Been growing Granddaddy purple for awhile now. Great weed. Lately I find myself wanting a high for sleep. I know that waiting until the trichomes turn amber, well 50 to 75%.
My question is when will that happen? Hoping that some of you have been there. It is 71 days at present and only about 3 or 4% at the time are amber. I have already started water only and must harvest before too long.
Has anyone grown until high amounts of amber are present? If so please let me know a week number that I can expect amber.
I’ve been truly blessed. My harvests have been such that I have plenty. This allows me to run experiments that I wasn’t able to do at the beginning when all I wanted was a little relief.
I grow White Widow for pain. At about 8 weeks of flower, they are ready for consumption. I make edibles and tinctures as well as cure some for smoke. This year I was able to allow some of my plants to go past the 8 weeks harvest.
All of this was harvested at about 50% amber (about 11 weeks). I made it into tincture and infused some butter and oil for edibles. The tincture is my knockout juice. On nights when the pain is overwhelming, I place a drop or two under my tongue and I’m out like a light.
You can do a partial harvest. Start with what you know is ready (amber just starting to show) and leave the rest to mature.
I don’t flush. I grow organic and don’t see the need for a harvest flush.