The Trichomes are Whispering Pt. 3
White Widow Goin Dark
(13 Weeks Flowering)
Well, this experiment is all over except the smokin!
The day before yesterday I noticed that at least half of the trichomes on most of the branches had turned yellow/brown virtually overnight. That was my signal to turn off the lights and prepare for harvest. I did end up considering the more holistic approach suggested above and all the signs were right; the buds were tight and plump, the leaves had pretty much given all they had to give, there was hardly a white pistil to be found and, well, she was just plain ready. So I harvested this morning, week 12, day 6 of flowering.
The humidity here is really low right now, 36% RH, so I’m doing what I can to slow down the drying process. That includes hanging the entire plant to dry rather than separating the branches. I don’t have a humidifier, so I improvised with a wet towel hung over the floor fan. That seems to be working slowly, we’re up to 45% RH this afternoon. I did snip the fan leaves so they don’t make the trim any harder than needs be.
This is the longest I’ve ever waited so it’s a genuine Late Harvest with plenty of amber. In a few weeks, after drying & a bit of cure, we’ll see if it was worth it.
White Widow goes Dark
Not the best pic, in person the whole bud had a yellow/brown tint
-Grouchy
Postscript: Seven days drying, time in trim jail then into the jars for a month. A bit over four oz of excellent herb, the kind I aspire to grow. I loaded my homebrew vaporizer and set the temp to 250 F so as to savor the volatile terpenes, then ramped it up to 400 F for the full measure of cannabinoids. Piney woods with a hint of musk for flavor and a sucker punch of buzz.
Mission accomplished, but damnation that extra waiting was awful!