fact) tried + tested by myself hows that !!! i took my nonames last grow at 7 weeks 3 days of 12/12 i see no difference in quality tbh it still smokes like a train. 
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
It's a difficult call. I mean there's lots of variables to consider. Does it taste better because because you pulled early or because they didn't get as long in flush or did something environmental play a part? That's just a few from more than a handful of aspects to consider.
Personally I think it makes a difference. These cooked plants that have swollen and have more than a few amber trichomes will have a different profile. I suppose it boils down to personal preference.
Personally I think it makes a difference. These cooked plants that have swollen and have more than a few amber trichomes will have a different profile. I suppose it boils down to personal preference.
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
wat ya want is ripe calyx .... not over ripe,take mine when i see the glands degrading 50/50 cloudy clear if that helps ....i dont let my trichromes deteriorate see 
but i like o friten myself with my own shadow i grow dope to get high 
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
nonames at 7 weeks 3 days flipped,if ewe look closely its awful shiny thats how i like em,dont alf make me twitch a bit see
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
I thik you have to judge when the plant stops growing efficiently.Captain Beefheart wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:11 pmwell how long is a piece of string ? ... its surely strain related e.g a sat is gonna go 12 weeks where as an indica x sativa will be slightly shorter .... but 1 thing for sure a cutting will flower much quicker than the seed it came from ( fact) tried + tested by myself hows that !!! i took my nonames last grow at 7 weeks 3 days of 12/12 i see no difference in quality tbh it still smokes like a train.
To judge by trichomes we would need to sacrafice buds to look into the centre also for ripeness. I think you have a point @Captain Beefheart Every strain would be different.
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
I picked my last grows a little early as I had nothing in my jars and they both turned out lobvely smoke.
Maybe we should use our noses as previously mentioned about 7-8 weeks being the smelliest point through flower. Maybe we should use our noses to capture the terpenes at their best as well as looking at trichomes and pistils.
Maybe we should use our noses as previously mentioned about 7-8 weeks being the smelliest point through flower. Maybe we should use our noses to capture the terpenes at their best as well as looking at trichomes and pistils.
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Re: Chopping? Too late or too early?
It's a weird one. Everyone's sayin exo is cooked at 9.5 weeks but I trully more enjoy it at 8 - 8.5 weeks. Way stickier, more stinky and better high. Agent Orange - some say 11 weeks. At 9 weeks is perfect for me. Longer than that on these two strains and seems loosing on smell and high.
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