harvest experiences and debate

i think this is one of most controversy point of debate of growers and smokers. i would like to know our experiences and opinion because after trying every way of harvest time from an early unripe to a fully overripe bud i change point of view. when i was younger i always grow my plants till the end of flowering, when buds can't grow more 30 to 50 % amber, high there is strong, heavy, physic,narcotic, perfect to stay on the sofa but really bad for all the rest. growing up i start to feel too heavy and unpleasant buds fully ripe , i'm a bad ass smoker and it's not a problem of tolerance , so i start harvest more with my sense than eyes and weed come back to the old school , happy, strong feelings like when i try my first joint in childhood. here an example this mango haze was harvested with 16 weeks ,when i smoked i didn't like it and also after 4-6 month curing she was really unpleasant ,demotivating ,has a strange taste but was perfectly organically growed.... a deception. after all i didn't kill the mother giving one more chance and i try another run, this time i chopped her at 14 weeks, smell was better with hints of mango and haze ,i describe shortly the high in the page before, instead in plant chopped at 16 week smell was completed trasormed into something like harsh catpis.
first 3 pics are from 16 week mango haze plant, one or two days before harvest (tomorrow i will up date also a dry sample), last photo is a dry buds take at 14 week. so now with most of strain i chop when thc is fully formed milky with less amber possible . what do you think guys? share our experience

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Aloha kirabull,

In my humble opinion, I don't think this is necessarily controversial issue but a matter of a subjective point of view coupled with the matter of different cultivators grown in different environments.

Me personally I like my 100% narrow leaf harvested super late in the outdoor tropical sun. I often found any sativa harvested early doesn't reach its potential in regards to potency/ character . And yeah a good long cure maybe 6 months.

Haven't grown indicas or hybrids in a long time but I liked them harvested early to mid.

Test and see what works for ya

I think for this reason, keeping track of the % colour in the heads is important, harvest some at different stages when first and second runs are being done. First time is to get a feeling of what you like best, second time is to make sure it's the same as clones usually flower quicker so the heads become an important tool.

I have used my senses for many years now to know when a plant is ready.The smell and look of a plant change in the last few weeks as it ripens.. It really depends on the types of high you want from each strain. I love to leave the sativas as late as possible . Mainly because they pack on heaps of resin and weight right at the end

mango h. dry sample first 16week boring high ,second 14 week good high

more example : jack el frutero (philosopher seed)
first pic at 70 days stoney ,narcotic, good to sleep. second pic 56 days, powerful high typical from polyhybrid ,funny first half an hour and then relaxing

jack el frutero 2 pheno: first pic 67 days ,second 56. this is strange in some way both cut are good but first is for night only (narcotic ,sedative)and second for afternoon. (sedative)

naranchup(philosopher seeds).first pic 70 days, second 56. in this strain difference is huge , 56 cut has a happy strong narcotic than relax high with an orange kush skunk smell really strong . 70 cut is has a similar high less happy and more narcotic but after half a hour you need to go to bed , sofa. with first you can talk with second one no

Hey akirabull,

Damn those look nice. I'm gonna have to sample some in order to give you my profesional opinion. Please send to 123 sesame st. I'm the guy who likes cookies. Haha.

Umm yeah, harvest what ever is your preference for the type of high in regards to that particular cultivator. Why not make different batches for different settings as well.

Btw what ace plants you growing?

Godspeed

hy green, i tried zamadelica, panama and purple haze x malawi, i did a harvest report . i would like to run again zam. and pan. is easy to find a lot of beautiful plants inside a small number of beans meanwhile purple haze can be a champion but you need a bigger number of seed to find the best high... is an out standing weed but not easy to understand, the high is different from most plant i smoke, not for every one.

akirabull can you elaborate on the purple haze high? I love the zamaldelica and running panama for the first time atm, with a bunch of thai zamaldelicas. was very interested in the purple haze also. so very interested to hear your experience.

it isn't easy because this weed change a lot during the drying and jar cure. i have 5 pheno with different bud shape , calyx size and height , smell is similar, maybe two different line , one musky earthy with berry hint and one little bit more sweet with similar earthy red fruit tones.for high same thing,i try a sample after two week drying and was a real poison , still too green and powerful disorienting stone. after 3 week something start to change, taste and high are better , every day increase in quality . is a powerful high in the head like a river flowing in your brain , you feel heavy stoned but same time you are not paralyzed ,introspective fly with a touch of pleasant regard. for this reason i think is unique and same time for expert smokers who are looking for different class of highs. is a different planet compare to modern sativa-indica hybrid.

Great smoke report,

PH X Malawi

PH X Malawi

akirabull said:

it isn't easy because this weed change a lot during the drying and jar cure. i have 5 pheno with different bud shape , calyx size and height , smell is similar, maybe two different line , one musky earthy with berry hint and one little bit more sweet with similar earthy red fruit tones.for high same thing,i try a sample after two week drying and was a real poison , still too green and powerful disorienting stone. after 3 week something start to change, taste and high are better , every day increase in quality . is a powerful high in the head like a river flowing in your brain , you feel heavy stoned but same time you are not paralyzed ,introspective fly with a touch of pleasant regard. for this reason i think is unique and same time for expert smokers who are looking for different class of highs. is a different planet compare to modern sativa-indica hybrid.

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Nice report mate. I'm toking on some right now. This high is powerful , I also find it hard to nail down a description as it changes a lot a times. At times I find it too heavy , and I want to sit down and chill. But it won't let me, it's " Like" get up and be creative and do something. But you are too stoned to concentrate on doing anything which involves using your brain. I wouldn't recommend it for people driving machinery or vehicles for a job .long lasting too , really puts you in a different place.4 months flowering is worth every bit.!!!!