Hey Doc, wondering if you'd comment on this. Getting ready to harvest (fourth grow) two Green Crack plants (From seed, found on Craigs List, so I can't be absolutely sure they're GC.). These are the plants I asked about a possible nitrogen deficiency (leaves cupping) about 10 days ago or so.
Instead of the typical "wait to the pistils have all changed color, most trichs are cloudy/slightly Amber," etc, I'm trying your new harvesting approach of "cessation of pistillate growth, slowing of water consumption, calyx swelling drops off and new sugar leaves begin to form".
From what I'm reading Green Crack is about a 50 day (flowering) strain. Today is day 58 and most trichs are still clear, lots of new white pistils, calyxes continue to grow/expand and more smaller sugar leaves are forming at the tops of the buds. There are no yellow or dieing leaves anywhere on the plants.
my goal is for a more sedative effect so my intent was to harvest later than sooner. Care to make a guess as to when you think these will be ready? The second pic is the tallest cola from the first pic and you can see there's an abundance of new pistils. Thx.