Partial Harvest & Trichome Color

[adlgreen]

Hi All,

This is sort of a two part question, and I apologize if these have been asked/answered before!

Today is day 50 of flower for my first try at growing (Super Lemon Haze, from seed). I have 4 girls in a 3x3 tent running a 150w LED by ALD Green in California. I know that may sound a bit insufficient, but this light has some serious power per watt, as you can see by the results so far. I am using organic nutrients (medi kit) from Green Planet here in Vancouver, BC.

My first question is regarding trichomes. Starting around week 5, I started noticing amber trichomes on some of the sugar leaves. Now at week 7, they have spread to the actual buds. I am still very new, but it appears all trichomes are cloudy or amber, none clear anymore. Is it possible I am ready for harvest, even though the strain typically takes 9-10 weeks?

My second question is regarding a multi stage harvest. As you can see in some of my photos, I have many undeveloped buds growing in the under canopy. I gave the plants a good trimming around week 3 of 12/12, and by week 5 I had bud sites sprouting up everywhere. I decided to leave them in hopes they would mature, but they are still not even close. Should I harvest the top colas and leave the bottom for a few more weeks?

So, in summary:
1) Do my plants look ready to harvest, even though I am only at week 7? I have read that Super Lemon Haze takes 9-10 weeks minimum.
2) If they are ready, can I do a multi stage harvest to capitalize on the small budlets in the undercanopy?

Thanks for taking the time to read my post!

 

[Scientific]

I looked at ALD Green and saw only a 600 watt. Your pics sure don't look like 150, so you sure it wasn't a 600? Just curious.

Don't worry too much about what the harvest time is "supposed to be." That's variable. If your trichs are all cloudy and even turning amber, it's ready.

If you want to harvest the ripe flowers first and leave the immature ones in the understory for later, that makes perfect sense to me. The lower ones do look like they could go longer.

Nice job for a first grow by the way.

 

[Woogie]

I think the buds have at least 2-3 weeks left , the top buds still have a lot of bulking to do, don't rush ,patience is the key, check the trichomes on the buds not the leaves, hazes take at least 10 weeks ,that's after you have seen bud formation , you've come this far would be a shame to cut early, looking good.

 

[MrFortwenty]

I looked at ALD Green and saw only a 600 watt. Your pics sure don't look like 150, so you sure it wasn't a 600? Just curious.

Don't worry too much about what the harvest time is "supposed to be." That's variable. If your trichs are all cloudy and even turning amber, it's ready.

If you want to harvest the ripe flowers first and leave the immature ones in the understory for later, that makes perfect sense to me. The lower ones do look like they could go longer.

Nice job for a first grow by the way.

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[Scientific]

OUTPUT POWER
150 Watts

OK, ALD Maxyield. I was able to find it this time. You got impressive results with 150 watts. That's a nice looking unit too.

 

[StoneOtter]

So how did you handle it? I'm having questions similar.

 

[HigherTheHigh]

Im growing super lemon haze at the moment and been advised to go to week 10, as for your under growth i wouldnt worry about that, the next 3 weeks should put a little wait on them or just use it as trim, next time you do it just trim 2-3 weeks into flower all of the under growth that does not get light this helps force energy to your main colas, lovely grow!

 

[Icemann420]

Grow then a few weeks longer there is still a lot of clear tricomes and whit postols and I agree with selection harvest. Trust take what you think is done and let the rest continue to grow

 

[HigherTheHigh]

@Cultivator what where you running sense grow coco a&b ML to 1L if you dont mind me asking?

 

[Cultivator]

I can't remember off the top of my head. I do everything by EC/PPM. But I always run my base nute around 1.5ec. (thats with a starting water of 0.3ec).

 

[HigherTheHigh]

Thank you, i will try it out at 2ML then go from there, thanks buddy!